Comments (2) | Post a CommentFDA Warning for Weightloss Supplements
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jan 06, 2009, 7:45 pm PSTOn December 22, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a nationwide alert warning consumers not to buy or consume any of more than 25 products sold as weightloss supplements over the Internet and in some…Read More
Can Too Little Sleep Make You Gain Weight?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Jun 26, 2008, 5:36 pm PDTRecent studies have linked inadequate amounts of sleep to weight gain, obesity, and an increased risk of developing diabetes. In the past, I have not been impressed with reports that found such an association…Read More
Weight-Loss Drugs Don't Fulfill Promise
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Dec 07, 2007, 9:34 am PSTNot long ago I railed against the many unproven weight-loss products being advertised prominently in newspapers, magazines, and online. To be fair, though, the two latest FDA-approved weight-loss drugs —…Read More
Do You Really Believe Those Weight-Loss Ads?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Nov 25, 2007, 12:58 am PSTThe answer must be "yes" because the ads never stop.I was especially revolted by a recent full-page newspaper ad introducing "Akävar 20/50," which began with the large-print headline, "Eat all you want and…Read More
Why Aren't More Obese People Having Gastric-Bypass Surgery?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 27, 2007, 9:38 pm PDTIn a previous entry, I wrote about startling new findings showing that bariatric or gastric-bypass surgery can lower overall mortality rates by 40 percent among the 2 percent to 4 percent of Americans who are…Read More
Gastric Bypass Surgery Can Improve Survival
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 8:49 pm PDTTwo articles in an August issue of the New England Journal of Medicine report that gastric bypass surgery (bariatric surgery) can be a real lifesaver for extremely obese adults.The two reports, one from Sweden…Read More
Weight-Loss Drug Orlistat Approved for Purchase Without Prescription
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Feb 20, 2007, 3:24 am PSTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the over-the-counter (OTC) purchase of an orlistat pill. This product, with the brand name Alli, contains one-half the amount of orlistat present in the…Read More
Health Ads on TV: Weight-loss Supplements
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Feb 13, 2007, 7:21 pm PSTIn an earlier entry, I wrote about possible legislation in Congress to ban on direct-to-consumer ads by pharmaceutical companies. An outright ban seems an extreme measure to me but tighter regulation by the FDA…Read More
Overweight Infants and Kids Not so Cute
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Sep 08, 2006, 3:36 pm PDTEvery time you look at a newspaper, you read about obesity. And everywhere you look, you see fat people. Now we're supposed to worry about chubby babies?The increase in overweight children over age 2 has been…Read More
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