Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Reading Food Labels, Combined With Exercise, Can Lead To Weight Loss
11:00:00 CEST +0200 September 9th, 2010
Nutritional science and food marketing has become so sophisticated in recent decades that a trip to the supermarket can require a complete nutritional re-education. The average consumer needs to be on guard against preservatives, added fat, colorings, and calories, false advertising, and sophisticated but misleading labels...
Link Between Excessive Drinking, Poor Brain Health, Obesity
10:00:00 CEST +0200 September 9th, 2010
Prior research has shown that alcohol abuse and dependence are typically associated with higher rates of obesity, as evidenced by a high body mass index (BMI)...
Risk Of Gestational Diabetes, Cesarean Section, Reduced In The Obese By Bariatric Operations
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 9th, 2010
Obese women who have bariatric surgical procedures before pregnancy were three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes (GDM) than women who have bariatric operations after delivery, according to new research findings published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons...
Teasing About Weight Can Profoundly Affect Pre-Teens
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 9th, 2010
Schoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child's sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing - about weight - can have distinctive and significant effects on how pre-teens perceive their own bodies...
Diet-Induced Obesity Accelerates Leukemia
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 9th, 2010
The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been conducted at The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and will be published in Cancer Prevention Research, on October 5, 2010...
Obesity Surgery Pays For Itself In 12 Months, Says New Report
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 9th, 2010
Failure by the NHS to provide cost-effective surgical treatment for morbid obesity is costing the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year...
Weight Loss Raises Industrial Pollutant Levels In Blood
17:00:00 CEST +0200 September 8th, 2010
People with long-term weight loss have higher levels of persistent organic pollutants in their blood, which are known to increase the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes, according to an article published today in the International Journal of Obesity...
For Obese Teens, Weight Problems Persist Into Young Adulthood
15:00:00 CEST +0200 September 8th, 2010
The older teens get, the more likely they are to pack on pounds, and obesity rates climb sharply between adolescence and young adulthood, finds a new study from Australia. "Being obese as an adolescent is bad news. If an adolescent gets to the point of being obese, the likelihood of spontaneous recovery to normal weight by young adulthood is small," said George Patton, M.D...
Johns Hopkins Researchers Unravel Clues To Infertility Among Obese Women
15:00:00 CEST +0200 September 8th, 2010
Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for the risk. The research, conducted in mice and published online on Sept...
Local Efforts Seek To Reduce Childhood Obesity; Sleep-Deprived Kids Most Vulnerable
14:00:00 CEST +0200 September 8th, 2010
NPR: "[A] new study finds that even for infants and preschoolers, a good, long night's sleep may be just as important as diet and physical activity. Over the past three decades, obesity rates have doubled among children age 2 to 5, and tripled among 6- to 11-year-olds...
Discovery Of Missing Link Between Obesity And Infertility
14:00:00 CEST +0200 September 8th, 2010
Obesity and infertility frequently go hand in hand. Now, researchers reporting on studies of mice in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, might have figured out why that is, and the results come as something of a surprise. "There was a sense that the reproductive dysfunction was due to insulin resistance," said Andrew Wolfe of Hopkins Children's...
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
10:00:00 CEST +0200 September 8th, 2010
Virginia Commonwealth University has experts available in pediatric obesity, psychology, medicine and fashion to discuss a variety of topics including healthy eating, physical activity, lifestyle programs and strategies, trends and causes related to childhood obesity during the month of September. A Growing Problem Daphne Bryan, M.D...
Age And Obesity Increase Complications: Unrelated Kidney Donor Study
10:00:00 CEST +0200 September 8th, 2010
Patients who have received a new kidney are significantly more likely to develop transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) if they are obese or over 50, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Renal Care...
Celebrate National Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Month In September
10:00:00 CEST +0200 September 8th, 2010
September is National Fruits & Veggies-More MattersŪ Month! To help kick off this observance, the Alabama Department of Public Health is supporting the nationwide health campaign which includes a pledge to fight obesity and a community interactive element that contains resources for consumers...
Epitwin: Largest Ever Epigenetics Project Launched
11:00:00 CEST +0200 September 7th, 2010
One of the most ambitious large-scale projects in Human Genetics has been launched: Epitwin will capture the subtle epigenetic signatures that mark the differences between 5,000 twins on a scale and depth never before attempted, providing key therapeutic targets for the development of drug treatments...
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: September 7, 2010
10:00:00 CEST +0200 September 7th, 2010
1. A Low-carb Diet Based on Animal Protein May Increase Death Risk Evidence shows that a low-carbohydrate diet produces weight loss and improves some cardiovascular risk factors. However, health effects of a low-carbohydrate diet may depend on the type of protein and fat consumed. Researchers followed 85,168 women and 44,548 men on a low-carbohydrate diet for 26 and 20 years respectively...
Consumers Misled By Low-Carbohydrate Claims
10:00:00 CEST +0200 September 7th, 2010
Food manufacturers advertise a variety of foods on grocery store shelves by using nutrient claims on the front of packaging. A study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluates how consumers are interpreting certain carbohydrate-related content claims and the effects of claims on consumer perceptions of food products...
Ten-Fold Rise In Obesity Surgery In England Since 2000
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 7th, 2010
The use of bariatric or weight loss surgery has increased ten-fold in NHS hospitals in England since 2000, finds a study published on bmj.com. One reason for this rapid rise is increased demand from obese patients as they become more aware of surgery as a viable treatment option, suggest the researchers...
What Are Babies Made Of? Research Shows For Some It Is Sugar, Salt And Not All Things Nice
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 7th, 2010
Children as young as four weeks old are being fed a poor diet of biscuits, ice-cream and soft drinks, according to new Australian research. A study published in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics found some month-old babies had been introduced to high fat, salt and sugar foods, despite health authorities recommending exclusive breastfeeding to six months of age...
Infants And Young Children Who Don't Sleep Enough At Night Have Higher Risk Of Obesity Later On
01:00:00 CEST +0200 September 7th, 2010
Young children and infants who do not get enough nighttime sleep have a significantly higher risk of becoming obese later on in life - napping does not reduce the obesity risk significantly, reports a study published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal. Over the last 20 years obesity rates in the USA and many other countries has increased dramatically...
2 In 5 Kids in New York Are Overweight Or Obese
11:00:00 CEST +0200 September 6th, 2010
According to a new report, 2 out of every 5 of New York City's children from kindergarten to eighth grade, are either overweight or obese. This figure, released in a report on Sunday, comes from the latest New York City (NYC) Fitnessgram assessment, a new program that was piloted in 2005-06 and is now in place across the city...
Vended Foods And Beverages May Be Linked To Obesity, Diabetes And Coronary Artery Disease
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 6th, 2010
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School...
Pediatric Weight Expert Provides Obesity Trinity Answers
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 6th, 2010
In a first person paper published in the August 27, 2010 issue of Childhood Obesity, Dr. Melinda Sothern, Director of Health Promotion and Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides three ways to de-program the 1950s obesity trinity underlying the current obesity epidemic in the United States and protect future generations from its health consequences...
Long-Term Weight Loss An Uphill Struggle
09:00:00 CEST +0200 September 6th, 2010
Only about one in every six Americans who have ever been overweight or obese loses weight and maintains that loss, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. While that number is larger than most weight-loss clinical trials report, the majority of Americans are still unable to lose weight and keep it off...
Children Who Eat Vended Foods Face Health Problems, Poor Diet
10:00:00 CEST +0200 September 5th, 2010
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School...
