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Guggulu (or Guggul) is one of the oldest known medicines in Ayurveda. It has many health benefits validated by modern science.

What is the Human Chorinonic gonadotropin hormone? Why do people use is for weight loss? What does the research show about the effectiveness of the hormone?

Current drug options for obesity are limited; however, two new weight-loss drugs have recently reported positive results, with availability expected soon.

The obesity epidemic continues to tip the scales in favour of the rising health care costs of obesity and treatment of obesity related diseases.

Not all great health spas are in the big city. This alternative health retreat offers hydrotherapy, far infrared sauna treatments, massage and educational classes, too!

Bariatric surgery is an effective weight loss method. Bariatrics cause big fat loss and promote healing from obesity related illnesses and conditions.

FDA approved weight loss pills are a safer alternative compared to some of the so-called weight loss pills available.

Research has verified the weight loss effects of mangosteen - a natural appetite suppressant. Mangosteen may help obese people resist disease and improve their BMI.

For some people, losing weight is an uphill battle requiring aggressive intervention - one jumpstarted by a "diet pill" and closely supervised by a physician.

L-carnitine effectively inhibits the activity of excess thyroid hormone and reduces symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

An old drug with new tricks...Researchers now believe a diabetes drug may also aid in weight loss.

Nicotine has an anti-inflammatory effect via the vagus nerve, which is useful against many diseases, and perhaps may block the cytokine storm of the H1N1 swine flu.

Body type may be predetermined. And when it comes to central obesity - the accumulation of fat in the abdominal area, body type may be rooted in fetal life.

Despite the disappointing hype in 1995, the hormone leptin still has prospects of being an effective component of weight loss pills.

In obese patients, bariatric surgery can dramatically reduce the risk of developing diabetes - and also reduce the need for diabetic medications

Pancreatic stem cell transplant can cure type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Now surgeons have found that bariatric surgery can also cure type 2 diabetes in certain patients.

Dietary conjugated linoleic acid, in ruminant animal flesh and their dairy products aren't just strong antioxidants; they also induce abdominal fat loss.

Lorcaserin is one of the most advanced weight-loss drugs in development for obesity, but may have only just met FDA criterion for effective weight loss.