Weight Loss Due to Gut Bacteria

Weight loss after gastric band surgery may be partly caused by changes to micro-organisms that live in the gut, say US researchers. Traditionally, weight loss surgery is known to work through “restriction” and in some cases “malabsorption”....

Weight Loss Helped by Twitter?

Researchers found that participants who used Twitter more regularly to provide information and support to one another during the course of a weight loss program lost significantly more weight than participants who used the site less frequently. There is no doubt that...

Britain’s Obesity Rate

More people are dying in Britain due to being overweight or obese than anywhere else in Europe, a study revealed yesterday. Around one in every 11 deaths in the UK is now linked to carrying excess fat – 50 per cent more than the rate in France. Experts also...

What Causes Obesity?

No one knows the definitive answer, however recently the energy balance theory (obesity as a result of eating) has been challenged by the endocrinological theory (basic body dysfunction) such as hormonal imbalance. This could of course explain why a lot of people come...