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Montréal researchers find a link between pollutants and certain complications of obesity
• Obesity • Feb 27 14

Montreal researchers find a link between pollutants and certain complications of obeSity

This breakthrough could eventually help improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiometabolic complications associated with obesity

A team of researchers at the IRCM in… Montréal researchers find a link between pollutants and certain complications of obesity   

 
 

Obesity rates remain high, but stable in the U.S
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 25 14

Obesity rates remain high, but stable in the U.S

More than a third of U.S. adults and 17 percent of kids and teens are obese, rates that haven’t changed much in a decade,… Obesity rates remain high, but stable in the U.S   

 
 

New Study Supports Body Shape Index as Predictor of Mortality
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Feb 25 14

New Study Supports Body Shape Index as Predictor of Mortality

In 2012, Dr. Nir Krakauer, an assistant professor of civil engineering in CCNY’s Grove School of Engineering, and his father, Dr. Jesse Krakauer, MD,… New Study Supports Body Shape Index as Predictor of Mortality   

 
 

Obese patients who feel judged by doctors are less likely to shed pounds, study shows
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Feb 18 14

Obese patients who feel judged by doctors are less likely to shed pounds

Overweight and obese people who feel their physicians are judgmental of their size are more likely to try to shed pounds but are less… Obese patients who feel judged by doctors are less likely to shed pounds, study shows   

 
 

Why tackling appetite could hold the key to preventing childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 17 14

Why tackling appetite could hold the key to preventing childhood obeSity

A heartier appetite is linked to more rapid infant growth and to genetic predisposition to obesity, according to two papers published in JAMA Pediatrics… Why tackling appetite could hold the key to preventing childhood obesity   

 
 

Child obesity: Cues and don’ts
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 14

Child obesity- Cues and don'ts

Among the multiple factors that can cause obesity is an abnormal neurocognitive or behavioral response to food cues. The brain becomes wired to seek… Child obesity: Cues and don’ts   

 
 

Study Highlights Long-Term Effects of Childhood Obesity on Late-Life Health
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 13 14

Study Highlights Long-Term Effects of Childhood ObeSity on Late-Life Health

Childhood obesity rates have nearly tripled in the previous 30 years and researchers are asking the important question of how this epidemic will impact… Study Highlights Long-Term Effects of Childhood Obesity on Late-Life Health   

 
 

Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite
• Brain • • Obesity • Feb 11 14

Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite

Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved… Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite   

 
 

Cars, computers, TVs spark obesity in developing countries
• Obesity • Feb 11 14

Cars, computers, TVs spark obeSity in developing countries

The spread of obesity and type-2 diabetes could become epidemic in low-income countries, as more individuals are able to own higher priced items such… Cars, computers, TVs spark obesity in developing countries   

 
 

Obese Children More Likely to Have Complex Elbow Fractures and Further Complications
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 10 14

Obese Children More Likely to Have Complex Elbow Fractures and Further Complications

Pediatric obesity is currently an epidemic, with the prevalence having quadruped over the last 25 years. Children diagnosed with obesity can be at risk… Obese Children More Likely to Have Complex Elbow Fractures and Further Complications   

 
 

New evidence shows increase in obesity may be slowing, but not by much
• Obesity • Feb 05 14

New evidence shows increase in obesity may be slowing, but not by much

In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama referred to an August 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that… New evidence shows increase in obesity may be slowing, but not by much   

 
 

Will your child be a slim adult?
• Children's Health • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Obesity • Feb 05 14

Will your child be a slim adult?

Will your child be a slim adult? A novel new study published in PLOS ONE asked 532 international English speaking adults to submit or… Will your child be a slim adult?   

 
 

Adolescents’ salt intake correlates with obesity, inflammation
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Feb 03 14

Adolescents' salt intake correlates with obesity, inflammation

Most adolescents consume as much salt as adults – some more than twice the recommended daily allowance – and that high sodium intake correlates… Adolescents’ salt intake correlates with obesity, inflammation   

 
 

Could your relationship with your mom increase your child’s chances of obesity?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 01 14

Could your relationship with your mom increase your child's chances of obeSity?

Could the quality of your attachment to your parents affect your own child’s risk for obesity? A new University of Illinois study says it… Could your relationship with your mom increase your child’s chances of obesity?   

 
 

New study finds no reason to replace fructose with glucose
• Dieting • • Obesity • Feb 01 14

New study finds no reason to replace fructose with glucose

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital have found there is no benefit in replacing fructose, the sugar most commonly blamed for obesity, with glucose… New study finds no reason to replace fructose with glucose   

 
 

Poor breakfast in youth linked to metabolic syndrome in adulthood
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 29 14

Poor breakfast in youth linked to metabolic syndrome in adulthood

It is often said that breakfast is important for our health and a study conducted by Umeå University, published in Public Health Nutrition supports… Poor breakfast in youth linked to metabolic syndrome in adulthood   

 
 

Mother’s high-fat diet alters metabolism in offspring, leading to higher obesity risk
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 23 14

Mother's high-fat diet alters metabolism in offspring, leading to higher obesity risk

The offspring of obese mothers consuming a high-fat diet during pregnancy are at a higher risk than the children of thin mothers for lifelong… Mother’s high-fat diet alters metabolism in offspring, leading to higher obesity risk   

 
 

How fiber prevents diabetes and obesity
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 15 14

How fiber prevents diaBetes and obeSity

Scientists have known for the past twenty years that a fiber-rich diet protects the organism against obesity and diabetes but the mechanisms involved have… How fiber prevents diabetes and obesity   

 
 

Eating tree nuts tied to lowered obesity risk
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jan 10 14

Eating tree nuts tied to lowered obesity risk

A new U.S. study adds to growing evidence that nuts - once considered too fattening to be healthy - may in fact help keep… Eating tree nuts tied to lowered obesity risk   

 
 

Effects of eating half an avocado with lunch on satiety & desire to eat between meals
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jan 08 14

Effects of eating half an avocado with lunch on satiety

New research published in the November issue of Nutrition Journal reports adding one-half of a fresh avocado to a lunch may have helped… Effects of eating half an avocado with lunch on satiety & desire to eat between meals   

 
 

Few persons with metabolic syndrome adhere to nutrition recommendations
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 03 14

Few persons with metabolic syndrome adhere to nutrition recommendations

Adherence to dietary recommendations is weak among people suffering from metabolic syndrome or having increased risk for metabolic syndrome, according to the Nordic SYSDIET… Few persons with metabolic syndrome adhere to nutrition recommendations   

 
 

Early start to weight gain tied to later heart risks
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • Dec 24 13

Early start to weight gain tied to later heaRt risks

Kids who start rapidly gaining weight early in childhood are more likely to have higher blood pressure and other signs of future heart trouble… Early start to weight gain tied to later heart risks   

 
 

Breaking the cycle of obesity, inflammation and disease
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Dec 19 13

Breaking the cycle of obesity, inflammation and disease

Researchers at University of Michigan have illuminated an aspect of how the metabolic system breaks down in obesity. The findings provide additional evidence that… Breaking the cycle of obesity, inflammation and disease   

 
 

African-American women must eat less or exercise more to lose as much weight as caucasians
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Dec 19 13

African-American women must eat less or exercise more to lose as much weight as caucasians

African-American women may need to eat fewer calories or burn more than their Caucasian counterparts to lose a comparable amount of weight, according to… African-American women must eat less or exercise more to lose as much weight as caucasians   

 
 

UCSF research finds new link between obesity, early decline in kidney function
• Obesity • • Urine Problems • Dec 15 13

UCSF research finds new link between obeSity, early decline in kidney function

A new UCSF-led study of nearly 3,000 individuals links obesity to the development of kidney disease. The work also shows that, when properly measured,… UCSF research finds new link between obesity, early decline in kidney function   

 
 
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