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FDA approves Saxenda for weight loss

FDA approves a powerful new weight loss medication Saxenda! On December, 23rd, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a powerful new weight loss drug called Saxenda  (liraglutide [rDNA origin] subcutaneous injection) as a treatment option for chronic weight management in addition to a reduced-calorie diet and physical activity, a 2nd such drug to be approved for weight loss in 2014 after approving Orexigen's Contrave(Bupropion and Naltrexone) just a few months ago. Saxenda, with the same active ingredient as the popular diabetes medication, Victoza, is approved for use in adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater (obesity) or adults with a BMI of 27 or greater (overweight) who have at least one weight-related condition such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol (dyslipidemia).  What is body mass index? Popularly called BMI, body mass index measures a person's body fat based on an individual’s weight and height, is used
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Non-surgical weight loss options for fast weight loss

If you are one of the over 70% of adult Americans who are either overweight or obese, and are looking for ways to lose weight fast and safe without bariatric or weight loss surgery, this blog is for you. Before we look in to the various options for losing weight, let us look at the statistics of obesity and overweight status from the Centers for Disease Control that can give us an idea of the problem. Overweight and obesity data from the  CDC More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese. [Read abstract  Journal of American Medicine (JAMA) ] Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death. [ Read guidelines ] The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars; the medical costs for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight. [ Read summary ] Non-Hispanic blacks have the highest age

Lowest cost weight loss medications in New York City

Losing weight needs all the tools you can get including any appropriate medications. Although most weight loss programs are very expensive, the unique W8MD medical weight loss centers of America's program does accept insurance for the weight loss visits. The cost of the weight loss supplements or medications will be extra but it can be as low as $45.00 USD a monthly supply of one appetite suppressant. W8MD's weight loss, sleep, aesthetic & IV nutrition programs W8MD’s  insurance physician weight loss program  is unique in many ways with a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to weight loss that addresses all the complex issues leading to  weight gain , both in adults and children. Since its inception in 2011, W8MD has successfully helped  thousands of patients  succeed in not only  losing weight  but also keep it off with an ongoing maintenance plan. Sleep medicine program  uses state of the art technology including the convenient home sleep studies

What is causing the epidemic of prediabetes, diabetes and metabolic syndrome?

What is diabetes and what is causing an epidemic of diabetes in the United States and worldwide? Diabetes is a cluster of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose ensuing from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. polygenic disease will lead to serious complications and premature death, but individuals with diabetes, operating along with their support network and their health care providers, will take steps to manage the illness and lower the chance of complications. What is causing this epidemic of diabetes? x The underlying process that leads to type 2 diabetes is called insulin resistance that actually happens to a large portion of the population. Partly because of the misguided efforts by the government through the failed food pyramid that advocated a low fat, high glycemic diet, that causes sugar rush, and crash leading to insulin resistance, the incidence of type 2 diabetes has gone up by about 500 percent in the last 50 years! Type