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Weight Loss Improves Urinary Incontinence

According to a post over at Endocrine Today, a recent study shows that weight loss improves urinary incotinance in overweight and obese patients.  Participants in the study had a mean weight loss of 8%.  Read the full story by clicking on the link above, but this just goes to show that if you are overweight or obese, it’s time to start loosing weight and making healthy lifestyle decisions for your body and your future.

A typicall patient of gastric bypass surgery, or a similar procedure can expect to lose up to 50% of excess body fat.  Combined with healthy food decisions and lifestyle changes, a Gastric Bypass procedure can put you on the right path to a healthy lifestyle for the remainder of your days.

Add comment February 24th, 2009

Weight Loss Drug May Not Be Effective At Limiting Fat Intake

According to the results of a recent 3 year study, patients who used the weight loss drug Orlistat, (sold under the name of Xenical) ended up getting 33% of their calories from fat compated to 28% in those who did not use the drug.  What’s even more interesting about the study is that it was thought Xenical aided weight loss due to the unpleasent side effects involved with an increased intake of calories from fat.

It is said that more studies are needed to determine the true effectiveness of this drug.

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1 comment February 24th, 2009