Aug
31
Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics (Reuters)
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Reuters - A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a typical low-fat, calorie-restricted diet for diabetes management, according to a study released Monday.
Aug
31
Label Shocker: Additives Overload in Oscar Mayer Lunchables
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We set out to check the labels on some common convenience kids’ lunches, and were shocked to find a long list of food additives in a popular choice - the Oscar Meyer Lunchables product line. Click to read now.
Aug
31
Carrot-toting tourists making Arizona burros obese (AP)
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AP - There is an epidemic in an old gold mining town in western Arizona: The wild burros that roam the town’s single street are overweight, with rolls of fat on their necks and big, full bellies. But don’t blame them. They’ll eat anything.
Aug
31
Researchers presented data in Paris at the World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders claiming that people with Type 2 diabetes benefit from weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery). The study of more than 135,000 people with Type 2 diabetes showed that 86.6 per cent achieved normal or improved blood glucose levels after surgery. The research also showed that these improvements were maintained two years after surgery.
Aug
31
US authorities are investigating concerns that anti-obesity drug Orlistat may cause liver damage. Orlistat went on sale under the brand name Alli without the need for a prescription in the UK in April. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received more than 30 reports linking the drug to serious liver injury.
Aug
29
Improving The Health Of Latino Communities: New Mexico Groups Prepare For Policy Forum
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Registration is now open for the Ninth Annual Binational Policy Forum on Migration and Health to be held on October 5-6, 2009 at the Hilton Santa Fe Resort at Buffalo Thunder in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More than 300 high-level representatives from federal, state, academic and community organizations from the United States, Mexico, Canada, South and Central American countries are expected to attend. Visit
Aug
28
In serious debt? You’re also more likely obese (Reuters)
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Reuters - People who are heavily in debt are more likely to be heavy themselves, too, according to new research from Germany.
Aug
28
A small molecule earlier found to have both anti-fat and anti-cancer abilities works as a literal turnoff for fat-making genes, according to a new report in the August 28th issue of the journal Chemistry and Biology, a Cell Press journal. The chemical blocks a well known master controller of fat synthesis, a transcription factor known as SREBP. That action in mice that are genetically prone to obesity causes the animals to become leaner.
Aug
28
Alabama Obesity Task Force To Join Alabama Communities Of Excellence
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The Alabama Obesity Task Force, a volunteer group interested in preventing and reducing obesity in Alabama, was recently provided the opportunity to join the Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE).
Aug
27
Being Overweight Linked To "Severe Brain Degeneration"
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US neurologists who analyzed brain scans of elderly people discovered that being overweight is linked to brain tissue loss, or what one researcher described as “severe brain degeneration”. The study was the work of senior author Dr Paul Thompson, a professor of neurology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and lead author Cyrus A.