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Blog of Weight Loss & Obesity Research - Archive #0112.



Killing 'angry' immune cells in fat could fight diabetes

October 7, 2008 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism

By killing off "angry" immune cells that take up residence in obese fat and muscle tissue, researchers have shown that they can rapidly reverse insulin resistance in obese mice. The findings suggest that treatments aimed at specific subsets of the so-called macrophage cells might offer a very effective new anti-diabetic therapy


How are children choosing their food portions?

October 7, 2008 - EurekAlert / The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting

Temple University researchers are trying to pinpoint the factors that affect how much food a child eats, to stave off unhealthy relationships with food later in life


Parents foster significant misperceptions of children's weight

October 6, 2008 - EurekAlert / 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology

Results of a survey revealed that many parents do not accurately perceive their children as overweight or at risk for adulthood obesity. Obesity in the United States is often accompanied by an increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases and has emerged as a major health concern, particularly the issue of obesity among children and adolescents


Metabolic syndrome ups colorectal cancer risk

October 6, 2008 - EurekAlert / 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology

In a large US population-based study, metabolic syndrome patients had a 75 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer compared to those without metabolic syndrome


School vending machines dole out excess calories, fat

October 6, 2008 - EurekAlert / The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting

Recent figures from the HEALTHY Study, a nationwide effort to curb obesity and type 2 diabetes in middle school students, found vending machines beverages had added sugars, high calorie 100 percent fruit juices, and snacks over 200 calories


A little exercise goes a long way for severely obese

October 5, 2008 - EurekAlert / The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting

A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks


Food for thought -- regulating energy supply to the brain during fasting

October 5, 2008 - EurekAlert / Nature

If the current financial climate has taught us anything, it's that a system where over-borrowing goes unchecked eventually ends in disaster. It turns out this rule applies as much to our bodies as it does to economics. Instead of cash, our body deals in energy borrowed from muscle and given to the brain


Mental barriers hamper obese women's efforts to get exercise

October 5, 2008 - EurekAlert / The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting

Research finds that obese women face a significantly higher number of barriers to exercise than their normal weight counterparts


Duke researchers show reading can help obese kids lose weight

October 4, 2008 - EurekAlert / The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting

It's no secret that reading is beneficial. But can it help kids lose weight? In the first study to look at the impact of literature on obese adolescents, researchers discovered that reading the right type of novel may make a difference


How much are you really exercising?

October 4, 2008 - EurekAlert / The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting

Researchers find that obese women reported their activity levels most accurately, when compared to overweight and normal weight women


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