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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Archive #0152.
Food stamp use linked to weight gainAugust 10, 2009 - Ohio State University / Economics and Human Biology The US Food Stamp Program may help contribute to obesity among its users, according to a new nationwide study that followed participants for 14 years. Researchers found that the average user of food stamps had a body mass index 1.15 points higher than non-users Parents can help stop the obesity epidemic, says psychologistAugust 8, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Psychological Association 117th Annual Convention Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years, which may mean today's children become the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents No need to tighten your belt -- credit crunch will worsen obesity epidemicAugust 6, 2009 - EurekAlert / BMC Public Health Levels of debt have been associated with an increased risk of being fat. Researchers writing in the open-access journal BMC Public Health blame the trend on the high price of healthy food, and a tendency for people worried by debt to comfort eat What you eat depends on with whom you eatAugust
5, 2009 - EurekAlert / Appetite New research links social stress to harmful fat deposits, heart diseaseAugust
5, 2009 - EurekAlert / Obesity A new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that social stress could be an important precursor to heart disease by causing the body to deposit more fat in the abdominal cavity, speeding the harmful buildup of plaque in blood vessels, a stepping stone to the number one cause of death in the world Fat hormone influences baseline dopamine levels and our motivation to eatAugust 5, 2009 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism As we all know from experience, people eat not only because they are hungry, but also because the food just simply tastes too good to pass up. Now, a new study in the Aug. 6 Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, helps to explain how leptin, a hormone produced by fat tissue, influences that motivation to eat New index offers first science-based definition of nutrient densityAugust 4, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Nutrition A study outlines the Nutrient-Rich Foods Index, a new, objective, science-based way to measure the total nutritional quality of foods and beverages Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eatingAugust 3, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of the American Dietetic Association Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating, and people who eat mindfully are less likely to be obese Friendship influences eating behavior, particularly when friends are overweightAugust 3, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Clinical Nutrition A new study of childhood obesity in the United States has found that some social factors, such as the presence of friends, may put overweight youths at greater risk of overeating Obesity is a poor gauge for detecting high cholesterol levels in childrenAugust 3, 2009 - EurekAlert / Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine With the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened for chronic medical conditions, including high cholesterol levels. However, body fat is not an effective indicator of high cholesterol in children |
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