DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was recently told by my doctor that I have sleep apnea. He said losing weight was my best bet. What does one have to do with the other? Is there anything else I can do?

Sleep apnea, a condition where people stop breathing during sleep, has two forms -- obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea. For obstructive sleep apnea, which is much more common, losing weight will likely improve symptoms.

In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.

Slaving over a hot stove to dish out a nice home cooked meal for the fam may not be any better, in terms of health, than going out to Chili’s and letting someone else do the work for you.

"I've always struggled with weight. I've been on diets all my life," said the 49-year-old Camrose, Alta., resident.

But nothing has worked, so the morbidly obese woman recently agreed to be the guinea pig for a state-of-the-art bariatric procedure being offered in Edmonton: robotic-assisted gastric bypass surgery.

A YEAR ago, Kelly Ebbs was nervously awaiting a life-changing operation.

The 29-year-old underwent gastric surgery to reduce the size of her stomach and bypass part of her small intestine.

But the operation only went ahead after she won a battle with South East Essex Primary Care Trust to get the operation funded by the NHS.

While stress might be one reason, chances are also that you might be a patient of hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism, or lack in production of thyroid hormones, which is known to manifest itself with symptoms like fatigue, weakness, weight loss, irritability or intolerance to cold also bears links to cases of memory loss, doctors say.