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

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

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015

Sewage Analysis Can Measure Obesity Demographics And Health Status Of Communities

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A new Open Access study published in the American Society for Microbiology journal mBio reports that a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin School of Freshwater Sciences and ... Read more

March 12, 2015October 27, 2015

FDA Recommends Use of Calorie Labels During National Nutrition Month

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March is National Nutrition Month and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned about the amount of calories being consumed by Americans, particularly when eating outside their homes, which happens in ... Read more

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Food Additives Found to Induce Obesity and Gut Disorders

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A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University revealed that emulsifiers used in food can modify the gut microbiota in mice, potentially ... Read more

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Researchers Discover Hormone Capable of Reducing Obesity and Balance Metabolism

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A new study led by researchers at Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California (USC) recently revealed that a particular hormone is capable of reducing the weight gain ... Read more

March 9, 2015October 28, 2015

High Intensity Exercise Not Needed for Abdominal Fat Loss in Obese, Sedentary Individuals

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A new study suggested that any exercise is beneficial for losing weight and decreasing abdominal fat in sedentary obese individuals. The study entitled “Effects of Exercise Amount and Intensity on ... Read more

March 6, 2015October 28, 2015

Bright Horizons Recognized For Leadership Against Childhood Obesity

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions® and its CEO David Lissy were both recognized at Partnership for a Healthier America’s (PHA) Building a Healthier Future Summit for assuming a central leadership role in the battle against childhood obesity ... Read more

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015

Mercedes-Benz Joins Non-Profit Organizations in Fight Against Childhood Obesity

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Nonprofit organization Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) has established a collaboration with its first automotive partner, and five new partners for its Let’s Move! Active Schools initiative, at the fourth annual ... Read more

March 5, 2015July 13, 2015

Patients Who Undergo Total Hip Replacement Experience Increased Rates of Obesity, Anxiety and Stress

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Researchers from the Mayo Clinic (Rochester) found an increase in obesity, psychological and other medical comorbidities in patients undergoing a total hip replacement, otherwise known as total hip arthroplasty (THA). ... Read more

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015

Mother to Child Obesity-related Infertility and Metabolic Problems Can Be Prevented

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Researchers at the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute have recently made a breakthrough discovery on how to reverse the damaging effects mothers’ obesity can cause in their children. Scientists managed to identify the ... 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