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Gen X overtaking baby boomers on obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 02 12
New research from the University of Adelaide shows that Australia’s Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby…
High-protein diet may help some people shed pounds
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 02 12
Dieters who eat meals and snacks high in protein might lose a bit more weight than those who get less protein and more carbohydrates…
Metabolic syndrome makes a difference in hormone therapy risk
• Endocrinology • • Obesity • Oct 30 12
A new analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials show that women who had metabolic syndrome before they started hormone therapy had a…
Target Obesity Early to Succeed in Kids
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 30 12
Overweight children are more successful in losing weight and maintaining the loss when anti-obesity interventions begin early - as young as age 3, two…
Overweight, obesity in adolescents linked with increased risk for end-stage renal disease over time
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Urine Problems • Oct 29 12
Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period, according…
New genes discovered for adult BMI levels
• Obesity • Oct 26 12
A large international study has identified three new gene variants associated with body mass index (BMI) levels in adults. The scientific consortium, numbering approximately…
Partial sleep deprivation linked to obesity
• Obesity • • Sleep Aid • Oct 24 12
Evidence linking partial sleep deprivation to energy imbalance is relevant to weight gain prevention and weight loss promotion. A new study published today in…
Lifting weights protects against metabolic syndrome
• Obesity • Oct 23 12
People who lift weights are less likely to have metabolic syndrome—a cluster of risk factors linked to heart disease and diabetes, reports a study…
Gastric bypass surgery just as effective in teenagers as in adults
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 22 12
Teenagers with severe obesity can benefit from gastric bypass surgery just as much as adults. A study by Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden…
Extra weight tied to higher risk of hospitalization: study
• Obesity • • Public Health • Oct 22 12
Regardless of lifestyle and other health-related factors, heavier people were more likely than lean ones to be hospitalized for a variety of conditions, according…
Extra pounds tied to higher risk of hospitalization
• Obesity • Oct 20 12
Regardless of lifestyle and other health-related factors, heavier people were more likely than lean ones to be hospitalized for a variety of conditions in…
Health initiative to study causes of obesity
• Obesity • Oct 19 12
Eat carbs. Don՛t eat carbs. Eat as little fat as possible. Cut out white food. Eat like the Greeks. No, eat like paleolithic humans.…
Study shows overeating impairs brain insulin function, can lead to diabetes and obesity
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Obesity • Oct 18 12
New research from Mount Sinai School of Medicine sheds light on how overeating can cause a malfunction in brain insulin signaling, and lead to…
UMass Amherst biochemists open path to molecular ‘chaperone’ therapy for metabolic disease
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 10 12
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers, experts in revealing molecular structure by X-ray crystallography, have identified two new small “chaperone” molecules that may be useful…
Obesity and under-nutrition prevalent in long-term refugees living in camps
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 02 12
A quarter of households in refugee camps in Algeria are currently suffering from the double burden of excess weight and under-nutrition. According to a…
Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease -3
• Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Oct 01 12
To reduce the burden of metabolic syndrome in society, obesity prevention deserves a high priority for public health. This is true for all nations…
Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease -2
• Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Oct 01 12
Third, the metabolic syndrome is accompanied by increases in acute phase proteins, such as C-reactive protein. Several reports suggest that these proteins may have…
Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease
• Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Oct 01 12
Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease is a comprehensive text addressing the cardiovascular risk factors and consequences associated with this important condition, a concept that…
BMI and shuttle run among techniques IOM Report recommends for youth fitness testing
• Obesity • Sep 28 12
Techniques ranging from running to push-ups to sit-and-reach tests have been used to measure various aspects of fitness in children and adults. However, evidence…
Child obesity: Why do parents let their kids get fat?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 25 12
The health risks for obese children may be even greater than previously estimated, new research suggests. So why do parents let their kids get…
Can Personal Technology Stop the Obesity Epidemic?
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 25 12
So much of our information from and interaction with the world is now mediated by computers, cell phones and tablets that health experts have…
Pacific Islanders have high obesity, smoking rates
• Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 24 12
In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the United States, University of Michigan researchers have found alarmingly high…
Studies expand on soda’s role in growing obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Sep 24 12
As public health leaders step up their efforts to temper Americans’ thirst for sugar-sweetened beverages, a new set of published studies has found that…
Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Sep 24 12
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to…
Can it! Soda studies cite stronger link to obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Sep 23 12
As Americans debate what is most to blame for the nation’s obesity epidemic, researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that sugary drinks…