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(HealthDay)—Women who report "eating more protein" as a weight loss strategy achieve weight loss over two years, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-protein-strategy-women-weight.html Health Sat, 11 May 2013 07:20:01 EST news287461187 People who gain weight are more likely to give in to temptations but also are more thoughtful about their actions, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-weight-gain-linked-personality-trait.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 06 May 2013 11:52:36 EST news287059938 Neurosurgeons at the University of Texas–Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (Houston, Texas) report on the success they achieved when they removed a hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) from a 10-year-old girl to combat hyperphagia (excessive appetite and compulsive overeating) and consequent unhealthy weight gain. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first time resection of an HH was performed for this particular reason. Findings in this case are reported and discussed in "Successful treatment of hyperphagia by resection of a hypothalamic hamartoma. Case report," by Yoshua Esquenazi, M.D., David I. Sandberg, M.D., and Harold L. Rekate, M.D., published today online, ahead of print, in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hypothalamic-hamartoma-curbs-compulsive-excessive.html Surgery Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:28:09 EST news284722076 On average, young newlyweds who are satisfied with their marriage gain weight in the early years after they exchange vows, putting them at increased risk for various health problems related to being overweight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-marriage-threaten-health-newlyweds-gain.html Health Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:48:57 EST news284226530 (AP)—A New Jersey-based generic drug maker has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve criminal and civil liability charges for improperly marketing its weight-gain drug to frail seniors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-nj-drugmaker-civil-criminal-fines.html Medications Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:00:01 EST news281717343 Women who immigrate to Ontario have babies who are bigger than those born in their native countries, new research has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-babies-born-immigrant-women-ontario.html Pediatrics Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:36:36 EST news279538499 (Medical Xpress)—A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues. Metabolic imbalance is often caused by elevated carbohydrate intake, which can lead to over-activating a molecule called C-terminal binding protein (CtBP). This over-activation, in turn, can increase the risk of breast cancer. Results of their work appeared in Nature Communications, Feb. 5, 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-scientists-molecular-link-metabolism-breast.html Cancer Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:35:34 EST news279362125 The holidays are over and there's a calendar full of cold, gray days ahead. Some of us experience the "winter blues" and others experience a more serious kind of depression like seasonal affective disorder (SAD). It can bring lethargy, mood swings and curtail normal functioning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-weathering-winter-blues.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:25:19 EST news278234702 Patients who undergo knee replacement surgery may be at risk of gaining more weight than their peers who have not had the surgery, according to a five-year study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University professor. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-knee-surgery-weight-gain.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:15:56 EST news277402501 When it comes to losing weight, a popular New Year's resolution for many, people often focus on eating less and exercising more. But results of a new survey of psychologists suggest dieters should pay attention to the role emotions play in weight gain and loss if they hope to succeed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-poll-psychologists-cites-emotions-obstacle.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:38:37 EST news276946693 Substantial changes in the diameter and thickness of a section of carotid artery in perimenopausal women may indicate a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in women, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-carotid-artery-menopausal-transition-predispose.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:45:23 EST news271410305 Soda consumption, TV and video/computer games, and the frequency of meals heavily influenced students' weight in an Indiana University study that examined the impact of a school-based obesity intervention program over an 18-month period. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-soda-consumption-screen-team-sports.html Health Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:40:02 EST news270798334 Scientists working with Professor Dr. Dr. Perikles Simon, head of the Sports Medicine division of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany, suggest in the light of recent analyses that German children gain weight soon after entering elementary school. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-german-children-gain-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:02:27 EST news264175311 Breast cancer, a double mastectomy and kidney cancer - in all, nine surgeries in three years - left Kathleen Bindyke feeling like a battered warrior. But she decided to put herself into better shape than when the ordeal began. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-procedure-fat-cells-woman-surgery.html Cancer Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:30:01 EST news258369411 A new website has been launched to help raise awareness of work being done in the East Midlands region of the UK to tackle childhood obesity and to seek the views of parents and healthcare professionals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-parents-views-sought-childhood-obesity.html Health Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:48:56 EST news242315330 Postmenopausal women who gained weight during adulthood had an increased risk for endometrial cancer compared with women who maintained a stable weight, according to data from the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-significant-weight-gain-adulthood-endometrial.html Cancer Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:17:30 EST news238648641 It's no secret that women often gain weight as they get older. The sex hormone estrogen has an important, if underappreciated, role to play in those burgeoning waistlines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-brain-estrogen.html Medical research Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:13:06 EST news236952768 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 People generally worry about who their neighbors are, especially neighbors of our children. If high-fat food and soda are nearby, people will imbibe, and consequently gain weight. Or will they? With students' health at risk, a study in the July/August 2011 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior explores the influence food store locations near schools has on the student risk of being overweight and student fast-food and sweetened beverage consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-comfort.html Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:14:06 EST news227330026 Compared with women whose weight remained stable, body mass index gains between the first and second pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in the second pregnancy. But losing weight between the first and second pregnancies appeared to reduce GDM risk in a second pregnancy, particularly for women who were overweight or obese to begin with, according to a Kaiser Permanente Division of Research study appearing online in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-weight-gain-pregnancies-woman-gestational.html Health Mon, 23 May 2011 17:37:22 EST news225391016