Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity

Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0064.

Obesity and environmental chemicals - New research probes potential link

March 7, 2007 - EurekAlert / University of New Hampshire

A team of researchers is investigating whether the increasing ubiquity of chemical flame retardants found in foam furniture, carpeting, microwaves and computers might be related to the climbing rate of obesity.

Comparison of 4 diet plans shows better outcomes for diet with lowest carbohydrate intake

March 6, 2007 - EurekAlert / JAMA

Premenopausal women who were assigned to follow the Atkins diet for one year lost more weight when compared to women who were assigned to follow the Zone, Ornish and LEARN diets.

Too much weight spells double trouble for couples trying to conceive

March 6, 2007 - EurekAlert / Human Reproduction

If both partners in a couple are overweight or obese, they are more likely to have to wait longer before successfully conceiving a child

In obesity, brain becomes 'unaware' of fat

March 6, 2007 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism

Critical portions of the brain in those who are obese don't really know they are overweight

BMI not accurate indicator of body fat

March 5, 2007 - EurekAlert / Medicine and Science in Sports and Medicine

Body mass index, or BMI, long considered the standard for measuring the amount of fat in a person's body, may not be as accurate as originally thought

Childhood obesity may contribute to earlier puberty for girls

March 5, 2007 - EurekAlert / Pediatrics

Increased body fat in girls as young as age 3 may predict earlier onset of puberty

Study reveals how a specific fat type can protect against weight gain and diabetes

March 1, 2007 - EurekAlert / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

A new study may shed light on why some people can eat excessive amounts of food and not gain weight or develop type 2 diabetes, while others are more likely to develop obesity and this common form of diabetes on any diet.

Excessive TV viewing among young children is linked to poor eating habits

February 28, 2007 - EurekAlert / American Heart Association’s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention

The more a 3-year-old watches television, the more he or she consumes sugary drinks, and extra calories.

Complications following hip replacement more common in obese patients, especially women

February 28, 2007 - EurekAlert / Arthritis Care & Research

A new study evaluated the effects of obesity on complications and outcomes following total hip replacements and investigated whether the results differed in obese women and men.

Schools help hold the line against childhood obesity

February 28, 2007 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Public Health

Schools do more to help prevent obesity among children than they do to cause it, new research suggests.