Greater blood clot risk for heavier middle-aged women, especially after surgery
(Medical Xpress) -- A major study by researchers from the Universities of Otago and Oxford has found that overweight and obese middle-aged women are at much higher risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots than women ...
Cardiology
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Excessive weight gain during pregnancy a predictor for above-average birth weight
One out of every two women of reproductive age is overweight or obese. Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, from the University of Ottawa (faculties of Medicine and Health ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Pre-pregnancy BMI important indicator of offspring obesity
(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 ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Study has shown to reverse obesity, body fat and improve insulin sensitivity in mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists used the ACE inhibitor captopril (CAP)—commonly used for the treatment of hypertension and cardiac conditions—and found that it can reduce the body weight of mice maintained ...
Medical research
Apr 13, 2012 |
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More exercise, eating less fat and weight loss programs are in, popular diets are out
Contrary to popular perception, a large proportion of obese Americans can and do lose weight, say researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. What's more, they say, the old tried and true methods of eating less fat ...
Health
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Misperception of weight is an important barrier to weight loss
When University of Illinois researchers surveyed over 3,500 college applicants, more than a third couldn't report their weight accurately, and overweight and obese men were more likely to underestimate their weight than women.
Health
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Your supermarket may affect your weight
Your supermarket may affect your weight, according to a report published Apr. 4 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Health
Apr 04, 2012 |
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In-school tests suggest overweight boys and girls benefit from being fit
Improving or maintaining physical fitness appears to help obese and overweight children reach a healthy weight, reports a new study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Researchers ...
Overweight and Obesity
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Excess body weight associated with increased risk for prostate cancer recurrence
Researchers have found an association between excess body weight and an increased risk for cancer recurrence in men with clinically localized prostate cancer.
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Strong and consistent evidence supports low-energy-density diets for weight loss
A new report published online today in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics systematically reviews and updates the evidence underlying the recommendation in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 to con ...
Health
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Caloric moderation can reverse link between low birth weight and obesity, early study indicates
Babies who are born small have a tendency to put on weight during childhood and adolescence if allowed free access to calories. However, a new animal model study at UCLA found when small babies were placed on a diet of moderately ...
Health
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Talking about weight tied to poor self-Image, depression: study
(HealthDay) -- People who often make comments about their weight are more likely to have a poor body image and to suffer depression, according to a new study.
Health
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Researchers validate the potential of a protein for the treatment of type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona, Spain)) have discovered that deficiency of a single protein, Mitofusin 2, in muscle and hepatic cells of mice is sufficient to cause ...
Diabetes
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence
Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study to be presented to the 8th European Breast ...
Overweight and Obesity
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Study: Weight loss won't necessarily help teen girls' self-esteem
Obese white teenage girls who lose weight may benefit physically, but the weight change does not guarantee they are going to feel better about themselves, according to a Purdue University study.
Health
Mar 22, 2012 |
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