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New research links bad diet to loss of smell
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jul 21 14

New research links bad diet to loss of smell

Could stuffing yourself full of high-fat foods cause you to lose your sense of smell?

A new study from Florida State University neuroscientists says… New research links bad diet to loss of smell   

 
 

Obese women may have learning deficit specific to food
• Obesity • Jul 17 14

Obese women may have learning deficit specific to food

Obese women have a deficit in reward-based learning, but only when food is involved. Importantly, say researchers who report their findings in the Cell… Obese women may have learning deficit specific to food   

 
 

Extreme obesity can be disability at work -EU court adviser
• Obesity • Jul 17 14

Extreme obesity can be disability at work - EU court adviser

A European Union law barring job discrimination against the disabled may apply to extremely obese people, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on… Extreme obesity can be disability at work -EU court adviser   

 
 

When it comes to food, obese women’s learning is impaired
• Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Jul 16 14

When it comes to food, obese women's learning is impaired

Obese women were better able to identify cues that predict monetary rewards than those that predict food rewards, according to a study by Yale… When it comes to food, obese women’s learning is impaired   

 
 

Severe childhood obesity shows a decline in New York City
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 11 14

Severe childhood obesity shows a decline in New York City

Appearing to buck national trends, the prevalence of severe obesity among school children in New York City was down by almost 10 percent in… Severe childhood obesity shows a decline in New York City   

 
 

Siblings may have a greater influence than parents on a child’s obesity risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 09 14

Siblings may have a greater influence than parents on a child's obeSity risk

While it is well known that a child’s risk of obesity is greater if he or she has obese family members, whether the type… Siblings may have a greater influence than parents on a child’s obesity risk   

 
 

Sibling composition impacts childhood obesity risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 09 14

Sibling composition impacts childhood obesity risk

It is well documented that children with obese parents are at greater risk for obesity. In a new study, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital,… Sibling composition impacts childhood obesity risk   

 
 

Joslin Scientists Identify Process that Affects Fat Distribution and Metabolic Syndrome
• Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Jul 03 14

Joslin Scientists Identify Process that Affects Fat Distribution and Metabolic Syndrome

Building upon their earlier research on the biology of fat metabolism, Joslin scientists discovered that microRNAs –small RNA molecules that play important roles in… Joslin Scientists Identify Process that Affects Fat Distribution and Metabolic Syndrome   

 
 

Miriam Hospital researchers develop app focused on making obese adults less sedentary
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 27 14

Miriam Hospital researchers develop app focused on making obese adults less sedentary

Even individuals who exercise a lot can be at risk for health problems if they also spend a lot of time in sedentary… Miriam Hospital researchers develop app focused on making obese adults less sedentary   

 
 

AJMC publishes results showing big data analytics can predict risk of metabolic syndrome
• Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Jun 27 14

AJMC publishes results showing big data analytics can predict risk of metabolic syndrome

Research published today in the American Journal of Managed Care demonstrates that analysis of patient records using state-of-the-art data analytics can predict future risk… AJMC publishes results showing big data analytics can predict risk of metabolic syndrome   

 
 

BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 25 14

BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese

Physicians using body mass index (BMI) to diagnose children as obese may be missing 25 percent of kids who have excess body fat… BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese   

 
 

Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lead to childhood obesity and diabetes
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 21 14

Antidepressant use during preGnancy may lead to childhood obeSity and diaBetes

Women who take antidepressants during pregnancy may be unknowingly predisposing their infants to type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life, according to new… Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lead to childhood obesity and diabetes   

 
 

California city to consider taxing soda to combat obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jun 11 14

California city to consider taxing soda to combat obeSity

An effort to combat obesity by placing an extra tax on sugary drinks was proposed by the California city of Berkeley on Tuesday,… California city to consider taxing soda to combat obesity   

 
 

Southeast Asia Tackles Obesity with Stair Climbing and Cutting Calories
• Obesity • Jun 09 14

Southeast Asia Tackles Obesity with Stair Climbing and Cutting Calories

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that affects people of all ages. Since obesity can increase one’s risk of developing numerous other health conditions, losing… Southeast Asia Tackles Obesity with Stair Climbing and Cutting Calories   

 
 

How Obesity Leads to Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer
• Cancer • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 08 14

How Obesity Leads to Type 2 DiaBetes, Cancer

Findings about the biological links between obesity, type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance may also shed light on the connection between cancer and obesity,… How Obesity Leads to Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer   

 
 

Does your stomach bacteria protect you from obesity?
• Obesity • Jun 02 14

Does your stomach bacteria protect you from obeSity

The germ Helicobacter pylori is the cause of most stomach ulcers, but new research in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics suggests that treating the bacteria… Does your stomach bacteria protect you from obesity?   

 
 

Certain kids with diabetes are most at risk for excess weight: study
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • May 31 14

Certain kids with diabetes are most at risk for excess weight

Children and teens with type 1 diabetes are already at increased risk for becoming overweight or obese, but certain traits make the odds even… Certain kids with diabetes are most at risk for excess weight: study   

 
 

Where one lives matters in the relationship between obesity and life satisfaction
• Obesity • May 29 14

Where one lives matters in the relationship between obeSity and life satisfaction

A new study suggests that how one compares weight-wise with others in his or her community plays a key role in determining how satisfied… Where one lives matters in the relationship between obesity and life satisfaction   

 
 

Economic slowdown tied to rise in obesity in richer nations: OECD
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 28 14

Economic slowdown tied to rise in obeSity in richer nations

The rate of obesity continues to climb across the world’s most developed countries, with certain nations and groups of people such as women and… Economic slowdown tied to rise in obesity in richer nations: OECD   

 
 

What Role Does MSG Play in Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease?
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • May 27 14

What Role Does MSG Play in ObeSity and Fatty Liver Disease?

The commonly used food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been linked to obesity and disorders associated with the metabolic syndrome including progressive liver disease.… What Role Does MSG Play in Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease?   

 
 

Study shows how common obesity gene contributes to weight gain
• Genetics • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • May 23 14

Study shows how common obeSity gene contributes to weight gain

Researchers have discovered how a gene commonly linked to obesity - FTO - contributes to weight gain. The study shows that variations in FTO… Study shows how common obesity gene contributes to weight gain   

 
 

Review says inexpensive food a key factor in rising obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • May 22 14

Review says inexpensive food a key factor in rising obeSity

A new review summarizes what is known about economic factors tied to the obesity epidemic in the United States and concludes many common beliefs… Review says inexpensive food a key factor in rising obesity   

 
 

Intuitions about the causes of rising obesity are often wrong, researchers report
• Obesity • May 22 14

Intuitions about the causes of rising obeSity are often wrong

Everything you think you know about the causes of rising obesity in the U.S. might be wrong, researchers say in a new report.

… Intuitions about the causes of rising obesity are often wrong, researchers report   
 
 

Unhealthy food taxes vital to fight obesity: U.N. investigator
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • May 19 14

Unhealthy food taxes vital to fight obesity

Unhealthy diets pose a greater risk to global health than the increasingly regulated sale of tobacco and governments should move fast to tax harmful… Unhealthy food taxes vital to fight obesity: U.N. investigator   

 
 

Sugar implicated in cardiovascular disease risk independent of weight gain
• Dieting • • Heart • • Obesity • May 16 14

Sugar implicated in cardiovascular disease risk independent of weight gain

Researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago have uncovered evidence that sugar has a direct effect on risk factors for heart disease, and is… Sugar implicated in cardiovascular disease risk independent of weight gain   

 
 
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