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September 1, 2016September 1, 2016

Medications to Combat Obesity, Unlike Diabetes, Much Less in Use in US

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Obesity is a major risk factor for several diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and a vast majority of the patients with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. However, ... Read more

August 30, 2016November 2, 2016

WHO Cancer Prevention Group Identifies 8 More Cancers Linked to Obesity

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Obesity is a risk factor for more cancers than previously believed, according to the results of a new evaluation conducted by the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention program under the World ... Read more

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

Umbilical Cords of Babies of Overweight Moms Offer Clues into Childhood Obesity

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Children born to obese mothers are known to be at an increased risk of obesity, but researchers do not fully understand why. A recent study by a research team in Brazil ... Read more

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016

Teen Obesity Prevention Focus of New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines

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According to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a two-fold simple approach could be used to prevent teenage obesity and eating disorders. The report “Preventing Obesity and Eating ... Read more

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016

Obesity Rates Higher Among Cancer Survivors

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The rate of obesity increased faster amongst cancer survivors than the general population in the 14 years between 1997 and 2014, found a study published in the Journal of Clinical ... Read more

August 17, 2016August 17, 2016

NIH Grants $1.8M To Study Gut Bacteria Causing Obesity

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The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University a four-year, $1.8-million grant. The recipient, Andrew Gewirtz, will use the funding to investigate ... Read more

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016

Brains of Overweight People Ten Years Older than Non-Overweight at Middle-Age

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The brains of overweight and obese people display images of white matter similar to those found in brains of leaner people ten years older, a new University of Cambridge research study titled ... Read more

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016

Meat as Much a Cause of Obesity as Sugar and Fats, Study in 170 Countries Finds

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Diets rich in meat are as much a factor in the prevalence of global obesity as sugar consumption, researchers at the University of Adelaide, Australia, reported in a study comparing meat consumption and obesity ... Read more

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016

Kidney Disease, Abdominal Obesity Linked in Young Adults

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Abdominal obesity could be linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) especially in young Mexican-Americans new study shows.

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016

New Bariatric Surgery Study to Launch in New Zealand

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A new Bariatric Surgery Experienced study (BASE) is set to help researchers in New Zealand visualize the surgical experience from the patient’s points of view, gain a better understanding of the impact of ... Read more