Overweight & Obesity
Obesity may be affecting heart health in kids as young as 6
As early as age 6, children who carry extra weight could be headed down a path toward future diabetes or heart disease, a new study suggests.
May 4, 2022
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Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
The aim of ORCP is to publish high quality clinical and basic research relating to the epidemiology, mechanism, complications and treatment of obesity and the complication of obesity. Studies relating to the Asia Oceania region will be particularly welcome. In addition to original research the ORCP will publish reviews, patient reports, short communications, and letters to the editor (including comments on published papers). The proceedings and abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity will be published as a supplement each year.
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Website
- http://www.elsevier.com/journals/obesity-research-clinical-practice/1871-403X
Overweight & Obesity
Changes in blood fats, other markers of heart health and diabetes detectable from age of six in children with overweight
A new study being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and published simultaneously in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, has revealed that changes in blood fats and ...
May 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obesity implies risk of COVID-19 regardless of age, sex, ethnicity and health condition
The probability that an obese person will develop severe COVID-19 is high regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, and the presence of co-morbidities such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart or lung disease, according to ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Health
Millennials, Gen Y need to eat less, work out more to stave off obesity
If you are struggling with weight gain, you might be surprised to know that your parents had it easier - they could eat more and exercise less, and still avoid obesity, according to a recent study out of York University's ...
Sep 21, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Researchers examine obesity perceptions among Chinese-American adults in NYC
Worldwide, obesity is becoming more prevalent. According to The World Health Organization, worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980, and in 2008 25% of adults aged 20 and over were overweight, and another 11% were ...
May 27, 2015
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Health
Attitude during pregnancy affects weight gain
Overweight or obese women with the mentality that they are "eating for two" are more likely to experience excessive weight gain while pregnant, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Feb 26, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Weight at time of diagnosis linked to prostate cancer mortality
Men who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than men who are of healthy weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal ...
Oct 29, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Child obesity can be a taboo subject
(Medical Xpress)—Both doctors and parents are reluctant about raising the issue of childhood obesity, according to a new study.
Apr 26, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
What is the best way to measure obesity?
(Medical Xpress)—Weight divided by height squared. The simple formula known as body mass index, or BMI, is used every day by doctors, researchers and others to determine who among us is obese, and therefore at risk for ...
Jan 7, 2013
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