Weight Management

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Sunshine may slow weight gain, diabetes onset, study suggests - Reported October 28, 2014   Exposure to moderate amounts of sunshine may slow the development of obesity and diabetes, a study suggests. Scientists who looked at the effect of sunlight on mice say further research will be … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Obesity accelerates aging of the liver, researchers find using novel biological aging clock - Reported October 14, 2014   Using a recently developed biomarker of aging known as an epigenetic clock, UCLA researchers working closely with a German team of investigators have found for the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Clostridium ramosum improves nutrient uptake in the small intestine, promoting obesity - Reported October 03, 2014   A species of gut bacteria called Clostridium ramosum, coupled with a high-fat diet, may cause animals to gain weight. The work is published this week in mBio®, the online … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight-loss shakes are making us fatter, Canstar Blue survey finds - Reported October 03, 2014   ONE in five Australians say weight-loss shakes are actually making them fatter, according to a new survey. Customer satisfaction research company Canstar Blue surveyed 750 dieting … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight loss gets a technology boost - Reported October 03, 2014   Dieting is not easy, but what if your utensils could help you reach your weight-loss goals? A talking scale that tells you how much you should eat, a weight-loss watch and a fork that vibrates and flashes a red light if … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Tongue is large and has a high percentage of fat in obese adults who have obstructive sleep apnea - Reported October 03, 2014   A new study of obese adults is the first to show that those who have obstructive sleep apnea have a significantly larger tongue with a higher percentage of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Underestimating size can lead to tolerance of obesity - Reported September 20, 2014   Size is relative, especially to people who tend to be on the heavy side. Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center in the US found that seven in every ten obese adults underestimate how … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Discriminating against obese 'doesn't help weight loss' - Reported September 17, 2014   Making people feel ashamed about obesity could lead them to gain weight, not lose it, suggests University College London. In a study of nearly 3,000 adults over four years, those who said they had … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Comparison of named diet programs finds little difference in weight loss outcomes - Reported September 05, 2014   In analysis of data from nearly 50 trials including about 7,300 individuals, significant weight loss was observed with any low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet, with weight loss … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Soda tax is 'the best option' for reducing childhood obesity - Reported August 30, 2014   A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine assesses what the impact over 20 years would be for a tax or advertising ban on sugar-sweetened drinks, compared with other … [Read more...]

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) refer to a range of disabilities, and include individuals with neurocognitive impairments as well as growth irregularities ranging from deficient to normal. However, very little is known about the prevalence of excessive weight and obesity as components of FASD in the long-term. A study examining body mass index (BMI) in a large clinical … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Teen sleeplessness piles on risk for obesity - Reported August 26, 2014   Teenagers who don't get enough sleep may wake up to worse consequences than nodding off during chemistry class. According to new research, risk of being obese by age 21 was 20 percent higher among 16-year-olds … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Losing weight won't necessarily make you happy, researchers say - Reported August 09, 2014   In a study of 1,979 overweight and obese adults in the UK, people who lost 5% or more of their initial body weight over four years showed significant changes in markers of physical health, but … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Clues to curbing obesity found in neuronal 'sweet spot' - Reported August 05, 2014   Preventing weight gain, obesity, and ultimately diabetes could be as simple as keeping a nuclear receptor from being activated in a small part of the brain, according to a new study by Yale School of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management A possible future therapy for obesity and diabetes via manipulation of key protein in the brain - Reported, July 30, 2014   A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off plays a key role in specific areas of the brain to regulate metabolism, UT Southwestern Medical Center … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Health Officials: Food Label Changes Not Enough - Reported, July 18, 2014   Nutrition facts labels on food packages list ingredients and nutrient levels, but they don't tell consumers outright if a food is good for them. Public health advocates say that information is necessary to help … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Stem cells aid muscle repair, strengthening after resistance exercise - Reported, July 23, 2014   A new study in mice reveals that mesenchymal (mezz-EN-chem-uhl) stem cells (MSCs) help rejuvenate skeletal muscle after resistance exercise. By injecting MSCs into mouse leg muscles prior to … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Childhood abdominal obesity leveling off, but other types are still increasing - Reported, July 23, 2014   Despite sodas getting larger and fast-food chains constantly coming out with more conveniently delicious, fatty items, U.S. kids age 2 to 18 are not becoming more obese...at … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Black women in weight management program experienced a reduction in their depression - Reported, July 23, 2014   An intervention program aimed at helping obese women maintain their weight without adding pounds also significantly reduced depression in nearly half the participants, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Weight loss may help cool hot flashes: study - Reported, July 10, 2014   In a pilot study announced by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), researchers observed 40 overweight or obese women who had been experiencing at least four hot flashes per day and found that the problem … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management In the UK, signs of severe maternal sepsis should be regarded as an obstetric emergency - Reported, July 09, 2014   In the UK, about 50 pregnant and postnatal women develop life-threatening severe maternal sepsis (infection of the blood or "blood poisoning") for every woman who dies … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Asia is catching up with the West on obesity, and Malaysia is leading the way - Reported, July 07, 2014   Recent research showing that almost half of Malaysian adults are overweight or obese  possibly the highest rate in Asia  has kicked off a flurry of consternation in the country. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Explaining 'healthy' obesity - Reported, July 04, 2014   Up to one-quarter of individuals currently labeled as obese are actually metabolically healthy and do not have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Though obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes, the two conditions … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Eating extra fruit and vegetables is healthy but may not reduce weight - Reported, July 01, 2014   A new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham claims that a common weight-loss tactic of increasing the feeling of being full by eating more fruits and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Water as only Mealtime Drink 'will Combat Child Obesity' - Reported, June 26, 2014   Children should be given only water to drink with meals to help tackle the obesity crisis, experts argue. A group of nutritional scientists said sugary drinks were empty calories and people had got … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Fat of the bone: Exercise, diabetes affect amount of fat inside bones - Reported, June 26, 2014   A new kind of imaging technique shows how exercise and diabetes drugs affect the amount of fat inside our bones, which could play roles in the health of our bones. Our bones are not … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Newcastle scientists warn of weight loss chemical DNP deaths - Reported, June 26, 2014   A banned and potentially lethal substance is increasingly being bought by people who want to lose weight, according to scientists in Newcastle. The chemical DNP is used to make dyes, wood … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Helping people maintain weight loss just as important as dropping the pounds: Study - Reported, May 15, 2014   While helping people lose weight is great, just as much emphasis should be put on programs to help them keep the weight off, British researchers say. In a paper in the British … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Weight Management Higher BMI associated with lower mortality risk in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension - Reported, May 15, 2014   In patients with congestive heart failure, obesity and a larger waist size have paradoxically been associated with a better prognosis in the prior investigations. This … [Read more...]