Abdominal fat indicates severity of metabolic syndrome in obese, postmenopausal women
... an increase in waist circumference. Yet, not all obese individuals present all of these symptoms. Following menopause, many women experience a natural increase in obesity, particularly around their intra-abdominal area, which refers to fat that stored in and around the internal organs. As a result, it ...Summa study finds portion control induces greatest weight loss
...o change than increasing planned exercise for many obese individuals," Logue said. "However, other research...management." The study found that 38 percent of obese patients who consistently spent two years practicing food portion control lost five percent or more ...Surgical treatment for obesity appears effective for weight loss and related disorders
...ous studies suggests that the majority of morbidly obese patients who underwent bariatric (obesity) surgery... higher; and morbid obesity as 40 or higher. Being obese is associated with a greater risk for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke and asthm...Breathing problems during sleep may affect mental development in infants and young children
... to white children. Children who are overweight or obese are also more likely to develop SDB. In the first study, researchers evaluated 256 full-term and preterm infants at one year of age with a standardized test that measured physical and mental development. The infants were part of the multi-center Coll...Proinflammatory mononuclear cells in obese found to contribute to diabetes, heart disease
...lymphocytes -- exist in a proinflammatory state in obese persons known to be at increased risk of developin... average body mass index (BMI) of 22.6 and from 16 obese subjects with an average BMI of 40. All participants had similar glucose levels and were taking no ...Weight loss drug Xenical effective and safe in overweight teenagers
... labelling for use of Xenical in the management of obese adolescents aged 12 to 16 years. This was the first approval of its kind for a prescription weight-loss treatment. This new study further complements the outstanding bank of data illustrating Xenical's efficacy, safety and tolerability in adults. 6,7...Obesity may affect accuracy of mammography
CHICAGO Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to receive a false-positive result...journals. According to information in the article, obese postmenopausal women have an increased risk of breast cancer compared with postmenopausal women of n...Air pollution especially harmful to lungs of obese children
... lung function were two to five times stronger for obese children than for normal-weight children. The more obese a child was, the stronger the effect was of the previous day's air pollution on his or her lung func...UCSD researchers determine fatty liver disease different in obese children than in adults
...ening non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese children has distinct characteristics, often diffe...gm for diagnosis of this common condition found in obese children and offer the potential for improved care. Between 1997 and 2003, the investigators identif...Cutting-edge science offers improved care for liver diseases
...ening non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese children has distinct characteristics, often diffe...gm for diagnosis in this common condition found in obese children and offer the potential for improved care. Between 1997 and 2003, the investigators identif...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, May 18, 2004
...on the low-fat diet. The second study followed 132 obese adults for 12 months. While the low-carb dieters had lost more weight at the six month mark, by 12 months both groups had lost about the same amount of weight (11 to 19 pounds for the low-carb group and 7 to 19 pounds for the low-fat group. The twelv...Interventional procedures significantly improve quality of life for obese patients
...ts were overweight (BMI 25-30) and 36 percent were obese (BMI >30). Severe obesity (BMI >40) was m...d facilities, services, and treatment programs for obese patients," said Alison Hoppin, M.D., lead author of the study. Adjustable Gastric Banding as an Out...Research targets biologic profile of obesity
...ege in China. The results of the study showed that obese patients eat more during meals than people at a he...-abdominal pressure, was significantly elevated in obese patients, as compared with the healthy controls, as was the postprandial (after a meal) increase in ...Mechanism found that may protect kidneys in early stages of diabetes
...ropathy. In eight-week old db/db mice, which were obese and had high levels of blood glucose but no evidence of diabetes-related kidney disease, the researchers found low levels of a substance known as ACE (for angiotensin-converting enzyme) and increased levels of a related enzyme, ACE2. The significanc...Novel findings about neovessel formation
...ancer tumors and perhaps fatty tissue in extremely obese individuals. In other words, there are myriad avenues of research that could lead to new treatments and drugs....Obesity reversed in mice by destroying blood vessels that service fat cells
...s injected these genetically modified viruses into obese mice, hoping several peptides would bind onto prot...tors found that one month of treatment in severely obese mice was enough to restore the animal's normal body weight. None of the mice used in the therapy exp...Obese men may have increased risk for prostate cancer recurrence after surgery
After prostate cancer surgery, obese men are more likely than men with normal weight to...rs. "Our results show that moderately and severely obese men were at an increased risk for high PSA levels after surgery and therefore are likely to have pro...Increased risk of cardiovascular disease shown in PCOS patients
...te the authors. "Based on our study, particularly obese women with PCOS symptoms seem to be at higher CVD risk."...Northwestern Memorial tests 'pacemaker' for stomach
...worldwide, and at least 300 million are clinically obese a key risk factor in type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and stroke, as well as a variety of cancers." "It is extremely difficult for some people to lose weight and sustain their weight loss. This device might be an option...Winning the battle of the bulge: We're a scrimmage closer to victory
...op eating, gets into the brain. They found that in obese mice, high triglycerides, a type of fat in the blo...Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese and 15 percent of young people between 6 and 19 are overweight....