Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog -
Archive #0077.
Gastric bypass reduces mortality risk in severely obese
patients
August
22, 2007 - EurekAlert / New England Journal of Medicine
Heart disease, cancer, diabetes
death rates all drop in study.
Soccer burns more fat than jogging
August
22, 2007 - EurekAlert / University of Copenhagen
A new scientific experiment from
University of Copenhagen shows that soccer is better for your health
than jogging.
GI concept tested in children
August
21, 2007 - EurekAlert / British Journal of Nutrition
A new study provides encouraging
evidence that a low-GI start to the day may be a good option to keep
obesity at bay in the young.
Women lose weight at least a decade before developing
dementia
August
20, 2007 - EurekAlert / Neurology
Women who have dementia start losing
weight at least 10 years before the disease is diagnosed.
Revealing estrogen's secret role in obesity
August
20, 2007 - EurekAlert / 234th national meeting of the American Chemical
Society
New research on the effects of the
female sex hormone estrogen in the brain lend credence to what many
women have suspected about the hormonal changes that accompany aging:
Menopause can make you fat.
Common virus may contribute to obesity in some people
August
20, 2007 - EurekAlert / 234th national meeting of the American Chemical
Society
Scientists today reported new
evidence that infection with a common virus may be a contributing
factor to the obesity epidemic sweeping through the United States and
other countries.
Fat still on the children's menu
August
15, 2007 - EurekAlert / Nutrition Journal
Parents should think twice before
offering a low-fat menu to youngsters, despite concerns over obesity.
Children burn more body fat than adults for each calorie spent.
Obesity and lack of exercise could enhance the risk of
pancreatic cancer
August
15, 2007 - EurekAlert / Cancer Research
Obesity and aversion to exercise
have become hallmarks of modern society. A blood protein linked to
these lifestyle factors may be an indicator for an increased risk of
developing pancreatic cancer.
Eating junk food whilst pregnant and breastfeeding may
lead to obese offspring
August
14, 2007 - EurekAlert / British Journal of Nutrition
Mothers who eat junk food during
pregnancy and breastfeeding may be putting their children at risk of
overeating and developing obesity.
Pot bellies linked to early signs of cardiovascular
disease
August
13, 2007 - EurekAlert / Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Most of us rely on the bathroom
scale to tell us when middle-aged spread is getting out of hand. It
might be better to keep a tape measure at the ready.
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