Karin Cooper

Link Between Excessive Drinking, Poor Brain Health, Obesity

Karin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Prior research has shown that alcohol abuse and dependence are typically associated with higher rates of obesity, as evidenced by a high body mass index (BMI)…

Risk Of Gestational Diabetes, Cesarean Section, Reduced In The Obese By Bariatric Operations

Karin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Obese women who have bariatric surgical procedures before pregnancy were three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes (GDM) than women who have bariatric operations after delivery, according to new research findings published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons…

Teasing About Weight Can Profoundly Affect Pre-Teens

Karin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Schoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child’s sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing - about weight - can have distinctive and significant effects on how pre-teens perceive their own bodies…

Diet-Induced Obesity Accelerates Leukemia

Karin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been conducted at The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and will be published in Cancer Prevention Research, on October 5, 2010…

Obesity Surgery Pays For Itself In 12 Months, Says New Report

Karin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Failure by the NHS to provide cost-effective surgical treatment for morbid obesity is costing the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year…

Weight Loss Raises Industrial Pollutant Levels In Blood

Karin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:16:02 +0000

People with long-term weight loss have higher levels of persistent organic pollutants in their blood, which are known to increase the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure (hypertension) and diabetes, according to an article published today in the International Journal of Obesity…

Report says obesity surgery can save health costs (Reuters)

Karin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:16:02 +0000

Reuters - Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year, leading surgeons said on Wednesday.

Local Efforts Seek To Reduce Childhood Obesity; Sleep-Deprived Kids Most Vulnerable

Karin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:16:04 +0000

NPR: “[A] new study finds that even for infants and preschoolers, a good, long night’s sleep may be just as important as diet and physical activity. Over the past three decades, obesity rates have doubled among children age 2 to 5, and tripled among 6- to 11-year-olds…

Discovery Of Missing Link Between Obesity And Infertility

Karin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:16:04 +0000

Obesity and infertility frequently go hand in hand. Now, researchers reporting on studies of mice in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, might have figured out why that is, and the results come as something of a surprise. “There was a sense that the reproductive dysfunction was due to insulin resistance,” said Andrew Wolfe of Hopkins Children’s…

Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health (Reuters)

Karin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:48:25 +0000

Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.