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Obesity levels in US are grossly underestimated
The prevalence of obesity in the U.S. states has been greatly underestimated. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) analyzed data from health surveys, which are used to estimate obesity levels in states.   view more (2006-05-02)

MEDIA INVITATION - 13th European Congress on Obesity Teleconference :Attention news desks, health and medical correspondents, diary/forward planning desks
Journalists can participate in the ECO press conference by phone - Dial the BT teleconference hub:   UK +441296480100 using the PIN - C259696 DATE: May 27th at 11 am (BST) 12 noon (CET) VENUE: Panorama Hall, Prague Congress Centre CONFERENCE url: www.eco2004.cz RELEASES - check... view more (2004-05-26)

Today's baby boomers are heavier and more likely to have arthritis
Baby-boomers have spent more years living with more obesity than the previous generation, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found.   view more (2005-08-19)

Preventing and treating childhood obesity
Embargoed until 19.00 hours Thursday 28 November 2002 The latest issue of Effective Health Care focuses on the effectiveness of interventions used to prevent and treat childhood obesity. There is world-wide concern about the increasing rise of obesity in childhood. In the UK the prevalence of... view more (2002-11-26)

UK's First Animal Weight Loss Clinic Opens In Liverpool
The UK's first animal weight management referral clinic has been established at the University of Liverpool.   view more (2005-02-02)

Gene hunters fine-tune marker for common obesity gene
Genomics researchers, seeking to replicate another group's discovery of an important gene associated with obesity, have further refined the signal to a particular variant in DNA that may be more helpful in identifying this gene's role in obesity in various human populations worldwide.   view more (2008-03-12)

Neighborhood safety may play role in obesity
Mothers of young children are more likely to be obese when they perceive their neighborhoods as unsafe, according to a new study in the journal Obesity.   view more (2006-05-03)

Children who sleep less are three times more likely to be overweight
The less a child sleeps, the more likely he or she is to become overweight, according to researchers from Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine.   view more (2006-03-30)

Heavy breathing -- an obscure link in asthma and obesity
There is a strong link between obesity and asthma and as the prevalence of both conditions has been increasing steadily, epidemiologists have speculated that there is an underlying condition that connects the two.   view more (2008-08-29)

Fat mum hastens path to childhood obesity
A fat mother hastens a child's path to obesity, finds a study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2007-09-14)

European Congress on Obesity PRESS CONFERENCE
13th European Congress on Obesity - Prague May 26-29 2004 Press conference Prague Congress Centre May 27th at 11 am (BST) 12 noon(CET) The ECO Media Centre contact number: +420 2 6117 7032 activated pm May 26th New research findings and major developments in the field of obesity will be revealed... view more (2004-05-11)

More pounds equals worse asthma?
A new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference finds that obese people are significantly more likely to have persistent or severe persistent asthma than their thinner counterparts.   view more (2007-05-23)

Study supports reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity
Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health.   view more (2008-05-12)

Obesity associated with psychiatric disorders, decreased odds of substance abuse
Obesity is associated with a 25 percent increase in the risk of developing mood and anxiety disorders and a 25 percent decrease in likeliness for substance abuse.   view more (2006-07-05)

ZIP codes and property values predict obesity rates
Neighborhood property values predict local obesity rates better than education or incomes, according to a study from the University of Washington being published online this week by the journal Social Science and Medicine.   view more (2007-08-29)

Shorter nightly sleep in childhood may help explain obesity epidemic
Soaring levels of obesity might be linked to children sleeping fewer hours at night than they used to, claims a researcher in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2006-10-19)

How much are you really exercising?
People struggling with obesity often underestimate how many calories they are actually consuming, which can hinder weight loss efforts. It should follow that the same person would overestimate the amount of exercise they're doing, right?   view more (2008-10-06)

Study sheds new light on link between birth weight, obesity, and childhood growth
Boys who are light at birth, but then grow rapidly during childhood, are more likely to be obese as adults, is just one of the findings from a large study in this week's BMJ. These potentially complex interrelationships may hold the key to effective preventive strategies. Tessa Parsons and... view more (2001-12-05)

Estrogen curbs appetite in same way as the hormone leptin
Estrogen regulates the brain's energy metabolism in the same way as the hormone leptin, leading the way to a viable approach to tackling obesity in people resistant to leptin.   view more (2007-01-04)

Fat children do not necessarily become fat adults
Most fat adults are not overweight as children, concludes a study in this week's BMJ, casting doubt on the widespread popular belief that fat children become fat adults.   view more (2001-11-28)

Proposed changes to obesity guidelines may harm children in the US
New guidelines on obesity in the U.S. may end up harming children, says an article in this week's BMJ. And an accompanying article goes on to question the financial links between the organisation promoting these proposals and the pharmaceutical industry.   view more (2006-06-16)

Surgery for severe obesity saves lives
An extensive swedish study from the Sahlgrenska Academy has established that surgery reduces premature death in patients with severe obesity. A long-term follow up has shown that mortality is significantly lower among patients who undergo surgery than among those who do not.   view more (2007-08-24)

Childhood ear infections may predispose to obesity later in life
Researchers are reporting new evidence of a possible link between a history of moderate to severe middle ear infections in childhood and a tendency to be overweight later in life. Their study suggests that prompt diagnosis and treatment of middle ear infections - one of the most common childhood... view more (2008-08-20)

Obesity strongest risk factor for colorectal cancer among women; greater than smoking
Research presented at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology found that obesity, among other important risk factors, was the strongest risk factor for colorectal cancer in women.   view more (2007-10-15)

Metabolic syndrome ups colorectal cancer risk
In a large U.S. population-based study presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, metabolic syndrome patients had a 75 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer compared to those without metabolic syndrome.   view more (2008-10-06)
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