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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Archive #0144.
Overweight male teens with normal blood pressures showing signs of heart damageEven while their blood pressures are still normal, overweight male teens may have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase pressures as well as early signs of heart damage Obesity predicts inadequate bowel prep at colonoscopyJune 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Obesity is an independent predictor of inadequate bowel preparation at colonoscopy, and the presence of additional risk factors further increases the likelihood of a poorly cleansed colon Waist size and body mass index are risk factors for sleep disordered breathing in childrenJune 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Sleep A study found that waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) are consistent, independent risk factors for all severity levels of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children, suggesting that as with adult SDB, metabolic factors are important risk factors for childhood SDB Obesity and diabetes double risk of HF -- patients with both conditions 'very difficult' to treatMay 30, 2009 - EurekAlert / European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Congress 2009 The twin epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes will continue to fuel an explosion in heart failure, already the world's most prevalent chronic cardiovascular disease. Around one-third of patients with heart failure have evidence of diabetes, and for them the outlook is very serious. For doctors, he added, effective treatment is "very difficult" Study suggests obese women should not gain weightMay 29, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of the National Medical Association For years, doctors and other health-care providers have managed pregnant patients according to guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The current study was undertaken to test whether these guidelines make a difference in maternal-fetal outcomes among obese women IFAR contributes to study that finds genes that influence the start of menstruationMay 29, 2009 - EurekAlert / Nature Genetics This study provides the first evidence of common genetic variants that influence the normal variation in the timing of female sexual maturation. The researchers say these findings are significant because girls with an earlier age at menarche tend to have a greater body mass index (BMI) and more body fat than girls who begin menstruating at a later age. New guidelines to fight obesity in pregnancy issuedMay 28, 2009 - EurekAlert / March of Dimes Starting pregnancy at a healthy weight and gaining the right amount during pregnancy is critical to giving a baby a healthy start in life, the March of Dimes said today in response to new guidelines from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The Institute of Medicine issued new guidelines for the amount of weight a woman should gain during pregnancy. While the guidelines for underweight, normal weight and overweight women were unchanged, the IOM added a new category for obese women, with a narrow range of weight gain. Those women should only gain between 11 and 20 pounds during pregnancy Breastfeeding duration and weaning diet may shape child's body compositionMay 28, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism This study used dual x-ray absorptiometry to make direct measures of body composition in children at four years of age whose diets had been assessed when they were infants. The findings showed that children who had been breastfed longer had a lower fat mass which could not be explained by differences in family background or the child's height University of Hawaii at Manoa professors co-author adolescent obesity studyMay 27, 2009 - EurekAlert / Economics and Human Biology Drs. Timothy Halliday and Sally Kwak, economics professors at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, recently published a paper titled, "Weight Gain in Adolescents and Their Peers." The article examines trends in adolescent body mass index (BMI) in a nationally representative dataset Sahlgrenska Academy to lead major European project on obesityMay 26, 2009 - EurekAlert / University of Gothenburg The new project is an interdisciplinary research project covering the neurobiological and socio-psychological causes of obesity. It has been awarded EUR 6 million from the EU, corresponding to just over SEK 60 million. The project will gather scientists from seven countries, and will be co-ordinated from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
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