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June 2, 2015October 28, 2015

NYU Researchers Assess Obesity Perceptions Of Chinese-American Adults

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Obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent throughout the world. According to The World Health Organization, worldwide levels of obesity are twice what they were in 1980. Obesity is a major cause of unsustainable health costs and causes ... Read more

May 28, 2015June 2, 2015

High-Tech And Biotech Race To Develop Innovative Weight Loss Products

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A privately held Israeli biotech startup has developed an electronic “pill” that delivers electronic stimulation to the digestive tract to suppress appetite. Some 2.1 billion people — about 30 per ... Read more

May 22, 2015September 7, 2015

Report Shows Bariatric Surgery Offers Cardiac Autonomic Function Improvement in Diabetes, Obesity Patients

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Data from a preliminary report recently presented at the 2015 AACE 24th Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress that took place on May 13-17 in Nashville, TN show that Bariatric surgery was able ... Read more

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015

Maternal Obesity Poses Serious Threat To The Neonate’s Immune System At Birth

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Obesity remains a major public health concern in the United States, where most of the complications due to obesity (including heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, cancer and hypertension) are eventually fatal. Another ... Read more

May 19, 2015October 27, 2015

Childhood Cancer Survivors May Be at Increased Risk for Obesity

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Findings from a recent study published in the journal CANCER indicate that people who had cancer during childhood may have higher risk of becoming obese as a result of the drugs ... Read more

May 11, 2015May 21, 2015

Effectiveness of Fast-Food Restrictions in Schools Revealed in New Study

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The most recent policy measures that aim to prevent junk food from competing with meals offered at schools are proving effective in curtailing childhood obesity, according to a study conducted in California and ... Read more

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015

Having Food Visible Throughout the House and Low Self-esteem Associated With Obesity

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A research team from Ohio State University identified two apparently unrelated however robust predictors of obesity: having food visible around the house and having low self-esteem related to one’s weight. ... Read more

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015

Nickel Allergy Found To Lead To Obesity Prevalence

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In a recent study entitled “High Prevalence of Nickel Allergy in an Overweight Female Population: A Pilot Observational Analysis” authors identified overweight female patients exhibit increased prevalence of nickel allergy, arising due ... Read more

April 28, 2015May 21, 2015

Experts Say Excess Sugar and Carbs, Not Physical Inactivity, are the Cause of Obesity Surge

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According to a recent editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, excess sugar and carbs, not physical inactivity, are behind the surge in obesity. According to the authors, ... Read more

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015

Researchers Suggest that the Role of Breastfeeding in Childhood Obesity Prevention is Not as Straightforward as Thought

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Dr. Jessica Woo and Dr. Lisa Martin from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center recently published in the journal Current Obesity Reports a review on relevant studies regarding breastfeeding. The review ... Read more