RAND finds cases of undiagnosed diabetes drop sharply
...n vigorous physical exercise and more likely to be overweight or smoke cigarettes. Even after diagnosis, people with less education had more difficulty successfully managing the complex regimes of medicines and making the lifestyle changes needed to reduce the consequences of the illness, according to the stu...Waist-to-hip ratio may better predict cardiovascular risk than body mass index
...nd cardiovascular risk reported varied results for overweight subjects who eventually had clinical cardiovascular events. The patients often were evaluated for obesity on the sole measurement of body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio commonly used in doctors offices to gauge obesity. The UT Southwester...Childhood obesity indicates greater risk of school absenteeism, Penn study reveals
...Pennsylvania and Temple University have found that overweight children are at greater risk of school absenteeism...y the four main predictors. The study found that overweight children were absent on average 20 percent more than their normal-weight peers. At this young age,...Parents' depression can weigh on children
...a childs quality of life -- and it could hinder an overweight youngsters attempts to lose weight, too, Universit... Understanding more about factors that affect an overweight childs well-being could help health-care professionals better treat these kids, said David Janicke, ...Maternal obesity prior to pregnancy associated with birth defects
... percent of women aged 20 to 39 were classified as overweight or obese. D. Kim Waller, Ph.D., of the University of Texas, Houston, and colleagues interviewed 10,249 women in eight states whose babies were born with birth defects between 1997 and 2002. The women were contacted between six weeks and 24 months ...Landmark study finds adult Delawareans with disabilities in only 'fair' to 'poor' health
...espondents (72 percent) who reported that they are overweight or obese. Almost 50 percent do not engage in any type of physical activity, and most do not eat the daily amount of fruits and vegetables recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Additionally, the respondents had a higher incidence of second...New nutritional research: College students face obesity, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome
..., find that at least one-third of UNH students are overweight or obese, 8 percent of men had metabolic syndrome,...htly healthier than their peers; national rates of overweight and obesity in this group are close to 40 percent. The other good news is that these nutritional b...Study shows Diachrome improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes
...duce healthcare costs. Uncontrolled, obese and overweight type 2 diabetes patients present an ongoing clinic...1C, fasting glucose and lipids in 447 obese and/or overweight adults with type 2 diabetes on oral anti-diabetic medications. Safety and tolerability were also as...Pancreatic surgery riskier for obese patients
... patients were normal weight, 54 (29 percent) were overweight and 45 (25 percent) were obese, the study indicate...te of serious complications compared to normal and overweight patients (27 percent vs. 18 percent and 15 percent, respectively). Nearly half the patients underw...Benefits of school-based fitness programs fade after summer
...onducted a randomized controlled trial in which 17 overweight children were assigned to participate in a lifestyle-focused, fitness-oriented physical education class for nine months. At the end of the trial, students in the class achieved significant improvements in cardiovascular fitness and also had reduced f...Exercise lowers insulin in breast cancer survivors
...cancer-related death. We know that women who are overweight at the time of breast cancer diagnosis have a higher risk of recurrence than lean women, but the reasons for this have not been clear, said Ligibel, of the Breast Oncology Center at Dana-Farber. The association with insulin has emerged from recent ob...Highlights from the June 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...ages between meals between the ages of 2 to 4 were overweight at 4 years old compared to 15.4 percent of children who did drink them four to six times or more per week. Parents should be encouraged to limit the quantity of beverages high in energy and sugar because of their propensity to increase weight, the ...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
..." pg. 245 Many veterans who struggle with being overweight also experience pain. Researchers are beginning to learn more about how being overweight or obese can affect several health conditions, including pain. We reviewed recent research examining...Inactive kids storing up illness for the future
... watching television, may predict subsequent adult overweight and obesity in children and adolescent. However, there is a lack of data on physical activity levels of South Asian children despite them having a higher cardiovascular risk profile. This study shows that overall the physical activity levels in in...NY-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center doctors present at 2007 AUA Meeting
...a sizable proportion of patients undergoing RP are overweight (18 percent), however, the proportion of obese patients is less than the national value (30 percent) suggesting a screening bias when selecting patients for RP. Using both pre- and post-operative risk characteristics, obese patients were at higher ri...NHLBI Asthma Clinical Research Networks and ALA ACRC Network to present at ATS 2007
...a Clinical Research Network looks at the impact of overweight and obesity on asthma severity and response to ast...logic and inflammatory markers of asthma. However, overweight and obese patients with asthma do appear to respond less well to traditional asthma therapies than d...Emory University researchers find persistent and severe asthma associated with obesity
...t of adults in the U.S. age 18 or older are either overweight or obese," says Brian Taylor, MD, a pulmonary fellow and researcher at Emory Crawford Long Hospital. "And similar to the obesity epidemic, there has also been a substantial increase in the prevalence of asthma. "While there have been many studies ...More pounds equals worse asthma?
...ho were divided into three groups: non-overweight, overweight and obese, based on their body mass index (BMI). C...idence could be reduced by interventions targeting overweight and obesity. Led by Dr. Fernando Holguin, Dr. Taylor and colleagues are now studying whether patient...Studies show role of age, gender, race and weight on cancer risk and treatment
... the study and classified as normal (BMI 18-24.0), overweight (BMI 25-29.9) or obese (BMI greater than or equal ... vs. 17.5%, respectively). However, for the 207 overweight and 111 obese women, the prevalence of polyps increased to nearly equal to that of men (13.0 vs. 14....Healthy body weight throughout adulthood may help delay disability
... were normal weight throughout adulthood or became overweight in late adulthood. "The data suggest that interventions to prevent overweight and obesity in young and middle-age adults may be useful in preventing or delaying the onset of phys...