Archive for the 'Obesity' Category
Sunday, July 28th, 2013
If campaigns to promote more healthful eating are ineffective, how else might society address the obesity epidemic?
MailOnline reports that deportation is an option. (more…)
CAM Politics, Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease, Liver Disease, Obesity | Comments Off on Too fat to live in New Zealand
Friday, April 26th, 2013
It’s been shown in the US.
Now, researchers from Imperial College London and the InterAct consortium report an association with type 2 diabetes in Europeans who drink sugar-sweetened soft drinks.
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Diabetes Mellitus, E. DIETARY, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity | Comments Off on Increased risk of type 2 diabetes associated with sugar-sweetened drinks
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
During EPI/NPAM 2013 — Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions — researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, reported that drinking large amounts of sugary beverages was associated with an increase in body-mass index (BMI), which in turn was linked with BMI-related deaths from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, E. DIETARY, Heart Disease, Obesity, Stroke | Comments Off on Risk of death due to sugar-sweetened drinks
Sunday, March 17th, 2013
Is excessive sugar intake associated with development of type 2 diabetes?
Researchers in California studied whether altering sugar intake might account for differences in diabetes prevalence. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, E. DIETARY, Obesity | Comments Off on Impact of sugar intake on diabetes risk
Thursday, August 16th, 2012
Researchers in the Netherlands have reported their findings in the Active Prevention in High-Risk Individuals of Diabetes Type 2 in and Around Eindhoven (APHRODITE) study. (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, E. DIETARY, Exercise, Obesity | Comments Off on Contributions of the counselor in diabetes lifestyle education
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Khat (Catha edulis) is a shrub from northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with stimulant effects similar to but less intense than cocaine or methamphetamine.
Researchers at Hamad General Hospital, in Doha, Qatar, studied its effects in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) — a condition associated with insufficient blood flow to the heart.
As you read this summary it might be useful to consider that addicts can detox from drugs in New York.
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Heart Disease, Obesity, Stroke | Comments Off on Risks of chewing khat in people with acute coronary syndrome
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Despite the reported benefits, weight loss isn’t always advised for older adults because some studies have associated weight loss with increased mortality.
Researchers from North Carolina and Maryland, put this belief to the test. (more…)
Diet-Nutrition, Elderly, High Blood Pressure, Obesity | Comments Off on Does losing weight reduce your risk of early death?
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Here’s the new European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) position statement on the role of vitamin D after menopause. (more…)
Obesity, Vitamin D | Comments Off on New vitamin D recommendations for menopausal women
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, in Berkeley, studied girls, 9 to 20 years old. (more…)
E. DIETARY, Exercise, Obesity | Comments Off on Effect of eating frequency on adiposity
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
… and other things you should know.
The authors tell us, “Yoga is considered a mind-body type of complementary and alternative medicine practice. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cancer, Obesity, Sleep (Insomnia), Yoga | Comments Off on Mayo Clinic lists the benefits of yoga
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Researchers at the University of Chicago, in Illinois, determined whether sleep restriction attenuates the effect of dieting on excess adiposity. (more…)
E. DIETARY, Obesity, Sleep (Insomnia) | Comments Off on Effect of insufficient sleep on dieting
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Researchers at MRC Human Nutrition Research, in Cambridge, UK, compared weight loss with standard treatment in primary care to a commercial provider. (more…)
E. DIETARY, Obesity | Comments Off on Best program to loss weight
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, studied changes in metabolic parameters, inflammatory markers, arterial stiffness, and fatigue. (more…)
Coenzyme Q10, Fatigue, Obesity | Comments Off on Coenzyme Q(10) supplementation in obese people
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, investigated the effect of calcium + vitamin D-supplemented orange juice on weight loss and visceral (internal organs) adipose tissue in overweight and obese adults. (more…)
Calcium, E. DIETARY, Obesity, Vitamin D | Comments Off on Calcium + vitamin D effect on abdominal fat mass
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Researchers across the US combined their efforts to define the relationship between fitness and body mass index (BMI) with mortality. (more…)
Exercise, Heart Disease, Obesity | Comments Off on The ultimate benefit of fitness
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
Obesity and its cardiovascular complications are common medical problems, but evidence on accomplishing weight loss in clinical practice is sparse.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, examined the effects of two behavioral weight-loss interventions. (more…)
Heart Disease, Obesity | Comments Off on Behavioral weight-loss in patients with cardiovascular risk
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Researchers at The Ohio State University, in Columbus, recorded the effects of conjugated linoleic acid (an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid) and safflower oils on blood sugar levels, blood lipids, and inflammation. (more…)
Cholesterol/Lipids, Diabetes Mellitus, Menopause, Obesity, Omega-6 Fatty Acids | Comments Off on Effects of safflower oil and linoleic acid in diabetes
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Researchers at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, tested the hypothesis that the mechanism responsible for reduced intake was not the dietary composition of the meal replacement, but the controlled portion sized meals. (more…)
Diet-Nutrition, Obesity | Comments Off on Portion size is the answer for losing weight
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Researchers in Europe and Australia compared weight loss with standard treatment vs a commercial provider (Weight Watchers). (more…)
Diet-Nutrition, Obesity | Comments Off on Long-term response to Weight Watchers diet
Sunday, September 4th, 2011
Researchers in the UK and Columbia reviewed the association between chocolate and the risk of developing cardiometabolic disorders — high blood pressure, abnormally high glucose, elevated triglycerides, low “good” cholesterol, abdominal obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity. (more…)
Chocolate, Cholesterol/Lipids, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Obesity | Comments Off on Benefits of chocolate on the heart