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Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0088.Obesity linked to decreased seatbelt useJanuary 2, 2008 - EurekAlert / Obesity Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population, adding to the public health risks associated with this rapidly growing problem. Length of children's sleep duration varies; can influence their weight, behaviorJanuary 1, 2008 - EurekAlert / Sleep The duration of a child's sleep can vary, depending on the time of day, week and year. Further, children who don’t get enough nightly sleep are more likely to be overweight and have behavioral problems. Overeating and obesity triggered by lack of BDNFDecember 27, 2007 - EurekAlert / The Journal of Neuroscience Neuroscience researchers demonstrate for the first time that brain-derived neurotrophic factor is an essential component of neural circuits which regulate body weight in adult mice and that its expression in two particular brain regions is required to suppress appetite. Obese patients wait longer for kidney transplantsDecember 19, 2007 - EurekAlert / Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Obese kidney disease patients face not only the usual long odds of a tissue match and organ rejection, but also are significantly less likely than normal-weight people to receive a kidney transplant at all. BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be loweredDecember 18, 2007 - EurekAlert / Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases Researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. Moderate exercise cuts rate of metabolic syndromeDecember 17, 2007 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Cardiology Research shows that even a modest amount of brisk walking weekly is enough to trim waistlines and cut the risk of metabolic syndrome, an increasingly frequent condition linked to obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. Fundamental discovery by Einstein researchers reveals how fat is stored in cellsDecember 17, 2007 - EurekAlert / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences In discovering the genes responsible for storing fat in cells, scientists have answered one of biology's most fundamental questions. Short sleep times in patients with chronic medical diagnoses linked to obesityDecember 15, 2007 - EurekAlert / Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine A study demonstrates an association between short sleep times and obesity in patients with chronic medical problems. Overweight people more likely to have bad breathDecember 13, 2007 - EurekAlert / Journal of Dental Research The more overweight you are, the more likely your breath will smell unpleasant to those around you. Slimming surgery increases fivefold in 5 years, and is lowering mortalityDecember 13, 2007 - EurekAlert / The Lancet The worldwide obesity epidemic has increased the number of bariatric surgical procedures more than fivefold within five years in most developed countries. |
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