A common-sense cure for obesity
...al and psychological complications. People who are obese are likely to die earlier than those who are not overweight. The authors discuss the complications associated with obesity, outline the extent and causes of the epidemic, and discuss strategies for prevention and treatment. Their conclusion, however...Substance found in sharks could lead to weight loss drug, research shows
...ed from the liver of dogfish sharks--on normal and obese mice and rats. "Our findings were striking," said Michael Zasloff, Dean of research and translational science at Georgetown and the senior author of this article. "The mice receiving the MSI-1436 ate less and lost weight. But the really remarkable th...UB researcher observes strong statistical correlation between prevalence of diabetes, air pollution
...h as dioxins, are being concentrated in the fat of obese people and these then may contribute to the development of diabetes. That is the hypothesis." Lockwood became interested in a possible correlation between diabetes and air pollution while examining the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), a list of the...Dietary whole grains may benefit in prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes
...and may have particular benefits for overweight or obese individuals with diabetes. Participants in the Fra...s were found among subjects who were overweight or obese and who were in the lowest quintile of whole-grain consumption. The authors propose that some compon...School program reduces risk of obesity, disease in border community
...g that physical inactivity and being overweight or obese are especially prevalent among children and adults in this region, and make a major contribution to the high area's high incidence of Type 2 diabetes. The researchers conducted a three-year outcome and process evaluation of the first two CATCH compon...Physical activity may improve survival and quality of life
...a BMI of 20 24 is ideal. The greatest risk is for obese patients with a BMI above 30." He also recommends physical activity for overweight patients who cannot achieve weight loss. "Physical activity is an independent factor, reducing risk independently of weight," he says. Research in the field of rehabil...Gastric bypass surgery for obesity may ease symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease
PITTSBURGH, July 1 Morbidly obese people who undergo minimally invasive gastric bypass surgery to lose weight may also experience a reduction in their symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to a study in the July issue of the journal Surgical Endoscopy. The stu...Less inflammation, better heart health in physically fit females
... 0.19 mg/dL, in overweight women 0.34 mg/dL and in obese women 0.42 mg/dL. Women whose waists measured more than 35 inches had CRP concentrations of 0.42 mg/dL, while those with lesser girth had average CRP levels of 0.25 mg/dL. The researchers emphasize that because of the small number of women in thei...Behavior plays key role in disease development and control, according to 10-year prospective review
...ures. Obesity - Approximately 10 to 30 percent of obese persons who seek weight reduction suffer from binge eating. Both cognitive-behavioral therapy, designed specifically to control disordered eating, and interpersonal therapy, originally intended for depression, has been shown to significantly reduce b...More clues about obesity revealed by brain-imaging study
UPTON, NY -- The idea that obese people eat too much because they find food more pa... in the mouth, lips, and tongue are more active in obese people than in normal-weight control subjects. "This enhanced activity in brain regions involved wit...UNC study: Americans getting obese earlier, ethnic groups put on weight at different rates
... U.S. men and 28 percent of U.S. women already are obese by about age 36, according to a new University of ...xes. For still-unknown reasons, black women become obese more than twice as fast as white women, and the rate for Hispanic women is about midway between the ...Generation x-tra large: Americans getting fatter younger, study finds
...ges, and the percentage of adults who are actually obese doubled since the 1960s, according to a new study ...ty-six percent of men and 28 percent of women were obese by the time they were 35 to 37. Young adults are becoming obese faster. People born in 1964 became o...Insulin sensitizer has anti-inflammatory effect in diabetics
...'s lab has shown in research with a small group of obese non-diabetic volunteers that rosiglitazone decreas...rs of inflammation. The current study involved 11 obese patients with Type 2 diabetes. In this disease, also referred to as adult-onset diabetes, the body p...Directed antisense expression moderates feeding and weight gain
...tate of positive energy balance, where they become obese when supplied unlimited food. To test the possibility that hypothalamic ghrelin-responsive neurons mediate the behavioral and metabolic effects of this hormone, Shuto and colleagues generated transgenic rats in which an antisense to the GHS-R mRNA is...'I think I can' helps shed pounds after giving birth
...t of moderately overweight women and 46 percent of obese women gained more than the recommended guidelines ... normal-weight women, 15 pounds of weight gain for obese women and 28-40 pounds for underweight women. "We need to do a better job in enhancing women's inte...Hunger hormone may be key in weight loss
SEATTLE -- Thousands of obese Americans know firsthand that gastric bypass surge...ication is often a constant uphill battle, whereas obese patients who lose up to 200 pounds or more through gastric bypass surgery tend to keep off the pound...Obesity and smoking increase asthma risk
...ference in Atlanta on May 21. The study found that obese adults were 66% more likely than adults of normal weight to have asthma. Current smokers were 29% more likely than people who never smoked to have asthma, while former smokers were 36% more likely to have asthma than those who never smoked. The study...Childhood cancer survivors: Good health for some, long-term complications for others
... are significantly more likely to be overweight or obese when compared to siblings. Female survivors treated with cranial radiation before the age of five years were four times more likely to be obese, while male survivors were twice as likely to have a body mass index of greater than 30. These results ind...Alcohol may hasten the progression of cancer
...his could lead to a new way to promote fat loss in obese people without the accompanying loss in muscle mass during dieting. In particular, we are interested in the effects that alcohol has on leptin, which also has a role in controlling obesity."...High-intensity physical training improves cardiovascular fitness in obese adolescents
...ucation and physical training programs can benefit obese children and adolescents by altering their body co...y in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition of obese adolescents, Gutin et al. investigated whether lifestyle education by itself, or in combination with...