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Research shows rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled
Rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled in the last 25 years, putting many children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, according to a report in Academic Pediatrics by an obesity expert at Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. view more (2009-07-30)
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)
Operation yields best results for severe obesity
Surgical treatment of severe obesity provides long-term wait loss and better quality of life compared with conventional treatment in primary health care. This is shown in a ten-year follow-up of the psychosocial component of the Swedish Obese Subjects project, SOS, at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg. Thus far the follow-up... view more... (2005-04-04)
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)
Ob1, the first commmon obesity gene was located on chromosome 10
Each family has at least one member whose body mass index (BMI, the ratio of the weight in kg to the surface of the body in m2; normal BMI is below 25) is higher than 40 and at least one other member whose BMI is over 27. 380 genetic markers, covering 23 pairs of chromosomes, were studied in order to find genetic similarities between the obese... view more... (1998-11-16)
Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations, says study
Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity are revealed in a new study, published today in the journal Nature Genetics. The authors suggest that if each acted independently, these variants could be responsible for up to 50% of cases of severe obesity. view more (2009-01-20)
Breastfeeding Associated With Lower Risk Of Childhood Obesity (p 2003)
Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET conclude that breastfed infants could have a 30% reduced risk of childhood obesity compared with children who were given formula milk in infancy. Breastfeeding has been proposed for protection against obesity later in life, but the evidence is inconclusive. John Reilly and colleagues... view more... (2002-06-05)
9th International Congress on Obesity: information for the media
9th International Congress on Obesity August 24-29 2002 S'£o Paulo, Brazil Obesity is headline news almost every day of the week. Legal actions against junk food, talk of a "fat tax", rising levels of childhood obesity worldwide with the new added complication of type 2 diabetes emerging in youngsters, along with increasing pressure on the... view more... (2002-07-29)
Obesity-related hormone is higher in children with Down syndrome
Children with Down syndrome are more likely than their unaffected siblings to have higher levels of a hormone associated with obesity, according to pediatric researchers. view more (2007-10-29)
Big and fast growing infants at greater risk of later obesity
Large infants, and those who grow rapidly during the first two years of life, are at increased risk of obesity in childhood and adulthood, a study published online by the BMJ today (14 October 2005) has found. view more (2005-10-14)
Managing and preventing obesity in Canadian adults and children
With 59% of Canadian adults being overweight and 23% being obese, plus the disturbing increase in childhood obesity, it is clear that obesity is a major individual and public health issue in Canada. view more (2007-04-10)
Mind over matter: SH2B1 in the brain regulates obesity
Obesity is one of the main risk factors for developing type II diabetes. Previous studies have shown that mice lacking a protein known as SH2B1 throughout their body are obese and develop diabetes. view more (2007-01-19)
Basis of obesity and high blood pressure runs in families
High levels of the hormone cortisol are associated with obesity and high blood pressure. Now new work presented at the British Endocrine Societies 2003 meeting, from Professor John Connell's group at the University of Glasgow, will show for the first time that increased production of cortisol runs in families. This indicates a genetic risk of... view more... (2003-03-19)
RAND study finds people who are severly overweight grow faster than other obese Americans
The proportion of Americans who are severely obese — about 100 pounds or more overweight — increased by 50 percent from 2000 to 2005, twice as fast as the growth seen in moderate obesity, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. view more (2007-04-10)
Rhode Island Hospital study finds link between obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration
New research from Rhode Island Hospital found that obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) can contribute to mild neurodegeneration with features common with Alzheimer's disease (AD) - the first study to show that obesity can cause neurodegeneration. view more (2008-09-05)
Childhood obesity link to parents
The relationships between children and their parent of the same gender in the earliest years of life could be the key to understanding why some young people become obese and others do not, new research conducted by the EarlyBird Diabetes Study has shown. view more (2009-07-13)
Obesity in young children continues to rise
One in five 9 year olds and one in three 11 year old girls are overweight, finds a study in this week's BMJ, lending further support to reports that levels of obesity in Britain are increasing in primary school children. From 1996 to 1999, researchers in Leeds measured 694 children in 10 primary schools in Leeds. Height and weight were measured... view more... (2001-05-02)
Cultural approach is key to tackling obesity
Culture plays a significant role in how women perceive obesity in terms of both appearance and health, according to a study by Yale School of Nursing researchers in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. view more (2006-05-17)
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 conditions requiring medical attention - may help... view more... (2008-08-20)
A Common-sense Cure For Obesity (p 473)
In a Seminar in this week's issue of THE LANCET, Cara B Ebbeling and colleagues, from the USA, discuss the public-health crisis that is childhood obesity. Fat children, historically thought of as healthy, are now known to be at risk of many serious physiological and psychological complications. People who are obese are likely to die earlier than... view more... (2002-08-07)
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