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How Appetite Cells In The Brain Respond To Fasting

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

There are two key cell types in the brain that are central to the regulation of feeding behaviors, agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons and proopiomelancortin (POMC)-expressing neurons. Previous work has shown that the AgRP neurons promote feeding and weight gain, while the POMC cells have been linked with appetite suppression and weight loss...

Weight Loss With Anti-Obesity Drugs And A Modified Lifestyle

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI...

For Offspring Of Diabetic Pregnancies Breastfeeding Can Reduce Risk Of Childhood Obesity

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

Children of diabetic pregnancies have a greater risk of childhood obesity, but new research from the Colorado School of Public Health shows breastfeeding can reduce this threat. Epidemiologist Tessa Crume, Ph.D., MSPH, and fellow researchers tracked 94 children of diabetic pregnancies and 399 of non-diabetic pregnancies from birth to age 13...

Obesity Drug 'Mediator' Likely Responsible For Thousands Of Hospitalizations And Deaths In France

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety reveals that benfluorex, a fenfluramine derivative drug used in France under the name Mediator®, is likely responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30 year period. Benfluorex (Mediator®) was used in France from 1976 to 2009...

Childhood Obesity Prevented With Positive Parenting

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST

A study published online in the February 6 issue of Pediatrics reveals that programs that help parents during the early years of their child's life may help prevent childhood obesity. At present, 1 out of 5 children in the U.S. is classified as obese. Compared to children of normal weight, overweight children are five times more likely to be obese by the time they reach their teenage years...

Following Knee Replacement, Post Surgical Phone Support Improves Outcome

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:00 PST

Poor emotional health and morbid obesity are associated with less functional gain following total knee replacement (TKR) surgery...

A Full Breakfast That Includes A Sweet Dessert Contributes To Weight Loss Success, Say TAU Researchers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

When it comes to diets, cookies and cake are off the menu. Now, in a surprising discovery, researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that dessert, as part of a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that also includes proteins and carbohydrates, can help dieters to lose more weight - and keep it off in the long run...

Anti-Obesity Drug Now In Clinical Trials May Cause Rapid Bone Loss

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have shown...

Researchers Pave The Way For Improving Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

In a study published last week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)* has made an important step forward in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body...

What Is A Healthy Weight?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:00 PST

Although most of us would love to be given a straightforward solution to calculate our healthy or idea weight, unfortunately it really is not that black and white...

What We Eat Can Alter The Brain Regions That Regulate Body Weight

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

An editorial authored by University of Cincinnati (UC) diabetes researchers published in the Feb. 7, 2012, issue of the journal Cell Metabolism sheds light on the biological factors contributing to rising rates of obesity and discusses strategies to reduce body weight. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about one-third of U.S. adults are obese, a number that continues to climb...

Obesity Epidemic Linked To Brain Mechanisms

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

America's rising rates of obesity in virtually all age groups is partly due to biological factors, researchers from the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. Approximately one third of all American adults are obese today, and the percentage continues to rise, says the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)...

Preventing Obesity Through Positive Parenting During Early Childhood

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online issue of Pediatrics. Today, one out of five American children is obese. Young children who are overweight are five times more likely than their peers of normal weight to be obese by adolescence...

Based On CE Analysis Of Oral Medications, ACP Recommends Metformin To Treat Type 2 Diabetes

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss have failed to adequately improve high blood sugar...

The Pathway To Losing Fat Is Heavily Influenced By A Hormone Produced In The Heart

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

It's well known that exercising reduces body weight because it draws on fat stores that muscle can burn as fuel. But a new study at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) suggests that the heart also plays a role in breaking down fat. In their study, published February 6 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Sheila Collins, Ph.D...

Taste Receptors Discovered In Pancreatic Beta Cells Can Sense Fructose And Stimulate Insulin Secretion

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

Taste receptors on the tongue help us distinguish between safe food and food that's spoiled or toxic. But taste receptors are now being found in other organs, too...

Finger Foods During Weaning Help Maintain Healthy Body Weight Later On

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 PST

A study published in BMJ Open reveals that infants tend to eat healthier and be a healthy weight as they get older if they are allowed to feed themselves with finger foods from the start of weaning (baby led weaning), compared to infants who are spoon fed. According to the researchers, findings from the study indicate that baby led weaning may help prevent childhood obesity...

Weight Management Programs For African-American Women Are More Successful If Held In A Church

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

As a brand new year gets underway, people all over America are resolving to better manage their weight and have a more healthy 2012. According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs may be surprised to find out that both location and level of experience may influence their success...

Gene Related To Fat Preferences In Humans Found

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

A preference for fatty foods has a genetic basis, according to researchers, who discovered that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene. The results help explain why some people struggle when placed on a low-fat diet and may one day assist people in selecting diets that are easier for them to follow...

Exercise In Low Oxygen Environment May Result In Improved Insulin Sensitivity

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Intermittent exercise with and without low oxygen concentrations (or hypoxia) can improve insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetics, however exercise while under hypoxic conditions provides greater improvements in glycemic control than intermittent exercise alone, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)...

Metabolic Side Effects Such As Obesity And Diabetes Caused By Antipsychotic Medications

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics - typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of other behavioral disorders - making them among the most prescribed drugs in the U.S...

Assessing The Value Of BMI Screening And Surveillance In Schools

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

The value of routine body mass index (BMI) screening in schools has been a topic of ongoing controversy. An expert Roundtable Discussion in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc...

Key Factors In Student Weight - Impoverished Schools, Parent Education

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists. Poor schools even influence how parental education protects kids from becoming overweight...

People-Pleasers Feel Pressure To Eat When They Believe It Will Help Another Person Feel More Comfortable

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

If you are a people-pleaser who strives to keep your social relationships smooth and comfortable, you might find yourself overeating in certain social situations like Super Bowl watch parties. A new study from Case Western Reserve University found that, hungry or not, some people eat in an attempt to keep others comfortable...

Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure In Those With Obesity And Hypertension Without Increasing Weight

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain...

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