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

July 6, 2015November 20, 2015

Study Shows That Bariatric Surgery Can Also Reduce Urinary Incontinence

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According to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, in addition to bariatric surgery facilitating weight loss, the procedure can also reduce urinary incontinence. The study conducted by UC San Francisco researchers ... Read more

July 6, 2015October 27, 2015

Outcomes Are Improving For Gastric Band & Bypass Surgeries Over Time

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While personal accounts of bariatric surgery complications are easy to find on the internet, studies show that over the past few years there has been a clear decline in the ... Read more

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015

Organizations Applaud “Treat and Reduce Obesity Act” Implementation

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Leading organizations throughout the country working to fight the burden of obesity announced their support of the introduction of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) of 2015. Representatives of the obesity community particularly applauded ... Read more

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015

SCOPE Engages Communities To Prevent Childhood Obesity

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A multidisciplinary team of scientists from British Columbia has advanced a participatory action research program to assist and address healthy body weight in children in order to help prevent pediatric obesity. The Sustainable Childhood Obesity ... Read more

June 22, 2015July 22, 2015

Study Finds Link between Obesity and Adrenal Disorder in Young People May Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, a team of researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles found that adolescents and young adults with congenital adrenal ... Read more

June 20, 2015October 28, 2015

Bariatric Surgery Confirmed as Safe and Effective for Obese Patients Older Than 60

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Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center in New York reported that bariatric surgery is a safe and effective procedure in obese patients above 60 years of age. The study was published ... Read more

June 18, 2015August 27, 2015

Possible Association Between Obesity and Male Breast Cancer Discovered

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Scientists from the University of Leeds have found a possible connection between the rise observed in obesity rates and the increase of the total cases of male breast cancer. These findings, which were recently published in ... Read more

June 16, 2015July 6, 2015

Procedure For First vBloc Implant to Lose Weight Successfully Performed in US

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A novel technology to help obese patients lose weight was successfully implemented for the first time in the United States at the VA North Texas Health Care System. The procedure involved the implantation ... Read more

June 12, 2015July 1, 2015

Parents Unaware of Their Children Being Overweight and Obese

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In a recent Editorial published in the journal Childhood Obesity titled “Oblivobesity: Looking Over the Overweight that Parents Keep Overlooking,” David L. Katz, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief of Childhood Obesity and Director ... 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