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Why do women store fat differently from men?
It's a paradox that has flummoxed women for generations - their apparent ability to store fat more efficiently than men, despite eating proportionally fewer calories.   view more (2009-03-02)

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)

You're likely to order more calories at a 'healthy' restaurant
An important new study from the Journal of Consumer Research explains the "American obesity paradox": the parallel rise in obesity rates and the popularity of healthier food.   view more (2007-08-30)

Brain system serves as 'remote control' for fat metabolism
A system in the brain already known to regulate food intake also serves as a direct "remote control" for the way fat is stored and metabolized in the body, say University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers.   view more (2007-09-21)

Obesity predisposition traced to the brain's reward system
The tendency toward obesity is directly related to the brain system that is involved in food reward and addictive behaviors, according to a new study.   view more (2008-07-30)

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)

Major link in brain-obesity puzzle found
A single protein in brain cells may act as a linchpin in the body's weight-regulating system, playing a key role in the flurry of signals that govern fat storage, sugar use, energy balance and weight.   view more (2007-01-29)

Gene deficiency is a protective barrier to obesity
A search for the molecular clues of longevity has taken Mayo Clinic researchers down another path that could explain why some people who consume excessive calories don't gain weight.   view more (2007-06-27)

The fight against obesity -- a new insight
With obesity still on the increase, it appears that the main weapon in the fight against it - reducing energy consumption by eating less - is ineffective.   view more (2008-03-12)

Treating obesity vital for public health, physicians say
Physicians who once treated mainly elderly patients for health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke are seeing increasingly younger patients who have the same ailments.   view more (2006-12-04)

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)

New drug target in obesity: Fat cells make lots of melanin
As millions of Americans gear up for the Thanksgiving holiday, a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, may provide some relief for those leery of having a second helping.   view more (2008-10-30)

Obesity: Reviving the promise of leptin
The discovery more than a decade ago of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone secreted by fat tissue, generated headlines and great hopes for an effective treatment for obesity.   view more (2009-01-07)

A unique twin study on the increased cardiometabolic risk in obesity
Obesity and its many related health hazards have become a serious and growing problem worldwide. While environmental and lifestyle factors play a key role in the development of obesity, genetic variation may determine an individual's susceptibility to weight gain and to the rise of obesity-related health risks.   view more (2007-02-14)

IntegraGen to take a leading role in unraveling the genetics of obesity in a EUR14.5M EU funded program
IntegraGen, the personalized medicines company, is to take a significant role in the DiOgenes (Diet, Obesity and Genes) project. IntegraGen is one of a consortium of 30 EU organizations that has been awarded EUR14.5M to carry out a coordinated investigation into a broad range of factors influencing weight gain, from diet intervention to gene... view more... (2005-01-28)

Scientists find brown fat master switch
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a long-sought "master switch" in mice for the production of brown fat, a type of adipose tissue that generates heat and counters obesity caused by overeating.   view more (2007-07-11)

Your gut has taste receptors
Researchers in the Department of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified taste receptors in the human intestines.   view more (2007-08-21)

Obese men have less semen, more sperm abnormalities, and should lose weight before trying for a baby
Obese men should consider losing weight if they want to have children, a scientist told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.   view more (2008-07-09)

Your belly fat could be making you hungrier
The extra fat we carry around our middle could be making us hungrier, so we eat more, which in turn leads to even more belly fat.   view more (2008-04-17)

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)
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