A federal advisory panel on Thursday recommended against approval of a new diet pill, the latest setback in efforts to develop treatments for the nation’s obesity epidemic.
The advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 9 to 5 that the potential benefits of the drug, called lorcaserin and developed by Arena Pharmaceuticals, did not outweigh the risks.
Diet Drug From Arena Rejected by F.D.A. Panel – NYTimes.com
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Young adults who have a hand in making their own meals may not eat much better than those who leave dinner to someone else, a new study suggests.
Making own meals may not mean better diet quality | Reuters
“I really don’t think that watching a TV show centered around an obese couple’s relationship will boost an overweight person’s self esteem or self-acceptance,” she said. “Besides, do we really want our children accepting obesity? Should any of us be ‘comfortable’ with obesity? With the influx of technology we are creating a new breed of video couch potatoes. Telling our children that weight doesn’t matter because ‘fat people can fall in love too’ is just wrong.”
FOXNews.com – Do Shows Focusing on Overweight Characters Further Obesity Problem?
If you can’t diet or exercise it off, you can now try to freeze or zap it off. The Food and Drug Administration gave the green light for new weight loss treatments: one that freezes fat cells and another that uses a low-energy laser to shrink them.
Freezing Fat: FDA Green Lights Weight-Loss Treatment Zeltiq – ABC News
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On September 14, the Corn Refiner’s Association said in a press release posted on its website that it has asked the Food and Drug Administration to allow manufacturers of high fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, to use the name “corn sugar” instead of high fructose corn syrup.
The FDA considers HFCS as natural, even though critics point out that this sweetener consisting of both glucose and fructose is in reality, not found in corn. This product is made by enzymatically converting some portion of glucose, which is derived from corn starch, into fructose.
Use of high fructose corn syrup has been linked to an increased risk of overweight and obesity, among other things.
foodconsumer.org – Corn sugar new name proposed for high fructose corn syrup
The first large-scale national study of the problem shows obesity rates double in the short transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Weight gain accelerated after teenagers left school, the study of over 1500 young people found, with the proportion classified as overweight rising from 20 per cent in mid-adolescence to 33 per cent by the age of 24.
Kids’ coming of age carries obesity risk – The Australian
Fresh from setting up an exercise programme for children last week, Michelle Obama wants menus to include healthy options more prominently and urged chefs to cut back on fatty ingredients in their dishes.
Michelle Obama lectures US restaurants as she steps up childhood obesity campaign | Mail Online
With childhood obesity on the rise, parents are looking for new ways to keep their kids active. Now, more kids are getting some one-on-one fitness time from personal trainers to get in shape and get their weight under control.
Parents Turn to Personal Trainers to Help Kids Fight Childhood Obesity – Eye on Parenting – CBS News
Women past menopause who are obese and diagnosed with colon cancer appear to face a greater risk of dying from all causes than those who are at a healthy weight or merely overweight, a new study shows.
Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer
