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Behavior programs may cut child obesity risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 07 12
Programs that teach parenting skills early on may help prevent obesity in poor U.S. kids, a study published Monday suggests.
Researchers found that two…
Positive parenting during early childhood may prevent obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 06 12
Programs that support parents during their child’s early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online February 6…
Bossy mom at snack time tied to kid’s weight: study
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Feb 03 12
Mothers who push their toddlers to eat more at snack time may end up with slightly chubbier children by the age of three, according…
Impoverished schools, parent education key factors in student weight
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Feb 02 12
Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists.
Poor…
Lumbar disc degeneration more likely in overweight and obese adults
• Obesity • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 30 12
One of the largest studies to investigate lumbar spine disc degeneration found that adults who are overweight or obese were significantly more likely to…
Study of One Million Americans Shows Obesity and Pain Linked
• Obesity • • Pain • Jan 27 12
A clear association between obesity and pain - with higher rates of pain identified in the heaviest individuals - was found in a study…
Obesity diagnosis could depend on physician’s weight too!
• Obesity • Jan 27 12
Besides your own body mass index (BMI), obesity diagnosis could also depend on the weight of your physician, a new study has revealed.
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Physician’s Weight May Influence Obesity Diagnosis and Care
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 26 12
A patient’s body mass index (BMI) may not be the only factor at play when a physician diagnoses a patient as obese. According to…
School Obesity Programs May Promote Worrisome Eating Behaviors and Physical Activity in Kids
• Obesity • • Physical activity -exercise • • Public Health • Jan 25 12
A new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health examines the possible association between school-based childhood obesity prevention programs…
Understanding causes of obesity in Aboriginal children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 24 12
To fully understand the causes of the obesity epidemic in Aboriginal children requires an understanding of the unique social and historical factors that shape…
Exposure to chemical found in personal care products may contribute to childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 21 12
Researchers from the Children’s Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between exposure to the…
Quebec ban on fast-food ads reduced consumption of junk food
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jan 19 12
With mounting concerns over childhood obesity and its associated health risks in the U.S., would a ban on junk-food advertising aimed at children be…
Weighing up the causes of obesity
• Obesity • Jan 18 12
Stress can make you fat – and being obese can create stress. A new hypothesis seeks to explain how.
Diet and lack of exercise…
Little change in U.S. obesity rates in recent years
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 18 12
The number of kids and adults in the United States who are obese has held steady over the last few years, two reports out…
Study Shows Obese Nurses More Stressed, Less Active
• Neurology • • Obesity • Jan 16 12
Survey data from 2,103 female nurses revealed that nurses with long work hours were significantly more likely to be obese compared with underweight or…
A diet rich in slowly digested carbs reduces markers of inflammation in overweight and obese adults
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 11 12
Among overweight and obese adults, a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes and other high-fiber foods, significantly reduces markers…
Obesity and cancer screening: Do race and gender also play a role?
• Cancer • • Obesity • Jan 09 12
Researchers in Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University recently found that obesity was linked to higher rates of prostate cancer screening across…
When Overeating, Calories, Not Protein, Contribute to Increase in Body Fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Jan 07 12
In a study conducted among 25 healthy individuals living in a controlled setting who were randomized to overconsumption of different levels of protein diets,…
Bariatric Surgery Associated with Reduction in Cardiovascular Events and Death
• Heart • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 07 12
Among obese individuals, having bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events such as heart attack and stroke,…
Wealthier Nations Have More Fast Food and More Obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jan 06 12
New research from the University of Michigan suggests obesity can be seen as one of the unintended side effects of free market policies.
A…
Overall Fatness, Not Just BMI, Weight, for Measuring Obesity?
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 04 12
A new JAMA study published online on Wednesday suggests that when people consistently eat more calories than their bodies can burn each day, it…
Teen Obesity Tied to Poor Mom-Child Relationship
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 03 12
Toddlers who have poor relationships with their moms are more likely to pack on extra pounds as they grow up, a new U.S. study…
How obesity alters the brain area involved in body weight control
• Brain • • Obesity • Dec 27 11
The number of people who suffer from one or more of the adverse complications of obesity, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease is…
Obesity and diabetes epidemics spur increase in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Dec 14 11
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) occurs when fat builds up in the liver. This accumulation of fat damages the liver and leads to cirrhosis. NASH is…
Being overweight not such a stigma for African American women
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Dec 07 11
While all obese women are less satisfied with the weight-related quality of their lives than women of ‘normal’ weight, black women report a higher…