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Stress may have only small impact on weight
• Neurology • • Obesity • Oct 30 10

Despite the common belief that stress causes people to pack on the pounds, a new research review finds that, on average, stress has little… Stress may have only small impact on weight   

 
 

Obese children experience later mortality post liver transplantation
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Oct 28 10

A new study from the University of Washington reported obese children are at increased mortality risk in later years following primary liver transplantation (LT).… Obese children experience later mortality post liver transplantation   

 
 

New insight into links between obesity and activity in the brain
• Brain • • Obesity • Oct 26 10

Scientists have revealed that an anti-obesity drug changes the way the brain responds to appetising, high-calorie foods in obese individuals. This insight may aid… New insight into links between obesity and activity in the brain   

 
 

DGAC report offers food and nutrition practitioners insights on helping combat obesity epidemic
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 26 10

In an insightful Commentary in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, Editor-in-Chief of the… DGAC report offers food and nutrition practitioners insights on helping combat obesity epidemic   

 
 

Obese children have signs of heart disease typically seen in middle-aged adults
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • Oct 25 10

The blood vessels of obese children have stiffness normally seen in much older adults with cardiovascular disease, Dr. Kevin Harris today told the Canadian… Obese children have signs of heart disease typically seen in middle-aged adults   

 
 

Fatter smokers gain more weight after quitting
• Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 21 10

Smokers who quit really do gain weight-especially if they are already obese, according to a new study that followed people for eight years after… Fatter smokers gain more weight after quitting   

 
 

Insulin sensitivity may explain link between obesity, memory problems
• Brain • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Oct 20 10

Because of impairments in their insulin sensitivity, obese individuals demonstrate different brain responses than their normal-weight peers while completing a challenging cognitive task,… Insulin sensitivity may explain link between obesity, memory problems   

 
 

Small BMI change in overweight children could have big blood pressure impact
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • Oct 18 10

Small changes in weight can make bigger differences in the blood pressure for overweight children, compared to those at normal weight, according to a… Small BMI change in overweight children could have big blood pressure impact   

 
 

Studies Reveal a Need to Identify and Implement a Screening Procedure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Surgery
• Neurology • • Obesity • • Surgery • Oct 18 10

As Americans get heavier and heavier, the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea increases, and results from two clinical studies presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010 reinforce… Studies Reveal a Need to Identify and Implement a Screening Procedure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Surgery   

 
 

More Military-Aged Americans Are Too Fat to Fight
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Oct 15 10

At a time when American military forces are stretched thin overseas, a growing number of potential recruits are too fat to enlist, according… More Military-Aged Americans Are Too Fat to Fight   

 
 

Studies provide new insights into the genetics of obesity and fat distribution
• Obesity • Oct 11 10

An international consortium has made significant inroads into uncovering the genetic basis of obesity by identifying 18 new gene sites associated with overall obesity… Studies provide new insights into the genetics of obesity and fat distribution   

 
 

Prepared meals and incentivized weight-loss program for obese and overweight women
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 10 10

In another article being released early online, Cheryl L. Rock, Ph.D., R.D., from Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, Calif., and colleagues, conducted a… Prepared meals and incentivized weight-loss program for obese and overweight women   

 
 

Obese workers cost workplace more than insurance, absenteeism
• Obesity • • Public Health • Oct 10 10

The cost of obesity among U.S. full-time employees is estimated to be $73.1 billion, according to a new study by a Duke University… Obese workers cost workplace more than insurance, absenteeism   

 
 

Is your job making you fat?
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Oct 05 10

Working nine-to-five may be the way to make a living, but it may be padding more than the wallet. According to a new… Is your job making you fat?   

 
 

Loss of nutrients following gastric bypass surgery in adolescent girls
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 04 10

An increasing number of obese adolescents, particularly females, are undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Yet a case study presented Sunday, Oct. 3, at the American… Loss of nutrients following gastric bypass surgery in adolescent girls   

 
 

Flow of empty calories into children’s food supply must be reduced
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Oct 01 10

With over 23 million children and adolescents in the US overweight or obese, the risks for many chronic diseases continue to increase. An article… Flow of empty calories into children’s food supply must be reduced   

 
 

Obesity In Children Could Be Due To Viral Infection, Study
• Infections • • Obesity • Sep 22 10

New research from the US appears to back the suggestion that obesity may be triggered by a virus infection: it found that children had… Obesity In Children Could Be Due To Viral Infection, Study   

 
 

Obesity and blindness researchers win U.S. Lasker awards
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Obesity • Sep 22 10

Researchers who discovered a hormone intimately linked to obesity, who found a protein linked to a common form of blindness and who worked… Obesity and blindness researchers win U.S. Lasker awards   

 
 

Too much TV, video and computer can make teens fatter
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 20 10

Too much television, video games and Internet can increase body fat in teens. A five-year study from the University of Montreal and the Sainte-Justine… Too much TV, video and computer can make teens fatter   

 
 

Childhood viral infection may be a cause of obesity
• Infections • • Obesity • Sep 20 10

The emerging idea that obesity may have an infectious origin gets new support in a cross-sectional study by University of California, San Diego School… Childhood viral infection may be a cause of obesity   

 
 

Congressman to Speak at Meeting on Diabetes and Obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Sep 14 10

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Chicago) will give opening remarks when the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies convenes a regional meeting Sept. 21… Congressman to Speak at Meeting on Diabetes and Obesity   

 
 

Overweight and obese make up majority in Ontario
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 10 10

New analysis of a landmark health survey by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) shows that 70% of Ontario adults are either overweight… Overweight and obese make up majority in Ontario   

 
 

Report says obesity surgery can save health costs
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 08 10

Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds… Report says obesity surgery can save health costs   

 
 

Brain cells determine obesity—not lack of willpower: Study
• Brain • • Neurology • • Obesity • Sep 08 10

An international study has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight.

The… Brain cells determine obesity—not lack of willpower: Study   

 
 

Expert Advisory: Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 07 10

Virginia Commonwealth University has experts available in pediatric obesity, psychology, medicine and fashion to discuss a variety of topics including healthy eating, physical activity,… Expert Advisory: Childhood Obesity Awareness Month   

 
 
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