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 ... 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 ... Read more
August 25, 2016August 24, 2022
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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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. ... Read more
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 ... Read more
July 28, 2016July 28, 2016
Severely Obese Women Show Different Brain Response to Food Cues
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a recent study that severely obese women have different brain activity compared to lean ... Read more
July 26, 2016July 26, 2016
New Treatment Shows Promising For Rare Obesity Disease
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Setmelanotide, a novel melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) agonist, may have beneficial effects on patients with pro-opiomelanocrotin (POMC) deficiency obesity, ... Read more

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015

Laparoscopic Single-incision Gastric Bypass Procedure Shows Promise in Short-term Study

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Bariatric surgery, considered by some researchers to be the most effective treatment approach for morbid obesity, includes several different procedures, from open surgery to the less invasive laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery ... Read more

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

Childhood Obesity and Diabetes Plan Lauded By University of Otago Researchers

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The University of Otago’s Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre (EDOR) recently applauded the government’s newly launched health initiatives that target childhood obesity and diabetes. EDOR’s Director, Professor Jim Mann, commented ... Read more

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

Weight Loss Without Bone Loss Seen in Leptin Gene Therapy Study

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In a recent study published in the journal Journal of Endocrinology a team of researchers from the University of Florida and Oregon State University found that delivering the hormone leptin ... Read more

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome & Bariatric Surgery Among Topics at 2015 ACG Meeting

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Science, research, and health care policy issues relating to obesity, metabolic disease, and bariatric surgery were among the topics discussed at this year’s 80th Annual Scientific Meeting of American College of Gastroenterology. The ACG ... Read more

October 22, 2015October 27, 2015

Leading Obesity Groups Call for FDA Regulation of ‘Medicinal’ and ‘Curative’ Dietary Supplements

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Citing a new study linking use of dietary supplements to more than 23,000 emergency room visits each year, four leading obesity research, treatment, and prevention groups have issued a joint ... Read more

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015

Scientist Publishes New Review on Sustained Release Naltrexone/Bupropion for Obesity

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US Endocrinology, a peer-reviewed journal of research relating to the endocrine system, recently published a focused review on the positive effects of a relatively new combination treatment for obesity. The report ... Read more

October 21, 2015October 28, 2015

Study Confirms Metabolic, Prenatal, Perinatal & Obstetrical Complications Associated With Pre-pregnancy Obesity

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Results from a recent study published in the journal BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth confirm that metabolic complications, as well as other prenatal, perinatal, and obstetrical complications are associated with pre-pregnancy ... Read more

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

WHO Cancer Prevention Group Identifies 8 More Cancers Linked to Obesity

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

Teen Obesity Prevention Focus of New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines

Obesity Rates Higher Among Cancer Survivors

NIH Grants $1.8M To Study Gut Bacteria Causing Obesity

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

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

Kidney Disease, Abdominal Obesity Linked in Young Adults

New Bariatric Surgery Study to Launch in New Zealand

Severely Obese Women Show Different Brain Response to Food Cues

New Treatment Shows Promising For Rare Obesity Disease