http://www.dietwords.com/research-blog/index.shtml Recently published research from respected international scientific and medical journals about weight loss, dieting and obesity related matters. en-us http://www.dietwords.com/research-blog/update0032.shtml Most Recent Items:
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• Patient's weight not linked to success of fibroid surgery /
• Women can quit smoking and control weight gain /
• Secondhand smoke exposure worse for toddlers, obese children /
• To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption /
• Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene interaction with saturated fat /
• Some obese people perceive body size as OK, dismiss need to lose weight /
• Increased obesity hindering success at reducing heart disease risk /
• Fat collections linked to decreased heart function /
• Scripps team shows diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms /
• Expectant moms, babies subjects of new Singapore study to prevent obesity and diabetes in adults /
• Mood improves on low-fat, but not low-carb, diet plan /
• Size matters: Obesity leading risk factor of left atrial enlargement during aging /
• Teenage obesity linked to increased risk of MS /

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• TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods /
• Health-centered weight control method shows promise /
• New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating /
• Lap band surgery effective for morbidly obese children /
• Addressing obesity via the 'energy gap' /
• Children who often drink full-fat milk weigh less /
• How saturated fatty acids 'anger' the immune system (and how to stop them) /
• Decrease in physical activity may not be a factor in increased obesity rates among adolescents /
• Slimming gene regulates body fat /
• Obesity significantly increases side effects of stereotactic body radiation therapy in lung cancer patients /

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• Pitt study shows linkage between teen girls' weight and sexual behavior /
• Exercise keeps dangerous visceral fat away a year after weight loss, finds UAB study /
• Use of antipsychotic medications by children and adolescents associated with significant weight gain /
• Study finds chewing gum can help lower calorie intake and increase energy expenditure /
• Losing while cruising to the store /
• Moderate amounts of protein per meal found best for building muscle /
• Location of body fat affects risk of blood clots in men, women /
• Partners in weight loss success may help African-Americans shed more pounds /
• Obesity may hinder optimal control of blood pressure and cholesterol /
• Long-term treatment with proton pump inhibitor can increase weight /

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• Physicians have less respect for obese patients /
• Phytochemicals in plant-based foods could help battle obesity, disease /
• El Paso County serves as a model for obesity prevention /
• Obese women gain too much weight in pregnancy, then retain weight a year later /
• Think what you eat: Studies point to cellular factors linking diet and behavior /
• Redefining obesity's health risks /
• 'Superobesity,' chronic disease burden associated with risk of death following bariatric surgery /
• Be overweight and live longer /
• Improved diet and exercise alone unlikely to cure obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients /
• How does media exposure affect self-esteem in overweight and underweight women? /

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• Candy bar or healthy snack? Free choice not as free as we think /
• Comfort food: Chocolate, water reduce pain response to heat /
• Mediterranean diet associated with reduced risk of depression /
• Being overweight super-sizes both risk and consequences of sleep-disordered breathing /
• Strong link between obesity and depression /
• Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications /
• Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight /
• 'Anti-Atkins' low protein diet extends lifespan in flies /
• Metabolic syndrome linked to liver disease in obese teenaged boys /
• Obesity in middle-aged women cuts chance of a long and healthy life by almost 80 percent /

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• Scientists find obesity alone does not cause arthritis in animals /
• Linking weight loss to less sleep apnea /
• Study finds intervention program increases kids' healthy eating, reduces screen time /
• Social background weighs heavily on teenage diet /
• Excess body weight causes over 124,000 new cancers a year in Europe /
• Personality traits influencing weight loss /
• Researchers identify new brain pathway for regulating weight and bone mass /
• High-sugar diet increases men's blood pressure; gout drug protective /
• New links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women found /
• Obesity hinders chemotherapy treatment in children with leukemia /

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• Watching your weight? Beware of skinny friends with big appetites /
• Large fat cells may increase risk of type 2 diabetes in women /
• Nevada professor discovers new way to calculate body's 'Maximum Weight Limit' /
• Scientists pinpoint protein link to fat storage /
• Weight loss is good for the kidneys /
• Color-coded chart improves parents' understanding of body mass index /
• Brain's response to seeing food may be linked to weight loss maintenance /
• Ice cream may target the brain before your hips /
• Children with fatter midsections at increased risk for cardiovascular disease /
• Children with emotional difficulties at higher risk for adult obesity /

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• Surgeons General, STOP Obesity Alliance announce America has reached tipping point on obesity /
• Rats move toward the food but do not eat /
• Vet says owners should exercise with their dogs based on specific needs to prevent obesity /
• Obesity, alcohol consumption and smoking increase the risk of second breast cancer /
• Nonagenarian researcher petitions FDA to ban trans fats /
• Current national primary care policies for childhood obesity need to be improved /
• Mice can eat 'junk' and not get fat /
• Newly discovered road map of leptin explains its regulation of bone and appetite /
• Exercise minimizes weight regain by reducing appetite and burning fat first, carbs later /
• Rise in weight-loss drugs prescribed to combat childhood obesity /

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• Waist-hip ratio better than BMI for gauging obesity in elderly /
• 'Eatin' (not so) good in the neighborhood' /
• Breast cancer: Risk increases for smokers and overweight women /
• Health experts offer action steps local governments can use to cut childhood obesity rates /
• Biotransformed blueberry juice fights fat and diabetes /
• New information about how fat increases blood pressure could help identify those at risk /
• Weight-loss surgery can break a family's cycle of obesity /
• Exercise alone shown to improve insulin sensitivity in obese sedentary adolescents /
• A new molecule to combat diabetes and obesity /
• Weight gain in adulthood associated with prostate cancer risk; patterns differ by ethnicity /

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• From fat to chronic inflammation /
• Childhood obesity: The increasing vascular drama /
• 'Fatostatin' is a turnoff for fat genes /
• Kudzu shows promise as a dietary supplement /
• UCF discovery could open door to obesity, diabetes treatments /
• 10- and 11-year-olds feel pressure to have a perfect body /
• Why Weight Watchers succeeds: Meetings provide a blend of spirituality and therapy /
• Link between erectile dysfunction and obesity explored in obesity and weight management /
• Consumption of sugar substitutes assists in long-term weight control /
• Low-carb diets linked to atherosclerosis and impaired blood vessel growth /

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• Daylight could help control our weight /
• Increase in visceral fat during menopause linked with testosterone /
• Tackling childhood obesity at the local level -- IOM report /
• Caltech researchers pinpoint neurons that control obesity in fruit flies /
• No comfort in comfort foods during tough economic times /
• Obesity increases risk of prostate cancer recurrence for both blacks and whites /
• Scarring key to link between obesity and diabetes /
• UK study finds meal replacements aid weight loss /
• High-fat diet affects physical and memory abilities of rats after 9 days /
• Certain behavioral traits and feeding practices may increase risk for weight gain in children /

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• Food stamp use linked to weight gain /
• Parents can help stop the obesity epidemic, says psychologist /
• No need to tighten your belt -- credit crunch will worsen obesity epidemic /
• What you eat depends on with whom you eat /
• New research links social stress to harmful fat deposits, heart disease /
• Fat hormone influences baseline dopamine levels and our motivation to eat /
• New index offers first science-based definition of nutrient density /
• Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating /
• Friendship influences eating behavior, particularly when friends are overweight /
• Obesity is a poor gauge for detecting high cholesterol levels in children /

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• NIH study finds low short-term risks after bariatric surgery for extreme obesity /
• U of M study identifies risk factors of disordered eating in overweight youth /
• Research shows rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled /
• Scientists create energy-burning brown fat in mice /
• Bariatric surgery patients have 67 percent lower chance of complications at top hospitals /
• Dopamine-related activity of food reward circuits in the brain and weight gain /
• Weight loss improves mood in depressed people /
• Common allergy drug reduces obesity and diabetes in mice /
• Study identifies women at risk of gaining excessive weight with injectable birth control /
• Yale discovery may open door to drug that cuts appetite and boosts energy /

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• Extending the life of an appetite-suppressing peptide /
• Researchers find that eating high levels of fructose impairs memory in rats /
• Obesity raises risk of complications in pregnancy /
• Parents fail to recognize their children's burgeoning weight /
• Study explains potential failure of oral contraceptives with obese women /
• Obesity contributes to rapid cartilage loss /
• Probiotics help gastric-bypass patients lose weight more quickly, Stanford study shows /
• Study finds citrus-derived flavonoid prevents obesity /
• Stanford study of flies raises doubts about fasting leading to longer lives /
• Childhood obesity link to parents /

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• Reduced diet thwarts aging, disease in monkeys /
• Forsyth scientists suggest linkages between obesity and oral bacterial infection /
• Link between obesity and diabetes discovered /
• Worries about paying bills can cause people to pack on pounds /
• New culprit behind obesity's ill metabolic consequences /
• Overweight kids experience more loneliness, anxiety /
• Lap-band weight-loss surgery can reverse metabolic syndrome in obese teens /
• ADA releases updated position paper on vegetarian diets /
• Key to evolutionary fitness: Cut the calories /
• Super-sleepers could help super-sizers! /

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• New gene discovery links obesity to the brain /
• Large-scale analysis finds bariatric surgery relatively safe /
• Underweight and extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight /
• Longer life linked to specific foods in Mediterranean diet /
• Being overweight, obese during early adulthood associated with greater risk of pancreatic cancer /
• University of Hawaii at Manoa professor co-authors article about weight and relationships /
• Drinking milk in the morning may help stave off lunchtime hunger /
• The battle for CRTC2: How obesity increases the risk for diabetes /
• 3 to 6 months to lose weight gained in pregnancy is normal /
• IUPUI study finds living near fast food outlet not a weighty problem for kids /

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