Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Blog

Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Archive #0128.

Study examines effects of exercise on quality of life in postmenopausal women

February 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / Archives of Internal Medicine

Exercise appears to improve quality of life in postmenopausal women regardless of whether they lose weight,

Amid rising childhood obesity, preschoolers found to be inactive

February 6, 2009 - EurekAlert / Child Development

A study of children enrolled at 24 community-based preschool programs finds that preschoolers are inactive for much of their preschool day, with 89 percent of physical activity characterized as sedentary. The study also finds that teachers very rarely encourage children to be more physically active. Based on these findings, there may be more of a need for preschool teachers to organize, model and encourage physical activity.

Losing weight can cure obstructive sleep apnea in overweight patients

February 6, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

For sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a new study shows that losing weight is perhaps the single most effective way to reduce OSA symptoms and associated disorders

Georgia State researchers shed light on fat burning

February 5, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Physiology: Reg, Integrative & Comp Physiology

Researchers at Georgia State University have found that fat cells give feedback to the brain in order to regulate fat burning much the same way a thermostat regulates temperature inside a house

Possible drug target for obesity treatment a no-brainer

February 4, 2009 - EurekAlert / Nature

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have discovered a gene that when mutated causes obesity by dampening the body's ability to burn energy while leaving appetite unaffected.

Arginine discovery could help fight human obesity

February 4, 2009 - Journal of Nutrition

A Texas AgriLife Research scientist and fellow researchers have discovered that arginine, an amino acid, reduces fat mass in diet-induced obese rats and could help fight human obesity

ADA releases updated position statement on weight management

February 4, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of the American Dietetic Association

The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position statement on weight management calling for people to make a "lifelong commitment to healthful lifestyle behaviors" that includes the prevention of weight gain

Divorce, antidepressants, or weight gain/loss can add years to your face

February 3, 2009 - EurekAlert / Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Your mother's wrinkles -- or lack there of, may not be the best predictor of how you'll age. In fact, a new study claims just the opposite. The study, involving identical twins, suggests that despite genetic make-up, certain environmental factors can add years to a person's perceived age

Growth hormone treatment after weight loss surgery prevents loss of muscle mass

February 3, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Growth hormone treatment for six months after weight loss surgery reduces patients' losses in lean body mass and skeletal muscle mass

The paradox of temptation

January 30, 2009 - Psychological Science

Does the mere availability of something tempting weaken the will to resist? The answer is of more than theoretical interest to public health experts, and the problem goes far beyond serious addictive disorders. As our national obesity crisis shows, difficulties with discipline and self-control are widespread and harmful. A new study in Psychological Science suggests that self-control does in fact operate paradoxically, by actually diminishing desire for what's tempting and accessible