2006

October

• Diabetics who breast-feed lower child’s obesity risk -

• Obesity surgery without scalpel may be decade away -

• Diverticulitis increasing in young, obese patients -

• J&J campaigns for coverage of obesity surgery -

• British the fattest people in Europe -

• Lower PSA in obese men could be a warning -

• Overweight in middle age could mean dementia later in life -

• Appetite regulatory hormone responses to various dietary proteins differ by body mass index -

• Heavier weight tied to poorer mental function -

• Overeating: the brain-stomach connection mapped -

• Duodenal switch suggested for super-obese patients -

• Scientists identify agent that regulates appetite -

• Obesity linked to too little sleep, again -

• High BMI does not always spell obesity, Jackson Laboratory researchers show -

• Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ scores and cognitive delays in toddlers -

• BMI predicts exercise capacity in obese people with ischemic heart disease -

September

• Diabetes, not obesity, raises severe health risk -

• Disease of Older Adults Now Seen in Young, Obese Adults -

• Sugary Beverages Fuel the Obesity Epidemic -

• Obese orthopedic patients have higher postoperative complication and failure rates -

• Bariatric surgery risks, benefits, and care of the morbidly obese are reviewed -

• BMI can be an intermediate variable linking depression and hypertension symptoms -

• Poll shows 84% of U.S. adults see childhood obesity as major problem, up from 77% in 2005 -

• Obesity may modify the link between hepatic lipase gene and coronary heart disease risk -

• Body mass index linked to chromosome 10p but GAD2 does not appear to be involved -

• Obesity disease management services company IVOW signs contract with Pascack Valley Hospital -

• Nutritional knowledge improves students’ satisfaction with school lunch programs -

• Researchers develop and test a prevention program for childhood obesity -

• AdipoR1 expression in intra-abdominal adipose tissue was not altered by obesity or diabetes -

• Lifestyle changes lowered high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and improved weight -

• Psychosocial functioning improves following bariatric surgery -

• Low insulin-sensitive tissue access in diet-induced obesity may lead to insulin resistance -

• High-risk subpopulations after bariatric surgery should be monitored -

• Peptide YY increases after biliopancreatic diversion with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass -

• Peptide YY(1-36) and peptide YY(3-36) are involved in appetite suppression after weight loss -

• Preventative cholecystectomy unnecessary at the time of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass -

• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has lower costs and complications in bariatric surgery -

• Findings from Israel, Australia and Austria in obesity provide new insights -

• McDonald’s throws weight behind obesity research -

• Resistance training builds strength in anorexics -

• Diet, exercise boost bone strength in obese kids -

• Link between weight loss and dementia -

• Brown seaweed with anti-obesity potential! -

• Weight loss is the best way to prevent diabetes -

• Korean pine nut may offer help for obesity -

• Diet drug offers multiple health benefits -

• Obesity doubles risk of blindness, says report -

• Identifying Risk for Obesity in Early Childhood -

August

• Weight control often unhealthy among delinquents -

• Brits challenge Americans in the obesity stakes -

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