| 130 Health - Diet and Weight Loss Resources |
| 4 Keys to Weight Loss Success |
| Successful "losers" share four factors in their ability to take weight off and keep it off. |
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| 10 tips for preventing weight gain over the holidays |
| Many websites and magazine articles offer ideas about how to lose weight over the holidays, but Connie Diekman, director of university nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis, says that people need to realize that weight loss during this time generally isn't realistic. |
| December 6, 2011 |
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| A diet rich in slowly digested carbs reduces markers of inflammation in overweight and obese adults |
| Among overweight and obese adults, a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes and other high-fiber foods, significantly reduces markers of inflammation associated with chronic disease, according to a new study by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Such a "low-glycemic-load" diet, which does not cause blood-glucose levels to spike, also increases a hormone that helps regulate the metabolism of fat and sugar. |
| January 11, 2012 |
| A Pacemaker for Your Gut Feigns Fullness, Tricking You Into Eating Less |
| European regulators have approved the sale of a new medical implant intended to be a less invasive option than gastric bypasses or stomach stapling procedures: a "gastric pacemaker" for the gut. When a person is eating, a device implanted in the abdomen triggers a premature notion of fullness by stimulating stomach nerves. |
| March 9, 2011 |
| A Stem Cell Target for Expanding Waistlines? |
| Researchers may have found the key to developing a method to rid the body of stem cells responsible for driving fat expansion. According to a report in the June 16 Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, they've landed the first protein marker on the surface of those so-called adipose stromal cells (ASCs), which serve as progenitors of the cells that make up fat tissue. |
| June 16, 2011 |
| Acute high-fat diets can protect against heart attack |
| Approximately one million Americans suffer a heart attack each year of which some 400,000 attacks are fatal. A key cause of heart attacks is atherosclerosis, a process in which cholesterol builds up in the arteries and impedes the ability of the blood to flow to our most vital organ. Atherosclerosis is often associated with a high-fat diet in humans, but in a new study using an animal model researchers have found that a high-fat diet for a very short period can protect the heart from heart attacks and result in less tissue damage when heart attacks occur. |
| April 15, 2011 |
| Antibody injection promising for diabetes and obesity |
| Researchers at Genetech Inc. in South San Francisco, California, led by molecular biologist Junichiro Sonoda, have discovered that a single injection of antibodies into obese diabetic mice provided a marked and sustained improvement in their condition and a reduction in their weight. |
| December 16, 2011 |
| Antioxidants in Pregnancy Prevent Obesity in Animal Offspring |
| New biological research may be relevant to the effects of a mother's high-fat diet during pregnancy on the development of obesity in her children. |
| March 14, 2011 |
| AP: Boomers are more obese than other generations |
| Cancer and memory loss are baby boomers' biggest health fears. Given their weight, maybe heart disease and diabetes should be. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years. |
| July 20, 2011 |
| Apple shaped obesity as bad for heart as other obesity |
| An international study of 220,000 people has challenged the idea that obese people who have an "apple shape" (fat deposits on the middle section of the body) are at higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than obese people with other types of fat distribution. |
| March 11, 2011 |
| Asthma Drug May Be Fat-Burner Pill |
| Formoterol Boosted Fat Burning Up to 25% in Study |
| June 6, 2011 |
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| Bad cholesterol: It's not what you think |
| It's time to rethink the halo-and-pitchfork view of our blood fat levels |
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| Bariatric surgery linked to increased fracture risk |
| People who have had gastric bypass surgery or other bariatric weight-loss surgery have an even higher increased risk of breaking bones than previously found. These study findings will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. |
| June 5, 2011 |
| Body mass index in adolescence associated with early occurrence of diabetes and heart disease |
| A new 17 year follow-up study of 37,000 Israeli teenagers found that diabetes risk is mainly associated with increased body mass index (BMI) close to the time of diagnosis at early adulthood, while coronary heart disease risk is associated with elevated BMI both at adolescence and adulthood. |
| April 6, 2011 |
| Bread with 50% less salt is just as appetizing |
| People are just as willing to eat bread containing half the amount of salt as regular bread, according to a study published in the scientific periodical Journal of Nutrition. The study was carried out as part of the project Herformuleren Voedingsmiddelen ('Reformulating Food') by a project team from Wageningen UR, TNO and RIVM, which was commissioned by the Dutch Ministries of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation and Health, Welfare & Sport. |
| November 9, 2011 |
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| Can nudging help fight the obesity epidemic? |
| With obesity rates soaring, the government has been promoting nudge — a strategy that does not tell people how to live but encourages them to make healthy choices in respect of diet and exercise. |
| April 15, 2011 |
| Can Soda Tax Curb Obesity? Surprising Reason Why Soda Tax to Reduce Obesity Won't Work |
| To many, a tax on soda is a no-brainer in advancing the nation's war on obesity. Advocates point to a number of studies in recent years that conclude that sugary drinks have a lot to do with why Americans are getting fatter. |
| June 28, 2011 |
| California's rural elders more likely to be obese, physically inactive and food insecure |
| Despite living in the countryside, where open space is plentiful and there is often significant agricultural production, California's more than half a million rural elders are far more likely to be overweight or obese, physically inactive and food insecure than their suburban counterparts, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. |
| June 15, 2011 |
| Calorie-Count.com |
| we provide completely free weight loss tools, nutritional information, and a vibrant and supportive community to help you lose or maintain weight, safely and effectively! |
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| CDC Links Obesity, Arthritis, and Lack of Exercise |
| Study Shows Obese Adults Who Have Arthritis Are More Likely to Skip Exercise |
| May 19, 2011 |
| Cell Dysfunction Linked to Obesity and Metabolic Disorders |
| By measuring the radioactive isotope carbon-14, scientists at Karolinska Institutet have revealed an association between lipid cell dysfunction and diseases such as obesity, diabetes and blood lipid disorders. |
| September 26, 2011 |
| Cigarette smoking's impact lingers after quitting |
| Cigarette smoking appears to impair pancreatic duct cell function--even for those who quit--putting all smokers at risk of compromised digestive function regardless of age, gender and alcohol intake, according to the results of a study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC. |
| October 31, 2011 |
| Concern over intensive treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes |
| Doctors should be cautious about prescribing intensive glucose lowering treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes as a way of reducing heart complications, concludes a new study published in the British Medical Journal today. |
| July 26, 2011 |
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| Dairy Consumption Does Not Elevate Heart-Attack Risk, Study Suggests |
| Dairy products can be high in harmful saturated fat but not necessarily in risk to the heart. A newly published analysis of thousands of adults in Costa Rica found that their levels of dairy consumption had nothing to do statistically with their risk of a heart attack. |
| May 18, 2011 |
| Diabetes can be predicted 7 years before pregnancy with blood sugar and body weight |
| A woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified up to seven years before she becomes pregnant based on routinely assessed measures of blood sugar and body weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the online issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
| May 26, 2011 |
| Did Paula Deen's diet cause her diabetes? |
| In light of Paula Deen’s disclosure on TODAY that she’s been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, fans and foes alike are wondering whether the celebrity chef’s own cooking might have caused the condition. After all, how can bacon-doughnut-egg burgers possibly be good for you? |
| January 17, 2012 |
| Diet and Nutrition Through the Years: From Birth to Seniority |
| Good nutrition is important at all stages of life. Everybody needs the same nutrients, but the necessary amounts vary with age, and diet doesn’t always provide all the nutrients you need from childhood through your adult life. |
| November 18, 2011 |
| Diet soda doesn't make you fat -- it's the extra food |
| You are making a healthier choice when opting for a diet soda instead of a calorie-laden drink, but beware that you don't sabotage your good behavior by indulging in extra-calorie foods, said an obesity specialist at Loyola University Health System. |
| July 4, 2011 |
| DietingPlans.com |
| Our mission is to provide the best dieting and fitness plans to consumers worldwide, allowing them to reach their health and fitness goals through long-term healthy solutions. |
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| Discrimination linked to increase in toxic abdominal fat |
| A new study by the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) finds that middle-aged women who reported frequent instances of discrimination had significantly higher levels of one of the most toxic forms of fat-visceral, invisible fat — making them more susceptible to a range of chronic conditions, including heart disease and diabetes. The study appears online in the American Journal of Epidemiology. |
| March 10, 2011 |
| Doctors: Hot Dogs Are as Bad as Cigarettes |
| A new release by the non-profit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says the processed meat in hot dogs carries a cancer risk on par with cigarettes, USA Today reports. True? Well, there's something you should know about the PCRM first. |
| August 1, 2011 |
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| Earthspharmacy.com |
| your source for NATURAL weight loss products! |
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| Eat your fruits and vegetables! Californians seem to be listening |
| According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010 objectives, adequate fruit and vegetable consumption is a national public health priority for disease prevention and maintenance of good health. Not only do fruits and vegetables furnish valuable dietary nutrients, but they also contribute vital elements to chronic disease prevention for heart disease, hypertension, certain cancers, vision problems of aging, and possibly type 2 diabetes. With the nation's health in mind, Network for a Healthy California is taking steps to prevent these problems by promoting fruit and vegetable consumption through a large-scale social marketing program funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formally known as the Food Stamp Nutrition Education program) to provide nutrition education. |
| June 15, 2011 |
| Eating balanced meals, farm-fresh produce benefits families, communities, nutrition researchers say |
| Leaders at the recent United Nations meeting emphasized nutrition as critical to producing thriving children, families, and communities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a key focus is helping farmers grow heartier crops to nourish families. University of Missouri nutrition experts say getting back to basics by eating balanced meals and farm-fresh produce can benefit families and communities in many ways. |
| September 27, 2011 |
| Edible RFID Tags Describe Your Food |
| For tracking, radio frequency identification (RFID) chips are the greatest thing since sliced bread. But what if the RFID chip was actually in the sliced bread? |
| June 11, 2011 |
| Enzyme boosts metabolism, prevents weight gain in mice |
| In a new study, scientists report that they substantially curbed weight gain, improved metabolism, and improved the efficacy of insulin in mice by engineering them to express a specific human enzyme in their fat tissue. |
| November 14, 2011 |
| Eskimo study suggests high consumption of omega-3s reduces obesity-related disease risk |
| A study of Yup'ik Eskimos in Alaska, who on average consume 20 times more omega-3 fats from fish than people in the lower 48 states, suggests that a high intake of these fats helps prevent obesity-related chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. |
| March 24, 2011 |
| Evolutionary Conservation of Fat Metabolism Pathways |
| By virtue of having survived, all animals-from flies to man-share a common expertise. All can distinguish times of plenty from famine and adjust their metabolism or behavior accordingly. Failure to do so signals either extinction or disease. |
| May 12, 2011 |
| Experimental drug achieves unprecedented weight loss |
| An investigational combination of drugs already approved to treat obesity, migraine and epilepsy produced up to a 10 percent weight loss in obese individuals participating in a one-year clinical trial, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. |
| April 11, 2011 |
| Experimental drug selectively destroys blood supply of fat tissue and decreases body fat |
| Obese rhesus monkeys lost on average 11 percent of their body weight after four weeks of treatment with an experimental drug that selectively destroys the blood supply of fat tissue, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in Science Translational Medicine. |
| November 10, 2011 |
| Expert Calls for Change in Trans Fat Labelling |
| Not all trans fats are created equal and it's time for nutritional labels to reflect that reality, says a University of Alberta nutrition expert. |
| September 7, 2011 |
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| Face the Fat |
| Do you know everything you need to know to make healthy fat choices? |
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| Fat Pharms: Antidepressants and Weight Gain |
| Up to 25% of people who take antidepressants gain weight. Is there anything you can do about it? |
| June 28, 2011 |
| Fatty food and brain damage: Study finds connection |
| US scientists found a sudden change to a high-fat diet triggered inflammation in a key area of rodent brains responsible for regulating body weight. The inflammation produced distinctive scarring similar to that seen in stroke patients - and that brain scarring was then observed in humans who were overweight. |
| December 28, 2011 |
| Fatty food cravings genetically programmed |
| In a new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, Dr. Alasdair MacKenzie has found a genetic switch that regulates thirst and appetite and is believed to be the reason many people from Western countries are more prone to high fat diets and alcohol consumption that those in Asian countries. |
| July 18, 2011 |
| Former White House Staffer Fights Obama Obesity Efforts |
| Foodmakers, fast-food chains, and media companies have teamed up to battle government efforts to create voluntary nutritional guidelines for foods marketed to children, The Washington Post reports Sunday. And the group is being managed by former White House communications director Anita Dunn. |
| July 11, 2011 |
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| Gastric Bypass Reduces Blood Pressure, Swedish Research Finds |
| The kidneys play an important role in the regulation of blood pressure by adjusting the production of urine after eating or drinking. This process begins already in the upper digestive tract, which could explain why gastric bypass surgery for obesity also markedly reduce blood pressure, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. |
| September 7, 2011 |
| Gastric bypass surgery changes food preferences |
| Gastric bypass surgery alters people's food preferences so that they eat less high fat food, according to a new study led by scientists at Imperial College London. The findings, published in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, suggest a new mechanism by which some types of bariatric surgery lead to long-term weight loss. |
| July 27, 2011 |
| Genes linked to obesity may also cause poor weight loss outcomes after gastric bypass surgery |
| Researchers at Geisinger Health System are studying how genes may affect a patient's ability to lose weight following bariatric surgery. Highlighted in the journal Obesity, the study found that several genes that promote obesity may also result in inferior weight loss outcomes after gastric bypass surgery. |
| April 21, 2011 |
| Globesity: 60 Million Chinese Are Obese |
| Rising affluence has made about 60 million Chinese — equal to the population of France — obese. |
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| Gout and Diabetes |
| Once termed "the kings' disease," gout used to be a problem primarily for wealthy people and royalty who lounged around drinking wine and eating rich food. But today, an estimated 68% of American adults are either overweight or obese. As a result, gout and type 2 diabetes -- two diseases that can result from an unhealthy lifestyle -- are sharply on the rise. |
| December 22, 2011 |
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| High sugar and fat diet 'may increase cell damage during sleep' |
| Continuing sleepless nights can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and even death for sufferers of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) who regularly stop breathing during the night for brief periods of time. |
| June 24, 2011 |
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| Improvement of body image can enhance effectiveness of weight loss programs |
| Almost a quarter of men and women in England and over a third of adults in America are obese. Obesity increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease and can significantly shorten a person's life expectancy. New research published by BioMed Central's open access journal International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity shows that improving body image can enhance the effectiveness of weight loss programs based on diet and exercise. |
| July 18, 2011 |
| Innovative trial project of MD-Logic Artificial Pancreas takes place in Israel |
| At the initiative, and under the leadership of specialists in the Jesse Z and Sara Lea Shaffer Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center of Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center, an innovative trial project of the MD-Logic Artificial Pancreas (MDLAP) has successfully taken place in Israel. The aim of the trial was to provide a real solution to patients with diabetes, using the MDLAP in a diabetes camp outside the confines of the hospital. |
| October 27, 2011 |
| Intensive glycaemic control may negatively affect a person's quality of life |
| Research published in The Cochrane Library found that the risk of death and cardiovascular disease, such as stroke, was unchanged whether glucose control was intense or conventional. They did find, however, that when aiming to keep blood glucose levels at the lower intensive level, the chance of damaging small blood vessels in the body, potentially leading to damage in the eyes and kidneys, is reduced. But aiming for this lower level with the more intensive glucose control substantially increased the risk that a person's blood glucose could drop too low, potentially resulting in loss of consciousness or even death if untreated. |
| August 1, 2011 |
| Intuity Medical closes second tranche of Series D Preferred Stock financing |
| Intuity Medical, Inc., a privately held company developing novel glucose monitoring technologies for diabetes management, announced today it has secured additional funding with the closing of a second tranche of its previously announced Series D Preferred Stock financing, increasing the Series D total to $76 million. A new investor, Accuitive Medical Ventures (AMV), joined the impressive list of existing investors, Investor Growth Capital (IGC), Thomas McNerney and Partners, Venrock, Versant Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners, who also participated in the close. |
| August 1, 2011 |
| Is there a link between obesity, chronic illness and bullying? |
| Children who are overweight or obese are more likely to be victimised by bullying when compared to children who are not overweight. |
| July 5, 2011 |
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| Kinect weighs astronauts just by looking at them |
| ASTRONAUTS will soon be able to stay fit thanks to a body tracking camera system built into Microsoft's Kinect gaming sensor, which helps calculate their weight in zero gravity. |
| December 28, 2011 |
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| Large weight gains most likely for men after divorce, women after marriage |
| Both marriage and divorce can act as "weight shocks," leading people to add a few extra pounds — especially among those over age 30 - according to a new study. |
| August 22, 2011 |
| Losing more than 15 percent of body weight significantly boosts vitamin D levels in overweight women |
| Overweight or obese women with less-than-optimal levels of vitamin D who lose more than 15 percent of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of this fat-soluble nutrient, according to a new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. |
| May 25, 2011 |
| Low calorie diet may delay or prevent aging and neurodegenerative diseases |
| Cells, which employ a process called autophagy to clean up and reuse protein debris leftover from biological processes, were the original recyclers. A team of scientists from Paul Greengard's Rockefeller University laboratory have linked a molecule that stimulates autophagy with the reduction of one of Alzheimer's disease's major hallmarks, amyloid peptide. Their finding suggests a mechanism that could be used to eliminate built-up proteins in diseases such as Alzheimer's, Down syndrome, Huntington's and Parkinson's. |
| March 17, 2011 |
| Low sodium salt substitute; good for heart, diabetes and high blood patients |
| A group of researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) successfully produced Cardio-mate or a salt substitute from plants with low sodium content which proves to be friendly for heart, diabetes and high blood pressure patients who are at risk of food salt. |
| April 18, 2011 |
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| Market lighting affects nutrients |
| Many people reach toward the back of the fresh-produce shelf to find the freshest salad greens with the latest expiration dates. But a study led by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists may prompt consumers to instead look for packages that receive the greatest exposure to light--usually those found closest to the front. |
| May 3, 2011 |
| Massive Enzyme Footballs Control Sugar Metabolism |
| Neutron scattering has revealed how massive enzyme complexes inside cells might determine whether sugar is burnt for energy or stored as fat. The findings promise to improve understanding of diabetes and a range of metabolic diseases. Scientists using neutron scattering at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) have shown how pyruvate dehydrogenase complexes (PDCs) could control the rate of sugar metabolism by actively changing their own composition. |
| July 18, 2011 |
| Maternal consumption of omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy reduces risk of childhood obesity |
| New research shows a possible connection between the risk of childhood obesity and maternal consumption of omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy. Intake of the omega-3s found in seafood is also linked to reduced risk of recurrent breast cancer, stroke in women and early age-related macular degeneration (AMD). These findings and more are summarized in the April 2011 PUFA Newsletter and Fats of Life e-newsletters for health professionals and consumers, respectively. |
| April 27, 2011 |
| Mediterranean Diet Cuts Metabolic Syndrome Risk |
| Fifty Studies of a Half Million People Show That a Mediterranean-Style Diet Reduces Risk of Metabolic Syndrome |
| March 8, 2011 |
| Melatonin Might Help in Controlling Weight Gain and Preventing Heart Diseases Associated to Obesity |
| University of Granada researchers have proven that melatonin -a natural hormone produced by the body- helps in controlling weight gain -even without reducing the intake of food-, improves blood lipid profile -as it reduces triglicerids-, increases HDL cholesterol and reduces LDL cholesterol. |
| April 28, 2011 |
| Micro-RNA blocks the effect of insulin in obesity |
| German researchers have discovered a new mechanism that leads to the development of type 2 diabetes in obesity. |
| March 31, 2011 |
| Mid-morning snacking may sabotage weight-loss efforts |
| Women dieters who grab a snack between breakfast and lunch lose less weight compared to those who abstain from a mid-morning snack. |
| November 28, 2011 |
| Mobile health software effectively helps manage diabetes |
| An interactive computer software program appears to be effective in helping patients manage their Type 2 diabetes using their mobile phones, according to a new study by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers. The study is being published in the September issue of the journal Diabetes Care. The study, one of the first to scientifically examine mobile health technology, found that a key measure of blood sugar control - the amount of hemoglobin A1c in a person's blood - was lowered by an average of 1.9 percent over a period of one year in patients using the mobile health software. The findings support the further exploration of mobile health approaches to manage many chronic conditions, including diabetes. |
| August 1, 2011 |
| MyPyramid Tracker |
| MyPyramid Tracker is an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality, physical activity status, related nutrition messages, and links to nutrient and physical activity information. |
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| Nearly 1 in 4 postmenopausal women with fractures is obese |
| Obesity is widely believed to be protective against fracture, although a recent study has documented a high prevalence of obesity in postmenopausal women with fragility fracture. |
| March 25, 2011 |
| New book on women's health and diabetes care |
| "If there is anything that this disease has done to improve my life, it taught me at a young age how to take care of myself." - Nikki Peterson, 24 years old, diabetes for 14 years. |
| April 16, 2011 |
| New link found between obesity and insulin resistance |
| Obesity is the main culprit in the worldwide avalanche of type 2 diabetes. But how excess weight drives insulin resistance, the condition that may lead to the disease, is only partly understood. Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center now have uncovered a new way in which obesity wreaks its havoc, by altering the production of proteins that affect how other proteins are spliced together. Their finding, published in Cell Metabolism, may point toward novel targets for diabetes drugs. |
| August 2, 2011 |
| New research links common RNA modification to obesity |
| An international research team has discovered that a pervasive human RNA modification provides the physiological underpinning of the genetic regulatory process that contributes to obesity and type II diabetes. |
| October 17, 2011 |
| New strategic plan for NIH obesity research seeks to curb epidemic |
| Researchers, health care professionals, the public create comprehensive plan |
| March 31, 2011 |
| New weight loss discovery moves us closer to 'the Pill' for obesity |
| An important discovery in mice may make a big difference in people's waistlines thanks to a team of Harvard scientists who found that reducing the function of a transmembrane protein, called Klotho, in obese mice with high blood sugar levels produced lean mice with reduced blood sugar levels. This protein also exists in humans, suggesting that selectively targeting Klotho could lead to a new class of drugs to reduce obesity and possibly Type 2 diabetes for people. This finding was recently published online in The FASEB Journal. |
| March 7, 2011 |
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| Obese Children Have Up to Double the Risk of Having Asthma |
| Asthma is considered one of the main causes of school absenteeism and its prevalence has risen in the last decades. Overweight children have been shown to have double the frequency of asthma than that of non-obese children. |
| October 14, 2011 |
| Obese men and women report less satisfying sex life |
| Obese men and women seeking weight-loss treatment report significantly less satisfaction with their sex life than the general population, and women report even lower satisfaction than men, according to the results of a Duke University Medical Center study. |
| May 2, 2011 |
| Obese, overweight and still healthy |
| It's become an axiom of health that overweight and obese people are not as healthy as their normal weight counterparts. In fact, obesity has been targeted as one of the country's most serious public health problems, with predictions of widespread heart disease, diabetes and cancer among the growing number of Americans who are overweight. But what if that's not always correct? Is it possible for some people to be overweight - or even obese - and still be healthy? Researchers from the Weight Management Services Program at the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine think so, and they have some surprising statistics to back that opinion up. |
| June 17, 2011 |
| Obesity and cancer screening: Do race and gender also play a role? |
| Researchers in Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University recently found that obesity was linked to higher rates of prostate cancer screening across all races/ethnic differences and lower rates of cervical cancer screening, most notably in white women. Their study on the role of obesity in cancer screening rates for prostate, cervical as well as breast and colorectal cancers across race/ethnicity and gender is examined in the current issue of the Journal of Obesity. |
| January 9, 2012 |
| Obesity clues in humans may be unearthed first in a worm |
| Obesity is not regarded as an epidemic among tiny worms that dine on bacteria — but for humans battling weight gain with seemingly insatiable appetites, research on a soil-dwelling roundworm may lead to clues for weight loss. |
| September 27, 2011 |
| Obesity is a killer in nonsmoking women |
| Obesity is an important contributor to premature death in women who have never smoked, especially among women in low income groups, finds research published in the British Medical Journal today. |
| June 29, 2011 |
| Obesity linked to cognition |
| New research suggests obese individuals often perform poorly in reasoning and planning tasks and, likewise, those with poor cognitive function are more vulnerable to excessive weight gain. |
| August 25, 2011 |
| Obesity significantly affects personal finances |
| A new report from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services' Department of Health Policy uncovered an overall wage differential between those of normal weight and those who are obese, especially when it comes to women. |
| December 3, 2011 |
| Overweight? Get someone else's gut bacteria |
| People who are overweight may have different gut bacteria from those in their slender fellow human beings. This is the contention of Willem de Vos, professor of Microbiology at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, in his dies lecture on 9 March. |
| March 18, 2011 |
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| Penn Nursing experts available to discuss stories on American Diabetes Month |
| Diabetes specialists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing are available to talk with media for stories on American Diabetes Month. |
| October 27, 2011 |
| Periodic Fasting May Cut Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes |
| Despite Health Benefits, Fasting May Not Be for Everyone, Doctors Say |
| April 5, 2011 |
| Plant oil may hold key to reducing obesity-related medical issues, researcher finds |
| Scientists have known for years that belly fat leads to serious medical problems, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found a plant oil that may be able to reduce belly fat in humans. |
| March 23, 2011 |
| Potatoes are now good for your health, according to scientists |
| Potatoes have been dieter's bugaboo for quite some time now — enemy to Atkins, provider of "empty calories," nothing but high-carb fat causers. Well, hold the phone — it looks like they may have swung back to being good for you again. New research pegs them as significantly lowering blood pressure — with some massive caveats. |
| September 6, 2011 |
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| Quitting smoking will not lead to weight gain |
| You might think that you will gain weight if you quit smoking. But it's not that simple. A master's thesis from NHV shows that smoking doesn't help you get thinner. |
| July 4, 2011 |
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| Reductions in obesity-related medical costs offset cost of gastric banding surgery within 2.25 years |
| Allergan, Inc. today announced a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases that found the cost of a gastric banding weight-loss surgery procedure, such as Allergan's LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System, was offset by reductions in obesity-related medical costs within 2.25 years for surgery eligible patients with diabetes, and within four years of the procedure for all surgery eligible patients. |
| June 23, 2011 |
| Religious young adults become obese by middle age |
| Could it be the potato salad? Young adults who frequently attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to become obese by middle age as young adults with no religious involvement, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. This is the first longitudinal study to examine the development of obesity in people with various degrees of religious involvement. |
| March 24, 2011 |
| Researchers find disease-causing fat cells in those with metabolic syndrome |
| UC Davis Health System researchers have discovered biological indicators that help explain why some obese people develop chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, and others do not. |
| August 24, 2011 |
| Researchers find link between brain molecule and obesity and diabetes |
| The brain's hypothalamus plays a key role in obesity and one of its major complications — type 2 diabetes. Nerve cells in the hypothalamus detect nutrients and hormones circulating in the blood and then coordinate a complex series of behavioral and physiological responses to maintain a balance between calories eaten and calories burned. Obesity and diabetes can result when this regulatory mechanism goes awry. |
| April 19, 2011 |
| Richer but fatter? China weight loss camps battle bulge |
| Up to 429 million people in world's most populous country estimated to be obese |
| August 26, 2011 |
| Rodents' workouts, diets may hold health benefits for humans with heart failure and diabetes |
| Though rats, fish oil and beetroot juice read like ingredients in a witch's brew, to a Kansas State University research team, information from this combination could lead to health breakthroughs for aging populations and people suffering from heart failure and diabetes. |
| July 22, 2011 |
| Roux-en-Y gastric bypass appears to reduce dietary fat intake |
| Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the most common type of bariatric surgery in the United States, is currently considered the most effective therapy for morbid obesity. Patients who undergo this procedure, in which the stomach is reduced to a small pouch and connected to the middle of the small intestine, often lose massive amounts of weight. |
| July 28, 2011 |
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| 'Super-spaghetti' with heart-healthy label now possible |
| Consumers could soon see packages of pasta labeled "good source of dietary fiber" and "may reduce the risk of heart disease" thanks to the development of a new genre of pasta made with barley—a grain famous for giving beer its characteristic strength and flavor. The report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. |
| September 14, 2011 |
| Scientists make a vase out of DNA |
| Scientists have begun to use DNA as a building material to make shapes. Usually those shapes are simple, but recently they managed to make a 3D vase out of human DNA. |
| April 15, 2011 |
| Scientists show 'swamp gas' protects blood vessels from complications of diabetes |
| Hydrogen sulfide is a foul-smelling gas with an odor resembling that of rotten eggs. Sometimes called "swamp gas," this toxic substance is generally associated with decaying vegetation, sewers and noxious industrial emissions. And — as odd as it may seem — it also plays a critical role in protecting blood vessels from the complications of diabetes, according to a new study from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. |
| August 2, 2011 |
| Scientists uncover new role for gene in maintaining steady weight |
| Against the backdrop of the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have made an important new discovery regarding a specific gene that plays an important role in keeping a steady balance between our food intake and energy expenditure. The study may help scientists better understand the keys to fighting obesity and related disorders such as diabetes. |
| November 23, 2011 |
| Severe Obesity Not Seen to Increase Risk of Depression in Teens |
| According to a new study, severely obese adolescents are no more likely to be depressed than normal weight peers. The study, which has been released online in the Journal of Adolescent Health, did find that white adolescents may be somewhat more vulnerable to psychological effects of obesity. |
| April 21, 2011 |
| Some Overweight Adolescents May Be at Risk for Weak Bones |
| Overweight adolescents already struggling with risk factors such as insulin resistance may need to add weak bones to their list of health concerns, researchers report. |
| March 4, 2011 |
| Study finds diet plus exercise is more effective for weight loss than either method alone |
| Everyone knows that eating a low-fat, low-calorie diet and getting regular exercise helps shed pounds, but a new study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that when it comes to losing weight and body fat, diet and exercise are most effective when done together as compared to either strategy alone. |
| April 14, 2011 |
| Study finds that mobile phone technology helps patients manage diabetes |
| The study, one of the first to scientifically examine mobile health technology, found that a key measure of blood sugar control — the amount of hemoglobin A1c in a person's blood — was lowered by an average of 1.9 percent over a period of one year in patients using the mobile health software. The findings support the further exploration of mobile health approaches to manage many chronic conditions, including diabetes. |
| August 1, 2011 |
| Sugar: Just how bad is it? |
| A couple of weeks ago, science writer Gary Taubes — author of the book "Why We Get Fat" — wrote an article for the New York Times magazine in which he analyzed the debate over whether sugar and high-fructose corn syrup is the dietary cause of chronic ailments such as heart disease, hypertension and cancer. |
| May 4, 2011 |
| Surge in Obesity Correlates With Increased Automobile Usage, Study Finds |
| Junk food, video games and a lack of exercise all have received their fair share of blame for the spiraling epidemic of obesity in the U.S. But according to a University of Illinois researcher, public health enemy No. 1 for our supersized nation may very well be the one staple of modern life most Americans can't seem to live without one (or more) of: the automobile. |
| May 11, 2011 |
| Surgery plus exercise and diet might help reduce weight in obese people |
| Each year more than 200,000 people with morbid obesity undergo gastric bypass surgery, but research shows that more than half of patients regain at least 20 percent of the weight lost. |
| June 18, 2011 |
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| The Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs |
| Research to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, may explain why some antipsychotic drugs can promote overeating, weight gain, and insulin resistance. |
| July 12, 2011 |
| To Achieve Glycemic Control, DIAMOND System Offers Treatment Alternative for Overweight and Obese Patients |
| MetaCure, with offices in U.S., Germany and Israel, is a medical device firm working on a novel gastric stimulation system designed to help type II diabetes patients lower their blood glucose and control their eating habits and body weight. |
| March 31, 2011 |
| To Fight Obesity, Even Babies Should Exercise |
| In a new campaign against obesity, the British government issued guidelines on Monday saying that children under the age of five — including those who can't even walk yet — should exercise every day. |
| July 11, 2011 |
| Two New Reasons to Worry about Air Pollution: Obesity and Diabetes |
| The debate over air pollution and, more specifically, the regulation of air pollution, raged on this week as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) watered down its cross-state pollution rule and House Republicans moved to delay new rules on toxic air pollution from cement plants, solid waste incinerators, and industrial boilers. |
| October 10, 2011 |
| Type 2 diabetes: 'Intensive' versus 'conventional' blood glucose control -- no clear picture |
| Research published in The Cochrane Library found that the risk of death and cardiovascular disease, such as stroke, was unchanged whether glucose control was intense or conventional. They did find, however, that when aiming to keep blood glucose levels at the lower intensive level, the chance of damaging small blood vessels in the body, potentially leading to damage in the eyes and kidneys, is reduced. But aiming for this lower level with the more intensive glucose control substantially increased the risk that a person's blood glucose could drop too low, potentially resulting in loss of consciousness or even death if untreated. |
| August 1, 2011 |
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| Unhealthy eating: a new form of occupational hazard? |
| The poor diet of shift workers should be considered a new occupational health hazard, according to an editorial published in this month's PLoS Medicine. The editorial draws on previous work published in the journal, which showed an association between an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and rotating patterns of shift work in US nurses. |
| December 27, 2011 |
| USDA Ditches Food Pyramid for a Healthy Plate |
| Fruits and Veggies Make Up Half of Plate, With Side of Dairy |
| June 2, 2011 |
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| Vegetarian Diet May Prevent Diverticular Disease |
| Experts Credit High-Fiber Foods, Such as Fruits, Veggies, Whole-Grain Cereals |
| July 20, 2011 |
| Vegetarians may be at lower risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke |
| Vegetarians experience a 36 percent lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome than non-vegetarians, suggests new research from Loma Linda University published in the journal Diabetes Care. Because metabolic syndrome can be a precursor to heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, the findings indicate vegetarians may be at lower risk of developing these conditions. |
| April 13, 2011 |
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| Weight at 18 linked to cancer in men decades later |
| Public health researchers, based at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, have identified a link between men being overweight or obese at age 18 and death from cancer in later life. The study shows the link is apparent even if they reduce their weight during middle age. |
| June 16, 2011 |
| Weight Loss from Gastric Bypass May Be Partly Due to Dietary Fat Aversion, Study Suggests |
| Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the most common type of bariatric surgery in the United States, is currently considered the most effective therapy for morbid obesity. Patients who undergo this procedure, in which the stomach is reduced to a small pouch and connected to the middle of the small intestine, often lose massive amounts of weight. However, the reasons behind this surgery's success have been unclear. Shedding more light on why this procedure prompts such dramatic weight loss, a team of researchers has found, in a study using both humans and rats, that Roux-en-Y appears to lead patients to significantly reduce their intake of dietary fat. This effect, which was present for both solid and liquid dietary fat, lingered for up to 200 days after surgery in the animals. Further experiments suggest that this fat avoidance is triggered through digestive consequences, rather than just altered taste, and may be the result of an excess of hormones previously linked to food avoidance. |
| July 27, 2011 |
| Weight Loss May Improve Sleep Apnea |
| Study Shows Weight Loss Has Long-Term Benefits in Treating Sleep Apnea |
| June 2, 2011 |
| Weight Loss: Is Bypass Better Than Banding? |
| Very Obese Bypass Patients in Study Lost More Weight, Kept it Off Longer |
| January 16, 2012 |
| Weight-loss Challenge: Choose lean proteins |
| Protein is a weight loss hero, but you want to choose the leanest options to control calories and minimize unhealthy fats. Best bets include skinless poultry, fish and shellfish, egg whites, beans, lentils, low-fat dairy, and whole soy foods (tofu, tempeh, edamame). |
| January 29, 2012 |
| Why salad helps you say yes to 'NO' |
| Disorders of the circulatory system- vascular diseases- are common in the developed world, and can lead to heart attacks, strokes and even death. However, treatments for these disorders, such as bypass surgery and angioplasty, themselves induce vascular injury, after which the cells of the blood vessel can over-proliferate in a way that limits blood flow. |
| March 23, 2011 |
| Why some people are lean and others fat |
| With an abundance of food available, it's not surprising that people are getting fatter. But why do some people remain lean? A Cambridge University scientist suggests that the reason is rooted deep in our DNA. |
| March 7, 2011 |
| Will A Soda Tax Really Save 26,000 Lives, Billions Of Dollars? |
| A new study makes a very strong case for taxing soda based on the health benefits of even a small amount of weight loss. In "A Penny-Per-Ounce Tax On Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Would Cut Health And Cost Burdens Of Diabetes," (Wang et al.), published in Health Affairs, an impressive array of experts estimate that a 15 percent reduction in consumption of sugared beverages among those aged 25-64 would prevent "2.4 million diabetes person-years, 95,000 coronary heart events, 8,000 strokes, and 26,000 premature deaths, while avoiding more than $17 billion in medical costs. In addition to generating approximately $13 billion in annual tax revenue." |
| January 12, 2012 |
| Women with celiac disease suffer from depression, disordered eating |
| Women with celiac disease -- an autoimmune disorder associatedwith a negative reaction to eating gluten -- are more likely than the general population to report symptoms of depression and disordered eating, even when they adhere to a gluten-free diet. |
| December 26, 2011 |
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