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Diet News for November 18, 2005


Study: Diet Pills Need Boost From Exercise (AP via Yahoo! News) There's no free lunch with diet pills, new research concludes: They work much better accompanied by the hard work of dieting and exercise.
Study: Diet pills need boost from exercise (USA Today) There's no free lunch with diet pills, new research by the National Institutes of Health concludes: They work much better accompanied by the hard work of dieting and exercise.
Diet, Exercise Boost Pill Losses (CBS News) A one-year study shows the diet pill Meridia works better accompanied by dieting and exercise. Obese people who took pills alone lost about 11 pounds, but lost 27 when they changed their lifestyle.
Diet pills effective, study says (Newsday) New research shows that diet pills indeed work, but the best weight-loss results occurred with a change in eating habits and behavior, researchers reported Wednesday.
Study: Diet pills alone don't shed the flab (Arizona Daily Sun) BOSTON -- There's no free lunch with diet pills, new research concludes:...
Diet, Exercise, Therapy, Medication and Daily Weigh-in Equals Weight Loss...whew! (Senior Journal) Nov. 17, 2005 - Two new studies have advice for losing weight. One says diet, exercise and behavioral therapy used with a weight loss medication produced much greater weight loss by obese adults than just taking the medicine.
Maureen's Medical Moment: Making diet pills more effective (WNDU 16) It seems cliché, but a new study finds that obesity drugs work best when combined with changes in diet and exercise. In the large government study, University of Pennsylvania researchers put people on a drug called Meridia, a diet modification program or both.
Health Newsletter - Five Common Diet Mistakes (and How to Correct Them!) (ThirdAge) Five Common Diet Mistakes (and How to Correct Them!) What we eat has a lasting impact on how we look and feel, but in our quest to slim down, we often make crucial nutrition mistakes. See if you recognize any of the following diet "no-no's" as your own.
Diet could prevent 2.5m cancer deaths (Independent) Almost 2.5 million cancer deaths worldwide could be prevented if people changed their diet and behaviour, doctors say. Nine factors account for more than a third of the seven million cancer deaths a year which could be avoided.
New diet pill shows fewer side effects (UPI) BOSTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A new diet pill shows promise as a weight-loss aid with fewer side effects than existing ones. A report in the New England Journal of Medicine said that in one trial people who took Acomplia lost an average of 19 pounds and three inches off their waist lines.
Diet Could Prevent 2.5m Cancer Deaths (RedNova) By Jeremy Laurance Health Editor Almost 2.5 million cancer deaths worldwide could be prevented if people changed their diet and behaviour, doctors say. Nine factors account for more than a third of the seven million cancer deaths a year which could be avoided.
New food pyramid, diet changes by USDA (Indiana Statesman) The United States Food and Drug Administration redesigned the food pyramid and emphasizes healthy living by maintaining one's diet. Dietary guidelines describe a healthy diet as one that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, ...