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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Archive #0155.
Waist-hip ratio better than BMI for gauging obesity in elderlySeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Annals of Epidemiology Body mass index readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better indicator when it comes to those over 70. Obesity is often associated with premature mortality because it leads to an increased risk of diabetes, heart attack, stroke and other major health problems 'Eatin' (not so) good in the neighborhood'September 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Urban Health Living without a car in close proximity to fast food restaurants is associated with excess body mass index and weight gain, according to a University of Pittsburgh study available online and published in the September issue of the Journal of Urban Health. Adults in areas with high fast food concentration who didn't have a car were as much as 12 pounds heavier than those who lived in neighborhoods that lacked such restaurants Breast cancer: Risk increases for smokers and overweight womenSeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Cancer Epidemiology A recent study published in the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology has reinforced the correlation between being overweight, smoking and breast cancer. What makes this study unique is how test subjects were not diagnosed for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, which predispose women to breast cancer Health experts offer action steps local governments can use to cut childhood obesity ratesSeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Institute of Medicine and National Research Council Zoning restrictions on fast-food restaurants near schools and playgrounds, community policing to improve safety around public recreational sites, requirements that publicly run after-school programs limit video game and TV time, and taxes on high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and drinks are some of the strategies local government officials can use to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic in their communities Biotransformed blueberry juice fights fat and diabetesSeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / International Journal of Obesity Juice extracted from North American lowbush blueberries, biotransformed with bacteria from the skin of the fruit, holds great promise as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetic agent New information about how fat increases blood pressure could help identify those at riskSeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Circulation Some of the first information about how fat causes hypertension have been identified by researchers who say the findings should one day help identify which obese people -- and maybe some thin ones too -- are at risk for hypertension and which drugs would work best for them Weight-loss surgery can break a family's cycle of obesitySeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Adolescent and young children of obese mothers who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to pregnancy have been found to have a lower prevalence of obesity and significantly improved cardio-metabolic markers when compared to siblings born before the same obese mothers had weight-loss surgery Exercise alone shown to improve insulin sensitivity in obese sedentary adolescentsSeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism A moderate aerobic exercise program, without weight loss, can improve insulin sensitivity in both lean and obese sedentary adolescents A new molecule to combat diabetes and obesitySeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, is increasing at an alarming state with more than 180 million people affected worldwide. With the rising incidence of obesity, a major risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes, this metabolic disorder represents a major health concern. A group from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, now shows that there may exist new ways to fight these disorders Weight gain in adulthood associated with prostate cancer risk; patterns differ by ethnicitySeptember 1, 2009 - EurekAlert / Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Body mass in younger and older adulthood, and weight gain between these periods of life, may influence a man's risk for prostate cancer. This risk varies among different ethnic populations |
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