Category : Healthy Diet

Role of addiction cannot be ignored in obesity epidemic (PhysOrg)

The causes of obesity are complex and individual, but it is clear that chronic overeating plays a fundamental role. But when this behaviour becomes compulsive and out of control, it is often classified as “food addiction” – a label that has generated considerable controversy, according to a McMaster University psychiatrist and obesity researcher.

Arena files for FDA approval of obesity drug (San Francisco Chronicle)

The first of a new class of obesity drugs moved one step closer to the market Tuesday, as Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it filed for approval of its drug candidate lorcaserin. The San Diego company reported data from two successful late stage trials of..

Arena files for FDA approval of obesity drug (AP via Yahoo! News)

The first of a new class of obesity drugs moved one step closer to the market Tuesday, as Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Arena files for FDA approval of obesity drug (AP via Yahoo! News)

The first of a new class of obesity drugs moved one step closer to the market Tuesday, as Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Parallels between obesity and addiction (Hamilton Spectator)

(Dec 22, 2009) – Obesity can be rooted in addiction and should be treated with the same therapies, suggests a McMaster researcher.