Obesity

Future Study Aims To Assess The Outcomes Of Obesity Surgeries

Obesity represents a worldwide health problem with an increasing incidence among adults. For this reason the University of Bristol started a study named BY-BAND,…    

Childhood Obesity–Can Faith-Based Organizations Make a Difference?

Faith-based advocacy has been cited as a valuable tool in combating childhood obesity, but evidence is needed to support this assertion and to define…    

Computer-assisted tools alert pediatricians to obese patients

Electronic health records and embedded tools can alert and direct pediatricians so they can better manage the weight of children and teenagers, according to…    

Obesity rates rise, threaten health in OECD nations

More people in developed countries are overweight or obese than ever before, dooming them to years of ill health, pushing up healthcare costs and…    

Parent-Training Intervention Curbs Pediatric Obesity Rates

A UCLA study has found that a new parent-training program is effective in reducing the risk of low-income, preschool-age Latino children being overweight.

…    

Analysing the causes of obesity in the Romani ethnic group

Esther Rebato is a well-known figure in the field of Physical Anthropology. She not only holds the prestigious Alex Hrdlièka academic medal of the…    

Games and Interactive Media Are Powerful Tools for Health Promotion and Childhood Obesity Prevention

Children are naturally drawn toward gaming and other types of technology, creating an ideal opportunity to design interactive media tools to encourage physical activity…    

Primary care program helps obese teen girls manage weight, improve body image and behavior

Teenage girls gained less weight, improved their body image, ate less fast food, and had more family meals after participating in a 6- month…    

Obesity is associated with altered brain function

In most western countries the annual increase in the prevalence and the severity of obesity is currently substantial. Although obesity typically results simply from…    

New plan to cut the fat of the military

Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change.

Obama, who…    

Breastfeeding can reduce risk of childhood obesity

Children of diabetic pregnancies have a greater risk of childhood obesity, but new research from the Colorado School of Public Health shows breastfeeding can…    

Obese children more likely to suffer growth plate fractures

Obese children are 74 percent more likely to sustain a fracture of the growth plate, the softer end of the bone where growth occurs.…    

Behavior programs may cut child obesity risk

Programs that teach parenting skills early on may help prevent obesity in poor U.S. kids, a study published Monday suggests.

Researchers found…    

Positive parenting during early childhood may prevent obesity

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

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

Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists.

…    

Lumbar disc degeneration more likely in overweight and obese adults

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

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!

Besides your own body mass index (BMI), obesity diagnosis could also depend on the weight of your physician, a new study has revealed.

…    

Physician’s Weight May Influence Obesity Diagnosis and Care

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

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

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

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

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

Stress can make you fat – and being obese can create stress. A new hypothesis seeks to explain how.

Diet and lack…