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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Most Recent Entries.Updated (almost) daily
Lap-band weight-loss surgery can reverse metabolic syndrome in obese teensJuly 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Endocrinology Society Annual Meeting A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery -- the "Lap-Band" procedure -- not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes ADA releases updated position paper on vegetarian dietsJuly 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of the American Dietetic Association The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes Key to evolutionary fitness: Cut the caloriesJune 30, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Experimental Biology Charles Darwin postulated that animals eat as much as possible while food is plentiful, and produce as many offspring as this would allow. However, new research shows that, even when food is abundant, intake reaches a limit. The theory is that animals actively limit their energy turnover to maintain a higher level of reproductive success over their lifetime Super-sleepers could help super-sizers!June 29, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Experimental Biology Burrowing frogs can survive buried for several years without food or water. Scientists have discovered that the metabolism of their cells changes radically during the dormancy period allowing the frogs to maximize the use of their limited energy resources. This discovery could prove to have important applications in the long term for treating energy-related disorders such as obesity New gene discovery links obesity to the brainJune 25, 2009 - EurekAlert / PLoS Genetics A variation in a gene that is active in the central nervous system is associated with increased risk for obesity. The research adds to evidence that genes influence appetite and that the brain plays a key role in obesity. Large-scale analysis finds bariatric surgery relatively safeJune 24, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting Advances in weight-loss surgery have made it as safe as any routine surgical procedure, according to a Duke University Medical Center researcher who reviewed data from nearly 60,000 patients, and found it resulted in low complication and mortality rates Underweight and extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weightJune 23, 2009 - EurekAlert / Obesity Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight -- but those who are overweight actually live longer than people of normal weight Longer life linked to specific foods in Mediterranean dietJune 23, 2009 - EurekAlert / British Medical Journal Some food groups in the Mediterranean diet are more important than others in promoting health and longer life Being overweight, obese during early adulthood associated with greater risk of pancreatic cancerJune 23, 2009 - EurekAlert / JAMA Young adults who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and being obese at an older age is associated with a lower overall survival rate for patients with pancreatic cancer University of Hawaii at Manoa professor co-authors article about weight and relationshipsJune 22, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy Dr. Janet D. Latner, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has co-authored an article on "Weight Stigma in Existing Relationships." Drinking milk in the morning may help stave off lunchtime hungerJune 22, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Now there's a new reason for the weight-conscious to drink fat free milk at breakfast time. Researchers in Australia found that drinking fat free milk in the morning helped increase satiety, or a feeling of fullness, and led to decreased calorie intake at the next meal, as compared with a fruit drink. The milk drinkers ate about 50 fewer calories (or nearly 9 percent less food) at lunch. The battle for CRTC2: How obesity increases the risk for diabetesJune 21, 2009 - EurekAlert / Nature Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science's understanding of the chain of events is still spotty. Now, researchers have filled in the gap and identified the missing link between the two. Their findings explain how obesity sets the stage for diabetes and why thin people can become insulin resistant 3 to 6 months to lose weight gained in pregnancy is normalJune 19, 2009 - Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care / Informed Health Online Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly -- just like film stars who appear in the media in bikinis just weeks after giving birth. But women should not put themselves under too much pressure straight away. New research warns that overdoing early weight loss attempts could have a negative impact on breastfeeding IUPUI study finds living near fast food outlet not a weighty problem for kidsJune 16, 2009 - EurekAlert / National Bureau of Economic Research A new study contradicts the conventional wisdom that living near a fast food outlet increases weight in children and that living near supermarkets, which sell fresh fruit and vegetables as well as so called junk food, lowers weight |
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