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

February 5, 2016

Genes May Play Major Role in Long-term Weight Loss

February 4, 2016March 3, 2016

Obesity: Let’s Move with Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016

Maternal Obesity and Diabetes Tied to 2x or Higher Risk of Autism in Newborn

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Two studies recently provided strong evidence of an association between a mother’s diagnosis of both obesity and diabetes and the risk of her having an autistic child. The first study, published in ... Read more

February 2, 2016November 4, 2016

Balanced Diet: What You Need to Know

February 2, 2016

How To Eat: Like Predator or Prey?

February 2, 2016February 2, 2016

Severely Obese Youth at 2x Risk for Range of Diseases

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Adolescents and children with severe obesity are at a markedly higher risk of developing a range of weight-related comorbidities, according to a new study examining the relationship between weight status and cardiovascular ... Read more