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Starving Pre-Performance Won't Bring Medals: Study

WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 – Dropping weight prior to competition is a common practice among athletes. But starving oneself prior to an intense athletic event is likely a wrongheaded, self-defeating...

Obesity May Be Even Less Healthy If Child Was Born Underweight

WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – Low-birth-weight newborns have a higher risk of health complications if they become obese as children, a new study has found. Obese children who were low-birth-weight...

USPSTF: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Screening for Food Insecurity

WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for recommending screening for food insecurity in the primary care...

Combined Prevalence of Obesity, Underweight Increasing Worldwide

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 – The combined prevalence of underweight and obesity has increased in most countries, driven by an increase in obesity, according to a study published online Feb. 29 in The...

One Gender Loses More Muscle During Space Flight

TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 – Women are more likely to lose more muscle mass during space flight than men, a new lab study suggests. Females participating in the extended bed rest study lost more leg...

Spinal Cord Injury Triggers Muscle Wasting, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 – A spinal cord injury can trigger muscle wasting in patients, causing them to drop more weight and muscle mass than can be explained solely by their paralysis, a new study in...

KVK Tech Announces FDA-Approval of Lomaira (phentermine hydrochloride USP) for Weight Reduction

NEWTOWN, Pa., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – KVK Tech, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lomaira (phentermine hydrochloride USP) 8 mg tablets CIV, a...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Ginseng Kianpi Pil: Public Notification - Undeclared Drug Ingredients

ISSUE: FDA notified consumers not to purchase or use “Ginseng Kianpi Pil,” a product promoted to stimulate appetite, promote weight gain and relieve fatigue, because it contains an undeclared cor...

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