Weight loss surgery continues to produce remarkable results for the health of patients who undergo the procedure. In cases of type 2 diabetes, the traditional treatments have been weight loss, improving diet, medications, and sometimes insulin. However, only about 15 percent of people with diabetes are able to bring their diabetes into remission with these strategies. However, weight loss surgery can induce remission in over half of diabetics undergoing the procedure.

Research has found that abdominal obesity is a strong risk factor for heart disease according to new research. Measuring waist-hip ratio was especially helpful for predicting who would potentially develop heart disease. Reducing abdominal obesity could be a potentially effective method of heart disease prevention.

Overweight people who are fit can be quite healthy. On the other hand a slim person who neglects exercise runs a significant risk of encountering health problems or dying.

A recent study showe that weight had little influence on a person's cause of death. Adults older than 60 who had higher levels of heart fitness lived longer than unfit adults, independent of their levels of body fat, according to a study in the December 5 issue of JAMA. However, the advantage was less pronounced among people who were obese.