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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Archive #0129.
Have migraine? Bigger waistline may be linkedFebruary 12, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting / Neurology Overweight people who are between the ages of 20 and 55 may have a higher risk of experiencing migraine headaches Evolutionary link to modern-day obesity, other problemsFebruary 12, 2009 - EurekAlert / 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting That irresistible urge for a cheeseburger has its roots in dramatic environmental changes that occurred some 2 million years ago. Higher quality, nutritionally dense diets became necessary to fuel high-energy demands of humans' exceptionally large brains and for developing the first rudimentary hunting and gathering economy. Today, the imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure is the root cause of obesity in the industrialized world, according to Northwestern University anthropologist William Leonard. Dining habits of early humansFebruary 12, 2009 - EurekAlert / 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting With obesity on the rise and popular diet gurus claiming to understand the dining preferences of prehistoric people, speakers at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will attempt to help sort fact from fiction -- or at least identify areas of scientific uncertainty. New obesity staging system may help doctors measure upFebruary 10, 2009 - EurekAlert / International Journal of Obesity A new system proposed by Canadian and US obesity researchers may provide another weapon in the battle against obesity. University of Alberta obesity expert Dr. Arya Sharma, along with a researcher from Northwestern University in Chicago, Ill., has proposed a classification system to help doctors assess and treat overweight patients. Obesity during pregnancy associated with increased risk of birth defectsFebruary 10, 2009 - EurekAlert / JAMA For women who are obese during pregnancy, there is an associated increased risk of certain birth defects, such as spina bifida and neural tube defects, although the absolute increase in risk is likely to be small New factor in teen obesity: ParentsFebruary 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / UCLA Center for Health Policy Research In a new policy brief released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, researchers found that adolescents are more likely to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day if their parents do. Contrarily, teens whose parents eat fast food or drink soda are more likely to do the same Women who drink lots of soda at higher risk for early kidney diseaseFebruary 9, 2009 - Loyola University Health System / PLoS ONE Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found. However, researchers did not find an elevated risk for men, or for people who drink diet soda Pathologically elevated blood fat levels in obesity: Researchers discover molecular causesFebruary 9, 2009 - Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres / Diabetes Scientists have discovered a mechanism in liver metabolism that is responsible for pathologically elevated blood fat levels found in severe metabolic disorders. Mice suffering from metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes produce only small amounts of a molecule called LSR in the liver. As a result, only small amounts of fat are transported from the blood into the liver and blood fat levels rise immensely Increasing prosperity has prompted Irish kids to balloon 24 kilos since 1948February 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Irish kids now weigh 24 kilos more than they did in 1948 Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of cognitive impairmentFebruary 9, 2009 - EurekAlert / Archives of Neurology Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with less risk of mild cognitive impairment -- a stage between normal aging and dementia -- or of transitioning from mild cognitive impairment into Alzheimer's disease |
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