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UrduOverweight and obesity have become a severe public health problem around the world. Current anti-obesity strategies are mainly aimed at restricting calorie intake and absorption. Now, Chinese scientists suggest in a new study that burning energy by activation of brown…
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Traditional Chinese medical herb may offer new anti-obesity strategy
Overweight and obesity have become a severe public health problem around the world. Current anti-obesity strategies are mainly aimed at restricting calorie intake and absorption. Now, Chinese scientists suggest in a new study that burning energy by activation of brown…
Diet pills, laxatives used for weight control linked with later eating disorder diagnosis
Boston, MA – Among young women without an eating disorder diagnosis, those who use diet pills and laxatives for weight control had higher odds of receiving a subsequent first eating disorder diagnosis within one to three years than those who…
Pregnant women with eating disorders and their children run higher risk of complications
Pregnant women with eating disorders should undergo extended pregnancy screenings considering their increased risk of complications. That is the conclusion from a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry . The researchers were,…
Little-known protein appears to play important role in obesity and metabolic disease
The recently discovered protein is normally abundant in fat; without it, the body struggles to manage glucose and insulin
Obesity embargo alert for December 2019 issue
Editors’ Choice 1 – Anti-obesity Drug Prescriptions: Updated Analysis of Patterns, David R. Saxon, [email protected] , Sean J. Iwamoto, Christie J. Mettenbrink, Emily McCormick, David Arterburn, Matthew F. Daley, Caryn E. Oshiro, Corinna Koebnick, Michael Horberg, Deborah R. Young, and…
Studies continue to highlight benefits of bariatric surgery in teens
New research examines adolescent patients’ physical function and nutritional outcomes following surgery
Studies continue to highlight benefits of bariatric surgery in teens
New research examines adolescent patients’ physical function and nutritional outcomes following surgery
Metabolic syndrome: New use for an old drug
The syndrome, which affects more than 35% of the over-50 population in Western countries, could be treated with Ibrutinib, a drug that has already been approved for other diseases
Clearing damaged cells out of the body helps heal diabetics’ blood vessels
Research published today in Experimental Physiology shows that ramping up one of the body’s waste disposal system, called autophagy, helps heal the blood vessels of diabetics. Complications with blood vessels (known as vascular complications) are major risk factors for morbidity…
Uninfected individuals born to mothers living with HIV at risk of obesity and asthma
BOSTON – Adolescents and young adults who were born to mothers with HIV but remained uninfected themselves still face a greatly heightened risk of obesity and asthma-like symptoms, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found. In a study published…
Study suggests weight-loss surgery may release toxic compounds from fat into bloodstream
Research finds that PCBs and other environmental toxicants that accumulate in fat are present in the bloodstream after bariatric weight-loss surgery
Study led by Tulane researchers outlines America’s losing battle to lose weight
It comes as no surprise that Americans struggle with weight loss, but a new study led by researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine reveals the extent to which many people try, and fail, to shed…
Diet trials often amend their outcome measures as they go
Ever wonder why science can’t settle simple diet-related questions? In part it’s because most clinical trials involving diet, even those published in good journals, lack the rigor of most drug trials. They’re often small, of short duration, and unable to…
Study suggests weight-loss surgery may release toxic compounds from fat into bloodstream
Research finds that PCBs and other environmental toxicants that accumulate in fat are present in the bloodstream after bariatric weight-loss surgery
Study led by Tulane researchers outlines America’s losing battle to lose weight
It comes as no surprise that Americans struggle with weight loss, but a new study led by researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine reveals the extent to which many people try, and fail, to shed…
Diet trials often amend their outcome measures as they go
Ever wonder why science can’t settle simple diet-related questions? In part it’s because most clinical trials involving diet, even those published in good journals, lack the rigor of most drug trials. They’re often small, of short duration, and unable to…
ACP issues policy recommendations aimed at mitigating the rising costs of prescription drugs
Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine
ACP issues policy recommendations aimed at mitigating the rising costs of prescription drugs
Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine
Common anti-inflammatory may increase risk of diabetes
A commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory may increase the risk of diabetes after just one week of treatment, according to new findings presented at The Society for Endocrinology Annual Conference. Healthy men given doses of the drug comparable to those used to…
Vitamin B12 deficiency linked to obesity during pregnancy
Vitamin B12 deficiency impairs fat metabolism and may be associated with obesity during pregnancy, according to findings presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference. Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin B12 had metabolic markers indicative of increased fat…
Age is not a barrier to the benefits of weight-loss surgery
While weight-loss surgeries are not usually performed in people above the age of 65, a new study shows that these procedures can lead to successful weight loss and better diabetes control in older adults. The study, presented at the Society…
Impaired liver function during pregnancy may increase risk of childhood obesity
Impaired liver function during pregnancy may alter gut bacteria composition and increase the risk of obesity in children, according to results presented at The Society for Endocrinology Annual Conference. In a rodent of model of the most common liver disease…
Only-children more likely to be obese than children with siblings
Findings anecdotally point to busyness of having multiple children forcing parents to be more organized, better plan their families’ meals, and eat out less
Anorexia nervosa comes in all sizes, including plus size
Higher BMI does not guard against dangerous heart risks, UCSF-led study shows
Factors during pregnancy may affect early childhood weight
In a study published in Pediatric Obesity , a child’s high and increasing body mass index between ages two and six years was strongly associated with pre-pregnancy obesity and overweight in the child’s mother; modestly associated with maternal type 1…
Only-children more likely to be obese than children with siblings
Findings anecdotally point to busyness of having multiple children forcing parents to be more organized, better plan their families’ meals, and eat out less
Anorexia nervosa comes in all sizes, including plus size
Higher BMI does not guard against dangerous heart risks, UCSF-led study shows
Factors during pregnancy may affect early childhood weight
In a study published in Pediatric Obesity , a child’s high and increasing body mass index between ages two and six years was strongly associated with pre-pregnancy obesity and overweight in the child’s mother; modestly associated with maternal type 1…
Obesity embargo alert for November 2019 issue
Editors’ Choice 1 – 7th Annual Journal Symposium Showcases Five Winning Papers, to be presented Nov. 5, 3:30-5 pm ( https:/ / obesityweek. com/ session/ obesity-journal-symposium/ ) Children and Adolescents’ Anthropometrics Body Composition from 3-D Optical Surface Scans, Michael C.…
ObesityWeek® features oral, poster abstracts
Topics include maternal diet, sugar-sweetened beverages, bariatric surgery
Study: A mother’s warmth, sensitivity can mitigate obesity risk factors in infants
A majority of mothers in the UB study had used cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana or cocaine during pregnancy, an obesity risk factor
Biliary complication rates similar for kids and adults after weight-loss surgery
Las Vegas, Nev. — (November 5, 2019) — Adolescents and teens experience biliary side effects after weight-loss surgery at about the same rate as adults. However, in younger patients, the symptoms are more likely to manifest as pancreatic inflammation, or…
Cancer risk drops in half with over 20% weight loss after bariatric surgery
New study compares differences in cancer risk reduction among weight-loss surgery patients
Metabolic surgery cuts likelihood of recurrent and fatal heart attacks
Patients with history of heart disease reduce their risk by half
New study challenges decades-old patient eligibility criteria for weight-loss surgery
Patients who have surgery before obesity progresses to severe stages may achieve even greater health benefits
Web-based calculator predicts risk of death, complications from diabetes and obesity
Evidence-based prediction tool designed to help patients decide between metabolic surgery and standard medical therapy
Weight-loss surgery may counter genetic risk for developing breast cancer
Overweight and obesity associated with an increased risk of 13 types of cancer
Study shows bariatric surgery’s impact on diabetic kidney disease in severely obese teens
5-year study suggests bariatric surgery dramatically decreases rate of diabetic kidney disease in severely obese teens with type 2 diabetes
High waist circumference associated with elevated risk of obesity-related dementia
SILVER SPRING, Md.–Waist circumference is a more accurate indicator of abdominal visceral fat level than body mass index (BMI) in the elderly, according to a report published in Obesity , the flagship journal of The Obesity Society. The study is…
Glucose wears down circadian clocks in obesity, may drive cardiovascular risk
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 22, 2019) – High glucose in obesity appears to gum up the works of the circadian clocks inside our cells that help regulate the timing of many body functions across the 24-hour day and drive the risk…
Anorexia nervosa among young children in the UK and Ireland on the up
Figures suggest rate for 8-12 year olds is around double that of previous estimate in 2006
Dementia and eating disorders: it is a problem of (semantic) memory
New research sheds light on the possible origin of eating disorders in patients suffering from dementia
Is there evidence of the ‘immigrant health paradox’ among Arab Americans?
There is a need to intentionally collect ethnicity and racial data on Arab immigrants in order to better understand their health, according to a Boston College researcher
Evidence of behavioral, biological similarities between compulsive overeating and addiction
(Boston)–Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed by undereating, reduces the brain’s ability to feel reward and may drive compulsive…
Bulimia nervosa and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease, death among women
What The Study Did: Bulimia nervosa (binge eating followed by purging) is a common psychiatric disease in women. This observational study examined the association between bulimia nervosa and the risk of long-term cardiovascular disease and death during 12 years of…
Study suggests why some US football players have higher cardiovascular risk
Linemen’s rapid weight gain can lead to hardening of heart, arteries, but problems may be offset with increased aerobic training
UK food chains with voluntary menu labeling serve less fat and salt
Mandatory labeling could encourage restaurants to improve nutrition of offerings
Beyond signaling risk, blood pressure and obesity causally related to lifespan
Findings reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting
Weight gain in early adult life linked to increased risk of premature death
Study highlights importance of maintaining normal weight throughout adulthood