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Study: COVID-19 lockdowns worsen childhood obesity

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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 04, 2020

Immunology

How a fat cell's immune response makes obesity worse

When obesity occurs, a person's own fat cells can set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can further disrupt metabolism and weaken immune response—potentially placing people at higher risk of poor outcomes from ...

Jun 03, 2020

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Genetics

Research finds new genes contributing to severe childhood obesity

In the largest study of the genetics of childhood obesity, researchers have looked at why some children gain weight very easily.

Jun 03, 2020

Overweight & Obesity

How to use your bathroom scale to find the right weight loss strategy

People who weigh themselves regularly are more successful at losing weight and keeping it off. But standing on a scale, in itself, doesn't help people to magically lose weight. Rather, standing on a bathroom scale every day ...

Jun 03, 2020

Overweight & Obesity

Facts and myths about obesity, emerging as a key factor in COVID-19 hospitalization

With so much misinformation surrounding obesity, Dr. Catherine Varney is careful with her words. First of all, she clarifies that her patients are not obese, but rather have obesity, which is a disease and not a lack of willpower.

Jun 02, 2020

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Obesity a major risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalization

As patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 first began arriving at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in March, cardiologist David Kass heard surprising observations from his colleagues in the ICU. First, the patients ...

Jun 01, 2020

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Cardiology

Not much exercise needed to lower heart disease risk for overweight people

A new study suggests, for obese or overweight adults, that any amount of exercise might lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years.

May 29, 2020

Overweight & Obesity

Childhood obesity rates could increase if schools stay closed through December, study finds

The past few years have shown signs that alarmingly high childhood obesity rates in the U.S. may finally be stabilizing. But that may change if school closures continue into December, according to a new study by Washington ...

May 29, 2020

Health

5:2 dieters risk undoing their good work by overeating and under-exercising on non-fasting days

Nutrition and exercise scientists at Nottingham Trent University, who carried out the work, argue that doing this makes the diet about half as effective as it should be for producing a calorie deficit.

May 28, 2020

Health

Mycoprotein products build muscle better than milk protein

A study from the University of Exeter has found that mycoprotein, the protein-rich food source that is unique to Quorn products, stimulates post-exercise muscle building to a greater extent than milk protein.

May 22, 2020

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Overweight & Obesity

Anti-obesity medications mitigate weight regain in RYGB surgery patients

Researchers have discovered that anti-obesity medications such as phentermine and topiramate, used individually or in combination, can significantly reduce weight regain in patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, ...

May 22, 2020

Genetics

Scientists identify gene linked to thinness that may help resist weight gain

While others may be dieting and hitting the gym hard to stay in shape, some people stay slim effortlessly no matter what they eat. In a study publishing May 21 in the journal Cell, researchers use a genetic database of more ...

May 21, 2020

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Health

If you're struggling to lose weight while intermittent fasting, this might be why

Intermittent fasting is a way of losing weight that favors flexibility over calorie counting. It restricts the time you are allowed to eat, which reduces calorie intake by limiting opportunities to eat. That's the theory, ...

May 21, 2020

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Extra pounds could bring more painful joints

(HealthDay)—Carrying excess pounds can be painful, literally. A new study finds that being overweight or obese ups the risk of pain in people with musculoskeletal disorders.

May 21, 2020

Genetics

Weight loss surgery may alter gene expression in fat tissue

Altered gene expression in fat tissue may help explain why individuals who have regained weight after weight loss surgery still experience benefits such as metabolic improvements and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. The ...

May 21, 2020

Oncology & Cancer

Childhood obesity raises bladder cancer risk, study looking at 315,000 children suggests

Adults who were overweight in childhood may be at greater risk of developing bladder cancer, according to new findings published in Annals of Human Biology.

May 20, 2020

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Obesity ups odds for dangerous lung clots in COVID-19 patients

(HealthDay)—Obesity makes COVID-19 worse and may lead to deadly blood clots in the lungs, a new study finds.

May 20, 2020

Overweight & Obesity

Obesity not related to how close you live to fast food or gyms, new study says

A new study from Lund University in Sweden has shown no correlation between obesity and how close you live to fast food restaurants or gyms. Studies from other countries have previously indicated that these factors may be ...

May 20, 2020

Health

Inspiring stories from women like themselves helped these moms improve their diet

When researchers asked prospective study participants who they would like to see in videos promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors, the answer was unequivocal: They wanted to see themselves—that is, other mothers living in ...

May 20, 2020

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Odds of pulmonary embolism up for obese COVID-19 patients

(HealthDay)—Patients with COVID-19 with a body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m² have increased odds of developing pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a research letter published online May 14 in Radiology.

May 20, 2020