http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new study suggests that your level of sleepiness or alertness during the day may be related to the type of food that you eat. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-links-diet-daytime-sleepiness-healthy.html Health Tue, 07 May 2013 16:48:11 EST news287164085 New research published as an abstract in The FASEB Journal and presented at Experimental Biology 2013 (EB 2013) on Monday, April 22 ties mushrooms to positive health outcomes in the area of weight management. A one-year, randomized clinical trial conducted by researchers at the Weight Management Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and funded by the Mushroom Council found that substituting white button mushrooms for red meat can be a useful strategy for enhancing and maintaining weight loss.1 http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-positive-effect-white-button-mushrooms.html Health Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:25:10 EST news285830693 (HealthDay)—Most overweight adults feel that specific weight-loss benefits offered by health plans would be helpful, but few are willing to pay extra for them, according to a study published online April 9 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-overweight-adults-weight-loss-health-benefits.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:08:21 EST news284918885 Researchers from the University of Alberta are leading a charge among Canada's obesity experts and calling on the federal government to ban food and beverage ads that target children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-food-ads-kids.html Health Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:12:37 EST news283101149 (HealthDay News) —Obese children hospitalized for certain serious illnesses may have a higher risk of dying than thinner patients, a new research review suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ill-kids-obesity-tied-higher.html Pediatrics Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:10:01 EST news282308418 Weight loss may prevent and significantly alleviate the symptoms of osteoarthritis, a progressive disease of the joints known as "wear and tear" arthritis, according to a literature review appearing in the March 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-weight-loss-osteoarthritis-obese-patients.html Surgery Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:45:26 EST news281976321 Sprinkling a spoonful of cinnamon on breakfast foods not only adds a burst of flavor but also dramatically lowers an individual's blood sugar levels, potentially reducing the chance of developing diabetes, says a new study from Ball State University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-spoonful-cinnamon-health.html Health Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:20:01 EST news279371016 Obesity kills, giving rise to a host of fatal diseases. This much is well known. But when it comes to seniors, a slew of prominent research has reported an "obesity paradox" that says, at age 65 and older, having an elevated BMI won't shorten your lifespan, and may even extend it. A new study takes another look at the numbers, finding the earlier research flawed. The paradox was a mirage: As obese Americans grow older, in fact, their risk of death climbs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-age-obesity-death.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:20:44 EST news279289238 (HealthDay)—Grape polyphenol (PP) supplementation prevents fructose-induced oxidative stress and insulin resistance in healthy volunteers with high metabolic risk, according to research published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-grape-polyphenols-counteract-fructose-induced-effects.html Diabetes Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:10:01 EST news279175097 A new study led by North Carolina researchers has found that when it comes to weight- and fat loss, aerobic training is better than resistance training. The study is believed to the largest randomized trial to directly compare changes in body composition induced by comparable amounts of time spent doing aerobic and resistant training, or both in combination, among previously inactive overweight or obese non-diabetic adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-short-aerobic-resistance-weight-fat.html Health Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:51:36 EST news276367890 Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, according to Duke researchers who compared aerobic training, resistance training, and a combination of the two. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-aerobic-trumps-resistance-weight-fat.html Health Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:20:01 EST news274696051 Using a mobile app that tracks eating and activity helped people lose an average of 15 pounds and keep it off for at least a year, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mobile-app-boosts-weight-loss.html Health Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:00:06 EST news274369562 Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, both of which can be significantly improved by weight loss. Gastric bypass and adjustable gastric banding are two bariatric surgery techniques that are frequently used to effect weight loss in obese patients, but it is unclear if the two procedures produce different outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-bariatric-surgical-procedures-similar-therapeutic.html Surgery Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:40:01 EST news273159592 As men and women age, increasing quantities of fat tissue inevitably take up residence in skeletal muscle. A small study of older and younger men conducted at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University suggests that a build-up of a fat molecule known as ceramide might play a leading role in muscle deterioration in older adults. The results of the study were published online this month by the Journal of Applied Physiology, a publication of the American Physiological Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-fat-molecule-ceramide-factor-muscle.html Medical research Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:20:00 EST news270919182 Intervention stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no cardiovascular benefits http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-weight-loss-heart-disease-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:22:59 EST news269871768 (HealthDay)—Intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss (ILI) significantly improves high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, which is partially mediated by stimulation of adiponectin production, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the Journal of Lipid Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-adiponectin-hdl.html Medical research Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:50:01 EST news269789968 Exercise and healthy eating reduce body fat and preserve muscle in adults better than diet alone, according to a study funded and conducted by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study was recently published online in Obesity and will be in a future print edition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-biggest-loser-modest-diet-sustain.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:33:24 EST news269537598 (HealthDay)—The addition of behavioral weight loss (BWL) treatment to the commercial Weight Watchers (WW) weight-loss program does not improve weight loss outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in Obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-add-on-therapy-doesnt-weight-watchers.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:20:01 EST news269256904 A new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study conducted at Baruch College and published in Obesity found that overweight and obese adults who participated in three different weight loss treatments, all involving intensive, multi-component counseling delivered in groups, lost significant weight after 48 weeks whether the treatment was led by a health professional or by someone who had previous weight loss success. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-group-based-weight-loss-treatment-effective.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:20:01 EST news268914078 The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which promotes consumption of more fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grain, and less meats and sweets, is a proven effective treatment for hypertension. For some individuals, adherence to the diet can be just as effective in lowering blood pressure as taking antihypertensive medication. A new study has found that greater adherence to the diet can lead to significant reductions in blood pressure, but that African Americans are less likely to adopt the diet compared to whites. The study is published online today in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-african-americans-adhere-dash-diet.html Health Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:01 EST news267206314 Obese adults with excess visceral fat (fat located inside the abdominal cavity, around the body's internal organs) and biomarkers of insulin resistance had an associated increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, while obese individuals with higher amounts of total body fat and subcutaneous fat (underneath the skin) did not have this increased risk, according to a study in the September 19 issue of JAMA, and theme issue on obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-obese-adults-excess-abdominal-fat.html Diabetes Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:04:00 EST news267185033 An international team of scientists headed from the University of Santiago de Compostela ensures that reading the labels on food products is linked to obesity prevention, especially in women. According to the study which used data from the USA, female consumers who consult food labels weigh nearly 4 kilograms less. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-people-food-thinner.html Health Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:03:03 EST news266760174 (HealthDay)—The increasing amount of time that people spend using computers, playing video games and watching TV is a major factor in rising rates of obesity worldwide, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-modern-technology-worldwide-obesity-woes.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:10:01 EST news264954180 (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 Despite the increasing awareness of the problem of obesity in the United States, most Americans don't know whether they are gaining or losing weight, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-americans-gaining-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:12:14 EST news263038285 A growing number of studies imply that children born to obese mothers face health problems stemming from the womb. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-iron-newborns-obese-mothers.html Pediatrics Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:29:33 EST news261052164 Although a standard behavioral weight loss intervention among overweight and obese adults resulted in greater average weight loss over 18 months, a stepped care intervention resulted in clinically meaningful weight loss that cost less to implement, according to a study in the June 27 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-stepped-care-intervention-results-weight-loss.html Health Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:00:06 EST news259943259 In an examination of the effect on energy expenditure and components of the metabolic syndrome of 3 types of commonly consumed diets following weight loss, decreases in resting energy expenditure and total energy expenditure were greatest with a low-fat diet, intermediate with a low-glycemic index diet, and least with a very low-carbohydrate diet, suggesting that a low-fat diet may increase the risk for weight regain compared to the other diets, according to preliminary research published in the June 27 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-effect-common-diets-energy-expenditure.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:00:01 EST news259940995 Obese older adults can reduce their chance of developing the metabolic syndrome by losing weight through dieting alone, but adding exercise to a weight loss program has even more benefit, a new study finds. The results, to be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, show that a combination of diet-induced weight loss and frequent exercise almost doubled the improvement in insulin sensitivity compared with dieting alone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diet-insulin-sensitivity.html Diabetes Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:16:25 EST news259838164 A new study, supported in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, suggests that a combination of mobile technology and remote coaching holds promise in encouraging healthier eating and physical activity behavior in adults. The study focused on the best way to change multiple health behaviors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-mobile-technology-diet-physical-behavior.html Health Mon, 28 May 2012 16:00:01 EST news257416387