Thanksgiving Podcasts From The American Chemical Society Feature Advances Toward Safer, Healthier Food
With a whole nation set to gather for the annual Thanksgiving Day feast, scientists are describing major advances in making Thursday's meal - and others - safer and more nutritious in the 10th and 11th episodes of the American Chemical Society's Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions (GC/CS) podcast series. Part One of the podcast focuses on food safety. It includes research by Dan Donoghue, Ph.D.
(read more)Self Weighing Could Help Teens Achieve Healthy Weight Control
Overweight teens who weigh themselves at least once a week are more likely to engage in other healthy weight control measures than teens who step on the scale less frequently, according to a new small study. Self-weighing can be a successful tool for adults, but some concern exists that recommending the behavior could backfire with teens who struggle with obesity.
(read more)Childhood Obesity In The USA Would Be Reversed If Fast Food TV Advertising Were Banned, Says Study
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.
(read more)The Government's Obesity Strategy, More Of The Same Rhetoric - British Medical Journal
Nigel Hawkes chronicles a decade of the UK Government's attempts to tackle obesity, including its latest bid to turn the tide on obesity "which is so smothered in jargon" that it is hard to understand. He says: "The danger of wrapping an issue such as obesity up in the language of sociology and systems analysis is that it all begins to seem impossibly complicated.
(read more)Implementing A Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse Childhood Obesity Trends
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.
(read more)Improving Your Fitness And Environmental Impact With Support And Encouragement From Your Cell Phone
Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track. Researchers at the University of Washington and Intel have created two new cell phone applications, dubbed UbiFit and UbiGreen, to automatically track workouts and green transportation.
(read more)Peripheral Fat Breakdown Undermined By Bad Cholesterol
The so called bad cholesterol (LDL) inhibits the breakdown of fat in cells of peripheral deposits, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The discovery reveals a novel function of LDL as a regulator of fat turnover besides its well-established detrimental effects in promoting atherosclerosis. The study, which is a collaboration of two research groups at Karolinska Institutet, is published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE.
(read more)Higher Protein Meals Help Keep The Fat Away
A low kilojoule diet made up of higher protein meals improves the ability to burn fat among overweight and obese people and may be the key to shedding excess kilos, according to new Australian research. The study, in Nutrition & Dietetics published by Wiley-Blackwell, found higher protein meals may have a subtle fat-burning effect in overweight or obese people.
(read more)CMS Will Not Cover Weight-Loss Surgeries For Non-Obese Diabetes Patients
CMS on Monday said that it will not cover weight-loss surgery for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes who are not dangerously overweight because there is not ample evidence proving the procedure can improve their health, Reuters/Yahoo! News reports.
(read more)Consumer Health Sciences Presents Groundbreaking Data On The Impact Of Prediabetes
Consumer Health Sciences, a leading international provider of comprehensive consumer health information and patient reported outcomes, presented groundbreaking data at the 15th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Montevideo, Uruguay, October 25, 2008. Findings demonstrated a significant impact of having prediabetes on the quality of life and work productivity of patients.
(read more)Elderly Cancer Survivors' Ability To Function Improved By Home-Based Interventions
Climbing stairs, carrying groceries, taking a shower - these are activities that we take for granted; however, after a cancer diagnosis, many survivors are unable to function as they used to. Home-based diet and exercise interventions may improve physical functioning in older, long-term cancer survivors, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.
(read more)A Quarter Of Children Who Sleep Fewer Than 10 Hours A Night Become Overweight By The Age Of 6
Between the ages of six months and six years old, close to 90 percent of children have at least one sleep-related problem. Among the most common issues are night terrors, teeth-grinding and bed-wetting. For the majority, it's simply a stage that passes. But at least 30 percent of children in this age group have difficulties sleeping six consecutive hours - either because they can't fall into slumber or they can't stay asleep.
(read more)Breast Cancer Prevention Differences In Postmenopausal Women Following Calorie Restriction And Exercise
Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer. The results, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, suggest that both caloric restriction and exercise affect pathways leading to mTOR, a molecule involved in integrating energy balance with cell growth.
(read more)Elderly Cancer Survivors' Physical Function Improved By Home-Based Diet And Exercise Intervention
A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW (Reach-out to ENhancE Wellness) trial, according to Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Department of Behavioral Science.
(read more)Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized For Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery
Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure-- complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby--than pregnant women who are obese, according to new findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that are published in the November 19 issue of JAMA.
(read more)How Often Will You Use That Treadmill?
Why not buy that treadmill? You'll be exercising every day, right? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines why our expectations of our behavior so often don't match reality. Authors Robin J. Tanner (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Kurt A. Carlson (Duke University) uncovered a specific process that they believe contributes to unrealistic optimism. They also suggest a method to encourage consumers to think more realistically about their future actions.
(read more)Weight Loss, Quality Of Life Improved By Physical Activity After Bariatric Surgery
A new study by researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine suggests increased physical activity after bariatric surgery can yield better postoperative outcomes. According to the study, published online by the journal Obesity, previously inactive patients who became physically active after bariatric surgery lost more weight and achieved greater improvements in quality of life than those patients who remained inactive.
(read more)15.6% Of Hawaii's Public High School Students Obese - 5,600 Students Attempted Suicide Within Past Year
The latest Department of Health (DOH) data report on youth shows that an estimated 7,300 of Hawai'i's public high school students are obese (15.6%). Additionally, an estimated 5,600 students reported attempting suicide within the past year, a statistic that shows Hawai'i's youth are at greater risk than the national average. However, the findings of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showed Hawai'i youth's decline in risky health behaviors, such as tobacco, alcohol and other drug use.
(read more)Surgical Study Highlights Pros And Cons Of Gastric Bypass Surgery For Severe Obesity
Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the November issue of the British Journal of Surgery.
(read more)Major Diabetes Honor Recognizes Harvard's Spiegelman; Fellow Award Goes To Junior Investigator At Columbia University Medical Center
Columbia University Medical Center has presented the 2008 Naomi Berrie Awards to a nationally recognized diabetes and obesity researcher, and a promising young investigator, for their outstanding achievements in diabetes research. The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research goes to Bruce Spiegelman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr.
(read more)McIndoe Purchase Europe's First Carbon Fibre Operating Table For Obese Patients
According to NICE, over 700,000 people in the UK are so overweight they need gastric band surgery. In response to the UK's growing obesity epidemic, the BMI McIndoe Surgical Centre, the UK's largest specialist unit dedicated to cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, has purchased the first operating table in Europe capable of holding patients up to 330kg (51 stone).
(read more)Obesity Rates Continue To Climb Throughout The Western World
In a current health news report titled "Obesity: An Ounce of Prevention," Vision.org life and health writer Alice Abler explores the history of obesity research and awareness, exploring what individuals can do to avoid becoming a future obesity statistic.
(read more)The Truth About Sweeteners - Moms Express Nutrition Concerns, Yet Real Culprits Overlooked
A recent national survey revealed that moms are more concerned with individual ingredients rather than their children's overall caloric intake. Since total calories typically determine weight gain and even obesity, parents must understand the basic nutritional facts to keep their kids healthy.
(read more)Intravail(R) Drug Delivery Technology Provides Unmatched Non-Invasive Delivery Of An Anti-Obesity Peptide
Aegis Therapeutics LLC announced today that preclinical data was presented at the 2008 International Congress of Endocrinology in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil demonstrating that its Intravail(R) formulation technology provides unmatched non-invasive delivery of the OB-3 peptide, a peptide previously shown to control weight gain and glucose levels in an animal model of diabetes. The results of the study, presented by Dr.
(read more)Larry King And Health Leaders Address Child And Adult Obesity In Our Communities
Healthcare leaders gathered at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California Health Science campus to discuss the critical issue of obesity and the challenges it brings to uninsured, under-insured, and lower-income communities. According to LA Public Health, one out of every five adults in LA County is obese (2005).
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