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Overweight and Obesity

Similar genetic variation found in overweight newborns and adults

Similar genetic variations occur in both overweight newborns and obese adults, a large study finds. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

17 hours ago
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Parenting and home environment influence children's exercise and eating habits

Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

18 hours ago
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Overweight and Obesity

After-school exercise and nutrition programs can help reduce childhood obesity

(Medical Xpress)—Research has shown that children from low-income neighborhoods are at higher risk of being obese and overweight than children from affluent neighborhoods; in fact, one-third of low-income children enter ...

23 hours ago
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High-fat diet during pregnancy contributes to offspring's increased weight

Exposure to a high-fat diet in the womb and after birth can permanently change the cells in the brain that control food intake, predisposing monkeys to overeating and an increased preference for fatty and sugary foods, a ...

Jun 17, 2013
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Obesity associated with hearing loss in adolescents

Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, according to results of a new study. Findings showed that obese adolescents had increased hearing loss across all frequencies and ...

Jun 17, 2013
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Being overweight linked to excess stress hormones after eating

Overweight and obese men secrete greater amounts of stress hormones after eating, which may make them more susceptible to disease, a new observational study finds. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's ...

Jun 17, 2013
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Drugs used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure may help decrease obesity

A type of drug normally used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure helped prevent weight gain and other complications related to a high-fat diet in an animal study. The results were presented today at The Endocrine ...

Jun 17, 2013
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Short-term antidepressant use, stress, high-fat diet linked to long-term weight gain

Short-term use of antidepressants, combined with stress and a high-fat diet, is associated with long-term increases in body weight, a new animal study finds. The results were presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 95th ...

Jun 17, 2013
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Skipping breakfast may make obese women insulin resistant

Overweight women who skip breakfast experience acute, or rapid-onset, insulin resistance, a condition that, when chronic, is a risk factor for diabetes, a new study finds. The results, which were presented Sunday at The Endocrine ...

Jun 17, 2013
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Obese male mice father offspring with higher levels of body fat

Male mice who were fed a high-fat diet and became obese were more likely to father offspring who also had higher levels of body fat, a new Ohio University study finds.

Jun 16, 2013
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Four-fold rise in children treated for obesity-related conditions

The number of children admitted to hospital for problems related to obesity in England and Wales quadrupled between 2000 and 2009, a study has found.

Jun 12, 2013
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Multitasking against obesity: Specialists stress complexity of problem

Five specialists in obesity came together at Cambridge's Royal Sonesta Hotel on Friday for a forum called "Why Is Weight Loss So Hard?" The event was part of the four-day Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine, ...

Jun 12, 2013
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Obesity increases the risk of preterm delivery

The risk of preterm delivery increases with maternal overweight and obesity, according to a new Swedish study published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Women with the highest Body Mass Index (BMI) a ...

Jun 11, 2013
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Obese mums may pass health risks on to grandchildren

Health problems linked to obesity—like heart disease and diabetes—could skip an entire generation, a new study suggests.

Jun 05, 2013
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Neighborhood features could prevent obesity

Living in a neighborhood that supports a healthy lifestyle can make a measurable difference in preventing obesity, according to a longitudinal study recently published in the journal Obesity.

Jun 04, 2013
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