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Blog of Weight Loss & Obesity Research - Archive #0109.



'Baby' fat cells may be key to treating obesity

September 18, 2008 - EurekAlert / Science

Immature, or "baby," fat cells lurk in the walls of the blood vessels that nourish fatty tissue, just waiting for excess calories to help them grow into the adult monsters responsible for packing on the extra pounds


Kids with obese friends and family more likely to misperceive weight

September 17, 2008 - EurekAlert / International Journal of Obesity

Kids and teens surrounded by overweight peers or parents are more likely to be oblivious to their own extra pounds than kids from thin entourages


Johns Hopkins researchers suppress 'hunger hormone'

September 16, 2008 - EurekAlert / Radiology

New minimally invasive method tested in pigs yields result as good as bariatric surgery


Study identifies factors associated with poor weight loss after gastric bypass surgery

September 15, 2008 - EurekAlert / Archives of Surgery

Individuals with diabetes and those whose stomach pouches are larger appear less likely to successfully lose weight after gastric bypass surgery


Cortisol and fatty liver: Researchers find cause of severe metabolic disorders

September 9, 2008 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism

Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center discover how the cortisol receptor can disrupt the lipid metabolism in the liver


Iowa State study finds link between a mother's stress and her child becoming overweight

September 9, 2008 - EurekAlert / Pediatrics

A mother's stress may contribute to her young children being overweight in low income households with sufficient food


Rhode Island Hospital study finds link between obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration

September 4, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

New research finds that obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus can contribute to mild neurodegeneration with features common with Alzheimer's disease -- the first study to show that obesity can cause neurodegeneration


Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake

September 4, 2008 - EurekAlert / Psychosomatic Medicine

A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake


Obese people with asthma have nearly 5 times greater risk of hospitalization for asthma

September 4, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

A study by Kaiser Permanente found obese people with asthma are 4.6 times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than non-obese people with asthma.


New study reveals higher protein breakfast may help dieters stay on track

September 3, 2008 - EurekAlert / British Journal of Nutrition

The timing of dietary protein intake affects feelings of fullness throughout the day. When people eat high-quality protein foods for breakfast they have a greater sense of sustained fullness throughout the day compared to when more protein was eaten at lunch or dinner


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