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Childhood obesity link to parents
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 13 09
The relationships between children and their parent of the same gender in the earliest years of life could be the key to understanding why…
Nursing Researcher Works to Reverse Tide of Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 10 09
Nine-year-old Martha sits in front of a poster that depicts a single chocolate chip sitting on top of five pounds of grapes. After…
Anti-obesity product safe in mid-stage study
• Obesity • Jul 10 09
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday a mid-stage study of its combination obesity product involving versions of hormones linked to appetite and metabolism yielded…
More Americans than ever are obese: CDC
• Obesity • Jul 08 09
Americans are getting heavier than ever, with more than 26 percent of the population now fully obese, the U.S. government reported on Wednesday.
Despite…
Assessing Asian Herbs to Fight Diabetes, Obesity
• Alternative Medicine • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Jul 07 09
Thanks to a new collaboration between the nutrition department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a highly regarded Oriental medicine center in Korea,…
The Real Reasons We Overeat
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jul 04 09
Few would take exception to the assertion that obesity is an enormous health problem in the United States. There is less agreement, however, on…
Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 03 09
Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report.
Both being overweight and wetting the…
Experts Available for Obesity, Weight Management Interviews
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jul 02 09
Obesity is an escalating problem for all age groups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more…
New Gene Discovery Links Obesity to the Brain
• Genetics • • Obesity • Jun 26 09
A variation in a gene that is active in the central nervous system is associated with increased risk for obesity, according to an international…
The Battle for CRTC2: How Obesity Increases the Risk for Diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 22 09
Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science’s understanding of the chain of events is still spotty.…
Obesity May Reduce Brain Gray Matter in Postmenopausal Women
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Obesity • Jun 19 09
Results from a small study of postmenopausal women suggest that obesity might relate to a reduced volume of gray matter in the brain. However,…
Severe obesity increases risks of health problems during surgery
• Obesity • • Surgery • Jun 16 09
Healthcare providers must carefully consider the unique risk factors related to severe obesity in patients undergoing all types of surgery, according to an American…
Symptoms of Depression in Obese Children Linked to Elevated Cortisol
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Endocrinology • • Obesity • Jun 12 09
A new study connects abnormalities of the “stress” hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often…
Widely Used Body Fat Measurements Overestimate Fatness in Blacks
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Jun 12 09
The body mass index (BMI) and waistline measurement overestimate obesity in blacks, according to a new study. The results, which were presented at…
Strict diets may not promote childhood weight gain
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Jun 10 09
Some studies have suggested that when parents try to strictly control their children’s diets, it often has the paradoxical effect of promoting excess weight…
Obesity Does Not Worsen Asthma, But May Effect Response to Medications
• Asthma • • Obesity • Jun 03 09
Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse in patients with mild and moderate forms of the disease, according to a study by…
Obesity interferes with U/S ability to detect fetal anomalies
• Obesity • Jun 03 09
Maternal weight may affect the ability of ultrasound to detect fetal abnormalities during the second trimester, according to research published in the May Obstetrics…
Hispanic children in US at greater risk for obesity than other ethnic/racial groups
• Children's Health • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Obesity • Jun 01 09
The prevalence of overweight in the US population is among the highest in Mexican-American children and adolescents. In a study of 1,030 Hispanic children…
Breastfeeding Duration and Weaning Diet May Shape Child’s Body Composition
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • May 28 09
Variations in both milk feeding and in the weaning diet are linked to differences in growth and development, and they have independent influences on…
Strict maternal feeding practices not linked to child weight gain
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Obesity • May 26 09
A new study published online in the journal Obesity provides further evidence that strict maternal control over eating habits – such as determining how…
Obese moms, asthmatic kids
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Obesity • May 19 09
Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May…
New Data Analysis Shows Possible Link between Childhood Obesity and Allergies
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Obesity • May 04 09
A new study indicates there may be yet another reason to reduce childhood obesity — it may help prevent allergies. The study published…
The Injured Obese Child: Let’s Give Him Some Ankle Support
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Trauma & Injuries • May 04 09
In comparison to non-obese children, obese children are significantly more likely to have lower body injuries, such as in their ankles and legs.…
Big Belly and Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Restless Legs Syndrome
• Neurology • • Obesity • Apr 07 09
A new study shows both obesity and a large belly appear to increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common…
Tonsillectomy linked to excess weight gain in kids
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Obesity • Mar 31 09
Children who undergo the surgical removal of their tonsils (tonsillectomy) with or without the removal of their adenoids (adenoidectomy) are at increased risk for…