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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Archive #0120.
One in three UK adults will be obese by 2012December 10, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health One in three UK adults -- or 13 million people -- will be obese by 2012, finds research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Sugar can be addictive, Princeton scientist saysDecember 10, 2008 - EurekAlert / American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting Sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many drugs of abuse Overweight children at increased risk of arm and leg injuries following motor vehicle crashDecember 10, 2008 - EurekAlert / Injury Prevention Children who are overweight or obese are over two and a half times more likely to suffer injuries to their upper and lower extremities following a motor vehicle crash compared with normal weight children Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes likely to have abnormal blood sugar levelsDecember 9, 2008 - EurekAlert / Journal of Pediatrics Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes are four times more likely to have abnormal glucose levels compared to other overweight children. Because abnormal glucose levels may indicate risk for diabetes or diabetes itself, these children could benefit from screening tests and diabetes prevention education Fructose metabolism more complicated than was thoughtDecember 9, 2008 - EurekAlert / Biochimica et Biophysica Acta A new University of Illinois study suggests that we may pay a price for ingesting too much fructose. According to lead author Manabu Nakamura, dietary fructose affects a wide range of genes in the liver that had not previously been identified Financial incentives appear effective for short-term weight lossDecember 9, 2008 - EurekAlert / JAMA A preliminary study suggests that economic incentives appear to be effective for achieving short-term weight loss New study finds not all fats are created equalDecember 8, 2008 - EurekAlert / University of Montreal In Canada, 22.2 percent of women aged 15 and over were obese. They consumed 147 grams of fat a day, of which 59.2 grams were mono-unsaturated. Worse, 37.8 percent of American women were obese, and ate 152.2 grams of fat daily, of which 45.9 grams were mono-unsaturated Keeping the weight off: Which obesity treatment is most successful?December 8, 2008 - EurekAlert / International Journal of Obesity Severely obese patients who have lost significant amounts of weight by changing their diet and exercise habits may be as successful in keeping the weight off long-term as those individuals who lost weight after bariatric surgery Key to 'curing' obesity may lie in worms that destroy their own fatDecember 8, 2008 - EurekAlert / Nature A previously unknown mutation discovered in a common roundworm holds the promise of new treatments for obesity in humans Mediterranean diet plus nuts may be helpful in managing metabolic syndromeDecember 8, 2008 - EurekAlert / Archives of Internal Medicine A traditional Mediterranean diet with an additional daily serving of mixed nuts appears to be useful for managing some metabolic abnormalities in older adults at high risk for heart disease |
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