Overweight & Obesity
Shorter sleepers are over-eaters
Young children who sleep less eat more, which can lead to obesity and related health problems later in life, reports a new study by UCL researchers.
Mar 24, 2014
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International Journal of Obesity
Psychology & Psychiatry
Obesity and depression linked in teen girls
Depression and obesity have long been associated, but how they relate over time is less clear. New research from a Rutgers University–Camden professor shows that adolescent females who experience one of the disorders are ...
Mar 21, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity associated with lower academic attainment in teenage girls, says new study
Obesity in adolescent girls is associated with lower academic attainment levels throughout their teenage years, a new study has shown.
Mar 11, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Being overweight makes children less active
A new study from the University of Copenhagen's OPUS Research Centre reports that being overweight makes children less active. The findings underscore that parents of overweight children have an obligation to keep their children ...
Jan 23, 2014
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Health
African-American women must eat less or exercise more to lose as much weight as caucasians
African-American women may need to eat fewer calories or burn more than their Caucasian counterparts to lose a comparable amount of weight, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a ...
Dec 19, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Parents support anti-bullying policies that protect overweight students
Parents, both with and without overweight children, are concerned about weight-based bullying and are in favor of a range of policy initiatives to address the issue, according to two new studies published this month by researchers ...
Dec 10, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Study finds inflammation linked to obesity in adults may be protective in young children
The first study of its kind, led by Melinda Sothern, PhD, CEP, Professor and Director of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, reveals that the same pro-inflammatory ...
Dec 4, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Waistlines are a better measure of obesity than BMI
If your trousers or skirts seem to be getting tighter you are not alone: almost 40% of men and women are now becoming obese in old age.
Nov 25, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Five regular meals a day reduce obesity risk among adolescents
A regular eating pattern may protect adolescents from obesity, according to a Finnish population-based study with more than 4,000 participants. When eating five meals - breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks - a day, even ...
Oct 3, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Obese stomachs tell us diets are doomed to fail
The way the stomach detects and tells our brains how full we are becomes damaged in obese people but does not return to normal once they lose weight, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.
Sep 16, 2013
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