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Physical Education Key To Improving Health In Low-Income Adolescents
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School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and UC Berkeley. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness 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
Study Suggests Letting Children Sleep Late Can Curb Overweight, ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study published in the November issue of Pediatrics suggests that allowing children to sleep late on weekends and holidays can help curb obesity and overweight, HealthDay reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 1, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management 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
Minnesota City Residents Gain Longevity As a Result of Diet, Exercise ChangesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 10-month-old effort to improve the dietary, exercise and lifestyle habits among residents of Albert Lea, Minn., has resulted in participating individuals gaining an average of 3.1 years of longevity, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 21, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
A pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy for preventing excess weight gain in adolescent girls at-risk for obesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is effective at reducing binge episodes and inducing weight stabilization in obese adults with binge eating disorder.We piloted the administration of IPT to girls at-risk for excess weight gain (BMI 75th-97th percentile; IPT-WG) with and without loss of control (LOC) eating. Thirty-eight girls (12-17 years) were randomized to IPT-WG or a standard-of-care health education group.All 38 girls completed the programs and all follow-up visits through 6 months. Thirty-five of 38 returned for a complete assessment visit at 1 year. Among girls with baseline LOC (n = 20), those in IPT-WG experienced...
Source: International Journal of Eating Disorders - October 31, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Denise E. Wilfley, Jami F. Young, Laura Mufson, Susan Z. Yanovski, Deborah R. Glasofer, Christine G. Salaita, Natasha A. Schvey Source Type: journals
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
IOM Issues Recommendations to Improve Nutrition of Federal School Meal ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report from the National Institutes of Health's Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for U.S. schools to limit the calories in meals served in schools, as well as offer more fruits and vegetables and whole grain food items, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 22, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
H1N1 and Eating DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The H1N1 (swine flu) virus is a concern that has many people trying to boost their immune systems. What if you have an eating disorder? Is your immune system compromised, and are you more likely to contract the H1N1 virus? (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - October 21, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: consumer
Eating-disordered behavior in Australian and Singaporean women: A comparative studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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We used the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) to compare the specific eating disorder psychopathology of young adult women in Australia (n = 339) and Singapore (n = 164). All participants completed a brief questionnaire that included the EDE-Q, basic socio-demographic information, and self-reported height and weight.Overall levels of eating disorder psychopathology, as measured by the EDE-Q global score, were very similar. There were also no differences between groups on the EDE-Q subscales. However, analysis at the item level indicated that Singaporean women were more fearful of losing control over their e...
Source: International Journal of Eating Disorders - October 20, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Jonathan M. Mond, Anna Chen, Rajeev Kumar Source Type: journals
Micrographia and hypophonia in anorexia nervosaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Micrographia is a condition, in which the sufferers write with small handwriting. Hypophonia is described as low volume speech. Both conditions have been described in neurological conditions, such as lesions in the deep white matter of the brain, Parkinson's disease etc., In this case report, we are presenting a 22-years-old female patient with anorexia nervosa who suffered from both these conditions. The patient also suffered from epilepsy. The onset of these symptoms, progress, and current status provides scope for discussing both the possible biological and psychodynamic etiology for these symptoms in this young woman. ...
Source: International Journal of Eating Disorders - November 3, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Murali Krishnan Sekar, Jon Arcelus, Robert L. Palmer Source Type: journals
Variegate porphyria in a 46-year-old patient taking sibutramine for weight lossEmail this article to a colleague.
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We describe the case of a 46-year-old female patient presenting with a first episode of symptomatic porphyria after 10 d of sibutramine treatment for weight loss. Genetic analysis showed a heterozygous R168H hot spot mutation in the PPOX gene. A putative effect of sibutramine on the hepatic haem biosynthetic pathway and reduced food intake have likely caused this exacerbation of a porphyria attack. Although this may be the first case report of this kind, the risk of acute porphyria should be considered in patients using pharmacotherapy for obesity. (Source: Obesity Reviews)
Source: Obesity Reviews - October 20, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: M. Reiser, S. Eickmann, T. Haverkamp, U. Finckh Source Type: journals
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
Energy Gap Useful Tool For Successful Weight Loss Maintenance StrategyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Americans continue to get heavier. Most weight control methods short of bariatric surgery are generally considered ineffective in preventing obesity or reducing weight. The term energy gap was coined to estimate the change in energy balance (intake and expenditure) behaviors required to achieve and sustain reduced body weight outcomes in individuals and populations. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Contribution of animal models to the understanding of the metabolic syndrome: a systematic overviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of the most important challenges to public health and biomedical research. Animal models of MetS, such as leptin-deficient obese mice, obese spontaneously hypertensive rats, JCR: LA-cp rats and the Ossabaw and Göttingen minipigs, have contributed to our understanding of the pathophysiological basis and the development of novel therapies. For a complex disease syndrome, no animal model can be expected to serve all needs of research. Although each animal model has limitations and strengths, used together in a complementary fashion, they are essential for research on the MetS and for rapi...
Source: Obesity Reviews - October 20, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: O. Varga, M. Harangi, I. A. S. Olsson, A. K. Hansen Source Type: journals
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
The physical activity, stress and metabolic syndrome triangle: a guide to unfamiliar territory for the obesity researcherEmail this article to a colleague.
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Research aimed at deciphering the aetiology of obesity and the metabolic syndrome remains focused on two behavioural factors, namely diet and physical activity, even though epidemiologic research suggests that these two cornerstones of treatment and prevention account for only a small-to-moderate portion of the variance in these phenotypes. In recent years, this observation has prompted the intensified investigation of the pathogenic potential of factors that extend beyond the traditional concept of energy imbalance and examine the putative causes of this imbalance. Psychosocial stress has emerged as one such factor, raisi...
Source: Obesity Reviews - November 6, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: M. E. Holmes, P. Ekkekakis, J. C. Eisenmann Source Type: journals
Minnesota Legislature Awards Funding to Create Healthier EnvironmentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bloomington Public Health in Minnesota has received a $1.6 million appropriation from the state legislature to support efforts to promote healthier environments, the MN Sun reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 3, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
Change Of Focus From Weight Control To HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity - and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a "weight-acceptance" intervention, published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers found that there could be long-term beneficial effects on certain eating behaviors using a weight- acceptance intervention approach. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - November 5, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Data Suggest Children Watch Entire Day's Worth of Television Each WeekEmail this article to a colleague.
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New data from television monitoring group Nielsen suggest that each week children spend an average of an entire day watching television, representing an eight-year high for television viewing among children, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 31, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news
