Uncategorized - July 7, 2015
Home Program Aids Weight Loss
Daily intensive lifestyle intervention at home, during which patients receive help changing nutritional, eating and exercising habits, is an effective method for achieving weight loss, according to a study by doctoral student Espen Gjevestad at Norway’s Vestfold Hospital’s Morbid Obesity Center. During his study, Gjevestad compared the effectiveness of intensive, in-home programs with moderate lifestyle […]
Clinical Trials - May 11, 2015
Saxenda Benefits Beyond Weight Loss
New data from a post-hoc analysis of the phase 3a SCALE™ clinical trial program were presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO), demonstrated that Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda (liraglutide 3 mg) has benefits beyond weight loss. “…The post-hoc analysis confirmed that weight loss has a positive impact on a number of cardiometabolic risk factors, including […]
Clinical Trials - March 29, 2015
Spinach Extract Aids Weight Loss
A study conducted at Lund University by lead researcher Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson, MD, PhD found that people who were trying to lose weight and used the spinach extract Appethyl daily lost more than 40 percent more weight than those who took a placebo. In this clinical trial, overweight women either took a daily five gram dose of […]