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Obesity in adolescence may increase girls’ MS risk
• Neurology • • Obesity • Nov 20 09

A woman’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, new research shows.

“This… Obesity in adolescence may increase girls’ MS risk   

 
 

Study Aims to Find Fun, Effective Way to Combat Pediatric Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Nov 15 09

Childhood obesity is on the rise, and with it comes an increased risk for developing health problems such as type 2 diabetes. The best… Study Aims to Find Fun, Effective Way to Combat Pediatric Obesity   

 
 

Mood improves on low-fat, but not low-carb diet
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Nov 11 09

A low-fat diet seems to boost dieters’ mood more than a low-carbohydrate diet, Australian researchers have found.

Very low-carbohydrate diets are often used… Mood improves on low-fat, but not low-carb diet   

 
 

Lack of exercise may not explain teen obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 10 09

Most U.S. teenagers are not as active as they should be, but a lack of exercise does not seem to account for rising rates… Lack of exercise may not explain teen obesity   

 
 

Teenage Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of MS
• Neurology • • Obesity • Nov 10 09

Teenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as adults compared to female teens who… Teenage Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of MS   

 
 

To eat less, your body may want you to eat slowly
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 09 09

Your mother’s advice to slow down at meal time may have been wise after all: a new study suggests that shoveling down your food… To eat less, your body may want you to eat slowly   

 
 

New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 04 09

According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as… New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating   

 
 

Alternate-Day Fasting Shows Promise for Obese Dieters
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Nov 04 09

Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights. But the regime requires a… Alternate-Day Fasting Shows Promise for Obese Dieters   

 
 

UIC Receives $1 Million Grant to Study ‘Fat Taxes,’ Diet, Obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 03 09

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received $1 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the relationship… UIC Receives $1 Million Grant to Study ‘Fat Taxes,’ Diet, Obesity   

 
 

Antipsychotics tied to weight gain in kids, teens
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 28 09

In children and adolescents, treatment with “second-generation” antipsychotic drugs is associated with significant weight gain and increased cholesterol levels, researchers warn in the… Antipsychotics tied to weight gain in kids, teens   

 
 

El Paso County Serves as a Model for Obesity Prevention
• Obesity • Oct 23 09

Researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional… El Paso County Serves as a Model for Obesity Prevention   

 
 

Redefining obesity’s health risks
• Obesity • Oct 19 09

The body mass index (BMI) has long been the yardstick in deciding who is at risk because of their weight. BMI is essentially a… Redefining obesity’s health risks   

 
 

Being overweight super-sizes both risk and consequences of sleep-disordered breathing
• Obesity • • Respiratory Problems • Oct 08 09

Overweight individuals are not just at greater risk of having sleep-disordered-breathing (SDB), they are also likely to suffer greater consequences, according to new research.

… Being overweight super-sizes both risk and consequences of sleep-disordered breathing   
 
 

Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Obesity • Oct 08 09

Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep disordered breathing (SDB), according to new… Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications   

 
 

Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds
• Dieting • • Obesity • Oct 06 09

Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve… Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds   

 
 

Scientists find obesity alone does not cause arthritis in animals
• Arthritis • • Obesity • Sep 29 09

The link between obesity and osteoarthritis may be more than just the wear and tear on the skeleton caused by added weight.

A Duke… Scientists find obesity alone does not cause arthritis in animals   

 
 

New links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women found
• Depression • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 22 09

There is new evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men.

Using… New links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women found   

 
 

California lawmaker plans hearings on soda-obesity link
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 17 09

The California lawmaker who spearheaded a high-profile anti-obesity effort across the country’s most populous state is now training his sights on sugar-sweetened drinks.

Sen.… California lawmaker plans hearings on soda-obesity link   

 
 

Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs
• Heart • • Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 17 09

Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person’s healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold,… Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs   

 
 

Children with emotional difficulties at higher risk for adult obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 11 09

Previous research has shown that low self-esteem and emotional problems are found in people who are overweight or obese– but not which influences which.… Children with emotional difficulties at higher risk for adult obesity   

 
 

Check obesity using waist, hips, not BMI
• Obesity • Sep 10 09

Do you like to blame your weight on being “big-boned?” If you’ve ever thought that the body mass index (BMI) - a ratio of… Check obesity using waist, hips, not BMI   

 
 

Surgeons General, STOP Obesity Alliance announce America has reached tipping point on obesity
• Obesity • • Surgery • Sep 10 09

The two most recent Surgeons General of the United States, David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., FAAFP, FACPM, FACP and Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS,… Surgeons General, STOP Obesity Alliance announce America has reached tipping point on obesity   

 
 

Vet says owners should exercise with their dogs based on specific needs to prevent obesity
• Obesity • Sep 08 09

People and their dogs both need physical activity to fight obesity, and there are many exercises that owner and pet can do together that… Vet says owners should exercise with their dogs based on specific needs to prevent obesity   

 
 

UK kids taking fat pills up 15 fold in 8 years
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 04 09

The number of young people in the UK taking anti-obesity pills has risen 15 fold in the past 8 years, a study has shown,… UK kids taking fat pills up 15 fold in 8 years   

 
 

Current national primary care policies for childhood obesity need to be improved
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 04 09

Current primary care policies aimed at reducing obesity and increasing physical activity in children do not work and are very costly to run, according… Current national primary care policies for childhood obesity need to be improved   

 
 
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