Surgery
Excess weight predicts younger age at hip and knee replacement
A 2010 study sought to determine the effect of weight status on the age at which individuals elected to have knee or hip replacement surgery.
Jun 1, 2017
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Obesity
Overweight & Obesity
Insurance vs. out-of-pocket payment not a big factor in weight-loss outcomes
Individuals whose insurance covered the cost of a comprehensive medical weight-loss program had one-year outcomes very similar to those of patients who paid for the treatment out of pocket, according to an observational study ...
May 25, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Early childhood the key to improving Indigenous health
A major study into the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has found programs and policies to promote healthy weight should target children as young as three.
Mar 30, 2017
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Genetics
Study identifies African-specific genomic variant associated with obesity
An international team of researchers has conducted the first study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African-Americans. They discovered that approximately 1 percent of ...
Mar 13, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
New study first to link internal clock to what and when people eat
Benjamin Franklin famously extolled the virtues of early risers saying, "early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise" – and a new study out today adds scientific data to the claim that morning people ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Common virus tied to diabetes, heart disease in women under 50
A type of herpes virus that infects about half of the U.S. population has been associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease in normal-weight women aged 20 to 49, according to a new UC San Francisco-led ...
Feb 23, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Long-term stress linked to higher levels of obesity
People who suffer long-term stress may also be more prone to obesity, according to research by scientists at UCL which involved examining hair samples for levels of cortisol, a hormone which regulates the body's response ...
Feb 23, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Giving the messages from fat cells a positive spin to prevent diabetes
Losing weight appears to reset the chemical messages that fat cells send to other parts of the body that otherwise would encourage the development of Type 2 diabetes, substantially reducing the risk of that disease, a team ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Obese who self-stigmatize may have higher cardiometabolic risk
(HealthDay)—Attempts to shame an overweight or obese person into losing weight won't motivate them to do so, and may even raise their risk for cardiovascular disease and other health problems, according to research published ...
Feb 1, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Fat shaming linked to greater health risks
Body shaming is a pervasive form of prejudice, found in cyber bullying, critiques of celebrities' appearances, at work and school, and in public places for everyday Americans. People who are battling obesity face being stereotyped ...
Jan 26, 2017
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