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Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
Source: MedicineNet Diabetes Mellitus Specialty [2013.05.17]
Title: Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
Gut Bug May Prevent Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes
Source: Biology / Biochemistry News From Medical News Today [2013.05.15]
A Belgian-led study published in PNAS this week suggests Akkermansia muciniphila, an intestinal microbe that is important for maintaining the gut lining and how food is absorbed, could be used to prevent obesity and associated metabolic disorders, such as those that lead to type 2 diabetes. Our digestive tract is home to a vast and varied population of microbes...
Obesity-Related Dementia Is Projected To Rise In England
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2013.05.15]
The rise in obesity in England if unchecked could lead to an estimated increase in dementia prevalence in over 65 year olds by 2050 from 5% to 7% (4,894 cases per 100,000 in 2010 to 6,662 cases per 100,000), conclude researchers at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO), taking place in Liverpool, UK (12-15 May)...
60 Years Of Data Suggest A Link Between Obesity And Height In Childhood And Endometrial Cancer In Adulthood
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.14]
New research presented at the European Congress in Liverpool (ECO) beginning today (Sunday 12 May) shows a possible link between obesity and height in childhood and endometrial cancer in adulthood. The research* is by Julie Aarestrup, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues...
20th European Congress on Obesity (ECO)
Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Headlines [2013.05.13]
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ECO 2013.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
Obesity Trumps Alcohol in Liver Damage
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines [2013.05.13]
Obesity is even more dangerous than alcohol consumption in terms of liver-related morbidity and mortality. The effects of both together are more than additive in the damage they cause.
Medscape Medical News
Public Agencies Can Address The Obesity Epidemic
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2013.05.13]
With simple and innovative measures, public agencies at state and local levels can play a significant role in promoting healthier eating habits - steps that could make a difference in curbing the nation's obesity epidemic...
Obese Students' Childbearing Risk Varies With High School Obesity Rates
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2013.05.11]
For young women in high school, the risk of childbearing may depend on the prevalence of obesity in their schools, according to sociologists, who found that as the prevalence of obesity rises in a school, so do the odds of obese high school students bearing children...
Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases
Source: MedicineNet Obesity (Weight Loss) Specialty [2013.05.10]
Title: Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases
Category: Health News
Created: 5/10/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
Obesity Researchers Uncover New Human Brown Fat Cell
Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today [2013.05.06]
The body's brown fat cells play a key role in the development of obesity and diabetes. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now discovered that we humans have two different kinds of brown fat cells and not one kind as previously thought...
Obesity Surgery Alters Hormones To Relieve Diabetes Symptoms
Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
Gastric bypass surgery alters the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, hinting at the mechanisms through which the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)...
Infection With Roundworm Quells Obesity And Related Metabolic Disorders
Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today [2013.04.29]
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders. Their research is published ahead of print online in the journal Infection and Immunity...
Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity?
Source: MedicineNet Obesity (Weight Loss) Specialty [2013.04.29]
Title: Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity?
Category: Health News
Created: 4/26/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/29/2013 12:00:00 AM
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Source: MedicineNet Prostate Cancer Specialty [2013.04.24]
Title: Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 4/23/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/24/2013 12:00:00 AM
Nutrigenomics Offers New Insights Into The Why And How Of Companion Animal Obesity
Source: Veterinary News From Medical News Today [2013.04.16]
According to the World Health Organization, more than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. And it's not just humans who are packing on the pounds. Our furry companions are plagued by an obesity epidemic of their own. More than 50 percent of the dogs and cats in the United States are overweight or obese...
Relationship Between Obesity, Heart Disease And Hypertension
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.04.13]
Obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure (hypertension) are all related, but understanding the molecular pathways that underlie cause and effect is complicated...
High Blood Pressure And Obesity Are No Longer Confined To Wealthy Countries: New Study
Source: Cholesterol News From Medical News Today [2013.04.12]
These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries with a higher income. The new research, published in Circulation, shows that the average body mass index of the population is now just as high or higher in middle-income countries...
Breast-Feeding Won't Prevent Pre-Teen Obesity, Study Finds
Source: MedicineNet Breastfeeding Specialty [2013.03.13]
Title: Breast-Feeding Won't Prevent Pre-Teen Obesity, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 3/12/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/13/2013 12:00:00 AM
Obesity, Exercise May Affect Risk for Key Type of Colon Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Colon Cancer Specialty [2013.02.27]
Title: Obesity, Exercise May Affect Risk for Key Type of Colon Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 2/26/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2013 12:00:00 AM
Possible Link Between Childhood Obesity And ADHD, Learning Disabilities
Source: ADHD News From Medical News Today [2013.02.22]
A University of Illinois study has established a possible link between high-fat diets and such childhood brain-based conditions as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and memory-dependent learning disabilities. "We found that a high-fat diet rapidly affected dopamine metabolism in the brains of juvenile mice, triggering anxious behaviors and learning deficiencies...
Possible Link Between Obesity And Gum Disease
Source: Dentistry News From Medical News Today [2013.02.09]
Impacting approximately one-third of the U.S. population, obesity is a significant health concern for Americans...
Basic Research Reveals Mice On Viagra Resistant To Obesity
Source: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News From Medical News Today [2013.01.21]
Researchers from the University of Bonn discovered the signaling pathway by which potency enhancer Viagra might be able to fight excess weight Researchers from the University of Bonn treated mice with Viagra and made an amazing discovery: The drug converts undesirable white fat cells and could thus potentially melt the unwelcome "spare tire" around the midriff...
Co-Morbidities Associated With Childhood Obesity
Source: ADHD News From Medical News Today [2013.01.15]
While a great deal of research on childhood obesity has spotlighted the long-term health problems that emerge in adulthood, a new UCLA study focuses on the condition's immediate consequences and shows that obese youngsters are at far greater risk than had been supposed...
Mouse Study Offers Clues to Obesity-Diabetes Link
Source: MedicineNet Insulin Resistance Specialty [2012.12.07]
Title: Mouse Study Offers Clues to Obesity-Diabetes Link
Category: Health News
Created: 12/6/2012 2:37:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2012 12:00:00 AM
Study Supports Link Between Obesity, Cavities in Homeless Kids
Source: MedicineNet Cavities Specialty [2012.11.20]
Title: Study Supports Link Between Obesity, Cavities in Homeless Kids
Category: Health News
Created: 11/19/2012 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/20/2012 12:00:00 AM
Gallstones in Kids, Teens Linked to Obesity
Source: MedicineNet Gallstones Specialty [2012.08.27]
Title: Gallstones in Kids, Teens Linked to Obesity
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2012 12:00:00 AM
Obesity Treatments Obstructed By Weight-Loss Clinic Drop-Out Rates
Source: Compliance News From Medical News Today [2012.08.02]
More than 1.7 billion people worldwide may be classified as overweight and need appropriate medical or surgical treatment with the goal of sustainable weight loss...
2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
Source: MedicineNet phentermine Specialty [2012.07.19]
Title: 2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
Category: Health News
Created: 7/19/2012 10:06:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2012 12:00:00 AM
Obesity
Source: MedicineNet Achondroplasia Specialty [2012.07.18]
Title: Obesity
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/18/2012 12:00:00 AM
Task Force to Doctors: Obesity Screening for All
Source: MedicineNet orlistat Specialty [2012.06.26]
Title: Task Force to Doctors: Obesity Screening for All
Category: Health News
Created: 6/26/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
Childhood Obesity
Source: MedicineNet Bulimia Specialty [2012.06.25]
Title: Childhood Obesity
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 5/25/2011 4:58:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/25/2012 12:00:00 AM
Obesity, Depression Linked to Daytime Sleepiness
Source: MedicineNet modafinil Specialty [2012.06.14]
Title: Obesity, Depression Linked to Daytime Sleepiness
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2012 12:00:00 AM
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Source: MedicineNet Joint Replacement Surgery Of The Hand Specialty [2012.06.08]
Title: Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Category: Health News
Created: 6/7/2012 4:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/8/2012 12:00:00 AM
Obesity Epidemic Likely Cause Of Huge Increase In Kidney Stones
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2012.05.25]
The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled since 1994, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND. "While we expected the prevalence of kidney stones to increase, the size of the increase was surprising," says Charles D. Scales, Jr., MD, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/U.S...
Obesity Among U.S. Workers Has Hefty Price Tag: Study
Source: MedicineNet Healthcare Issues Specialty [2010.10.08]
Title: Obesity Among U.S. Workers Has Hefty Price Tag: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 10/8/2010 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2010
Obesity surgery translates to cardiac benefit
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Surgery
Bariatric surgery is now an approved for class II-III obesity and may decrease risk of heart disease.
Statins May Reduce Exercise Benefits For Obese Adults
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.18]
Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders including excess body fat and/or high levels of blood pressure, blood sugar and/or cholesterol. However, University of Missouri researchers found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults...
UK Food Advertising Regulations Have Done Little To Address Exposure Of Children To Unhealthy Food Marketing
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
Regulations brought in by the UK to reduce the volume of television advertising of unhealthy foods to children appear to have little impact on the advertising around programmes children actually watch, according to research presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK. The research is by Dr Emma Boyland and Professor Jason Halford, University of Liverpool, UK, and colleagues. The authors did an analysis of food advertising on television in the UK in 2008 (when some regulation was in place) compared to 2010 (when new regulations had fully taken effect)...
The Story Of Fat Alfie: Very Young Children Appear To Reject Story Characters Who Are Obese
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
New research presented as the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Liverpool, UK, shows that very young children appear to reject story book characters who are overweight, but not those who are disabled. The research is by Professor Andrew Hill, Dr Sarah Harrison, and Dr Maddie Rowlinson, University of Leeds, UK. Previous research has suggested that, far from improving over time, the attitudes and perceptions of children to obesity may have deteriorated since the 1960s...
Ten-Year Study Shows 2 Different Genetic Polymorphisms Predict Weight Gain In Men And Women
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Liverpool, UK, shows that while the FTO genetic variation predicts weight gain over 10 years in men, a different variation on the MMP2 gene predicts weight gain in women. The research is by Freek G Bouwman, Nutrition and Toxicology Research, Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Netherlands, and Dr Jolanda Boer, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands, and colleagues...
Stopping Phentermine After Long-Term Treatment Does Not Result In Amphetamine-Like Withdrawal
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
New research published at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) shows that abrupt cessation after long-term use of the anti-obesity drug phentermine does not induce amphetamine-like withdrawal symptoms. The research is by Dr Ed Hendricks, Center for Weight Management*, Sacramento & Roseville, California, USA, and was funded by the American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP). Phentermine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class, with pharmacology similar to amphetamine...
Too Much Body Fat Makes Arteries Become Stiff After Middle Age
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
In young people, blood vessels appear to be able to compensate for the effects of obesity. But after middle age, this adaptability is lost, and arteries become progressively stiffer as body fat rises - potentially increasing the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. The researchers suggest that the harmful effects of body fat may be related to the total number of years that a person is overweight in adulthood. Further research is needed to find out when the effects of obesity lead to irreversible damage to the heart and arteries, they said...
Brown Adipose Tissue: A New Human Organ?
Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Headlines [2013.05.15]
Will functional brown adipose tissue provide a solution to obesity?
Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Withdrawal Not a Problem with Phentermine (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology [2013.05.15]
(MedPage Today) -- Patients taking phentermine long-term to treat obesity don't have to worry about withdrawal when they come off it, researchers found.
Smart Phone App To Increase Attentive Eating Helps Users Lose Weight As They Remember What They Eat
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2013.05.14]
Paying attention to what we eat while we eat it, and then carefully recording food consumption using a smart phone, helps people lose weight, according to a new study. The research is being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO), being held in Liverpool (12-15 May), and is by Dr Eric Robinson, University of Liverpool, UK, and and colleagues...
Analysis Reveals That Slimming World Programme Successfully Helps People Of All Sizes To Lose Weight Equally, While Men Do Better Than Women
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2013.05.14]
A new study of 1.2 million self-funded Slimming World members - presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK - reveals that people of all sizes, from slightly overweight to severely overweight in the higher body-mass index (BMI) range are equally likely to lose weight through a programme based on healthy lifestyle behaviour change...
Review Of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Studies Supports Suggestion Of A 'Master Plan' Developed By This Industry To Instil Doubt In Their Adverse Effects
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2013.05.14]
A review of multiple other reviews investigating links between sugar-sweetened beverages and obesity supports the suggestion that there is a 'master plan' by the industry manufacturing these drinks to instil doubt in consumers as regards their adverse effects...
Study Finds That Drinking Water Has Little Or No Effect On Resting Energy Expenditure
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2013.05.14]
A study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Liverpool has found that drinking distilled water has virtually no effect on resting energy expenditure, while mineral water has only a very small effect. The research is by Nathalie Charrière and Professor Abdul Dulloo at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and colleagues...
Research Suggests Waist-To-Height Ratio Could Be Better At Predicting Life Expectancy Than BMI
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2013.05.14]
Research presented as this year's European Congress on Obesity shows that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is a better predictor of mortality risk than body mass index (BMI). The research is by Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates and Oxford Brookes University, UK, Professor Ben Rickayzen and Professor Les Mayhew both at Cass Business School, City University London, UK, and colleagues...
If Soda Study Is Favorable, Look for Industry $$$ (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology [2013.05.14]
(MedPage Today) -- A review of published studies investigating a possible link between sugar-sweetened drinks and obesity found that studies funded by the beverage industry were likely to find little evidence that sodas and juices fuel obesity.
Work Conditions Can Predict Development Of Diabetes In Otherwise Healthy Employees
Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2013.05.13]
Cases of type 2 diabetes continue to rise in the US. And while the development of the disease is more commonly associated with risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, and physical inactivity, research has shown that stress can also have a significant impact. Now Dr...
High School Females Who Run, Play Sports Are At Lower Risk Of Fighting, Being In A Gang
Source: Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2013.05.07]
Regular exercise is touted as an antidote for many ills, including stress, depression and obesity. Physical activity also may help decrease violent behavior among adolescent girls, according to new research presented Monday, May 6, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC...
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass May Be Predicted By Gene Variant
Source: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.06]
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified a gene variant that helps predict how much weight an individual will lose after gastric bypass surgery, a finding with the potential both to guide treatment planning and to facilitate the development of new therapeutic approaches to treating obesity and related conditions like diabetes...
Stem Cell Discovery May Lead To Therapy To Diminish Fat Accumulation In Muscle
Source: Bones / Orthopedics News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
Many diseases - obesity, Type 2 diabetes, muscular dystrophy - are associated with fat accumulation in muscle. In essence, fat replacement causes the muscles to weaken and degenerate. Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have discovered the biological mechanism involved in this process, which could point the way to potential therapies...
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: April 24, 2013
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.04.25]
An ACE in the hole for hypertension There are multiple environmental triggers that contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension), including aging, obesity, stress, alcohol intake, and excess dietary salt; however, the physiological mechanisms that are regulated by these triggers are not fully understood...
Blood Vessel Function And Breathing Control Adversely Affected By Sleep Deprivation
Source: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News From Medical News Today [2013.04.24]
With work and entertainment operating around the clock in our modern society, sleep is often a casualty. A bevy of research has shown a link between sleep deprivation and cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and obesity. However, it's been unclear why sleep loss might lead to these effects...
Obese Men With Benign Biopsy At High Risk For Prostate Cancer
Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.04.23]
Data on obesity and prostate cancer conflict. Precancerous lesions were more common in benign biopsy specimens from obese men. After benign biopsy, obese men at higher risk for future prostate cancer...
Protein That Interferes With Appetite-Suppressing Hormone Identified And Blocked In Mouse Model
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2013.04.20]
Ever since the appetite-regulation hormone called leptin was discovered in 1994, scientists have sought to understand the mechanisms that control its action. It was known that leptin was made by fat cells, reduced appetite and interacted with insulin , but the precise molecular details of its function - details that might enable the creation of a new treatment for obesity - remained elusive...
Should Orthopaedic Surgeons Recommend Weight Loss To Patients Prior To Joint Replacement?
Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2013.04.14]
The obesity epidemic in America and its impact on musculoskeletal health, as well as related treatment outcomes and costs, was discussed during the AAOS Now forum, "Obesity, Orthopaedics and Outcomes," at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) at McCormick Place in Chicago...
Global Study Suggests Dental Health Could Someday Be A Useful Risk Marker For Heart Disease
Source: Dentistry News From Medical News Today [2013.03.11]
Poor dental health, especially tooth loss, is associated with several established cardiovascular risk factors, including diabetes, smoking, blood pressure, obesity and other novel risk factors, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session...
Improving Weight Loss Success By Putting Focus On Immediate Health Benefits
Source: Body Aches News From Medical News Today [2010.08.12]
Most weight loss programs try to motivate individuals with warnings of the long-term health consequences of obesity: increased risk for cancer, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and asthma. New research suggests the immediate health benefits - such as reduced pain - may be the most effective motivator for helping obese individuals shed extra weight and commit to keeping it off...
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