http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Obesity-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:42:21 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/c-section-doubles-childhood-obesity-risk-101696-1.htm Babies born by caesarean section are at an increased risk of becoming obese than those delivered naturally, finds a research. Caesarean section delivery has already been linked to an increased risk of subsequent childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis, and around one in three babies born in the US is delivered this way. The authors base their findings on 1255 mother and child pairs, who attended eight outpatient maternity services in eastern Massachusetts, USA between 1999 and 2002. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/c-section-doubles-childhood-obesity-risk-101696-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-may-improve-sleep-disordered-breathing-in-obese-kids-101691-1.htm A new study has confirmed links between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and obesity. The study further adds that weight loss helps to improve both metabolic parameters and SDB in obese children. "SDB is highly prevalent in childhood obesity, and may be a risk factor for the metabolic syndrome. In our population of 224 obese children and adolescents, 30% had SDB, which was significantly correlated with metabolic parameters, including aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT), alanine aminotransferase ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-may-improve-sleep-disordered-breathing-in-obese-kids-101691-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/occurrence-of-kidney-stones-doubles-in-wake-of-obesity-outbreak-study-101669-1.htm According to a study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND, the number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled since 1994. "While we expected the prevalence of kidney stones to increase, the size of the increase was surprising," says Charles D. Scales, Jr., MD, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinical Scholar in the departments of urology and medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/occurrence-of-kidney-stones-doubles-in-wake-of-obesity-outbreak-study-101669-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/findings-on-new-brain-cells-could-spell-success-for-your-weight-loss-plans-101620-1.htm A novel study reveals new nerve cells formed in a particular part of the brain could hold significant sway over how much you eat and consequently how much you weigh. Study leader Seth Blackshaw, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine said that the idea that the brain is still forming neurons even in the adulthood has become well-established over the past several decades. However, researchers had ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/findings-on-new-brain-cells-could-spell-success-for-your-weight-loss-plans-101620-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Dads-Healthy-Kids-A-Weight-Loss-Model-to-Avoid-Obesity-for-Healthy-Lifestyle-101592-1.htm Australian researchers attempted to identify behavioral mediators of weight loss among fathers who took part in the b'Healthy Dad Healthy Kid' study and to assess the efficacy of an interventional program targeting obese men and children. /bObesity is a universal problem, but it seems to affect more men than women, because the former are more reluctant to seek advice, or enroll in clinical trials, for weight-related issues. As a result there have been very limited attempts at developing and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Dads-Healthy-Kids-A-Weight-Loss-Model-to-Avoid-Obesity-for-Healthy-Lifestyle-101592-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/dieters-should-eat-300-calories-less-to-avoid-regaining-lost-weight-after-dieting-101570-1.htm A new study looking into the reason for dieters to regain their lost weight suggests that dieters should eat less than what is recommended for someone who is of the same weight but has not dieted. Now experts think they know why - and it's nothing to do with a lack of willpower. To stay at their new weight, it seems, slimmers needs to eat less than someone of the same weight who has not dieted. To be precise, they need to eat at least 300 fewer calories a day. This equates to a bag ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dieters-should-eat-300-calories-less-to-avoid-regaining-lost-weight-after-dieting-101570-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-free-intervention-to-prevent-obesity-and-diabetes-possible-via-salk-study-101508-1.htm People should not jump to the conclusion that eating lots of unhealthy food is alright as long as we fast, Hatori cautioned. "What we showed is under daily fasting the body can fight unhealthy food to a significant extent," she says. "But there are bound to be limits." Obesity is a major health challenge in many developed countries, reaching global pandemic proportions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of American adults and 17 percent of youth are obese....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-free-intervention-to-prevent-obesity-and-diabetes-possible-via-salk-study-101508-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/adults-obesity-management-pointers-to-primary-care-physicians-101430-1.htm Handling adult obesity is demanding to primary care physicians, however a new review published in iCMAJ/i (iCanadian Medical Association Journal/i) intends to present an evidence-based approach to counsel people to help them shed weight and maintain weight loss. "Even though evidence suggests that patients are considerably more likely to lose weight when they are advised to do so by their primary care physicians, most patients who are clinically obese do not receive weight-loss counselling in primary care," writes Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/adults-obesity-management-pointers-to-primary-care-physicians-101430-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/battle-against-childhood-obesity-with-sports-us-101371-1.htm Olympic authorities and sports organisations in the United States are inducting participation of about 1.7 million children in Olympic sports, in an attempt to fight childhood obesity. US First Lady Michelle Obama made the announcement Monday with two dozen Olympic and Paralympic athletes. She brought about the new plan through her "Let's Move" initiative, partnering with the US Olympic Committee, the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), US Paralympics and several national sports governing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/battle-against-childhood-obesity-with-sports-us-101371-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sensitivity-of-brain-circuit-different-in-women-with-anorexia-and-obesity-101338-1.htm The sensitivity of reward circuit in the brains of women plays an important role in diet problems in women with the circuit being sensitized in women with anorexia and desensitized in women who are obese, a new study by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher reveals. Guido Frank, MD, assistant professor director of the Developmental Brain Research Program at the CU School of Medicine and his colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine brain activity in 63 women who were either anorexic or obese....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sensitivity-of-brain-circuit-different-in-women-with-anorexia-and-obesity-101338-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hot-sauce-ingredient-could-play-role-in-future-weight-loss-surgery-101227-1.htm A new research has found that the ingredient that gives hot sauce its heat could become an alternative for weight-loss surgery in future. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) investigated whether two surgeries called vagal de-afferentation- which uses capsaicin, the component responsible for the chili pepper's burning sensation-and vagatomy can achieve weight loss and reduce the risk of obesity-related diseases with fewer side effects when compared to today's bariatric surgical options....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hot-sauce-ingredient-could-play-role-in-future-weight-loss-surgery-101227-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sleeping-alone-increases-risk-of-obesity-in-kids-101179-1.htm A new study has found that kids who have a high risk of being obese manage to reduce their chances of becoming overweight when they reach their teens or adulthood if they sleep with their parents rather than sleeping alone. The study was conducted by researchers at the Copenhagen University in Denmark and was presented at the European Congress on Obesity annual meet held from May 9 to May 11 in Lyon France. The researchers observed the sleeping habits of 625 children aged between 2 to 6 years ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sleeping-alone-increases-risk-of-obesity-in-kids-101179-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-panel-approves-new-drug-for-weight-loss-101162-1.htm The US Food and Drug Administration has been urged by a panel of experts to approve Lorcaserin, a new weight loss drug, developed by Arena Pharmaceuticals. The committee voted 18-4 in favor of the drug, which works to control the appetite through receptors in the brain, after trial data showed it helped nearly half of patients studied lose up to five percent of their body weight. The drug was rejected in 2010 by the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, which advises the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-panel-approves-new-drug-for-weight-loss-101162-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/relationship-between-asthma-and-obesity-101158-1.htm Mary Helen et al conducted a study to determine the association of asthma and obesity in children of different race and ethnicity. A population based cross sectional study was done to measure height-weight and their medical records were studied to find out the occurrence of asthma in adolescents and children in the Kaiser Permanente Southern California integrated health plan from 2007 to 2009. About 681,122 respondents aged between 6-19 years were enrolled in the study. It ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/relationship-between-asthma-and-obesity-101158-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-could-get-a-hand-with-testosterone-injections-101133-1.htm Older men who are obese with low testosterone levels can shed weight by taking supplements of the male hormone, according to the findings of a study released on Wednesday. In a test group of 115 testosterone-deficient men with a mean age of 61, hormone injections over five years yielded an average weight loss of 16 kilograms (35 pounds), said the study presented to the European Congress on Ovesity in Lyon, France. The mean waist circumference fell from 107 centimeters (42 inches) to 98 cm (38....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-could-get-a-hand-with-testosterone-injections-101133-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-prevention-program-for-girls-not-associated-with-significant-difference-in-bmi-report-101107-1.htm According to a report published Online First by iArchives of Pediatrics (and) Adolescent Medicine/i, a JAMA Network publication, an Australian school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls was not associated with statistically significant differences in body mass index (BMI) and other body composition measures, however the small changes may be related to clinically important health outcomes. The study is part of the Nutrition and the Health of Children and Adolescents theme issue....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-prevention-program-for-girls-not-associated-with-significant-difference-in-bmi-report-101107-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-links-pre-pregnancy-obesity-and-lower-child-test-scores-101087-1.htm Kids born to women who are obese before they become pregnant are at an increased risk of having lower cognitive function, reveals study. In a large observational study, prepregnancy obesity was associated, on average, with a three-point drop in reading scores and a two-point reduction in math scores on a commonly used test of children's cognitive function. Previous research has suggested that a woman's prepregnancy obesity can have a negative effect on fetal organs, such as the heart, liver and pancreas....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-links-pre-pregnancy-obesity-and-lower-child-test-scores-101087-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-us-obesity-rate-to-hit-42-percent-by-2030-101028-1.htm A recent study states that forty-two percent of the US population could be obese by 2030. In real numbers, the increase would mean about 32 million more obese people, said the forecast led by researchers at Duke University in North Carolina and published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. An adult with a body mass index of 30 or higher is considered obese, such as a person who is 5'9" (1.75 meters tall) and weighs over 203 pounds (92 kilograms), according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-us-obesity-rate-to-hit-42-percent-by-2030-101028-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-candidate-for-treating-visceral-obesity-identified-100990-1.htm Brown fat helps treat obesity, say researchers. By manipulating the metabolic pathways in the body responsible for converting vitamin A-or retinol-into retinoic acid, Plutzky and his colleagues have essentially made white fat take on characteristics of brown fat. Their findings put medical science a step closer in the race to develop novel anti-obesity therapies. The study will be published online on May 6, 2012 in iNature Medicine/i. Retinoids, which are molecules derived from ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-candidate-for-treating-visceral-obesity-identified-100990-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-who-growth-curves-no-better-than-cdc-growth-curves-in-determining-obesity-100955-1.htm A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has revealed that the World Health Organization's (WHO) growth curves provide no additional benefit in determining overweight and obesity in Canadian children compared to the currently used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth curves. The CDC and WHO growth curves are used widely around the world, but they have different definitions of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents and result in different prevalence rates....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-who-growth-curves-no-better-than-cdc-growth-curves-in-determining-obesity-100955-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/its-a-family-affair-childhood-obesity-100895-1.htm Doctors agree that there is an acute need for more effective treatments since nearly one-third of American children are being overweight or obese. According to many weight management programs, the dropout rate can be as high as 73 percent, and even in successful programs, the benefits are usually short term. Although family-based approaches to pediatric obesity are considered the gold standard of treatment, theories of the family and how it functions have not been incorporated into effective ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/its-a-family-affair-childhood-obesity-100895-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hike-in-obesity-risk-due-to-familiarity-with-tv-fast-food-ads-100753-1.htm According to a new study, adolescents and young adults are more likely to be overweight, if they are familiar with fast-food restaurant advertising on television. Previous research has shown that watching TV is associated with obesity. "We know that children and adolescents are highly exposed to fast-food restaurant advertising, particularly on television. This study links obesity in young people to familiarity with this advertising, suggesting that youth who are aware of and receptive to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hike-in-obesity-risk-due-to-familiarity-with-tv-fast-food-ads-100753-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/longer-sleep-can-turn-off-obesity-genes-study-100749-1.htm Longer sleep hours suppresses genetic factors that lead to weight gain. The study looked at 1,088 pairs of twins and found that sleeping less than seven hours a night was associated with both increased BMI and greater genetic influences on BMI. Previous research has shown that genetic influences include things like glucose metabolism, energy use, fatty acid storage and satiety. In this study, the heritability of BMI was twice as high for the short sleepers than for twins who slept longer than nine hours a night....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/longer-sleep-can-turn-off-obesity-genes-study-100749-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-pathway-associated-with-heart-can-be-used-to-treat-obesity-and-diabetes-100726-1.htm Manipulating a genetic pathway associated with heart could help provide more effective strategies in treating obesity, diabetes and heart disease, a new study conducted by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center reveals. Obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes affect tens of millions of people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using mice fed a high-fat diet, researchers found that manipulating a heart-specific genetic pathway prevents obesity ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-pathway-associated-with-heart-can-be-used-to-treat-obesity-and-diabetes-100726-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-epidemic-aggravating-rheumatoid-arthritis-with-women-mayo-clinic-100712-1.htm Obesity and the excruciating rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disorder is each becoming more general, provoking a valid question: Could one be influencing the other? For women, it appears there is a link, Mayo Clinic researchers say. They studied hundreds of patients and found a history of obesity puts women at significant risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Their findings are published online in the American College of Rheumatology journal iArthritis Care (and) Research/i. In rheumatoid ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-epidemic-aggravating-rheumatoid-arthritis-with-women-mayo-clinic-100712-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-drug-use-obesity-spreading-from-rich-worlds-young-to-teenagers-in-poorer-countries-100521-1.htm A probe published on Wednesday in The Lancet reveals obesity, boozing and other lifestyle risks facing teenagers in the rich world are spreading fast to young people in poorer countries. "The high-income world has been grappling with a rising tide of risks for non-communicable diseases, including the problems of obesity, physical inactivity, alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use," it said. "That tide is now overwhelming many low and middle-income countries who have yet to bring in measures ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-drug-use-obesity-spreading-from-rich-worlds-young-to-teenagers-in-poorer-countries-100521-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/school-climate-and-childhood-obesity-100518-1.htm Negative emotional climate in the classroom makes children less active and more likely to overeat, shows study. To help address this important question and understand better the factors related to childhood obesity, researchers at Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas studied 1139 first-graders in 29 rural schools where obesity risk is especially high. Specifically, they tested their hypothesis that obese and overweight children are more disliked than their classmates....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/school-climate-and-childhood-obesity-100518-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/parents-knowledge-of-diet-choice-does-not-prevent-child-obesity-100493-1.htm While parents of healthy and overweight preschoolers are usually mindful of dietary risk factors that aggravate childhood obesity, it's still inadequate to effect meaningful weight change, claims a new study. According to the study, conducted by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and All Children's Hospital in Florida n 150 families of preschoolers, paediatricians should help parents with specific and tailored guidance on how to apply their knowledge in daily practice. The study also illuminates ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/parents-knowledge-of-diet-choice-does-not-prevent-child-obesity-100493-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-campaigners-point-out-irony-behind-mcdonalds-olympics-promotional-strategy-100401-1.htm London Olympics has been attracting criticism for its choice of sponsors in recent weeks and now obesity campaigners are critical of McDonald's promotional strategy of handing out free exercise toys with its Happy Meals which has long been viewed as junk food. The restaurant hopes children will use the toys - two stepometers, a bat and ball, a shuttle run counter and a relay baton - to keep track of how much exercise they are doing and then log their "activity points" online, the Independent reports....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-campaigners-point-out-irony-behind-mcdonalds-olympics-promotional-strategy-100401-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/weekend-snooze-help-reduce-obesity-risk-in-kids-100385-1.htm Researchers have found weekend snooze crucial for children which they claim could help reduce the risk of obesity. A team of researchers in South Korea who studied children aged 10 and 11 found that those who slept in on Saturdays and Sundays were 33 per cent less likely to have a weight problem. They believe a weekend snooze could help the school-age children to catch up on the sleep they miss out on during a busy week. In the process, it helps to regulate calorie intake by reducing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/weekend-snooze-help-reduce-obesity-risk-in-kids-100385-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/childhood-obesity-risk-probably-doubled-via-prenatal-exposure-100254-1.htm Contact with an environmental pollutant in pregnancy phase may amplify the chances of mothers giving birth to babies, who are vulnerable to obesity, state researchers. A study by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that pregnant women in New York City exposed to higher concentrations of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH, were more than twice as likely to have children who were obese by age 7 compared with women with lower levels of exposure. PAH, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/childhood-obesity-risk-probably-doubled-via-prenatal-exposure-100254-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-inadequate-sleep-and-obesity-100237-1.htm Lack of sleep can impact appetite regulation resulting in obesity, reveals study published in iAmerican Journal of Human Biology/i. "Obesity develops when energy intake is greater than expenditure. Diet and physical activity play an important part in this, but an additional factor may be inadequate sleep," said Dr Kristen Knutson, from the University of Chicago. "A review of the evidence shows how short or poor quality sleep is linked to increased risk of obesity by de-regulating appetite, leading to increased energy consumption....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-inadequate-sleep-and-obesity-100237-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/erratic-sleep-patterns-increase-risk-of-obesity-and-diabetes-100035-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers in Boston has revealed that the risk of diabetes and obesity is higher among those who have less than optimum sleep or erratic sleep. The study was conducted by researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital and involved 21 healthy volunteers over a period of six weeks. The participants managed to get an optimal 10 hours of sleep at the start and end of the study but for three weeks, they were made to sleep at different times of the day and for just five and a half hours....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/erratic-sleep-patterns-increase-risk-of-obesity-and-diabetes-100035-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/july-decisive-month-on-obesity-drug-in-us-99996-1.htm Qnexa, the first obesity drug in over a decade, awaits US regulators' decision in July whether to approve extending the initial deadline by three months, the California-based drug-maker VIVUS said. The extra time is a "standard extension period" offered by the US Food and Drug Administration in order to review additional risk management strategies that were submitted by the company, said a statement issued late Monday. The new date for a decision is now set for July 17. An advisory panel ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/july-decisive-month-on-obesity-drug-in-us-99996-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/autism-and-other-developmental-disorders-linked-to-maternal-obesity-and-diabetes-99946-1.htm A new study has found significant links between maternal diabetes and obesity and the likelihood of having a child with autism or similar developmental disorders. Conducted by researchers affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute, the study found that mothers who were obese were 1-2/3 times more likely to have a child with autism as normal-weight mothers without diabetes or hypertension, and were more than twice as likely to have a child with another developmental disorder. Mothers with ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/autism-and-other-developmental-disorders-linked-to-maternal-obesity-and-diabetes-99946-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/successful-weight-loss-strategies-for-obese-adults-99921-1.htm Eating less fat and exercising more are some of the most effective paths to weight loss success, say researchers. "Despite popular perception that obese people are unable to lose weight, a substantial number of obese participants in our study did report successful weight loss, suggesting that some obese U.S. adults can and do lose weight," says lead investigator Jacinda M. Nicklas, MD, MPH, MA, Clinical Research Fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. Investigators ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/successful-weight-loss-strategies-for-obese-adults-99921-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/maternal-obesity-linked-to-autism-99917-1.htm Mothers who are obese during pregnancy are more likely to have babies with autism, reveals US study. The findings "appear to raise serious public health concerns," said the study in the journal Pediatrics, which comes amid an obesity epidemic in the United States with recent research showing autism strikes up to one in 88 children. Researchers examined 1,004 mother-child pairs from diverse backgrounds in California -- about half of the children had autism, while 172 had other developmental problems and 315 were considered normal....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/maternal-obesity-linked-to-autism-99917-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/social-issues-associated-with-obesity-emerge-in-preschool-years-99912-1.htm The social problems associated with obesity start as early as in preschool after a new study published in the Journal of Early Childhood Research found that preschoolers have a negative perception of their overweight counterparts. The study was conducted by researchers from the Ryerson University who recited four stories to a group of 41 children aged between 32 and 70 months. Each of the stories contained a "nice" and a "mean" character. At the end of each story, the researchers showed two faceless ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/social-issues-associated-with-obesity-emerge-in-preschool-years-99912-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/childhood-obesity-genes-identified-99876-1.htm New gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity have been discovered by researchers. "This is the largest-ever genome-wide study of common childhood obesity, in contrast to previous studies that have focused on more extreme forms of obesity primarily connected with rare disease syndromes," said lead investigator Struan F.A. Grant, Ph.D., associate director of the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "As a consequence, we have definitively ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/childhood-obesity-genes-identified-99876-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-epidemic-probably-understated-by-bmi-99854-1.htm Two century old formula, Body-mass index BMI, extensively used by medical experts, health insurers and the fitness industry, perhaps classifying nearly half of women and just over 20 per cent of men as healthy when their body-fat composition indicates they are obese, discovers a US new study. The study uses a patient's ratio of fat to lean muscle mass as the "gold standard" for detecting obesity and suggests that it could be a better bellwether of an individual's risk for health problems. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-epidemic-probably-understated-by-bmi-99854-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/experts-recommend-tv-ban-to-tackle-childhood-obesity-99805-1.htm Removing television from children's bedroom is the best way to combat growing obesity rates among them, according to British experts. According to academics involved in an EC-funded project, nurseries need to ban toddlers from watching programs in a bid to prevent a growing number of children from starting school dangerously overweight, the Daily Mail reported. Obesity among European pre-schoolers is at record levels, the 'ToyBox' survey found. Yannis Manios, assistant professor at Harokopio ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/experts-recommend-tv-ban-to-tackle-childhood-obesity-99805-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-low-birth-weight-and-obesity-reversed-by-control-of-caloric-intake-99754-1.htm Researchers have said that the tendency of low birth weight babies becoming obese in later life can be reversed by early dietary interventions. Babies who are born small have a tendency to put on weight during childhood and adolescence if allowed free access to calories. However, a new animal model study at UCLA found when small babies were placed on a diet of moderately regulated calories during infancy, the propensity of becoming obese decreased. Because this is an early study, UCLA ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-low-birth-weight-and-obesity-reversed-by-control-of-caloric-intake-99754-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/your-supermarket-may-affect-your-weight-loss-plans-99736-1.htm Your supermarket may adversely affect your weight loss plans, according to a report published Apr. 4 in the open access journal iPLoS ONE/i. The study, conducted in Paris from 2007 to 2008, found that participants who shop at discount supermarkets, in supermarkets in areas with poorly educated consumers, or in supermarkets far from their own neighborhood had higher body mass indices (BMI) and waste circumferences. As Basile Chaix indicates, "shopping at discount supermarkets was more strongly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/your-supermarket-may-affect-your-weight-loss-plans-99736-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/research-points-to-new-treatments-for-eating-disorders-and-obesity-99716-1.htm New research that points to more effective treatments for obesity and eating disorders reveals that the brains of people with anorexia and obesity are wired differently. Neuroscientists for the first time have found that how our brains respond to food differs across a spectrum of eating behaviors - from extreme overeating to food deprivation. This study is one of several new approaches to help better understand and ultimately treat eating disorders and obesity. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-points-to-new-treatments-for-eating-disorders-and-obesity-99716-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/importance-of-fitness-and-weight-loss-in-obese-diabetics-99706-1.htm bImproving fitness and losing weight help overweight diabetes patients slow their decline in mobility, according to ongoing Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study published in the New England Journal of Medicine./b Age often results in reduced mobility. The situation is worse if the patient suffers from diabetes as well. Being overweight further worsens the problem. Reduced mobility affects the independence of an individual and the quality of life in general. A ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/importance-of-fitness-and-weight-loss-in-obese-diabetics-99706-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cancer-agent-in-japan-weight-loss-diet-pills-fda-warns-99684-1.htm 'Japan Rapid Weight Loss Diet Pills' contain a suspected cancer-causing agent warned the US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, cautioning consumers not to take the diet pills. The pills, advertised as promoting weight loss, are distributed by a company called Xiushentang and sold on popular web sites including Amazon.com, said the FDA. Consumers are advised to stop using the pills -- which are packaged in three colors: green, yellow and blue -- and discard them. They should also see ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cancer-agent-in-japan-weight-loss-diet-pills-fda-warns-99684-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-and-better-fitness-can-cut-risk-of-losing-mobility-in-diabetics-99447-1.htm Weight loss and improved physical fitness can cut the risk of losing mobility by half in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, a new study has claimed. The study is based on four-year results from the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial, which has been designed to determine the long-term effects of intentional weight loss on the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. "Being able to perform routine activities ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/weight-loss-and-better-fitness-can-cut-risk-of-losing-mobility-in-diabetics-99447-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/green-coffee-beans-for-quick-and-effective-weight-loss-99418-1.htm Scientists found striking new evidence from a study that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short time. In a study presented at the 243suprd/sup National Meeting (and) Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, Joe Vinson, Ph.D., and colleagues described how a group of overweight or obese people who consumed a fraction of an ounce of ground green coffee beans each day lost about 10 percent of their body weight....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/green-coffee-beans-for-quick-and-effective-weight-loss-99418-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/singer-carnie-wilson-undergoes-second-weight-loss-surgery-99215-1.htm Singer Carnie Wilson has undergone a second weight loss surgery.Wilson had undergone a gastric bypass operation in 2000, after which she lost 150lbs (68kg). However. the 43-year-old singer said she had found it hard to lose weight after having her daughters.Now she has gone under the knife again to have the lap-band procedure done. The singer admits to have lost 30lbs (14kg) since having the operation on January 18.Wilson said, "It was the right decision for me and I'm doing really well so far....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/singer-carnie-wilson-undergoes-second-weight-loss-surgery-99215-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/experts-urge-society-to-work-together-to-combat-obesity-epidemic-99186-1.htm GPs have stressed that all foodstuffs should be clearly labeled with their potential health impact and for nutritional education to be made a compulsory component of the national curriculum in schools in order to curb the growing obesity epidemic. The doctors, who represent GPs from across Scotland, have called for society as a whole to tackle the obesity time bomb that the UK faces. Dr John Ip, a GP in Glasgow, who proposed the motion said: "The direct cost of obesity, to the NHS is estimated at 4 billion....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/experts-urge-society-to-work-together-to-combat-obesity-epidemic-99186-1.htm