Overweight & Obesity
Lockdowns can widen kids' waistlines—here's how to curb that
(HealthDay)—Stuck at home, bored. Fiddling with their phone or playing video games. Munching on snack foods to while away the time.
Oct 27, 2020
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Obesity
Overweight & Obesity
COVID-19 lockdown reduced mental health, sleep, exercise
A first-of-its-kind global survey shows the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown dramatically altered our personal habits, largely for the worse.
Oct 23, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Intensive lifestyle intervention focused on weight loss lowers obesity-related cancer risk
New research shows that an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) aimed at weight loss lowered incidence of obesity-related cancers in adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Health
COVID-19 has exacerbated food insecurity
The recent economic decline caused by the novel coronavirus and stay-at-home orders issued across the country has increased food insecurity and changed aspects related to children's nutrition for many families, according ...
Aug 20, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Remote weight-loss program optimized to cut costs, maximize results
(HealthDay)—A new, remote weight-loss program from Northwestern Medicine, called Opt-IN, yields maximum weight loss for the lowest price and less burden compared with the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), the current gold ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
African American BMi associated with severe COVID-19 and ICU admission
Body mass index (BMI) is associated with the development of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and admission to intensive care units (ICU) in African Americans, according to a single center, retrospective cross-sectional ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
'Talkative' brain regions create self-control challenges for teens with obesity
In teens with obesity problems, the brain regions that process rewards are strongly connected, or more likely to "talk" to each other.
Jul 31, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
New, remote weight-loss method helped slash pounds
Losing weight during the COVID-19 pandemic has increasing urgency because obesity increases the risk of severe disease and death. Two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...
Jul 14, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Does a child's height affect their future risk of obesity?
Children who are relatively tall for their age have a higher risk of developing obesity, according to a new study published in Obesity.
Jul 8, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Study: COVID-19 lockdowns worsen childhood obesity
Lockdowns implemented across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted diet, sleep and physical activity among children with obesity, according to University at Buffalo research.
Jun 4, 2020
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