| Thyroid Function And Structure May Be Altered In Pediatric Obesity |
| In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
12/04/2008
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| Resourceful And Resilient Women Are Less Pear-Shaped |
| A study of non-western and western women's body shapes found that the "perfect" hour-glass or pear shape supposedly favoured by men where the waist to hip ratio is 0.7 or less, is rarely found among women who have to rely on their own resources, such as going out to work or to search for food, to support themselves and their families.
12/04/2008
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| Young Doctors Exercise Less Than National Average |
| In comparison to the national average, young doctors get much less exercise, and this level of exercise is below recommended levels, according to a study released on December 2, 2008 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, one of the BMJ Specialist Journals.
12/04/2008
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| Secreted Protein Sends Signal That Fat Is On The Way |
| After you eat a burger and fries or other fat-filled meal, a protein produced by the liver may send a signal that fat is on the way, suggests a report in the December issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. Researchers have found in mice that the liver produces a protein called adropin, which rises in response to high-fat foods and falls after fasting.
12/03/2008
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| Good, Bad And Ugly In Food Marketing Focus Of $6.4 Million Childhood Obesity Grant To Rudd Center At Yale |
| The link between food marketing and the growing childhood obesity epidemic is the focus of a $6.4 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University. Principal investigators, Rudd Center Director Kelly D.
12/03/2008
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| Institute For Food, Nutrition And Health To Be Established At Rutgers Using $10 From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has received a four-year, $10 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to establish the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, on its George H. Cook Campus. Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick announced his intention to establish the new institute during his Annual Address to the University Community on Sept. 19.
12/03/2008
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| Curbing Hormones' Effects In Obese Patients Could Aid Against Breast Cancer |
| Once-promising drugs that were abandoned in the fight against breast cancer still could be effective in obese patients, new research suggests. In laboratory tests, hormones produced by fat cells stimulate breast cancer cells to migrate and invade surrounding tissues, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine found. A class of drugs called epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors could block the stimulatory effects of the hormones.
12/02/2008
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| Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease |
| Obesity is a growing epidemic in the U.S. with a significant increase in prevalence from 15 percent to 32.9 percent from 1980 to 2004. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging problem related to the obesity epidemic, becoming one of the most common causes of liver disease in the nation. Bariatric surgery has become a popular and effective method for rapid and permanent significant weight loss in morbidly obese individuals.
12/01/2008
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| Persistent Pollutant May Promote Obesity |
| Tributyltin, a ubiquitous pollutant that has a potent effect on gene activity, could be promoting obesity, according to an article in the December issue of BioScience. The chemical is used in antifouling paints for boats, as a wood and textile preservative, and as a pesticide on high-value food crops, among many other applications.
12/01/2008
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| Pregnant Women After Bariatric Surgery Show Fewer Complications |
| In comparison with pregnant women who are obese, the rates of negative outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies may be lower after the woman has undergone bariatric surgery, according to an article released on November 19, 2008 in JAMA. Bariatric surgery, sometimes known as weight loss surgery, can help obese people achieve a healthier body weight.
12/01/2008
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| The Tongue Is The Start Of The Route To Obesity |
| Obesity gradually numbs the taste sensation of rats to sweet foods and drives them to consume larger and ever-sweeter meals, according to neuroscientists. Findings from the Penn State study could uncover a critical link between taste and body weight, and reveal how flab hooks the brain on sugary food.
11/30/2008
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| Food Intake Shut Down And 'Siesta Mode' Turned On By Newly Identified Molecule |
| Researchers have identified a molecule that tells your brain your stomach is full - signaling that it's time to say no to seconds and push back from the table. In studies with mice and rats, researchers have found that a chemical messenger called NAPE is made in the small intestine after the animals ate a greasy meal. After eating, NAPE - N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine, a mouthful in itself - enters the blood and travels to the brain, where it quashes hunger signals.
11/29/2008
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| Mechanism Linking Serotonin With Regulation Of Food Intake Revealed By Research |
| Genetic mouse models have provided surprising insight into mechanisms linking serotoninergic compounds with the regulation of feeding behavior and body weight. The research, published by Cell Press in the November 26th issue of the journal Neuron, pinpoints a specific group of brain cells that mediate energy balance and may lead to the development of antiobesity drugs with fewer side effects.
11/29/2008
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| Kaiser Permanente Recognized For Ground-Breaking Obesity Program For Improving Children's Health |
| The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH), a nonprofit organization of employer-based health coalitions, has honored Kaiser Permanente's Kids in Dynamic Shape (KP KIDS) health plan with the 2008 eValue8 Health Plan Innovation Awards at its annual conference held in Washington, D.C.
11/28/2008
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| Illinois State Public Health Director Announces Expansion Of Program To Combat Childhood Obesity |
| Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, today announced at 10 additional schools in Illinois will begin implementing the CATCH program - Coordinated Approach to Child Health. Today's announcement continues Governor Rod R. Blagojevich's efforts to address the obesity problem by changing children's and parents' attitudes and behaviors toward nutrition and physical activity. "We are facing an obesity epidemic across the nation and here in Illinois.
11/28/2008
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