http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Young U.S. adults are consuming more added sugars in their food and drinks than older—and apparently wiser—folks, according to a new government report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-younger-men-biggest-consumers-added.html Health Wed, 01 May 2013 11:40:15 EST news286627209 The economic crash in Cuba following the fall of the Soviet Union has provided researchers with a unique natural experiment on obesity, diabetes and heart disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-economic-health.html Health Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:33:56 EST news284819630 Take off those Thanksgiving pounds with a week at a spa retreat. A new study shows that not only are they relaxing and nourishing, but they are safe and a week-long spa stay can correspond with changes in our physical and emotional well-being. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-week-health-spa.html Health Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:37:48 EST news272554584 Improving health can be as easy as opening the freezer door. "Save time, save money, boost nutrition and control portions by eating low-calorie, frozen foods," advises Jessica Bartfield, MD, internal medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-weight-low-calorie-frozen-meals-fruits.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:40:32 EST news270985222 A new study by University of North Carolina School of Medicine pediatrics researchers finds a surprising difference in the eating habits of overweight children between ages 9 and 17 years compared to those younger than 9. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-older-overweight-children-consume-calories.html Pediatrics Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:35:51 EST news266466931 Modern lifestyles are generally quite different from those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, a fact that some claim as the cause of the current rise in global obesity, but new results published July 25 in the open access journal PLoS ONE find that there is no difference between the energy expenditure of modern hunter-gatherers and Westerners, casting doubt on this theory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-hunter-gatherers-westerners-amount-energy-contrary.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:23:40 EST news262455786 (Medical Xpress) -- If a woman were to consume in the form of food the amount of energy she uses, and were to follow the fertility patterns seen in other species, she would weigh as much as two elephants, and would continue to bear children up to the age of 70. This is because, generally, the more energy an organism uses, the bigger it is, the longer it lives, and the later it reproduces. But is this true of humans? After all, humans satisfy their appetite for energy through electrical outlets and other industrial sources. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-electric-meter-birth.html Medical research Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:20:02 EST news260607934 Blame it on your genes? Researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center say individuals with variations in certain "obesity genes" tend to eat more meals and snacks, consume more calories per day and often choose the same types of high fat, sugary foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-genes-food-choices-patterns.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 23 May 2012 11:45:43 EST news256992129 In order for the nation to achieve goals set by the federal government for reducing obesity rates by 2020, children in the United States would need to eliminate an average of 64 excess calories per day, researchers calculated in a study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This reduction could be achieved by decreasing calorie intake, increasing physical activity, or both. Without this reduction, the authors predict that the average U.S. youth would be nearly four pounds heavier than a child or teen of the same age was in 2007-2008, and more than 20% of young people would be obese, up from 16.9% today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-calories-childhood-obesity-goals.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:06 EST news253207993 Snacking is a dietary behavior that has increased in recent decades in the United States, while percentages of the population who are overweight and obese also have increased. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers with the Food Surveys Research Group (FSRG) in Beltsville, Md., have examined dietary intake survey data from more than 5,000 adults aged 20 years and older to focus on snacking habits, which are associated with increased caloric intake and decreased nutrient intake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-snacking-calories-decreased-nutrients.html Health Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:10:01 EST news250843253 In the war to lose weight it may be something other than willpower or junk food that's preventing victory: it could be faulty use of mathematics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-obesity-mathematical.html Health Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:30:01 EST news249210399 New research suggests that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people age 70 and older. The study was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012. MCI is the stage between normal memory loss that comes with aging and early Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-overeating-memory-loss.html Neuroscience Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:46 EST news248287297 Acute lung injury patients on ventilators who require a feeding tube have a similar number of ventilator-free hospital days and similar mortality rates if they receive a low-calorie feeding program initially followed by a full-calorie program compared to a full-calorie program right away. These results are part of a new clinical study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-restricting-calories-early-acute-lung.html Health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:52:41 EST news247816350 (AP) -- Federal regulators are ordering several companies to stop selling an unproven weight loss remedy that uses protein from the human placenta. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-feds-homeopathic-weight-loss-remedy.html Medications Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:10:29 EST news242399412 Losing weight without dieting, going hungry or using an expensive high-protein liquid diet can be as simple as eating a smaller lunch, reports a new Cornell study that is online and will be published in the journal Appetite in October. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-lighter-lunch-prompt-weight-loss.html Health Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:46:14 EST news233289945