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Ohio Lawmakers Consider Putting Schools in Charge of Fight Against Childhood Obesity
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Ohio lawmakers are debating a measure that would place schools at the forefront of the fight against childhood obesity, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 21, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
USDA Proposes Increasing Meal Reimbursement for Schools That Serve Healthy FoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed offering higher reimbursement rates to schools that serve healthy foods, Reuters reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 20, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
The Meaning of ThinnessEmail this article to a colleague.
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You may see thinness as something nice to have, or even an enticing goal. But in the mind of your daughter or son with an eating disorder, thinness is often much more than that. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 20, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: consumer
Lawmakers Introduce Advertising Control Measures to Curb Childhood ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation seeking to curb childhood obesity, the Wall Street Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Study Says 43 Percent Of Americans Could Be Obese By 2018 - Costing $344 Billion AnnuallyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study has found that, if left unchecked, 43 percent of Americans will be obese by 2018, costing the health care system $344 billion annually. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
To Eat Or Not To Eat? Mental Budgets Help Control ConsumptionEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. "There are some behaviors that consumers try to limit but have trouble doing so," write authors Parthasarathy Krishnamurthy (University of Houston) and Sonja Prokopec (ESSEC Business School, France). (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Obesity Rates Will Continue To Increase, Drive Health Care Costs In Pennsylvania Over Next Decade, According To New StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report released based on research by Emory University Health Care Economist Ken Thorpe, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), shows increasing obesity rates in Pennsylvania and across the country will result in higher health care spending for states and individuals. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Lawmaker Proposes Grant Program to Add BMI Data to Children's Immunization RecordsEmail this article to a colleague.
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U.S. Rep Christopher Carney (D-Pa.) has introduced legislation that would help states include body mass index (BMI) data in children's immunization records, Amed News reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Forum Post of the Week: Health Versus WeightEmail this article to a colleague.
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How do you answer the question of health versus weight? If you had to choose, would you get your weight where you want it, or would you be physically healthy? As this forum thread suggests, many with eating disorders choose differently than one might expect.
It's a concrete example of distorted thinking. We can get fooled (by advertisements, for example) into wanting something even though it isn't healthy for us. But those with eating disorders are willing to make a conscious choice to sacrifice health for weight loss or weight maintenance.
Is weight loss the best goal for you?
What don't you know about anorexia?
The sy...
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
Christmas and Eating DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Christmas and eating disorders -- not the most friendly mix. Much of the stress of Christmas comes from feeling out of control, which is especially hard with an eating disorder. Here's how to get some back. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: consumer
Mississippi State University Launches Healthy Lifestyle Program for Pre-SchoolersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mississippi State University (MSU) has launched a program aimed at educating pre-schoolers about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Students With A Lower Socioeconomic Background Benefit From Daily School Physical ActivityEmail this article to a colleague.
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German school students - especially those with low socioeconomic status (SES) - significantly improved their exercise capacity and body leanness after a year of daily physical activity classes, according to research presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. In a study of German school children with high SES and one with low SES students, researchers examined specific cardiac risk factors. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Increased Obesity Hindering Success At Reducing Heart Disease RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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The dramatic increase in overweight and obesity in adult Americans over the past 20 years has undermined public health success at reducing risk for heart disease, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. In a new study, researchers analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1988-2006, representing 8,264 adult men and women, 20 to 85 years old. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Some Obese People Perceive Body Size As OK, Dismiss Need To Lose WeightEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some obese people misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. In the Dallas Heart Study of 5,893 people, researchers found that 8 percent of the 2,056 who were obese said they were satisfied with their body size or felt they could gain weight. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart HealthCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/17/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/18/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General)
Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Teen's HeartsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Weight Loss Surgery Helps Teen's HeartsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/18/2009 9:55:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/18/2009 9:55:16 AM (Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General)
Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Limit Food and Beverage Advertising to ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation that would more strictly regulate the advertising of foods and beverages to children, the Wall Street Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Wisconsin E-Learning Program Seeks to Curb Childhood Overweight, ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Milwaukee-based Children's Hospital and Health System's Children's Health Education Center has partnered with the La Crosse County Health Department to pilot an online gaming program designed to curb childhood overweight and obesity, WKBT reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Obesity is a sign – over-eating is a symptom: an aetiological framework for the assessment and management of obesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of excess body fat and can be conceptualized as the physical manifestation of chronic energy excess. Using the analogy of oedema, the consequence of positive fluid balance or fluid retention, obesity can be seen as the consequence of positive energy balance or calorie 'retention'. Just as the assessment of oedema requires a comprehensive assessment of factors related to fluid balance, the assessment of obesity requires a systematic assessment of factors potentially affecting energy intake, metabolism and expenditure. Rather than just identifying and describing a behaviour ('this...
Source: Obesity Reviews - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: A. M. Sharma, R. Padwal Source Type: journals
Study Suggests Physical Education Class Helps Curb Teen ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study published recently in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that regular participation in physical education (P.E.) class can help reduce obesity rates among low-income teenagers, United Press International reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Playing Active Video Games Can Equal Moderate-intensity ExerciseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Active Wii sports™ video games and some Wii fit™ activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. The study, funded by Nintendo™, demonstrated that about one-third of the virtual physical activities require an energy expenditure of 3.0 METs or above, considered moderate-intensity exercise. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Active Video Games Count as ExerciseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Active Video Games Count as ExerciseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/16/2009 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/17/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General)
Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
Mississippi State University Launches Healthy Living Program for PreschoolersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mississippi State University (MSU) has launched a program aimed at educating preschool students about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Minneapolis School to Participate in Program to Promote Improved School Nutrition, Physical ActivityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Northeast Middle School in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Vikings, the National Dairy Council and the Midwest Dairy Council are partnering on a program aimed at addressing childhood obesity through improved school nutrition and opportunities for physical activity, The Farmer reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Efficacy and safety of anti-obesity drugs in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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We undertook a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to summarize the efficacy of anti-obesity drugs in reducing BMI and improving health in children and adolescents. Data sources included Medline, Embase, the Cochrane controlled trials register and other registers of controlled trials, together with reference lists of identified articles. All data sources were searched from January 1996 to July 2008. We searched for double blind randomized placebo controlled trials of approved anti-obesity drugs used in children and adolescents (age (Source: Obesity Reviews)
Source: Obesity Reviews - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: R. M. Viner, Y. Hsia, T. Tomsic, I. C. K. Wong Source Type: journals
Obesity, intentional weight loss and physical disability in older adultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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We examine obesity, intentional weight loss and physical disability in older adults. Based on prospective epidemiological studies, body mass index exhibits a curvilinear relationship with physical disability; there appears to be some protective effect associated with older adults being overweight. Whereas the greatest risk for physical disability occurs in older adults who are [ge]class II obesity, the effects of obesity on physical disability appears to be moderated by both sex and race. Obesity at age 30 years constitutes a greater risk for disability later in life than when obesity develops at age 50 years or later; how...
Source: Obesity Reviews - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: W. J. Rejeski, A. P. Marsh, E. Chmelo, J. J. Rejeski Source Type: journals
Florida Board of Education to Consider Eliminating Sugar-Sweetened Beverages from SchoolsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Florida Board of Education officials are considering removing all sugar-laden beverages from school cafeterias and vending machines, the Sun Sentinel reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 16, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
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Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: consumer
California School District Recruits Students to Create Nutritious MenuEmail this article to a colleague.
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Students in Chula Vista, Calif., are participating in a program that encourages them to create nutritious meals to be served in the district's elementary schools, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 14, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Eating Disorder Group Puts Real Models on the RunwayEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the 5th consecutive year, the Alliance for Eating Disorders has held a fashion show employing models with realistic proportions.
It's remarkable how strong this trend is becoming. Could it be that a significant slice of our population is truly exhausted with more stereotypical models?
The first dip into the "real models" pool
The Academy of Eating Disorder's guidelines for the fashion industry
The struggle to introduce reality into modeling
Add to Technorati | Free Newsletter | Eating Disorders ForumEating Disorder Group Puts Real Models on the Runway originally appeared on About.com Eating Disorders on ...
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 14, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
New York Senator Introduces Early Child Nutrition Improvement BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has introduced legislation aimed at improving the quality of federally funded meals served at day-care centers and Head Start programs and increasing the number of children eligible for such meals, the Daily Messenger reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 13, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Family Physician Group Offered No-Cost Alternative To Funding From Coca-ColaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Leading Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) nutrition and health researcher Walter Willett, M.D., Dr. P.H., has written a letter to the President-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) offering an alternative to the organization's decision, announced in October, to accept a six-figure grant from the Coca-Cola Company to develop web content on beverages and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 13, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Study Links Yo-Yo Dieting to AddictionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Study Links Yo-Yo Dieting to AddictionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/12/2009 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/13/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General)
Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General - November 13, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
Boomers Doomed to Disability?Email this article to a colleague.
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Title: Boomers Doomed to Disability?Category: Health NewsCreated: 11/13/2009 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/13/2009 9:35:21 AM (Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General)
Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General - November 13, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
Mindful Eating for Binge HelpEmail this article to a colleague.
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Of what value is using your sense of hearing while eating? The sounds of eating tune us in to a variety of sensations that trigger our bodies to prepare for food. Hearing also gives us access to different kinds of satisfaction than we might not have otherwise. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - November 13, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: eatingdisorders.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: consumer
Survey Reveals Parents Want Schools to Limit Access to Junk Food, Improve Physical ActivityEmail this article to a colleague.
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New survey results released by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation suggest that a significant majority of parents want schools to limit access to unhealthy food items and promote physical activity, the Vending Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Use Of Performance Enhancers By Athletes More Likely To Lead To Abuse Of Alcohol, Other DrugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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College athletes who use performance-enhancing substances may be at heightened risk of misusing alcohol and using recreational drugs as well, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The study, of 234 male athletes at one university, found that those who used performance enhancers -- ranging from steroids to stimulants to weight-loss supplements -- were more likely to admit to heavy drinking and using drugs like marijuana and cocaine. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People FatEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People FatCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/11/2009 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/12/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General)
Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting EasierEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting EasierCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/11/2009 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/12/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General)
Source: MedicineNet Weight Management General - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: consumer
Group Suggests Federal Government Should Lead Pedestrian Safety EffortsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Transportation for America, a group that "advocates safe, sustainable transportation," is calling for the federal government to enhance efforts to improve pedestrian safety throughout the country, the Columbus Dispatch reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Global Health Partner AB: Start-up Of Obesity Treatment Operations In FinlandEmail this article to a colleague.
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In collaboration with Eira Hospital in Helsinki, Global Health Partner (STO:GHP) has started up obesity treatment operations and the first bariatric surgery procedure has now been performed. Finland has the highest obesity prevalence in the Nordic countries. However, the number of bariatric surgery procedures has so far been very low. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Body Perception and Satisfaction in Obese, Severely Obese, and Normal Weight Female Patients.Email this article to a colleague.
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The objective of this study was to investigate body perception and the associated level of dissatisfaction among obese patients. Twenty patients from each category of obese, severely obese, and normal weight individuals had their pictures enlarged or thinned using a computer program to manipulate photographs taken from the front, profile angle, and back. The pictures were shown to patients to represent both the way they thought they appeared and the way they would like to appear. Our results show that severely obese patients correctly perceived themselves as being more corpulent than obese patients, who in turn correctly p...
Source: Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Docteur A, Urdapilleta I, Defrance C, Raison J Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: journals
Primary Care Providers' Knowledge, Practices, and Perceived Barriers to the Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Obesity.Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, there is much room to improve PCPs' knowledge of obesity and AAP guidelines. Although PCPs rate fast-food consumption, TV viewing, and lack of exercise as important treatment barriers, many never discussed these topics during the first year.
PMID: 19910934 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Obesity)
Source: Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Spivack JG, Swietlik M, Alessandrini E, Faith MS Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: journals
Obesity in China: The Differential Impacts of Covariates Along the BMI Distribution.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study proposes that such relationships are likely to differ along the conditional BMI distribution, and seeks to investigate such quantile-dependent variation in effects. Special attention is paid to how variables affect the upper tail of the conditional BMI distribution where overweight and obesity concerns are more acute. Quantile regressions (QRs) and ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions are estimated. The sample consists of 3,407 adult individuals aged 20-45 who participated in the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), 2006. Substantial cross quantile variation is observed in the relationships between seve...
Source: Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Shankar B Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: journals
Genetic Effects on Postprandial Variations of Inflammatory Markers in Healthy Individuals.Email this article to a colleague.
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Circulating levels of inflammatory markers predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), mediated perhaps in part by dietary fat intake, through mechanisms only partially understood. To evaluate post-fat load changes in inflammatory markers and genetic influences on these changes, we administered a standardized high-fat meal to 838 related Amish subjects as part of the Heredity and Phenotype Intervention (HAPI) Heart Study and measured a panel of inflammatory markers, including C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -9 (MMP-1 and MMP-9), and white blood cell (WBC) cou...
Source: Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Cheng YC, Kao WH, Mitchell BD, Sharrett AR, Ryan KA, Vogel RA, Shuldiner AR, Pollin TI Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: journals
Pioglitazone Increases the Proportion of Small Cells in Human Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue.Email this article to a colleague.
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Rodent and in vitro studies suggest that thiazolidinediones promote adipogenesis but there are few studies in humans to corroborate these findings. The purpose of this study was to determine whether pioglitazone stimulates adipogenesis in vivo and whether this process relates to improved insulin sensitivity. To test this hypothesis, 12 overweight/obese nondiabetic, insulin-resistant individuals underwent biopsy of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue at baseline and after 12 weeks of pioglitazone treatment. Cell size distribution was determined via the Multisizer technique. Insulin sensitivity was quantified at baseli...
Source: Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: McLaughlin TM, Liu T, Yee G, Abbasi F, Lamendola C, Reaven G, Tsao P, Cushman S, Sherman A Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: journals
Novel Obesity Risk Loci Do Not Determine Distribution of Body Fat Depots: A Whole-body MRI/MRS study.Email this article to a colleague.
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A recent meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies has identified six new risk-loci for common obesity. We studied whether these risk loci influence the distribution of body fat depots. We genotyped 1,469 nondiabetic subjects for the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) TMEM18 rs6548238, KCTD15 rs11084753, GNPDA2 rs10938397, SH2B1 rs7498665, MTCH2 rs10838738, and NEGR1 rs2815752. We assessed BMI, waist circumference, total body fat, and lean body mass (bioimpedance). All subjects underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) for estimation of insulin sensitivity. In 332 subjects, we measured total adipose ti...
Source: Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Haupt A, Thamer C, Heni M, Machicao F, Machann J, Schick F, Stefan N, Fritsche A, Häring HU, Staiger H Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: journals
Decreased Npc1 Gene Dosage in Mice Is Associated With Weight Gain.Email this article to a colleague.
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A recent genome-wide association study has determined that the Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) gene is associated with early-onset and morbid adult obesity. However, what effects of the nonsynonymous variation in NPC1 on protein function result in weight gain remains unknown. The NPC1 heterozygous mouse model (Npc1(+/-)), which expresses one-half the normal amounts of functional Npc1 protein compared to the homozygous normal (Npc1(+/+)) mouse, was used to determine whether decreased Npc1 gene dosage was associated with weight gain when fed either a low-fat (10% kcal fat) or high-fat (45% kcal fat) diet beginning at 4 weeks of a...
Source: Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Jelinek D, Heidenreich RA, Erickson RP, Garver WS Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: journals
Measurement Site and the Association Between Visceral and Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue With Metabolic Risk in Women.Email this article to a colleague.
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The associations between visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (ASAT) and metabolic risk may be influenced by measurement site. The aim of this study was to compare the strength of the associations between VAT and ASAT, as assessed by a cross-sectional image (area) or total volume, and prevalent metabolic syndrome (MetS). We also examined the association between changes in abdominal AT area and volume with concomitant changes in metabolic risk. Abdominal AT volume and areas were derived using ~35 continuous computed tomography (CT) images from T10-T11 to L5-S1 in overweight or obese po...
Source: Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Kuk JL, Church TS, Blair SN, Ross R Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: journals
