Majority of parents unaware that their child is overweight
Parents of overweight and obese children are often blamed for not instilling healthy eating habits or adequate exercise. However, what about parents who don’t know their child is overweight? According...
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Worldwide obesity costs rise to $2 trillion annually
Obesity is a tough topic to discuss. No one wants to tell their overweight friends and family that they need to diet and exercise, and certainly no one wants to hear that they are becoming or already...
View ArticleFDA requires restaurants nationwide to post calories on menus
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday finalized rules regarding the listing of calorie information on menus at food establishments. The rules were required as part of the 2010 Patient...
View ArticleObesity can take 8 years off life, cut healthy life by 20 years
Previous studies have been conducted which have estimated the number of years of life lost by obesity, however, in a recent study researchers decided to measure another outcome as well – healthy...
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Deaths due to obesity can be reduced with light physical activity
The risk of premature death due to obesity can be reduced in as little as 20 minutes a day, according to a new study. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also found that...
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Fecal transplant cures woman’s C. difficile infection, leaves her obese
Fecal microbial transplantation has garnered increased interest due to the possibility that this procedure could cure hard to treat diseases. However, for one woman undergoing a fecal transplant, the...
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High fructose corn syrup ups cardiovascular disease risk
It turns out too many sugary drinks can not only affect your waistline but also increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. This week, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition...
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Half of adults over 60 have metabolic syndrome
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome – defined by the presence of a group of risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease – has remained constant. But that’s not entirely a good thing. Using...
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Metabolic Syndrome Increases Cardiovascular Mortality Risk. Breaking News?
Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is a rising epidemic in the world today. Though many professional societies have different criteria as to what defines metabolic syndrome, it is commonly a...
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Obese people have slim odds of returning to normal weight
If you ever tried to lose weight, you know it is not easy, and for obese people, it is more difficult than one might imagine. For obese people, the odds of returning to normal weight is 1 in 210 for...
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Beware! Sugary drinks increase your risk of cardiovascular disease
Sugar has officially become public enemy number one with recent studies implicating excessive sugar consumption to diseases from diabetes to cancer to cardiovascular disease. In a recent review, a team...
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More than just weight lost? Weight loss surgery flagged for increased suicide...
Bariatric surgery, a procedure increasingly more popular in America, has been shown to decrease 60 to 80 percent excess body weight and decrease the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension. However,...
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Junk food not responsible for obesity epidemic, study claims
In a recent analysis, researchers from Cornell University have determined that soda, fast food and other junk food consumption is not actually contributing to the obesity epidemic. Right. Intuitively,...
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Poor sleep associated with higher stress response in adolescents
The demands on childhood these days are not like yesterday’s. While education has elevated the expectations on students and the plethora of mindless entertainment from mobile devices has made learning...
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Obesity, diabetes in mom raises autism risk for child
In the latest study of its kind, researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health describe how obese women with diabetes are up to four times more likely to have a child with autism...
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