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Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0089.What are the causes and consequences of childhood obesity?January 14, 2008 - EurekAlert / The Annals Childhood obesity in America has reached near epidemic proportions, with recent studies showing a tripling of the number of overweight children since the 1970s. How did that happen and what should be done now? Extreme obesity affects chances of kidney transplantationJanuary 10, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of the American Society of Nephrology For patients on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, severe and morbid obesity are associated with a lower chance of receiving an organ. Overweight people may not know when they've had enoughJanuary 9, 2008 - EurekAlert / NeuroImage Brain-imaging study may explain why some continue to eat, despite full stomachs. Trying to stay on a strict diet? Focus on the detailsJanuary 8, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of Consumer Research Repetition usually makes people enjoy things less. Paying attention to details can help us avoid becoming bored with the same old thing. Experimental weight-loss drug cuts appetite, burns more energyJanuary 8, 2008 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism The first clinical studies of an experimental drug have revealed that obese people who take it for 12 weeks lose weight, even at very low doses. Eating out can have both positive and negative impact on obesityJanuary 8, 2008 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Preventive Medicine Eating out instead of cooking at home continues to increase as a factor impacting the American diet. Physical education and active play help teens maintain normal weight as adultsJanuary 7, 2008 - EurekAlert / Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Adolescents who participate in physical education at school are more likely to maintain a normal weight as young adults. Social standing may be linked to body mass index in teen girlsJanuary 7, 2008 - EurekAlert / Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Teen girls who perceive themselves as being lower on the social ladder appear more likely to gain weight over the subsequent two years. Mom's obesity during conception phase may set the stage for offspring's obesity riskResearchers have examined whether fetal exposure to gestational obesity leads to a self-reinforcing viscious cycle of excessive weight. Human hormone blocker found to help prevent obesity and diabetesJanuary 3, 2008 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism A new study finds that a chemical found in the body is capable of promoting weight loss, improving insulin resistance and reversing diabetes in an animal model. |
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