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Weight Loss, Dieting and Obesity

Blog of Weight Loss & Obesity Research - Archive #0101.



Heightened sense of taste can promote weight loss

June 16, 2008 - EurekAlert / ENDO 08: 90th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society

People can lose weight by flavoring their food with calorie-free seasonings and sweeteners, which may make them feel full faster and decrease their consumption


Aerobic exercise increases a blood protein that may suppress appetite

June 16, 2008 - EurekAlert / ENDO 08: 90th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society

Three months of aerobic exercise decreased body fat and calorie intake in overweight and obese people, according to a new study, and the researchers believe that changes to a central nervous system factor are responsible.


Hunger hormone increases during stress, may have antidepressant effect

June 15, 2008 - EurekAlert / Nature Neuroscience

New research at UT Southwestern Medical Center may explain why some people who are stressed or depressed overeat.


Weight gain in children has no association with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

June 13, 2008 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

An analysis of 12 recent studies indicate that there is virtually no link between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and teens.


REM sleep associated with overweight in children and adolescents

June 12, 2008 - EurekAlert / SLEEP 2008

Short sleep time is associated with overweight in children and adolescents, a core aspect of which may be attributed to reduced REM sleep.


1 out of 4 obese school-aged children suffers metabolic syndrome

June 11, 2008 - British Journal of Nutrition

A poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle have alarmingly increased the number of cases of children with metabolic syndrome, an illness associated with numerous cardiovascular pathologies in adults.


U of M researchers discover gene linked to adult-onset obesity

June 10, 2008 - EurekAlert / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers have discovered a gene that may provide a clue as to why obesity rates increase with age.


Mother's obesity a factor in newborn deaths for blacks, not whites, new study reports

June 9, 2008 - University of South Florida / Obstetrics and Gynecology

While maternal obesity appears to have no impact on the early survival of infants born to white women, the situation is different for black women. The study sheds new light on obesity's role in the racial gap in infant mortality.


Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy

June 9, 2008 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Children of mothers who gain more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight at age seven. Children of mothers who are obese prior to pregnancy and gain excessive weight are at the greatest risk for overweight.


U of I study shows how to lose weight without losing bone

June 5, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of Nutrition

A higher-protein diet that emphasizes lean meats and low-fat dairy foods as sources of protein and calcium can mean weight loss without bone loss


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