http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Patients with vascular disease are at higher risk of suffering a further event or death. Treatment of vascular risk factors by nurse practitioners is proven to be very effective in reducing this risk although treatment goals are often not reached and it is costly and time-consuming. Previous studies did not show clear beneficial effects but this study looks at one year effect in a relatively large group of patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-online-treatment-beneficial-heart-disease.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:30:02 EST news258721668 A collaborative re-analysis of data from the InterAct case-control study conducted by Claudia Langenberg and colleagues has established that waist circumference is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, independently of body mass index (BMI). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-waist-circumference-linked-diabetes-independently.html Health Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:00:01 EST news258115288 (HealthDay) -- For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), those with metabolic syndrome (MetS) have increased arterial stiffness but no increase in endothelial dysfunction, compared to those without MetS, according to a study published online May 29 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-metabolic-syndrome-linked-arterial-stiffness.html Diabetes Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:38:17 EST news258050289 Obese adolescents with no symptoms of heart disease already have heart damage, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obese-adolescents-heart.html Cardiology Mon, 21 May 2012 04:10:01 EST news256791572 (HealthDay) -- A "spare tire" around the midsection raises the odds of sudden cardiac death in obese people, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-pot-belly-boosts-sudden-cardiac.html Health Thu, 10 May 2012 04:53:44 EST news255844407 As populations move even further away from urban centers, more people spend longer hours behind the wheel on their way to and from work. While sedentary behavior is known to have adverse effects on cardiovascular and metabolic health, the impact of long commutes by automobile are less understood. A new study has found that greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk. The results are published in the June issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-commutes-hazardous-health.html Health Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:01 EST news255629146 (HealthDay) -- Maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy correlates with body mass index (BMI)-based overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity at age 16, but maternal pre-pregnancy BMI is a stronger indicator of offspring obesity, according to a study published in the May issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-pre-pregnancy-bmi-important-indicator-offspring.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:00:01 EST news253852790 Your supermarket may affect your weight, according to a report published Apr. 4 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-supermarket-affect-weight.html Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:00:03 EST news252775497 Waist measures (waist circumference, waist to height ratio) in conjunction with body mass index appear to be associated with lipid and blood pressure assessments among overweight and obese adolescents, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-waist-overweight-obese-adolescents.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:00:07 EST news252590412 Heavier female babies are more likely to develop diabetes and related metabolic risks when they grow up compared with their male counterparts, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-overweight-baby-girls-cardiovascular-disease.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:41:33 EST news252225679 A physical activity and diet program implemented by health educators in physician offices appears to be associated with modest reductions in waist circumference among obese patients, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-behavioral-intervention-physician-offices-linked.html Health Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:00:01 EST news249573729 If you develop pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders or diabetes, you may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-pregnancy-related-complications-cvd-middle-age.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:10:45 EST news248713824 We are getting fatter - no matter which way we look at it, a Deakin University analysis of two popular obesity testing methods has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-fatter.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:03:06 EST news247474952 A research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated unless a person's hip circumference is taken into account. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-hip-size-key-link-obesity.html Health Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:08:48 EST news246521315 Researchers from the Children's Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between exposure to the chemical group known as phthalates and obesity in young children – including increased body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-exposure-chemical-personal-products-contribute.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:20:02 EST news246254321 Going out to eat has become a major part of our culture. Frequently eating out and consuming high-calorie foods in large portions at restaurants can contribute to excess calorie intake and weight gain. However, a study in the January/February 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior demonstrates that individuals can eat out and still lose weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-weight.html Health Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:30:03 EST news245395795 When children are overweight, heart-health risk factors such as dangerous cholesterol levels and artery inflammation can start as early as age 3, according to a University of Miami study published in this week's medical journal Obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-overweight-children-heart-young.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:02 EST news242917181 Can a visit to your primary care doctor help you lose weight? Primary care physicians, working with medical assistants in their practices, helped one group of their obese patients lose an average of 10.1 lb during a two-year lifestyle intervention, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Their 10 lb weight loss was associated, over the two years, with improvements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including waist circumference and HDL cholesterol levels. The results of the POWER-UP (Practice-based Opportunities for Weight Reduction at the University of Pennsylvania) trial were reported in the latest edition of the New England Journal of Medicine and at the American Heart Association annual meeting today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-primary-care-based-weight-intervention-obese.html Health Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:30:19 EST news240510612 Drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may expand a woman's waistline and increase her risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-sugar-sweetened-beverages-cardiovascular-women.html Cardiology Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:21:54 EST news240409295 A major study calling for levels of obesity among South Asians to be recalculated has been published by researchers from the University of Leicester. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-limit-south-asian-obesity.html Health Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:34:32 EST news239974465 Women hospital staff working night shifts may be compromising their own health as they try to improve the health of patients, Dr. Joan Tranmer told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-female-shift-workers-higher-heart.html Cardiology Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:36:53 EST news238570604 Belly fat, known clinically as central obesity, has been linked to the development of asthma in a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-belly-fat-linked-asthma.html Health Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:09:43 EST news236174964 In this prospective cohort study, presented today at the ESC Congress 2011, discontinuation of smokeless tobacco after a myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with a lower risk of subsequent mortality. Investigators found that post MI snus quitters had a 44 % lower risk of total mortality. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-discontinuation-smokeless-tobacco-myocardial-infarction.html Health Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:49:56 EST news233837372 Researchers have found more evidence supporting the role of fat around the heart in promoting atherosclerosis, according to a study published online in the journal Radiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-fat-heart-early-indicator-coronary.html Cardiology Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:56:41 EST news232685775 A new tool -- the Edmonton obesity staging system (EOSS) -- improves on current methods to predict the risk of death in overweight and obese people, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-tool-death-overweight-obese-people.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:17:26 EST news232633032 For kidney disease patients, a large belt size can double the risk of dying. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-large-waistlines-death-kidney-disease.html Health Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:11:34 EST news229698677 In the constant battle to lose inches or at least stay the same, we reach for the diet soda. Two studies presented June 25 and 27 at the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions in San Diego suggest this might be self-defeating behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-illusion-artificial-sweeteners.html Health Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:41:33 EST news228411592 Low testosterone levels and symptoms of male sexual dysfunction due to obesity may be reversible with weight loss after bariatric surgery, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-surgery-related-weight-loss-men-reverses.html Medical research Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:00:03 EST news226413989 (Medical Xpress) -- Obese, asthmatic, anxious or depressed children are more likely to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, according to Penn State College of Medicine sleep researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-sleepiness-children-linked-obesity-asthma.html Health Mon, 16 May 2011 10:50:37 EST news224761814 One of the largest studies of its kind has found that people with coronary artery disease who have even a modest beer belly or muffin top are at higher risk for death than people whose fat collects elsewhere. The effect was observed even in patients with a normal Body Mass Index (BMI). The findings of this Mayo Clinic analysis are published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-belly-fat-death-coronary-artery.html Cardiology Mon, 02 May 2011 17:02:48 EST news223574544