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Weight Loss, Dieting and Obesity

Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0054.

Obesity independently impacts prostate cancer screening

October 9, 2006 - EurekAlert / Cancer

When interpreting prostate cancer screening test results, physicians should consider the impact of a patient's body mass index, regardless of race


Breast reconstruction not as safe for obese patients

October 8, 2006 - EurekAlert / Plastic Surgery 2006

Significantly obese women may wish to consider delaying breast reconstruction following mastectomy until they achieve a healthier body weight.


Fruit juice intake among preschool children not associated with weight

October 5, 2006 - EurekAlert / Pediatrics

Consumption of 100 percent fruit juices is not linked with preschoolers being overweight


Physical exercise has little impact on obesity in young children

October 5, 2006 - EurekAlert / British Medical Journal

Physical activity is unlikely to have a significant effect in reducing levels of obesity amongst pre-school children


Overweight children at increased risk for adult cardiovascular diseases

October 4, 2006 - Journal of the CardioMetabolic Syndrome

Research presents data supporting that adult diseases, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea are now recognizable in childhood.


Double jeopardy: Obese smokers at higher risk of death

October 3, 2006 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Preventive Medicine

People who are both very obese and who smoke increase their risk of death by 3.5 to 5 times that of people of normal weight who never smoke


High-calorie diet fattens U.S. detainees

October 3, 2006 - MSNBC

One inmate at Guantanamo Bay has doubled in weight to 410 pounds


Study offers new clues to brain-stomach interaction in overeating

October 2, 2006 - EurekAlert / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers at Brookhaven Lab have found new clues to how the brain and the stomach interact with emotions to cause overeating and obesity.


Leptin has powerful effect on reward center in the brain

September 28, 2006 - EurekAlert / Neuron

Leptin, a hormone critical for normal food intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus


Role of TV ads in kids' obesity? FCC to study

September 27, 2006 - MSNBC

Most children see 40,000 TV ads annually, many for cereal and candy


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