Obesity, Depression Grants Worth $1.3 Million
Link to Article | http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Obesity+depression+grants+worth/3330401/story.html
WEDNESDAY, July 28th, 2010 (Ottawa Citizen) – Carleton University researchers have received $1.3 million in funding to continue their investigations in depression and obesity. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) said Monday that it had awarded Alfonso Abizaid more than $543,000 for his [...]

Plus-Size Wars
Written By: Ginia Bellafante
WEDNESDAY, July 28th 2010 (The New York Times)— Earlier this year, the editors of V, a magazine so recherché it can make Vogue seem like Redbook, published an issue featuring large models in expensive body-baring clothes. In one photograph, a woman in a strapless bathing suit, cut to reveal three [...]

“Lap-Band” Weight Loss Surgery in Very Obese Adults Improves Mental Health
Link to Article | http://esciencenews.com/articles/2010/06/21/lap.band.weight.loss.surgery.very.obese.adults.improves.mental.health
MONDAY, June 21st 2010 (E! Science News) – One year after weight loss surgery with laparoscopic gastric banding, extremely obese adults demonstrate not only better physical health but also improved psychological health, a new study shows. The results will be presented Monday [...]

The Great Obesity Myth
Dr David Ashton calls for an end to dangerous misconceptions about obesity
Imagine you have been listed for an operation – say a hernia repair or a hip replacement – and you then receive a letter from your doctor telling you that before they can go ahead with the surgery, you will need [...]

Shopping After Weight-Loss
It does not take long, after weight-loss surgery, to notice you are in need of some new clothes. In time, you are not going to be able to continue to wear those lose fitting garments and it is going to be time to shop for some new clothes that fits you and starts [...]

7 TIPS in Reaching Your Weight Loss Goals
Experts have theorized for decades, that weight loss is more than just diet and exercise. One must be in the proper mindset to make lifestyle changes that come with a change in attitude. In order for weight loss and lifestyle changes to occur, one must be able to make [...]