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The Fat Chip: Controlling obesity the smart way

(Medical Xpress)—Gastric banding, a common surgery to reduce obesity, leaves much to be desired. Typically, the patient is left with a feeling of constant hunger. Stimulators implanted in the feeding centers ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Primatologist argues for changes to caloric values listed on food labeling

(Medical Xpress)—Richard Wrangham, a primatology professor at Harvard University, in a speech given to an audience at this year's American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, advocated that changes be made ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Higher levels of BPA in children and teens significantly associated with obesity

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have revealed a significant association between obesity and children and adolescents with higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical recently banned by the ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Overeating learned in infancy, study suggests

In the long run, encouraging a baby to finish the last ounce in their bottle might be doing more harm than good.

Overweight and Obesity created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene variations may explain weight gain among men, women

(HealthDay)—Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations—so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.

Overweight and Obesity created May 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study explains what triggers those late-night snack cravings

A study published in the most recent version of the journal Obesity found that the body's internal clock, the circadian system, increases hunger and cravings for sweet, starchy and salty foods in the evenings. While the ur ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Facebook interests could help predict, track and map obesity

The higher the percentage of people in a city, town or neighborhood with Facebook interests suggesting a healthy, active lifestyle, the lower that area's obesity rate. At the same time, areas with a large percentage of Facebook ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obesity without the health problems? There could be a way

Obesity is linked to the widespread epidemics of diabetes and heart disease that plague society, but a lesser-known fact is that the weight can also lead to autoimmune disease. Now, researchers have new information about ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obesity may be linked to microorganisms living in the gut, study says

How much a person eats may be only one of many factors that determines weight gain. A recent Cedars-Sinai study suggests that a breath test profile of microorganisms inhabiting the gut may be able to tell doctors how susceptible ...

Overweight and Obesity created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High-carb intake in infancy has lifelong effects, study finds

Consumption of foods high in carbohydrates immediately after birth programs individuals for lifelong increased weight gain and obesity, a University at Buffalo animal study has found, even if caloric intake ...

Overweight and Obesity created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Not all fat is packaged the same way, researchers find

Fat is stored in the body in two distinct ways, Yale researchers have discovered. While the finding may not help people shed excess pounds, it may shed light on how to prevent health problems associated with ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long, low intensity exercise may have more health benefits relative to short, intense workouts

Standing and walking for longer stretches improves insulin sensitivity and blood lipid levels more than an hour of intense exercise each day does, but only if the calories spent in both forms of exercise are similar. The ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Long noncoding RNAs control development of fat cells

Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a previously unrecognized layer of genetic regulation that is necessary for the generation of undesirable white fat cells. When this regulation is disrupted, white fat cells ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Outdoor fast food ads could promote obesity, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Past studies have suggested a relationship between neighborhood characteristics and obesity, as well as a connection between obesity and advertisements on television and in magazines.

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low-energy liquid diet offers effective weight loss for severely obese people, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—A new weight-loss programme available on the NHS for severely-obese individuals offers a safer, more cost-effective remedy than gastric surgery, according to a new study.

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast