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Blog of Weight Loss & Obesity Research - Archive #0114.Obesity, other health problems delay MS diagnosisOctober 29, 2008 - EurekAlert / Neurology People with pre-existing medical conditions, such as obesity, and vascular problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, may experience a delay in being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, or experience an increase in severity of the disease at diagnosis A high-fat diet could promote the development of Alzheimer'sOctober 28, 2008 - EurekAlert / Neurobiology of Aging A team of researchers has shown that the main neurological markers for Alzheimer's disease are exacerbated in the brains of mice fed a diet rich in animal fat and poor in omega-3s. Neighborhood greenness has long term positive impact on kids' healthOctober 28, 2008 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Preventive Medicine & American Journal of Preventive Medicine In the first study to look at the effect of neighborhood greenness on inner city children's weight over time, researchers report that higher neighborhood greenness is associated with slower increases in children's body mass over a two year period, regardless of residential density Temple researchers look for behavioral link between breastfeeding and lower risk of obesityOctober 28, 2008 - EurekAlert / American Public Health Association's 136th Annual Meeting While breastfeeding has been shown to reduce the risk of childhood obesity, the reason isn't clear. Temple University researchers think it might have something to do with mom's attitudes and behavior at feeding time Scripps research scientists develop a new strategy to fight obesityOctober 27, 2008 - EurekAlert / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a catalytic antibody that degrades a known appetite stimulant Overweight women find health care access and attitudes a constant struggleOctober 23, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of Advanced Nursing Shame, embarrassment, distress, anger are some of the emotions overweight women expressed when they were asked to talk about their health care experiences. It's vital to tackle the issue as studies show that when women have bad experiences they may avoid or delay health care New promising obesity drug may have huge potentialOctober 23, 2008 - EurekAlert / Lancet According to trials, a new obesity drug, Tesofensine, which may be launched on the world market in a few years, can produce weight loss twice that of currently approved obesity drugs Overweight mums have chubby bubsOctober 22, 2008 - EurekAlert / Endocrinology Research has highlighted a link between childhood obesity and a mother's diet before and during pregnancy. The work in animals proves that overweight expectant mothers are more likely to have babies with more body fat, who are at greater risk of diabetes and lipid metabolic disorders later in life Extra cash from government program linked to higher risk of adult obesityOctober 20, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of Nutrition Adults are not seeing the same benefits as children in a popular poverty-alleviation program that gives cash to impoverished families in exchange for participation in health-promoting activities. The cash component of the program, launched by the Mexican government and modeled worldwide, is linked to a greater risk of obesity and higher blood pressure in adults Low-carb diets alter glucose formation by the liverOctober 20, 2008 - EurekAlert / Hepatology A new study shows that a low-carbohydrate diet changes hepatic energy metabolism. When carbohydrates are restricted, the liver relies more on substances like lactate and amino acids to form glucose, instead of glycerol |
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