http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36% more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study by King's College London. The authors estimate that the prevention or effective treatment of 7 cases of child maltreatment could avoid 1 case of adult obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-child-maltreatment-adult-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:01 EST news288291900 Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a new University of British Columbia study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-canadian-adult-obesity-historic-high.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:20:02 EST news281199898 (Medical Xpress)—Low-income children may be overweight in part because they have less access to open green space where they can play and exercise, reports a Cornell study of obesity in Europe published in Social Science and Medicine (December 2012; Vol. 75). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-poor-kids-heaviness-linked-access.html Health Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:30:42 EST news280657834 A large international study has identified three new gene variants associated with body mass index (BMI) levels in adults. The scientific consortium, numbering approximately 200 researchers, performed a meta-analysis of 46 studies, covering gene data from nearly 109,000 adults, spanning four ethnic groups. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-genes-adult-bmi.html Genetics Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:27:01 EST news270401008 (Medical Xpress)—Nearly 31 percent of the adult population of Indiana reports being obese, ranking the state eighth worst nationally in terms of percentage of population severely overweight, says a new study by Ball State University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-reveals-percent-hoosiers-obese-indiana.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:33:42 EST news269595195 (Medical Xpress)—An international study led by a researcher from The University of Western Australia for the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has produced exciting results that may lead to new drugs to treat obesity and reduce the incidence of Type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-discovery-drugs-curb-obesity-diabetes.html Immunology Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:22:14 EST news269158927 (HealthDay) -- Roughly one-third of adults in 12 states are obese, with Mississippi topping the list at 34.9 percent, according to a new analysis of U.S. figures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-fat-stats-adults-states-obese.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:40:02 EST news264090299 Managing adult obesity is challenging for primary care physicians, but a new review published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to provide an evidence-based approach to counselling patients to help them lose weight and maintain weight loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-adults-primary-physicians.html Health Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:05 EST news256208830