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| Americans' Vegetable Consumption Drops 2% In A Decade | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Nearly three-quarters of all Americans eat fewer vegetables each day than the national health objectives for fruit and vegetable consumption advises them to, says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 67.5% of US adults consume fewer than two fruits per day, the report informs... | |
| Abnormal Body Weight Related To Increased Mortality In Colon Cancer Patients | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research... | |
| Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain After Dieting | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Many people have experienced the frustration that comes with regaining weight that was lost from dieting. According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), the levels of appetite hormones in the body prior to dieting may serve as a predictor of weight regain after dieting... | |
| New Childhood Obesity Journal Launched By Mary Ann Liebert Inc., Publishers | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Publisher Mary Ann Liebert announced the launch of Childhood Obesity to provide physicians, nurses, dietitians, diabetes educators, nutritionists, psychologists, educators and school nurses, community organizers, and policymakers with effective prevention and treatment strategies that promote environmental and policy changes, patient education and motivation tools, and clinical... | |
| Research Ties High Weight Gain During Pregnancy To Overweight Children | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Infants born to women who gain too much weight during pregnancy are more likely to become overweight children and adults, according to a growing body of evidence challenging earlier arguments that weight is mainly influenced by genetics, New York Times columnist Jane Brody writes... | |
| Reading Food Labels, Combined With Exercise, Can Lead To Weight Loss | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Nutritional science and food marketing has become so sophisticated in recent decades that a trip to the supermarket can require a complete nutritional re-education. The average consumer needs to be on guard against preservatives, added fat, colorings, and calories, false advertising, and sophisticated but misleading labels... | |
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| Teasing About Weight Can Profoundly Affect Pre-Teens | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Schoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child's sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing - about weight - can have distinctive and significant effects on how pre-teens perceive their own bodies... | |
| Diet-Induced Obesity Accelerates Leukemia | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been conducted at The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and will be published in Cancer Prevention Research, on October 5, 2010... | |
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| Weight Loss Raises Industrial Pollutant Levels In Blood | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| People with long-term weight loss have higher levels of persistent organic pollutants in their blood, which are known to increase the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes, according to an article published today in the International Journal of Obesity... | |
| For Obese Teens, Weight Problems Persist Into Young Adulthood | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| The older teens get, the more likely they are to pack on pounds, and obesity rates climb sharply between adolescence and young adulthood, finds a new study from Australia. "Being obese as an adolescent is bad news. If an adolescent gets to the point of being obese, the likelihood of spontaneous recovery to normal weight by young adulthood is small," said George Patton, M.D... | |
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| Discovery Of Missing Link Between Obesity And Infertility | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Obesity and infertility frequently go hand in hand. Now, researchers reporting on studies of mice in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, might have figured out why that is, and the results come as something of a surprise. "There was a sense that the reproductive dysfunction was due to insulin resistance," said Andrew Wolfe of Hopkins Children's... | |
| Childhood Obesity Awareness Month | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University has experts available in pediatric obesity, psychology, medicine and fashion to discuss a variety of topics including healthy eating, physical activity, lifestyle programs and strategies, trends and causes related to childhood obesity during the month of September. A Growing Problem Daphne Bryan, M.D... | |
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| Celebrate National Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Month In September | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| September is National Fruits & Veggies-More MattersŪ Month! To help kick off this observance, the Alabama Department of Public Health is supporting the nationwide health campaign which includes a pledge to fight obesity and a community interactive element that contains resources for consumers... | |
| Epitwin: Largest Ever Epigenetics Project Launched | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| One of the most ambitious large-scale projects in Human Genetics has been launched: Epitwin will capture the subtle epigenetic signatures that mark the differences between 5,000 twins on a scale and depth never before attempted, providing key therapeutic targets for the development of drug treatments... | |
| News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: September 7, 2010 | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| 1. A Low-carb Diet Based on Animal Protein May Increase Death Risk Evidence shows that a low-carbohydrate diet produces weight loss and improves some cardiovascular risk factors. However, health effects of a low-carbohydrate diet may depend on the type of protein and fat consumed. Researchers followed 85,168 women and 44,548 men on a low-carbohydrate diet for 26 and 20 years respectively... | |
| Consumers Misled By Low-Carbohydrate Claims | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Food manufacturers advertise a variety of foods on grocery store shelves by using nutrient claims on the front of packaging. A study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior evaluates how consumers are interpreting certain carbohydrate-related content claims and the effects of claims on consumer perceptions of food products... | |
| Ten-Fold Rise In Obesity Surgery In England Since 2000 | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| The use of bariatric or weight loss surgery has increased ten-fold in NHS hospitals in England since 2000, finds a study published on bmj.com. One reason for this rapid rise is increased demand from obese patients as they become more aware of surgery as a viable treatment option, suggest the researchers... | |
| What Are Babies Made Of? Research Shows For Some It Is Sugar, Salt And Not All Things Nice | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Children as young as four weeks old are being fed a poor diet of biscuits, ice-cream and soft drinks, according to new Australian research. A study published in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics found some month-old babies had been introduced to high fat, salt and sugar foods, despite health authorities recommending exclusive breastfeeding to six months of age... | |
