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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