News tagged with obesity rates

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Everything you know about dieting is wrong: scientists

Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity.

Health created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 8

Parent-training intervention curbs pediatric obesity rates, study shows

A UCLA study has found that a new parent-training program is effective in reducing the risk of low-income, preschool-age Latino children being overweight.

Health created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mixed progress made by US government and schools to improve food marketing influencing children's diets

New research has found that the US government and schools have made mixed progress to comprehensively address food and beverage marketing practices that put young people's health at risk. A comprehensive review published ...

Health created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Delaying ACL reconstruction in kids may lead to higher rates of associated knee injuries

Kids treated more than 150 days after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury have higher rates of other knee injuries, including medial meniscal tears, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for ...

Other created Feb 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

We are getting fatter, whichever way we turn

We are getting fatter - no matter which way we look at it, a Deakin University analysis of two popular obesity testing methods has found.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colo. lawmakers consider trans-fat ban in schools

(AP) -- The nation's leanest state is taking aim at junk food in school cafeterias as it considers the nation's toughest school trans-fat ban.

Health created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New study finds potential link between daily consumption of diet soft drinks and risk of vascular events

Individuals who drink diet soft drinks on a daily basis may be at increased risk of suffering vascular events such as stroke, heart attack, and vascular death. This is according to a new study by Hannah Gardener and her colleagues ...

Health created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two cities, one vast gap in child obesity

Doris Chang limits her three sons' intake of sweets and doesn't feed them any processed or frozen food. At their Manhattan Beach, Calif., home, she monitors the boys' time in front of the television and keeps them busy with ...

Health created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies identify risk factors in rising trend of liver cancer

Doctors have known for years that the incidence of deadly liver cancer is on the rise, but what is causing that trend has remained a mystery. Two recent Mayo Clinic studies published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Pr ...

Cancer created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Supersized market economy, supersized belly: Wealthier nations have more fast food and more obesity

New research from the University of Michigan suggests obesity can be seen as one of the unintended side effects of free market policies.

Health created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Obesity and diabetes epidemics spur increase in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) occurs when fat builds up in the liver. This accumulation of fat damages the liver and leads to cirrhosis. NASH is rapidly increasing in the U.S. mainly related to the epidemics of obesity ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why do some Mexican parents discourage teens' physical activity?

Imagine this scene: A teen who is about to enter college goes for a run or heads off for a game of soccer. But Mom and Dad complain about it, and the more physically active the teen is, the more the parents push back against ...

Health created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

British women top obesity chart, French aren't all thin: EU

British women and Maltese men topped European obesity rates according to data released Thursday that also undermined popular belief that all French women are thin.

Health created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but successes are uneven

A new study released today offers hope that California may finally be getting a handle on its 30-year battle with childhood obesity, but it also showcases a patchwork of progress that leaves the majority of the state's counties ...

Health created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First clinical trial of red wine ingredient shows metabolic shifts

When obese men take a relatively small dose of resveratrol in purified form every day for a month, their metabolisms change for the better. In fact, the effects appear to be as good for us as severe calorie restriction. Resveratrol ...

Medical research created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast