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Thursday May 17, 2012
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- Rise In Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women Fueled By Obesity Epidemic - MNT Obesity (Saturday, 28 April) - Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are each becoming more common, raising a logical question: Could one have something to do with the other? For women, it appears there is a link, Mayo Clinic researchers say. They studied hundreds of patients and found a history of obesity puts...
- Breast Cancer Survivors Need To Let Go To Boost Quality Of Life - MNT Obesity (Wednesday, 25 April) - Most people go through life setting goals for themselves......
- Childhood Obesity Prevalence Dropping In Massachusetts - MNT Obesity (Tuesday, 24 April) - Obesity rates among children in Eastern Massachusetts dropped from 1999-2008, a trend which may be occurring in many other parts of the country, researchers from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reported in the journal Pediatrics. However, the authors added that obesity...
- Additional Evidence That Eating Together As A Family Improves Health - MNT Obesity (Tuesday, 24 April) - "Come and get it!" A phrase historically proclaiming that the communal meal is ready, is heard all too infrequently among contemporary American households, especially as children get older. Indeed, over 40% of the typical American food budget is spent on eating out, with family meals often being relegated to holidays...
- Clues To Controlling Obesity Risk May Be Found In Gut Microbiota - MNT Obesity (Tuesday, 24 April) - The international obesity epidemic is widespread, nondiscriminatory, and deadly. But do we really understand all of the factors underlying this alarming trend? The concept of energy balance (energy consumed = energy expended + energy stored) is undeniable, being driven by the first law of thermodynamics......
- Soy Protein Alleviates Symptoms Of Fatty Liver Disease In Obese Patients - MNT Obesity (Tuesday, 24 April) - University of Illinois researchers report that new research shows how soy protein could significantly reduce fat accumulation and triglycerides in the livers of obese patients by partially restoring the function of a key signaling pathway in the organ......
- The Onset Of Coronary Artery Disease May Be Influenced By Fat Outside Of Arteries - MNT Obesity (Tuesday, 24 April) - Researchers at UC have confirmed that fat surrounding the outside of arteries in humans - particularly the left coronary artery - may influence the onset of coronary artery disease, or atherosclerosis, which is the leading cause of death in the U.S......
- One Step Closer To Understanding How Our Bodies Regulate Fat And Weight Gain - MNT Obesity (Tuesday, 24 April) - Dr Barbara Fam from the University's Molecular Obesity Laboratory group at Austin Health with Associate Professor Sof Andrikopoulos have discovered that the liver can directly talk to the brain to control the amount of food we eat......
- Child Obesity Not Prevented By Parent Diet Choice Knowledge - MNT Obesity (Tuesday, 24 April) - A study of the families of 150 preschoolers suggests that parents of healthy-weight and overweight preschoolers are generally well aware of dietary risk factors that fuel childhood obesity......
- In IVF Preconception Study, 96 Percent Of Women Faced Multiple Lifestyle Issues And Health Risks - MNT Obesity (Sunday, 22 April) - Ninety-six per cent of women who attended a preconception clinic before undergoing IVF had three or more lifestyle problems and risk factors, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. Half of the obese women lost weight and nearly a third of the smokers...
