Kids movies send mixed messages about eating habits and obesity
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Dec 09 13

In a world where animals often take the place of humans, sugar-sweetened beverages, exaggerated portion sizes and unhealthy snacks are common. So is TV…    

 

Radiographic imaging exposes relationship between obesity and cancer
• Cancer • • Obesity • Dec 04 13

Researchers at the National Institute for Aging are working to improve understanding about obesity and cancer. A study, published today in the journal Applied…    

 

Obesity, Smoking Increase Risk of Serious Complications after Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Implants
• Cancer: Breast • • Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 03 13

New research findings published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons confirm that factors such as smoking and…    

 

New research shows obesity is an inflammatory disease
• Obesity • Dec 02 13

Scientists have moved a step closer to an “obesity drug” that may block the effects of diets high in sugar and fats. In a…    

 

Screen time again linked to kids’ extra weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 25 13

Children and teenagers who spend lots of time in front of screens - especially TVs - tend to gain more weight as they age,…    

 

Extent of Obesity Not Strongest Factor for Patients when Choosing Type of Weight Loss Operation
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Nov 22 13

A new study investigating why obese patients choose one type of weight loss operation over another reveals that the main factors influencing decision…    

 

Lowering 3 risk factors could cut obesity-related risk of heart disease by more than half
• Heart • • Obesity • Nov 21 13

Controlling blood pressure, serum cholesterol, and blood glucose may substantially reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke associated with being overweight or obese,…    

 

Newly discovered brown fat cells hold possibilities for treating diabetes, obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Nov 21 13

Obesity and diabetes have become a global epidemic leading to severe cardiovascular disease. Researchers at the University of Utah believe their recent identification of…    

 

New link between obesity and diabetes found
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Nov 21 13

A single overactive enzyme worsens the two core defects of diabetes - impaired insulin sensitivity and overproduction of glucose - suggesting that a drug…    

 

Scientists identify gene that regulates body weight in humans and mice
• Genetics • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Nov 21 13

Research has pointed to the importance of genetic factors in human obesity and has shown that heritability plays a role in 40% to 90%…    

 

Obesity and nutrition are keys to avoiding metabolic syndrome
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Nov 19 13

Data reported by the Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm Project reinforce the positive influence of lifestyle factors in mitigating risks…    

 

Body mass index may predict heart disease risk for type-2 diabetic patients new study finds
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Obesity • Nov 17 13

Researchers from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health, have discovered…    

 

Childhood trauma may contribute to teen weight problems
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Weight Loss • Nov 13 13

Children who have gone through trying times are more likely to be overweight by age 15, a new study suggests.

Stress in childhood has…    

 

Reducing bottle use doesn’t prevent toddler weight gain
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Obesity • Nov 11 13

Toddlers who continue to use bottles beyond 12 to 15 months of age tend to be overweight. But simply switching them to sippy cups…    

 

Many health woes in teens seeking obesity surgery
• Obesity • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Nov 04 13

U.S. teens seeking weight-loss surgery have a startling number of health problems that used to be seen only in adults, according to a major…    

 

U.S. girls keep hitting puberty earlier
• Children's Health • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Nov 04 13

Girls are developing breasts at younger and younger ages, a new study confirms. And upward trends in childhood obesity seem to be playing a…    

 

A high protein diet and meal replacements can reduce rebound weight gain
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 31 13

New research shows that there are several effective strategies available to people wanting to avoid regaining weight after a successful diet. Anti-obesity drugs,…    

 

Increasing rate of knee replacements linked to obesity among young
• Obesity • Oct 31 13

Contrary to popular myth, it is not the aging Baby Boomer or weekend warrior that is causing the unprecedented increase in knee replacement surgeries.…    

 

Obese women alter diets in response to additional calories from soft drinks
• Dieting • • Obesity • Oct 28 13

Obese women voluntarily reduce what they eat in response to additional soft drinks being added to their diets - a new 4 week study…    

 

Obesity may increase the risk of Clostridium difficile infection
• Infections • • Obesity • Oct 24 13

Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified obesity as a possible risk factor for clostridium difficile…    

 

Focus on developmental approach to obesity in children and adolescents
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 22 13

New studies of factors affecting the risk of obesity in children and adolescents—as well as promising approaches to prevention and treatment—are assembled in…    

 

Portly Taft helped usher in modern obesity care
• Obesity • • Public Health • Oct 14 13

Way before Weight Watchers or “The Biggest Loser,” a president known for his girth was helping to usher in a modern approach to treating…    

 

Adolescent’s weight, socioeconomic status may affect cancer later in life
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 14 13

Overweight adolescents were twice as likely as their normal weight peers to later develop esophageal cancer in a recent study from Israel. The study,…    

 

Study shows snacking on almonds decreased appetite without increasing body weight
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Oct 09 13

A new study published in the October issue of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that study participants eating 1.5 ounces of…    

 

Obesity suppresses cellular process critical to kidney health
• Obesity • • Urine Problems • Oct 05 13

Obesity increases a chronic kidney disease patient’s risk of developing kidney failure.

Obesity suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according…    

 

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