Cedars-Sinai Newsroom (Weight Management)
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2024
March
27,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New research from Cedars-Sinai suggests people who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking popular weight loss drugs in the days or weeks prior to avoid complications.Investigators found glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor …
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March
20,
2024
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08:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Oprah Winfrey recently interviewed Amanda Velazquez, MD, director of Obesity Medicine in the Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, about the global impact new prescription weight loss medications are having on healthcare, the …
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2023
September
06,
2023
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Amanda Velazquez, MD, director of Obesity Medicine in the Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, recently was featured in a WebMD webinar about obesity, the challenges of shedding pounds and maintaining a healthy weight. Obesity is a chronic …
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August
22,
2023
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06:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
WHAT:The science is unclear on exactly why an increasingly popular new class of federally approved diabetes and obesity medications work, but they do know that they are effective at helping people lose weight. The medications are sold under brand …
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March
02,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Shedding excess pounds is challenging, but it is only half the weight loss journey. After reaching a goal weight, patients must commit to healthy eating and other lifestyle changes that will keep the pounds off.“Bariatric surgery and weight loss …
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March
01,
2023
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08:02 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Rowena Roque, 46, was having a problem that many people can relate to: doing everything in her power to lose weight and get healthy but never succeeding.From fad diets to two-hour workouts, there isn’t a diet or workout regimen that Roque didn’t …
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2022
December
21,
2022
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
CBS News recently interviewed internist Amanda Velazquez, MD, director of Obesity Medicine in the Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, about a type of diabetes medication that also might help with weight loss. High demand for the medicine has …
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August
02,
2022
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09:59 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Women between 40 and 60 years old are the focus of new national guidelines aimed at preventing unhealthy weight gain that can lead to serious illness. The study review paper and clinical guidelines are published in the Annals of Internal …
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July
14,
2022
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai’s new director of Obesity Medicine in the Department of Surgery, Amanda Velazquez, MD, is determined to help prevent and treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity in the Latinx community."Our community is disproportionally affected by both …
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May
02,
2022
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06:02 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In June of 2021, retired nurse Linda Leaming, 70, of LaVerne, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai after suffering a stroke. She was delirious and refusing to eat and drink, and her husband, Rich Leaming, struggled with decisions about her care. …
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2021
March
16,
2021
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Many office-based employees find themselves still working from home a full year after the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic forced work as we knew it to change dramatically.The shift toward more remote work played a key role in helping limit the …
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2018
August
27,
2018
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a simpler and more accurate method of estimating body fat than the widely used body mass index, or BMI, with the goal of better understanding obesity.The new method is highlighted in a study published in …
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April
19,
2018
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11:51 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Scientists have re-created brain neurons of obese patients using "disease in a dish" technology, offering a new method to study the brain's role in obesity and possibly help tailor treatments to specific individuals."We have taken …
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2017
November
19,
2017
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15:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Sprains and strains are painful, but avid exercisers often see them as little more than a nuisance.
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2015
March
05,
2015
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04:06 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles - March 5, 2015 – The benefits of weight loss surgery, along with a treatment plan that includes exercise and dietary changes, are well documented. In addition to a significant decrease in body mass, many patients find their risk factors …
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2014
October
17,
2014
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01:41 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles - Oct. 16, 2014 – Male and female brains are not equal when it comes to the biological response to a high-fat diet. Cedars-Sinai Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute scientist Deborah Clegg, PhD, and a team of international …
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2013
March
26,
2013
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02:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Organism may cause people to reap more calories from their food, contributing to weight gainLos Angeles - March 26, 2013 – How much a person eats may be only one of many factors that determines weight gain. A recent Cedars-Sinai study suggests …
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2012
October
16,
2012
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01:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai weight loss expert says managing Halloween festivities sets the tone for the holiday seasonLos Angeles - October 16, 2012 – 'Tis the season for ghouls and ghosts, witches and skeletons, and the bane that arrives around fall to …
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2010
December
03,
2010
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01:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles - Dec. 3, 2010 – As the New Year draws closer, millions will renew their annual resolutions to get fit and many will turn to personal trainers to help them achieve their health goals. But how will they choose the trainer best …
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May
05,
2010
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01:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Study first to connect methane production to higher body mass index in humansLos Angeles - May 5, 2010 – New Cedars-Sinai research shows obese patients who test positive for methane on their breath have a significantly higher body mass index …
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2008
August
20,
2008
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01:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles - Aug. 20, 2008 - Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have performed the first two non-surgical procedures in the Western United States that restrict the size of the stomach to treat obesity.The experimental procedures …
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2006
November
07,
2006
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01:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles - Nov 7, 2006 - Working the night shift might be good for your paycheck, but it can be tough on your body.Maintaining a healthy diet can be challenging when our natural circadian rhythms − the daily activity cycles that tell our …
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July
18,
2006
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01:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Los Angeles - July 18, 2006 - Sisters Lorena Garcia, 39, and Alma Garcia, 41, were well aware of the toll that morbid obesity had taken on their health. Alma was suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes and thyroid disease and Lorena had …
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