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Alaska Dentist Among 10 Americans Chosen To Receive National Award For Improving The Oral Health Of Barrow's Residents
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has announced its selection of Amanda Gaynor Ashley, D.M.D., Ms.Edu., director of the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital Dental Clinic in Barrow, Alaska, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. She is one of 10 extraordinary Americans to receive the RWJF honor for 2009 at a ceremony at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Ashley brought new life to an oral health clinic in Alaska's remote North Slope Borough area.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - October 9, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Dentistry Source Type: news
Los Angeles Fast-Food Restaurant Ban Unlikely To Cut Obesity, Study FindsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers from RAND Health found that the South Los Angeles region has no more fast-food chain establishments on a per capita basis than other parts of the city, but rather many more small food stores and other food outlets.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - October 8, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Practice Guidelines For Nutrition Care For Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Published By ADAEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Dietetic Association has published new evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for registered dietitians on nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - August 13, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
What Is My Ideal Weight? How Much Should I Weigh?Email this article to a colleague.
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A person's ideal body weight is determined by several factors, such as age, muscle-fat ratio, height, age, sex, and bone density. Some say your Body Mass Index (BMI) is the ideal way to calculate whether your body weight is ideal. Others say BMI is faulty as it does not take into account muscle mass, and waist-hip ratio is better. One person's ideal body weight may be completely different from another's.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - August 11, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Psychologist Says Parents Can Help Stop The Obesity EpidemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years, which may mean today's children become the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, a leading obesity expert told the American Psychological Association on Saturday. However, parents can help stave off this impending crisis if they help their children to eat better and exercise, according to Edward Abramson, PhD.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - August 10, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Gut Hormone Has 'Remote Control' On Blood SugarEmail this article to a colleague.
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A gut hormone first described in 1928 plays an unanticipated and important role in the remote control of blood sugar production in the liver, according to a report in the August 6th Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. What's more, the researchers show that rats fed a high-fat diet for a few days become resistant to the glucose-lowering hormone known as cholecystokinin (CCK).
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - August 6, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Baseline Dopamine Levels And Our Motivation To Eat Influenced By Fat HormoneEmail this article to a colleague.
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As we all know from experience, people eat not only because they are hungry, but also because the food just simply tastes too good to pass up. Now, a new study in the August 6th Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, helps to explain how leptin, a hormone produced by fat tissue, influences that motivation to eat. The researchers describe for the first time a new bunch of leptin-responsive (LepRb) neurons in the brain's lateral hypothalamic area (LHA).
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - August 6, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Obesity Healthcare Costs US 147 Billion Dollars A Year, New StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The annual healthcare cost of obesity in the US has doubled in less than a decade and may be as high as 147 billion dollars a year says new government-sponsored research. The study was conducted by researchers at RTI International, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is published in the 27 July issue of the health policy journal Health Affairs.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 28, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Obesity And Diabetes Reduced By Common Allergy Drug In Mouse ModelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Crack open the latest medical textbook to the chapter on type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes, and you'll be hard pressed to find the term "immunology" anywhere. This is because metabolic conditions and immunologic conditions are, with a few exceptions, distant cousins.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 28, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
More Obese Blacks Than Hispanics And Whites In The USEmail this article to a colleague.
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The incidence of obesity among US blacks is higher than among Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Development (CDC). The report was prepared by Dr Liping Pan from the CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, and colleagues and appears in the July 17 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 20, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Reliv International's GlucAffect(TM) Proven Effective In Clinical StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A clinical study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research found that GlucAffect, a nutritional supplement developed by Reliv International, Inc. (Nasdaq: RELV), significantly reduced blood glucose levels and helped control weight in study participants. The study included 50 overweight individuals who had pre-diabetic glucose levels prior to the study.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
People Who Bike Or Walk To Work Are More Fit, Less Fat Than DriversEmail this article to a colleague.
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Trying to get fit but can't work it into your daily schedule? Incorporating even relatively short bouts of exercise into a daily commute appears to deliver significant rewards, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Researchers looked at the health and fitness levels of active commuters people who walk or ride a bike to work at least part of the way compared to those who drive or take public transportation.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 14, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results From Dose-Ranging Clinical Study Of Pramlintide/Metreleptin Combination Treatment For ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) announced positive results from a 28-week dose-ranging study of pramlintide/metreleptin, a combination treatment comprising pramlintide, an analog of the natural hormone amylin, and metreleptin, an analog of the natural hormone leptin, in overweight and obese patients. This Phase 2 study successfully characterized patients who responded best to treatment and also provided important information to inform dose selection.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 10, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
New System Reveals Whether School Wellness Policies 'Make The Grade'Email this article to a colleague.
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In an effort to help families and school administrators fight the epidemic of obesity among children, a Yale-led team of researchers has developed a practical coding system to evaluate school wellness policies, which are required of all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. This coding system was introduced in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 9, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Middle-Aged Mice Fed Antibiotic Lived LongerEmail this article to a colleague.
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US researchers found that feeding middle-aged mice the antibiotic rapamycin, an anti-fungal agent originally discovered in the soil of Easter Island, helped them live between 9 and 14 per cent longer than equivalent mice not fed the drug, which among other things is currently used to suppress immune systems in transplant patients.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 9, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
Weight Loss Effective In Preventing Falls For The ObeseEmail this article to a colleague.
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In addition to greatly improving overall health and longevity, losing weight is an effective fall prevention strategy for persons with obesity, according to a new study from the American College of Sports Medicine. A study by Michael Madigan, Ph.D., found that obese persons who lost even less than 10 percent of their body weight (about 25 pounds for a 300-pound person) or more significantly improved their balance.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - July 8, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
CDC Introduces New Website To Help Employers Combat Obesity And Reduce Health-Related CostsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled LEANWorks!, a Website designed to help businesses address obesity. LEAN stands for Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition. The new Website was announced at a National Business Group on Health meeting in Washington, D.C. "CDC LEANWorks! was developed in direct response to organizations asking CDC for help in addressing the obesity epidemic.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Novel Non-Surgical Therapy Dramatically Increases Weight Loss In Obese Patients; Results From Pilot Clinical Study Presented At ASMBSEmail this article to a colleague.
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GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced results from a pilot clinical study which demonstrated the substantially enhanced weight loss effects of combining the company's EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner with a new EndoBarrier Flow Restrictor.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
New Study Finds Social And Economic Factors Play Major Role In Determining Who Gets Bariatric SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Less than one-half of one percent (0.4%) of the 22 million people in the U.S. who are medically eligible for bariatric surgery actually get the surgery, and those who do are most likely to be white females with higher incomes and covered by private health insurance, according to a new study presented here at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
New Study Shows About 60% Remain Diabetes-Free 5 To 16 Years After Gastric BypassEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nearly 90 percent of morbidly obese patients with Type 2 diabetes experienced diabetes resolution within the first year of gastric bypass surgery and about 60 percent remained diabetes-free five to 16 years later, according to a new study presented today at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - June 25, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Underweight And Extremely Obese Die Earlier Than People Of Normal Weight, Study FindsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight - but those who are overweight actually live longer than people of normal weight. Those are the findings of a new study published online in Obesity by researchers at Statistics Canada, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, and McGill University.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - June 24, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Local Food Environments Can Lead To ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Living in an area with more fast food outlets and convenience stores than supermarkets and grocers has been associated with obesity in a Canadian study. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health have shown that your local food environment can affect your weight. John Spence from the University of Alberta, Canada, worked with a team of researchers to study associations between the 'Retail Food Environment Index' (RFEI) and levels of obesity.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - June 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Study Finds Living Near Fast Food Outlet Not A Weighty Problem For KidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast food outlet increases weight in children and that living near supermarkets, which sell fresh fruit and vegetables as well as so called junk food, lowers weight.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - June 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Study Finds Fast Food Not A Weighty Problem For KidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast food outlet increases weight in children and that living near supermarkets, which sell fresh fruit and vegetables as well as so called junk food, lowers weight.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - June 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Patients Had Fewer Infection Rates, Fewer Complications At Blue Distinction Centers For Bariatric Surgery(R), According To HealthCore StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medical centers offering surgical weight loss programs have increased dramatically over the past few years, and it's more important than ever to know which ones produce the best results.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
The Clinically Proven Weight Loss Treatment Alli(R) (orlistat 60 Mg) Is Now On Sale In Pharmacies, EuropeEmail this article to a colleague.
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announces that alli - the weight loss treatment that could help adults with BMI of 28 kg/m2 or more, lose 50 per cent more weight than by dieting alone1 - goes on sale today in pharmacies throughout the UK, and in markets throughout Europe during April and May. For every 2 kilos lost using a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet, an extra 1 kilo could be lost by using alli.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 21, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Weight Loss Pill Available Over The Counter In The UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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A weight loss pill that has been available on prescription for ten years and can help very overweight and obese people lose more weight than dieting alone is now available over the counter in the UK. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced earlier today that alli (orlistat 60 mg) is now on sale in pharmacies and chemists in the UK. The pill can help adults with a BMI of 28 kg/m2 or more lose 50 per cent more body weight than they would just by dieting.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 21, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
BMI Might Be Inaccurate Assessment Of Obesity Among Minorities, Study FindsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The standard body mass index measurement -- a ratio of weight to height -- does not account for differences in bone and muscle masses of minorities and inaccurately over- and underestimates obesity among some groups, according to a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, Reuters Health reports.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Exercise-Exposed Fetuses Have Improved Breathing Movements In Utero, A Marker For Healthy DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Exercise has many benefits for adults, teens, and youngsters. It is less clear what benefit, if any, exercise may have during fetal growth during gestation. Now that scientists have determined that, generally speaking, maternal exercise poses no significant risk to a fetus, studies are underway to examine the mother/fetus/exercise/health connection. One important study is now complete.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Cold And Brown Fat Raise The Prospect Of A New Method Of Treating ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sven Enerbäck, Professor at the Institute of Biomedicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is one of the scientists who published their results in The New England Journal of Medicine this week. Studies carried out by Enerbäck and others show that adults use brown fat to convert energy to heat - a discovery that may provide new possibilities in treating overweight and obesity.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Benefits Of Working Out Heightened By Low Glycemic BreakfastEmail this article to a colleague.
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The benefits of physical activity and a balanced diet are well documented and form the basis of many public health recommendations. This is because each of these factors can independently influence risks for many chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer. Some research also suggests that exercise and diet interact to influence health. For instance, exercising after short-term fasting (such as before breakfast) may increase the amount of fat burned.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 16, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Fatty Liver Disease: The Next Big ThingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Poor aerobic fitness is strongly associated with obesity and its consequent risks of heart disease, strokes and diabetes now considered worldwide epidemics. But the underlying link has long puzzled scientists. New research in The Journal of Physiology connects low aerobic capacity to another serious condition non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and suggests that the resulting liver problems play a crucial step developing obesity-related illnesses.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
In Older People, Exercise Reduces FallsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Exercise programmes are an effective option for preventing falls among older people living in the community. There is less evidence at present for the effectiveness of other interventions, such as home safety improvements and vitamin D supplements, according to Cochrane Researchers who carried out a systematic review of the available evidence. Although few falls result in serious injuries, they may have many additional impacts on an older person's quality of life.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
America's Real Biggest Loser?Email this article to a colleague.
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Dave Severson is half the man he used to be Literally. In the past eighteen months, the 48-year-old Chicago resident has shed over 200 pounds, slightly more than the sum of his current weight. "I have battled with my weight my whole life. I was overweight even as a child," said the accountant for a manufacturing company. "My life is totally different. I have more energy and am able to do more activities. And I'm off all my medications.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Top Five Medical Reasons To Consider Weight-Loss SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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While improving your self-esteem and lowering your pants size are significant benefits of weight-loss surgery, the health benefits can be dramatic. Nick Nicholson, M.D., weight loss surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, explains how the surgery can actually improve certain health conditions.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Eat, Drink And Be Merry?Email this article to a colleague.
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Fast food and soft drinks may be making children fatter but they also make them happy. Programs aimed at tackling childhood obesity, by reducing children's consumption of unhealthy food and drink, are likely to be more effective if they also actively seek to keep children happy in other ways, according to Professor Hung-Hao Chang from National Taiwan University and Professor Rodolfo Nayga from the University of Arkansas in the US.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Snacking On High GI Foods During Late Pregnancy May Lead To The Birth Of A Heavier Baby With An Increased Risk Of Childhood Obesity, Says New ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mothers who snack on high GI (Glycaemic Index) foods like chocolate and white bread during later pregnancy may give birth to heavier babies with a greater risk of childhood obesity, according to new research published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Weight Loss Surgery Works Even For Moderately ObeseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Surgeons once recommended weight-loss surgery only for severely obese patients who failed to drop pounds with conventional weight-loss methods, but a review now finds that bariatric surgery helps the moderately obese lose more weight, too. "Until recently, only people with severe obesity with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 were considered for bariatric surgery," said review author Jill Colquitt, Ph.D.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Learning Curve: Tricks To Resist TemptationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Here's good news for dieters who face food challenges in the break room every day: A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that our resistance gets a boost after we've just been exposed to similar temptations. "The threat of overconsumption is a real one for many of us.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 2, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Optical Illusions: Variety Makes Us Perceive Smaller QuantitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Here's another reason why dieters should avoid all-you-can-eat buffets: When faced with a large variety of items, consumers tend to underestimate how much of each item is present, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Joseph P. Redden (University of Minnesota) and Stephen J.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 2, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Study Finds Link Between Seasons And Declines In Exercise Patterns Over TimeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although winter's grasp has subsided to spring, its effects could have a long term impact on the exercise patterns of teenagers. According to a five-year study published in the Annals of Epidemiology, while teens are generally more active in warmer months, significant drops in physical activity during winter months contributes to a general slowdown in exercise habits throughout adolescence that could persist over time.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 2, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Sports Medicine / Fitness Source Type: news
Focus On The Future: Long-term Goals Help Us Resist Unhealthy UrgesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Imagine a delicious pile of French fries next to a low-fat green salad. After resisting the fries, can you really be expected to go to the gym instead of watching TV? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers who focus on long-term goals are more likely to resist unhealthy urges.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 2, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Link Between Infant Weight Gain And Childhood ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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As childhood obesity continues its thirty-year advance from occasional curiosity to cultural epidemic, health care providers are struggling to find out why - and the reasons are many. Increasingly sedentary environments for both adults and children, as well as cheap and ubiquitous processed foods no doubt play a role, but researchers are finding more evidence that the first clues for childhood obesity may begin as far back as early infancy.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 1, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
General Healthcare Group Sees Weight Loss Procedures Rise By Over 30 Percent, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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General Healthcare Group (GHG), the leading provider of independent health care services in the UK, has reported that the number of patients undergoing weight loss surgery at its BMI Healthcare hospitals increased by more than 30 percent in October 2008 through February 2009 compared to the same period in the previous financial year.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 1, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Body Mass Index Does Not Improve When Practicing School-Based Physical ActivityEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study in CMAJ reports that school-based physical activity has positive health effects on children, although it does not improve body mass index (BMI). Increasing rates in childhood obesity has become a public health issue. Obesity in children has more than tripled in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and across Europe since 1970, resulting in an increase in coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other obesity-related diseases.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - April 1, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Lorcaserin Pivotal Phase 3 Obesity Trial Results: Meets All Primary Efficacy And Safety EndpointsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) announced positive top-line results from BLOOM (Behavioral modification and Lorcaserin for Overweight and Obesity Management), the first of two pivotal trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of lorcaserin for weight management. Statistical significance (p
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - March 31, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
'Born In The USA' Might Mean Higher BMI For Asian AmericansEmail this article to a colleague.
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Socioeconomic status alone might not be as reliable a predictor of body mass index (BMI) in U.S. residents as previously thought, according to a new study. The influence of gender, ethnicity and birthplace are also worth considering when screening for obesity risk and other BMI-related health issues, argue study authors led by Emma Sánchez-Vaznaugh, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California San Francisco's Center on Social Disparities in Health.
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - March 25, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Unpublished Study Links Seroquel To Weight Gain, DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The details of an unpublished year-long study linking AstraZeneca's schizophrenia drug Seroquel to weight gain and diabetes has recently emerged in lawsuits throughout the U.S., making the incident a "case study in how drug companies can control the publicly available research about their products," the
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today - March 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: Litigation / Medical Malpractice Source Type: news
Nutrigenomics -- Developing Personalized Diets For Disease Prevention -- Part 2 Just Published In OMICSEmail this article to a colleague.
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The relationships between food, nutrition science, and health outcomes have been intensively analyzed over the past century. Genomic variation among individuals and populations is a new factor that enriches and challenges our understanding of these complex relationships. Hence, the rapidly emerging intersection of nutritional science and genomics - nutrigenomics - was the focus of a special issue of OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology in December 2008 (Part 1).
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Scientists Discover Why A Low GI Meal Makes You Feel FullEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eating a meal with a low GI (glycaemic index) increases gut hormone production which leads to suppression of appetite and the feeling of fullness. This is the finding of new research being presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES meeting in Harrogate. Researchers from King's College London studied the effects of a low versus high GI meal on levels of gut hormones. This is the first study to provide clues as to how a low GI meal produces satiety.
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