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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Most Recent Entries.Updated (almost) daily
Patient's weight not linked to success of fibroid surgeryNovember 19, 2009 - EurekAlert / 38th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Obese patients are no more likely to have post-operative complications than those of average weight when undergoing robotic surgery to remove uterine fibroids Women can quit smoking and control weight gainNovember 19, 2009 - Northwestern University / Addiction Many women don't quit smoking because they are afraid of gaining weight. That's because nicotine suppresses appetite and boosts a smoker's metabolism. But a new meta-analysis shows that women who quit smoking while receiving treatment for weight control are better able to control their weight gain and are more successful at quitting cigarettes. The finding disproves clinical guidelines that say trying to diet and quit smoking at the same time will sabotage efforts to ditch cigarettes. Secondhand smoke exposure worse for toddlers, obese childrenSome children may suffer greater consequences of secondhand smoke exposure. In both toddlers and adolescents, obesity enhances the cardiovascular toxicities of secondhand smoke exposure. Toddlers had a four times greater risk of secondhand smoke exposure when compared to adolescents, despite having similar reported home exposures. To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumptionNovember 17, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Consumer Research If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene interaction with saturated fatNovember 17, 2009 - Tufts University, Health Sciences / Archives of Internal Medicine Tufts University researchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three independent studies. Men and women carrying the CC genotype demonstrated higher body mass index scores and a higher incidence of obesity, but only if they consumed a diet high in saturated fat. These associations were seen in the apolipoprotein A-II gene promoter. Some obese people perceive body size as OK, dismiss need to lose weightEight percent of obese people misperceived their body size, believing they did not need to lose weight or that they could afford to gain weight. While those who misperceived their need for weight loss thought they were healthier than others their age, they had the same risk factors for heart disease as other obese patients. Those who misperceived their body size were less likely to exercise and see a physician than their counterparts who accurately perceived their body size. Increased obesity hindering success at reducing heart disease riskThe percentage of overweight and obese adults in the United States has increased over the past two decades -- undermining efforts to reduce heart disease risk factors. Rising obesity is associated with the lower likelihood of having optimal blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Another study indicates that weight loss may correct structural heart damage in obese patients. Fat collections linked to decreased heart functionNovember 13, 2009 - EurekAlert / Obesity Researchers have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart functions. The study also found that measuring a person's body mass index does not reliably predict the amount of undesired fat in and around these vital organs. Scripps team shows diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptomsNovember 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food can activate the brain's stress system and generate overeating, anxiety, and withdrawal-like symptoms. Expectant moms, babies subjects of new Singapore study to prevent obesity and diabetes in adultsNovember 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore A major, long-term study of pregnant mothers and their fetuses as well as infant children to determine just how profoundly environmental factors early in life influence the onset of diseases such as obesity and diabetes in later years. Mood improves on low-fat, but not low-carb, diet planNovember 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / Archives of Internal Medicine After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters' mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories Size matters: Obesity leading risk factor of left atrial enlargement during agingNovember 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of American College of Cardiology Aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement, upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke and death Teenage obesity linked to increased risk of MSNovember 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / Neurology Teenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis as adults compared to female teens who are not obese |
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