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Stanford Study Shows Stealthy Leads To Healthy In Effort To Improve Diet
How do you get college students to eat better? A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that a "stealth" strategy of raising the students' awareness of environmental and social issues related to food can persuade them to eat more veggies and less ice cream. The study will be published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Reducing Child Obesity
Pennsylvania school districts set goals and improved snacks and a la carte offerings to meet federal legislation for reducing childhood obesity, but opportunities for physical activity did not improve in most schools, according to Pennsylvania nutritional scientists... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Study Shows AFREZZA? Controls Blood Sugar Levels In Type 1 Diabetes, Results In Weight Loss, Less Hypoglycemia Than Usual Care
Diabetes treatment regimens containing AFREZZATM (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, a well-tolerated, ultra rapid acting insulin, provide glucose control similar to standard insulin therapy along with weight loss and reduced incidence of hypoglycemia in patients with Type 1 diabetes and poorly controlled blood sugar levels, according to a two-year study presented ... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Two Major Insurers Now Cover Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) today announced its support of recent policy changes by Aetna Inc. and United Healthcare. The national health insurance giants will now cover laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a newer method of bariatric surgery that is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for morbid obesity... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Moving Is The Best Medicine To Fight Arthritis Pain
The burden of arthritis is greater for African Americans and Hispanics, despite lower prevalence among these groups according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published in the May issue of Preventing Chronic Disease... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Comparing Measurement Techniques To Better Assess Body Composition
Measuring body composition - the amount of fatty tissue, muscle tissue and bone present in the body - can provide valuable information for determining an individual's overall health status. However, obtaining accurate measurements can be difficult and expensive, according to Steve Ball, University of Missouri Extension fitness specialist... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
UnitedHealth Partners With Walgreens And YMCA To Control Diabetes
The New York Times: "The UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's largest health insurers, is teaming up with the Y.M.C.A. and retail pharmacies to try a new approach to one of the nation's most serious and expensive medical problems: Type 2 Diabetes. Rather than simply continuing to pay ever-higher medical claims to care for its diabetic customers, UnitedHealth is paying the Y.M.C.A... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Brain Scans Of Healthy Women Reveal Fear Of Getting Fat
A group of women in a new study seemed unlikely to have body image issues - at least their responses on a tried-and-true psychological screening presented no red flags. That assessment changed when Brigham Young University researchers used MRI technology to observe what happened in the brain as these women viewed images of complete strangers... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Diet Alone Unlikely To Lead To Significant Weight Loss
Newly-published research by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University demonstrates that simply reducing caloric intake is not enough to promote significant weight loss. This appears to be due to a natural compensatory mechanism that reduces a person's physical activity in response to a reduction in calories... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Self-Esteem, Support Key To Realistic Weight Loss
TV shows depicting dramatic weight loss may reflect anything but reality, according to an expert presenting today at the American College of Sports Medicine's 14th-annual Health & Fitness Summit. Lauve Metcalfe, M.S., CWC, said sensible weight-loss programs have more modest goals but are rooted in self-esteem and positive body image... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Study Finds No Evidence That Obese Patients Are Less Likely To Receive Recommended Care
Despite a concern that obese or overweight patients may receive lower quality of health care, an analysis of eight common outpatient quality measures from a sample of nearly 70,000 patients finds no evidence that obese or overweight patients receive inferior care when compared with normal-weight patients, and in fact may receive a higher rate of recommended care on several meas... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
The Skinny On Brown Fat
Last year, researchers made a game-changing realization: brown fat, the energy-burning stuff that keeps babies warm, isn't just for the youngest among us. Adults have it, too (if they are lucky, anyway), and it is beginning to look like the heat-generating tissue might hold considerable metabolic importance for familiar and irritating trends, like our tendency to put on extra weight as we age... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
New Research Reports That Eating Protein In The Morning Helps Manage Hunger
A new study demonstrates that eating protein-rich eggs for breakfast reduces hunger and decreases calorie consumption at lunch and throughout the day... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Lower Stroke Risk In Women Who Walk Regularly
Women who walked two or more hours a week or who usually walked at a brisk pace (3 miles per hour or faster) had a significantly lower risk of stroke than women who didn't walk, according to a large, long-term study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
IPS Examines Malnutrition, Obesity In Latin America
Inter Press Service examines malnutrition and factors contributing to the rising rates of "obesity and obesity-related illness - such as type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, some forms of cancer and osteoporosis - in Latin America, and especially among the poorest sectors of the population... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Understanding The Importance Of Attitude Toward Everyday Activity May Lead To A Healthier Lifestyle
Unintentional physical activity may be influenced by non-conscious attitudes, noted David Conroy, associate professor of kinesiology and human development and family studies. The challenge of encouraging more activity can be met by understanding the motivation behind both deliberate exercise and inherent behaviors... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Common Mechanisms Of Drug Abuse And Obesity
Some of the same brain mechanisms that fuel drug addiction in humans accompany the emergence of compulsive eating behaviors and the development of obesity in animals, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
NCKU Hospital Transformed Obese Patients Into Slim Beauties
Weight control is one of the important topics for modern people. In addition to proper diet, regular exercise and appropriate use of medicine, obese suffers may consider weight loss surgeries for faster effects. The first successful case in NCKU Hospital reduced her weight from 118 kg to 62.8 kg one year after the surgery. Ms... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Aiming For Guilt-Free Cakes And Frostings
Delicious new cakes and frostings may someday contain less fat and fewer calories, thanks to work by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists such as Mukti Singh. She's based at the ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) in Peoria, Ill... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Drugs Developed To Treat Addiction May Also Benefit People Who Are Habitual Overeaters
Some of the same brain mechanisms that fuel drug addiction in humans accompany the emergence of compulsive eating behaviors and the development of obesity in animals, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Compulsive Eating May Be Addictive: Research Provides New Clues To Obesity Epidemic
In a newly published study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that the same molecular mechanisms that drive people into drug addiction are behind the compulsion to overeat, pushing people into obesity. The new study, conducted by Scripps Research Associate Professor Paul J. Kenny and graduate student Paul M... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Portion Distortion Throughout The Millennium
The largest Last Supper - were the twelve apostles guilty of overeating at the Last Supper? Two brothers - an eating behavior expert and a religious studies scholar - are publishing findings that might make you think twice at your Easter dinner. Brian and Craig Wansink teamed up to analyze the amount of food depicted in 52 of the best-known paintings of the Last Supper... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Seaweed Bread - A Food To Fight Britain's Obesity?
Researchers at Newcastle University have reported that a fibre found in seaweed could reduce the body's absorption of fat by over 75 per cent. In tests using an artificial gut, the researchers measured the amount of fat that was digested and absorbed after treatment with over 60 different natural fibres... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Oxygen Supply To Unborn Baby Reduced By Obesity And Passive Smoking
Babies born to mothers with obesity and exposed to passive smoking are more likely to have health problems than others. This conclusion is based on evidence of elevated levels of nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord reported in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Scientists Believe That Anti-Obesity Drugs Are Unlikely To Provide Lasting Benefit
Scientists at the University of Liverpool argue that anti-obesity drugs fail to provide lasting benefits for health and wellbeing because they tackle the biological consequences of obesity, and not the important psychological causes of overconsumption and weight gain... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
New Surveys From Stop Obesity Alliance Show Primary Care Doctors And Patients See Shared Role In Weight Loss, But Ask, Now What?
Primary care physicians agree they have a role in addressing obesity, but say they do not have the right weight management resources. Obese or heavier adults take responsibility for weight loss, but adults who need to lose weight may lack information about effective weight loss methods and strategies... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
The Results Are In: Users Of BodyMedia's Wearable Body-Monitoring Technology Lose 3 Times More Weight
With obesity in America reaching alarming levels -- across our adult and youth populations -- results from a clinical trial unveiled by BodyMedia confirm that participants who used BodyMedia's wearable body-monitoring technology either in conjunction with a group weight loss program or as part of their own self-directed program lost up to three times more weight than individual... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Bolder Action Needed From Government On Obesity, Says Heart Charity, UK
In response to the Department of Health's 'Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives Strategy Two Years On' (1) report looking at the Government's progress on tackling rising levels of obesity in children and adults, Peter Hollins, Chief Executive for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says: "Unfortunately childhood obesity levels in England remain far too high and it is too early to ... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Link Between Obesity And Poor Colon Cancer Prognosis
Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Novel Program Translates Behavioral And Social Science Research Into Treatments To Reduce Obesity
Under a $7.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Rush University Medical Center is developing a novel program, called WISHFIT, to help pre-menopausal women reduce visceral fat through a sustained increase in physical activity and reduction in stress... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
New Survey Finds Out What Americans Are Really Paying Attention To When Choosing Foods
Americans recognize things need to change in the grocery aisle, and they support Uncle Sam's efforts to overhaul what is included in their food and on the packages. The majority also believe they are individually responsible for making the right food choices to avoid obesity, but will readily accept the government's help to be successful, according to a new survey by FoodMinds... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Obesity Associated With Risk Of Colorectal Tumors Without Microsatellite Instability
The increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with obesity may be largely restricted to tumors that have no or low microsatellite instability (MSI), a common condition in most colorectal cancers, according to a new study published online March 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
ReShape Medical Announces Initiation Of U.S. Clinical Study For Weight Loss
ReShape Medical?, Inc. announced that it has initiated a U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study to assess the safety and effectiveness of its non-surgical, dual-balloon device for weight loss. The ReShape Balloons are designed to be a treatment for the millions who want support with weight loss, without the invasiveness of surgery... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Lead To Psychological Distress
People who have gastric band surgery to lose weight are at risk of low self-esteem, relationship problems and being dissatisfied with their body image, according to new research being presented at the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference (APC)... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Exercise Counters Negative Effects Of Weight Regain, MU Researchers Find
With the obesity rate rising for American adults and children, health concerns such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are a frequent reality. Although obesity itself is a major risk factor for disease, most of the threat may be associated with a cluster of risk factors called the metabolic syndrome (MetS)... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Vivus's Qnexa Will Become Decision Resources' Clinical Gold Standard In 2013 For The Treatment Of Obesity
Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, for the treatment of obesity, Vivus's Qnexa (the phentermine/topiramate combination) will earn Decision Resources' proprietary clinical gold standard in 2013 and through 2018 following its anticipated U.S. approval for the disease in 2011... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Early Warning Signs For Future Heart Disease Found In Obese 3-Year-olds
A study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for possible future heart disease... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Childhood Obesity Prevention Should Begin Early In Life, Possibly Before Birth
Efforts to prevent childhood obesity should begin far earlier than currently thought - perhaps even before birth - especially for minority children, according to a new study that tracked 1,826 women from pregnancy through their children's first five years of life... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
In Obese, Overweight People, Weight-Loss Diets May Reverse Atherosclerosis
A low-carbohydrate diet, a low-fat diet and the Mediterranean diet were equally effective in helping obese people to reverse carotid atherosclerosis after losing moderate amounts of weight and improving their blood pressure, in a study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Obesity Associated With Depression And Vice Versa
Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression also appears associated with an increased risk of developing obesity, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Overweight And Obesity Costs Australia Over $21 Billion Per Year
In 2005, overweight and obese Australian adults cost the Australian economy $21 billion in direct health care and direct non-health care costs, plus an additional $35.6 billion in government subsidies, according to a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Gestational Diabetes Risk Tied To First-Trimester Weight Gain, Study Finds
Excessive weight gain during the first trimester of pregnancy appears to significantly increase the risk of gestational diabetes, according to a study published Monday in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Los Angeles Times reports... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction Show Few Medical Differences, Researchers Say
Few medical differences exist between children conceived using assisted reproductive technology and those who were naturally conceived, researchers reported on Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Obecure Is Granted Methods And Composition Patents Covering Adjunctive Use Of Betahistine To Mitigate Weight Gain Associated With Olanzapine
Obecure Ltd., a subsidiary of Bio-Light Israeli Life Science Investments Ltd. (TASE:BOLT), has received notice of allowance from the US Patent Office for its two key patent applications covering methods of use and compositions covering the use of betahistine with olanzapine for the mitigation of the serious weight gain associated as a side effect of the antipsychotic drug... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Surgery Can Be Effective Tool In Fight Against Weight
Rabbi Nat Ezray's decades of struggle with weight began early. He joined Weight Watchers in the fifth grade. In the 30 years to come, he would lose and gain weight several times over, each time gaining a bit more until his 5 foot 6 inch frame carried 280 pounds. "We don't want to shoehorn anybody into a specific operation. You have to take into consideration the risks and benefits... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
A Woman's Risk Of Gestational Diabetes May Be Increased By Pregnancy Weight Gain
Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, may increase their risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research that appears online in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
British Medical Association Calls For Urgent Action To Address Soaring Obesity Rates
BMA Scotland has called for tough action to halt the rise of obesity and the host of illnesses that come with it. The call came as the Scottish Government launched its obesity strategy ahead of a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. Figures published in December 2009 revealed that one in five children is overweight and one in ten of these is obese or severely obese... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Raising The Question Of Obesity In Asia
When it comes to obesity, it would seem that it's very important to define terms, and equally important to ask questions about those terms... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
NICE Consults On Draft Recommendations On Weight Management In Pregnancy And After Childbirth
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently developing new public health guidance on dietary and physical activity interventions for weight management in pregnancy and after childbirth. Draft recommendations have been published on the NICE website today (18 February) for public consultation... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Eight In 10 Men 'Will Be Overweight Or Obese By 2020', UK
A new report from the National Heart Forum has concluded that obesity trends among adults in England are continuing to rise, meaning there will be worrying increases in associated conditions and diseases such as heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes in coming years... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Is 2 Years Old A Childhood Obesity Tipping Point?
While many adults consider a chubby baby healthy, too many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, saddling them with Type-2 diabetes, elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure, according to an article published this month in the journal Clinical Pediatrics (published by SAGE)... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Impairment Of Self-Control In Type 2 Diabetics
Type-2 diabetes, an increasingly common complication of obesity, is associated with poor impulse control. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal BioPsychoSocial Medicine suggest that neurological changes result in this inability to resist temptation, which may in turn exacerbate diabetes... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Invest In School Nurses To Tackle Obesity, UK
Commenting on NHS Information Centre statistics indicating the number of people in England having obesity surgery has risen by 55% in the last year, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "It is deeply concerning that obesity continues to be a significant threat to the long and short-term health of over 60 per cent of... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Maternal Obesity Puts A Load On Her Offspring That Lasts A Lifetime
Duke researchers report in the FASEB Journal that maternal obesity dramatically increases the risk of diseases related to inflammation gone awry: heart disease, stroke and more As if there are not enough reasons for obese people to lose weight, a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, adds several more... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Non-Surgical Program Helps Some Extremely Obese Adults Lose Weight
About one-third of adults with extreme obesity benefited after two years of an intensive medical management program conducted by primary care clinicians. Donna H. Ryan, M.D., of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, La., and colleagues trained seven primary care physicians and one research clinic in obesity management... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Weight-Loss Supplement Burns As Many Calories As 20-minute Walk
A new weight-loss supplement tested by the University of Oklahoma Health and Exercise Science Department has the potential to burn as many calories as a 20-minute walk, according to Joel T. Cramer, assistant professor of exercise physiology... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
New Tools And Systems May Help Patients, Primary Care Clinicians Manage Obesity
Using combined and intensive treatments and restructuring care to treat obesity like other chronic diseases may help primary care clinicians and patients better address the condition, according to a commentary and three articles published in the January 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Consumption Of Whole Grain Falls Short Of Guidelines
Three daily servings of whole grains are recommended for prevention of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and excess weight gain. Yet few adolescents or young adults follow these guidelines, according to national survey data... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Socio-Demographic Factors Put Rural Women At Higher Risk Of Obesity
Living in rural areas does not of itself put socio-economically disadvantaged rural women and children at higher risk of overweight and obesity, according to the authors of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Overweight In 20s Could Lead To Serious Problems In 40s
People who are obese and have type 2 diabetes in their 20s will be at higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke in their 40s if they do not change their lifestyle. ""If your blood pressure is 136/88 and you're a man with a waist over 40 or a woman with a waist over 35 it spells trouble," said Dr. Dale J. Hamilton, diabetes clinical services chief at The Methodist Hospital in Houston... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Count On Your Waistline To Increase Your Health Care Costs
Health complications and costs associated with obesity are well known; abdominal obesity, which is characterized by an increased waist has been shown to worsen metabolic and cardiovascular diseases and now, a study has demonstrated that a higher waist circumference is also an independent factor for increasing health care costs... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
More Than $180,000 In Grants Awarded To Schools And Community Groups To Help Fight Childhood Obesity
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has awarded more than 265 grants of up to $1,000 to schools and youth-focused, community-based organizations in 35 states and the District of Columbia that have developed programs to fight childhood obesity in their communities... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Use Of A Modified Syringe Barrel To Ensure Control Of The Amplatz Sheath During Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy In Obese Patients
UroToday.com - The morbidly obese patient is not an uncommon presentation for renal stone disease requiring percutaneous nephrolithotomy. These patients can often be a challenge even with the extra long Amplatz sheath to access the intra renal collecting system... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Leptin-Based Pill To Control Hunger In Development At Universite De Montreal
A Université de Montréal research team is developing a pill composed of leptin, the protein that tells our brain to stop eating. "Mice deprived of leptin will not stop eating. They become so big they have trouble moving around," says Moïse Bendayan, a pathology professor at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine who has studied the leptin protein extensively... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Number Of Americans In Excellent Or Good Health Has Declined
The New York Times reports on health in the U.S. "The percentage of people who reported having excellent or very good health declined to 66.6 percent in the 2009 period, from 69.1 percent in 1998. Americans report that they have been exercising more. Nevertheless, more than a quarter were obese in 2009 (with a body mass index of 30 or more), up from 19.5 percent in 1997... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Medical Therapy Delivered By Primary Care Doctors Is Successful In Severe Obesity
Despite a general belief among physicians that extreme obesity is too difficult to treat, except with bariatric surgery, researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center have learned a substantial proportion of individuals with extreme obesity can lose 10-percent or more of their body weight through medical treatment that does not include surgery... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Low-Carb Diet Effective At Lowering Blood Pressure
In a head-to-head comparison, two popular weight loss methods proved equally effective at helping participants lose significant amounts of weight. But, in a surprising twist, a low-carbohydrate diet proved better at lowering blood pressure than the weight-loss drug orlistat, according to researchers at Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Anti-Obesity Drug Banned In Europe
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended that the appetite suppressant sibutramine, also known as Reductil, should no longer be prescribed by doctors and that pharmacists should no longer dispense the drug. Review People taking sibutramine should see their doctor to discuss an alternative, although it is safe to stop taking the drug in the meantime if they wish... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Five Questions You Should Ask Your Doctor About Losing Weight
The American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) works with physicians so they're better prepared to deal with society's obesity epidemic. Even though people focus on weight loss more in January than any other month, successful weight loss is a year-round long-term initiative that goes far beyond just diet and exercise... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
CT Network Comments On NHS Access To Weight-Loss Surgery
David Stout, director of the NHS Confederation's PCT Network, comments on claims by the Royal College of Surgeons that patients are not being given appropriate access to weight-loss surgery on the NHS. "All PCTs are working with local NHS services to deal with the increasing rates of obesity in England and have arrangements in place to treat those patients who will require surgery... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
NICE Responds To Weight-Reducing Surgery Concerns
Commenting on today's claims by UK bariatric surgeons that some obese patients are not getting access to the NHS weight-loss surgery they need as recommended by NICE, a NICE spokesperson said: "We must be clear that obesity is a killer. It causes serious medical conditions that can result in death. The NHS is currently spending billions of pounds treating obesity and the conditions it causes... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
How Does Obesity Increase Cancer Risk?
Obesity comes with plenty of health risks, but there's one that's perhaps not so well known: an increased risk of developing cancer, and especially certain types of cancer like liver cancer. Now, a group of researchers reporting in the January 22nd issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have confirmed in mice that obesity does indeed act as a "bona fide tumor promoter... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
European Medicines Agency Recommends Suspension Of Marketing Authorisations For Sibutramine
The European Medicines Agency has finalised a safety review of medicines containing sibutramine. The Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) concluded that the risks of these medicines are greater than their benefits and recommended the suspension of marketing authorisations for these medicines across the European Union... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Alabamians Gear Up For Fourth Statewide Weight-loss Campaign
Over the last four years, Alabamians have almost lost 500,000 pounds, but according to health experts, that's just a drop in the bucket when considering the state's problem with obesity. Recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention peg Alabama's adults as the second most obese in the nation, a ranking that had dropped to third, but quickly inched back up... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Too Many Private Hospitals Failing Patients When It Comes To Weight Loss Surgery, Warns Leading Surgeon, UK
One of the UK's leading bariatric surgeons has expressed serious concern about the extremely poor levels of aftercare being provided to many weight loss surgery patients by private hospitals who offer 'cut-price' surgery both here and abroad... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
FDA Warns Consumers About Counterfeit Alli
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about a counterfeit and potentially harmful version of Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill kit). Preliminary laboratory tests conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)-the maker of the FDA approved over-the-counter weight-loss product- revealed that the counterfeit version did not contain orlistat, the active ingredient in its product... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Bariatric Surgery Can Break Obesity Cycle
Obesity is a condition that often follows family lines, but bariatric surgery offers hope for breaking this generational pattern. "Bariatric surgery is part of a transformational lifestyle change," said Christopher Still, D.O., director of the Geisinger Center for Nutrition and Weight Management... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Take 10 Steps To Weight Loss Success In 2010
Forget the fads and 'Take 10' small steps to weight loss success - that's the message from dietitians to the thousands of Australians who will make losing weight their goal in 2010... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
U.S. Adult Obesity Still High, But Recent Data Suggest Rates May Have Stabilized
The prevalence of adults in the U.S. who are obese is still high, with about one-third of adults obese in 2007-2008, although new data suggest that the rate of increase for obesity in the U.S. in recent decades may be slowing, according to a study appearing in the January 20 issue of JAMA. The study is being published early online because of its public health importance... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Cancer Cells Co-Opt Fat Metabolism Pathway To Become More Malignant
An enzyme that normally helps break down stored fats goes into overdrive in some cancer cells, making them more malignant, according to new findings by a team at The Scripps Research Institute... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Revolutionizing How We Reshape Bodies And Minds; Surgeon Develops New Technique For Patients Who Achieve Significant Weight Loss
He's completing their challenging journey and making them whole. Reconfigured body after reconfigured body, the hands of Alexander Moya, M.D... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Can Sweeteners Be Blamed For Rise In Obesity?
US researchers have claimed that a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks can damage human metabolism and is fuelling the obesity crisis... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Lords Debate Combating Obesity Among Young People, UK
Progress made in combating obesity among young people will be debated in the House of Lords tomorrow. The debate will be opened by Lord Pendry (Labour), a former boxer and MP, who is president of the Football Foundation, the UK's largest sports charity... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Book Investigates Leading Scientific Hypotheses To Explain Mysterious Increase In Type 1 Diabetes
The incidence of type 1 diabetes is now twice as high among children as it was in the 1980s, and 10 to 20 times more common than 100 years ago, according to peer-reviewed research uncovered in a new book from Kaplan Publishing... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
K-State Psychologists Show That Future-Minded People Make Better Decisions For Their Health
When New Year's Eve rolls around and you're deciding whether to have another glass of champagne, your decision may be predicted by your perspective of the future... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
The Obesity Epidemic: The Role Of Addiction
Overeating is a key factor in obesity and in cases where it becomes compulsive, it is often classified as "food addiction", a label that has been controversial, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The authors argue that food addiction in some individuals may be a reality and needs to be considered in management of weight problems... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
30 Minutes To Better Health In 2010
Adding 30 minutes of daily physical activity should top your list of New Year's resolutions for a healthier 2010, says Peter Brubaker, professor of health and exercise science at Wake Forest University. Regular daily exercise is the most important step toward a healthier lifestyle, Brubaker says... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Negative Emotions Outweigh Intent To Exercise At Health Clubs
Time and time again, it has been documented that regular exercise has many health benefits including lowering risks associated with the comorbidities of obesity... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Three UAB Researchers Elected AAAS Fellows
Three University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professors have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. The new fellows from UAB are David Allison, Ph.D., of the Department of Biostatistics; Etty "Tika" Benveniste, Ph.D... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
New Type 2 Diabetes And Obesity Treatment Approved - EndoBarrier Receives European CE Mark
GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical, endoscopic treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced that it has received European CE mark approval for the EndoBarrier?, a non-surgical therapy to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. The CE marking (an acronym for the French "Conformite Europeenne") certifies that a product has met EU requirements for marketing in Europe... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Adverse Consequences Of Obesity May Be Greater Than Previously Thought, UK
The link between obesity and cardiovascular mortality may be substantially underestimated, while some of the adverse consequences of being underweight may be overstated, concludes a study published on bmj.com . This means that the adverse influence of higher BMI and obesity in a population is of greater magnitude than previously thought, say the authors... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Poor Face Greater Health Burden Than Smokers Or The Obese
The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout loses 5.1 years, and the obese lose 4.2 years, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Tobacco control has long been one of the most important public health policies, and rightly so; the average smoker loses 6.6 years of perfect health to their habit... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Walk To Burn Off Christmas Calories Urges UK Government
The UK government is urging families to bring back the Christmas day walk to burn off their Christmas dinner calories, and generally be more physically active over the holidays... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Arena Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application To FDA For Lorcaserin For Weight Management
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for lorcaserin, Arena's internally discovered and developed drug candidate for weight management, including weight loss and maintenance of weight loss... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
In The Obesity Epidemic The Role Of Addiction Cannot Be Ignored
The causes of obesity are complex and individual, but it is clear that chronic overeating plays a fundamental role. But when this behaviour becomes compulsive and out of control, it is often classified as "food addiction" - a label that has generated considerable controversy, according to a McMaster University psychiatrist and obesity researcher. In a commentary appearing in the Dec... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
After 20-Year Decline, Disability May Be On The Rise Again
Disability rates among non-institutionalized older Americans increased between 2000 and 2005, a trend that could seriously impact the quality of life of seniors in the coming decades if it continues, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of California, Berkeley... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
In The Obesity Epidemic The Role Of Addiction Cannot Be Ignored
The causes of obesity are complex and individual, but it is clear that chronic overeating plays a fundamental role. But when this behaviour becomes compulsive and out of control, it is often classified as "food addiction" - a label that has generated considerable controversy, according to a McMaster University psychiatrist and obesity researcher. In a commentary appearing in the Dec... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Broad Study On Child Obesity
Childhood obesity is directly related to how close kids live to convenience stores, according to the preliminary findings of a major Canadian study presented at the Entretiens Jacques-Cartier in Lyon, France. The ongoing study is named QUALITY for Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Santa Should Change His Image Says Public Health Expert
Santa should change his image: he should get off his sleigh and walk, lose weight, eat the carrots children leave out for the reindeer and forego the sherry and mince pie, and generally stop promoting obesity, drink driving and unhealthy living, suggests a public health expert from Australia... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
In Battle Of The Bulge Food Aromas Could Become New Weapon
A real possibility does exist for developing a new generation of foods that make people feel full by releasing anti-hunger aromas during chewing, scientists in the Netherlands are reporting after a review of research on that topic. Such foods would fight the global epidemic of obesity with aromas that quench hunger and prevent people from overeating... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
9 Tips For Healthy Holiday Eating
The holiday season is a time for festive gatherings with family and friends. It is also the time of year when we see tempting treats everywhere we turn. "Weight gained during the holidays often comes from eating foods that are high in sugar and fat... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Overweight Adults Could Burn More Calories By Watching Less TV
US researchers conducting a randomized controlled trial found that adults weighing above the healthy range could burn more calories by watching less television: trial participants who cut their television viewing time in half were more active and on average burned an extra 120 more calories a day... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Study To Examine Effects Of Minimal Weight Gain During Pregnancy For Obese Women
An upcoming four-year trial called the Healthy Moms study will attempt to keep obese women from gaining any weight during their pregnancies to determine whether restricting weight gain can improve pregnancy outcomes, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, one-fifth of pregnant women in the U.S. are obese... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Home-Based Child Care Is Meeting Nutritional Standards Although Widespread Use Of TV Is A Concern
A large study of family child care providers shows that while nutrition standards are often met, most children ages 2 to 5 are not getting enough physical activity and are exposed to the television for most of the day... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Psychotherapy Offers Obesity Prevention For 'At Risk' Teenage Girls
A team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have piloted psychotherapy treatment to prevent excessive weight gain in teenager girls deemed 'at risk' for obesity... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Report Says Children Are Still Bombarded With Television Ads For Unhealthy Food Choices
A new study released in Washington, D.C., criticizes the nation's food and beverage industry for failing to shift their marketing efforts aimed at children. The report said television advertising continues to contribute to epidemic levels of obesity, despite industry promises of reform... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Obesity Epidemic Taking Root In Africa
The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health claim that overweight and obesity are on the increase among this group... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Discovery Of New Gene Called Brd2 That Regulates Obesity And Diabetes
The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them from diabetes has given researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, USA, new insights into the cellular mechanisms that link obesity to Type 2 diabetes. Dr Gerald Denis and his colleagues report their findings in the current issue of The Biochemical Journal... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Obesity Epidemic Taking Root In Africa
The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health claim that overweight and obesity are on the increase among this group... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Over 90% Of People With Gum Disease Are At Risk For Diabetes; Study Concludes That At Least Half Could Be Screened In Dental Offices
An overwhelming majority of people who have periodontal (gum) disease are also at high risk for diabetes and should be screened for diabetes, a New York University nursing-dental research team has found... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
It's Easier To Resist 'Killer Cookies'
Your ability to resist that tempting cookie depends on how a big a threat you perceive it to be, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Authors Ying Zhang, Szu-Chi Huang and Susan M. Broniarczyk (all University of Texas at Austin) studied techniques that enable us resist food and other temptations... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Eating Disorder Organizations Join Forces To Urge Focus On Health And Lifestyle Rather Than Weight
In an unprecedented show of concern, The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), Eating Disorder Coalition (EDC), International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals (IADEP), and National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) have joined forces and are urging focus on health and lifestyle rather than weight as a measurement of well-being... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Cedars-Sinai's Bariatric Surgery Program Recognized For High Quality Of Care By American College Of Surgeons
The Cedars-Sinai Center for Weight Loss has received re-accreditation as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence from the American College of Surgeons. This is a nationally-recognized acknowledgement of the high quality of care provided at Cedars-Sinai to patients who have bariatric surgery - such as lap-band, gastric sleeve or gastric bypass... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Obesity Linked With Poorer Breast Cancer Outcomes
Breast cancer patients with a high body mass index (BMI) have a poorer cancer prognosis later in life. Specifically, their treatment effect does not last as long and their risk of death increases. "Overall, women should make an effort to keep their BMI less than 25," said Marianne Ewertz, M.D., professor in the Department of Oncology at Odense University Hospital, Denmark... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Severe Obesity And The Use Of Gastric Bands During Pregnancy
Bariatric surgery is used to treat morbid obesity. A common treatment is gastric banding where a constricting device is tied around the stomach to regulate food intake and appetite. According to a doctor presenting a case study at the 8th RCOG International Scientific Meeting, if a patient is pregnant, the gastric band may need releasing to prevent pregnancy complications... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Temple Study Finds Early Childhood Program Goes Above And Beyond Requirements To Prevent Obesity Among High-Risk Children
Almost 1 million preschool children from low-income families are enrolled in Head Start, a national program for young children that readies them for school... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Fruit Flies Can Shed Light On High Cholesterol, Obesity In Humans
How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do - by eating a diet that's too rich in fats. More importantly, according to two new studies led by a University of Utah human geneticist, fruit flies use the same molecular mechanisms as humans to help maintain proper balances of cholesterol and a key form of stored fat that contributes to obesity... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Health Bill's Lesser-Known Provisions Could Have Big Impact
News outlets report on some of the lesser-known provisions of the health care bills pending in Congress, including possible improvements for the Indian Health System and mandated calorie count labels on vending machines. The New York Times: "The health care overhaul now being debated in Congress appears poised to bring the most significant improvements to the Indian health system in decades... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Depressed Women Can Lose Weight As Successfully As Others Do
Women with major depression were no less likely than were women without it to have successful results with a weight loss program, according to an article in the Winter 2009 Behavioral Medicine. Group Health Research Institute Senior Research Associate Evette J. Ludman, PhD, the study leader, concluded that weight loss programs should not exclude depressed people. Dr... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Investigators Identify Successful Weight Control Strategies For Adolescents
Adolescent obesity is a major public health problem that impacts one out of every three children, resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the United States... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Bias Skews Obesity Findings
A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health shows that obesity research may be misrepresented by scientists operating with particular biases on topics related to weight, nutrition and the food industry... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Overweight Children May Develop Back Pain And Spinal Abnormalities
Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "This is the first study to show an association between increased body mass index (BMI) and disc abnormalities in children," said the study's lead author, Judah G. Burns, M.D... (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Molecule Discovered That Makes Obese People Develop Diabetes
Many people who are overweight or obese develop insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes at some stage in their lives. A European research team has now discovered that obese people have large amounts of the molecule CXCL5, produced by certain cells in fatty tissue. The main risk factors for type 2 diabetes are obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Racial Disparity In Colon Cancer Survival Not Easily Explained
A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans compared to Caucasians who also have colon cancer. The study is published online Nov. 23 in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Study Says 43 Percent Of Americans Could Be Obese By 2018 - Costing $344 Billion Annually
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)
To Eat Or Not To Eat? Mental Budgets Help Control Consumption
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)
Obesity Rates Will Continue To Increase, Drive Health Care Costs In Pennsylvania Over Next Decade, According To New Study
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)
Students With A Lower Socioeconomic Background Benefit From Daily School Physical Activity
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)
Increased Obesity Hindering Success At Reducing Heart Disease Risk
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)
Some Obese People Perceive Body Size As OK, Dismiss Need To Lose Weight
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)
Playing Active Video Games Can Equal Moderate-intensity Exercise
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)
Family Physician Group Offered No-Cost Alternative To Funding From Coca-Cola
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)
Use Of Performance Enhancers By Athletes More Likely To Lead To Abuse Of Alcohol, Other Drugs
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)
Global Health Partner AB: Start-up Of Obesity Treatment Operations In Finland
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)
Dieters Can Experience Neurobiological Similarities Of Drug Addicts And Alcoholics
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that intermittent access to foods rich in fat and sugar induces changes in the brain which are comparable to those observed in drug dependence. The findings, reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may explain how abstinence from these foods contributes to relapse eating among dieters as well as related eating disorders. (Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)
Physical Education Key To Improving Health In Low-Income Adolescents
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)
Change Of Focus From Weight Control To Health
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)
Energy Gap Useful Tool For Successful Weight Loss Maintenance Strategy
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)
Alaska Dentist Among 10 Americans Chosen To Receive National Award For Improving The Oral Health Of Barrow's Residents
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)
Los Angeles Fast-Food Restaurant Ban Unlikely To Cut Obesity, Study Finds
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)
Practice Guidelines For Nutrition Care For Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Published By ADA
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)
What Is My Ideal Weight? How Much Should I Weigh?
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)
Psychologist Says Parents Can Help Stop The Obesity Epidemic
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)
Baseline Dopamine Levels And Our Motivation To Eat Influenced By Fat Hormone
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)
Gut Hormone Has 'Remote Control' On Blood Sugar
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)
Obesity And Diabetes Reduced By Common Allergy Drug In Mouse Model
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)
Obesity Healthcare Costs US 147 Billion Dollars A Year, New Study
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)
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