| Survival rates higher in obese heart failure patients Posted: 23 Dec 2014 02:45 PM PST Patients who were obese before developing heart failure lived longer than normal weight patients with the same condition according to a new study that examined the 'obesity paradox' by following obese and non-obese heart failure patients for more than a decade.  |
| FDA approves weight-management drug Saxenda Posted: 23 Dec 2014 12:16 PM PST The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Saxenda (liraglutide [rDNA origin] injection) as a treatment option for chronic weight management in addition to a reduced-calorie diet and physical activity.  |
| New Position Statement from Joslin Encourages the ADA to lower BMI Guidelines for Screening Asian American for Type 2 ... Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:53 AM PST The American Diabetes Association announced today that they are lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point for which they recommend screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes.  |
| Being Thin Doesn't Spare Asian-Americans From Diabetes Risk Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:17 AM PST Guidelines just out from the American Diabetes Association say Asian-Americans with a typically healthy body mass index can still be running a substantial risk for developing diabetes.  |
| Weight Training Helps Keep Men's Waistline from Expanding Posted: 23 Dec 2014 07:55 AM PST People who lift weights every day may accumulate less belly fat over the years, compared with people who spend the same amount of time doing aerobic exercises, according to a new study. Combining weight training and aerobic activity, which is particularly beneficial for heart health, would be optimal, researchers said. "When we age, we lose muscle mass and we tend to accumulate more body fat. If ...  |
| American Diabetes Association releases position statement Posted: 23 Dec 2014 01:30 AM PST ( American Diabetes Association ) The American Diabetes Association is lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point at which it recommends screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes, aligning its guidelines with evidence that many Asian Americans develop the disease at lower BMI levels than the population at large, according to a position statement being published in the January issue of ...  |
| American Diabetes Association Releases Position Statement on New BMI Screening Cut Points for Diabetes in Asian ... Posted: 23 Dec 2014 01:00 AM PST ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association is lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point at which it recommends screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes, aligning its guidelines with evidence that many Asian Americans develop the disease at lower BMI levels than the population at large, according to a position statement being published in ...  |
