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March 27, 2015March 27, 2015

Naturally Occurring Experiments Help Assess Obesity-Related Outcomes

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Researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia recently published in the journal Obesity Reviews that “natural experiments” can help determine the real impact that policy and “built” environmental changes have in ... Read more

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Researchers Engineer Bacteria to Produce an Anti-Obesity Molecule

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Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee created a method based on probiotic bacteria to produce an anti-obesity molecule capable of suppressing hunger and preventing obesity. The results will be presented ... Read more

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

Obesity Action Coalition to Host Annual ‘Your Weight Matters’ Convention August 2015

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The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a national organization committed to helping those with obesity, will host its 4th Annual Your Weight Matters National Convention, which will be held from August 13 to 16, 2015 in San Antonio. All Americans are ... Read more

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

Obese Women Found to Have a 40% Greater Risk of Developing Cancer

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A recent study conducted at the Cancer Research UK in the United Kingdom recently revealed that obese women have around a 40% higher lifetime risk of developing cancer in comparison ... Read more

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015

Fast-Food Limitation Law Ineffective in Los Angeles in Curbing Obesity

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After the implementation of a law to limit the opening of stand-alone restaurants of fast-food in a region of Los Angeles, California, a new study demonstrated that the measure was ineffective in ... Read more

March 20, 2015March 23, 2015

Bariatric Surgery Decreases Asthma Exacerbations in Obese Individuals

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Results from a research study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) indicate that bariatric surgery is able to decrease the risk of asthma exacerbations in asthmatics with obesity. The study ... Read more

March 19, 2015October 28, 2015

Diet Soda Linked to Greater Belly Fat And Metabolic Syndrome Risk In Older Adults

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A new study by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) at San Antonio published this week in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found ... Read more

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015

Body Mass Index in Infancy Found to Be a Predictor of Obesity

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A study conducted by researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania revealed that the body mass index (BMI) in infants ... Read more

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

Obesity/Diabetes-Related Collaboration Between MedImmune and Joslin Diabetes Center Announced

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A three-year research partnership between MedImmune and Joslin Diabetes Center was recently announced, which is designed to advance new medicines to treat obesity, diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Several crucial fields of focus have been chosen as initial ... Read more

March 16, 2015July 13, 2015

Depression Increases Risk of Obesity, Poor Nutrition Among Americans Receiving Food Assistance

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According to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, depression increases the risk of poor nutrition and obesity among Americans receiving food assistance. In ... Read more