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Take Off the Weight Archive: March 2009


  • Knowledge of Fat-Making Complex Could Fight Obesity

    In an advance that has implications for new anti-obesity and anti-cancer drugs, a "movie" has been made of how a molecular complex in the human cell performs a "dance" in which it dramatically changes shape to promote all of the stages of fat synthesis. Click here for more information on Weight Loss. Published March 24 2009

  • Growth Hormone Aids Healthier Obesity Weight Loss

    Administering growth hormone to obese women as they diet and exercise after undergoing bariatric surgery helps them lose more fat-tissue weight and retain more lean-muscle-mass weight, a recent report showed. Click here for more information on Weight Loss. Published March 16 2009

  • More Exercise Induces Women to Eat Treats

    Overweight women who engaged in exercise for one to two hours a week lost several pounds over six months without dieting. But paradoxically, those who exercised even more - three hours a week - failed to lose as much as expected. Click here for more information on Weight Loss. Published March 2 2009