Overweight & Obesity
Health officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids
U.S. health officials have revised a tool to track the rising cases of severe obesity among children who were previously off the charts.
Dec 15, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What is seasonal affective disorder? Symptoms, causes and how to treat it
With the days getting shorter and colder, some people might want to stay cuddled in bed all day with a book or a TV show. But for others, the change of season could spell a difficult depression.
Dec 14, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
Scientists develop compound that reverses gut inflammation in mice
A drug developed by Salk Institute researchers acts like a master reset switch in the intestines. The compound, called FexD, has previously been found to lower cholesterol, burn fat, and ward off colorectal cancer in mice. ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists uncover possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder
Nearly 3 percent of Americans suffer from binge-eating disorder at some point their lifetimes, and of them, more than eight in 10 survived childhood abuse, neglect, or other trauma.
Dec 12, 2022
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Pediatrics
Q and A: Teen stretch marks
My 14-year-old son grew almost 4 inches in the last year. I noticed that he has a few pink and purple streaks on his legs and back. They look a bit like stretch marks, but I thought that happens only during pregnancy. Are ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Health
Potatoes can be part of a healthy diet
When we think of healthy vegetables, we don't think of potatoes, but we should. Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and often find themselves on a list of ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
Obesity-related gut damage may worsen asthma symptoms
Changes in gut function caused by weight gain are associated with an increase in asthma severity, according to research to be presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Harrogate.
Nov 15, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Editorial: Finding the solution to obesity
In the 20 years since Barbara Corkey, Ph.D., was named Editor in Chief of the journal Obesity, obesity among adults has risen significantly. Data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that one third of U.S. ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Medical research
Pancreatic cancer could be diagnosed up to three years earlier—new study
Every year, more than 10,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, for most of those people, the disease is diagnosed too late to be cured. Less than 10% of people live five years following ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
How taxing sugary drinks in Canada reinforces weight stigma
Newfoundland and Labrador made history in September as the first Canadian province to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes also exist outside of Canada, including in Mexico, Philadelphia, ...
Oct 28, 2022
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