Feb
4
Target Identified That May Reduce Complications Of Obesity
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Although obesity is a risk factor for diabetes and coronary heart disease worldwide, only some obese individuals go on to develop these metabolic complications, while others are relatively protected. Defining these protective factors could help scientists prevent disease in the wider population…
Feb
4
Some Morbidly Obese People Are Missing Genes, Shows New Research
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A small but significant proportion of morbidly obese people are missing a section of their DNA, according to research published in Nature. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London and ten other European Centres, say that missing DNA such as that identified in this research may be having a dramatic effect on some people’s weight…
Feb
4
Obese People Lose Weight at High Altitudes (LiveScience.com)
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LiveScience.com - Here’s a possible future diet tip: Move to a mountaintop.
Feb
4
New Tools And Systems May Help Patients, Primary Care Clinicians Manage Obesity
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Using combined and intensive treatments and restructuring care to treat obesity like other chronic diseases may help primary care clinicians and patients better address the condition, according to a commentary and three articles published in the January 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
Feb
4
Research Finds That Fat Behaves Differently In Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Fat tissue in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome produces an inadequate amount of the hormone that regulates how fats and glucose are processed, promoting increased insulin resistance and inflammation, glucose intolerance, and greater risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study conducted at the Center for Androgen-Related Research and Discovery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center…
Feb
4
Inflammation Marker Related To Obesity Is Elevated In Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
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The levels of an inflammatory chemokine were significantly elevated in patients with pancreatic cancer who were extremely obese, according to research conducted by scientists at the Jefferson Pancreatic, Biliary and Related Cancers Center. They presented their data at the 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, held in San Antonio. Studies have shown that obesity is correlated with inflammation…
Feb
4
Major Cause Of Infertility And Obesity Often Missed By Doctors
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Gail Donnelly’s classmates nicknamed her “Knobby” because she was so skinny all her bones seemed to poke out from under her skin. But when Donnelly turned 27, that once knobby frame disappeared under mysteriously ballooning weight. Her diet hadn’t changed, she was still walking several miles a day, but she gained 50 pounds in just six months. Her doctor thought the cause was ovarian cysts…
Feb
4
Weight-Loss Supplement Burns As Many Calories As 20-minute Walk
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A new weight-loss supplement tested by the University of Oklahoma Health and Exercise Science Department has the potential to burn as many calories as a 20-minute walk, according to Joel T. Cramer, assistant professor of exercise physiology…
Feb
4
Low-Carb Diet May Lead To Similar Benefits As Weight Loss Medication Combined With A Low-Fat Diet
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A low-carbohydrate diet appears to be associated with substantial weight loss similar to that produced by a combination of the weight-loss drug orlistat and a low-fat diet, but may be more effective in reducing blood pressure. William S. Yancy Jr., M.D., M.H.S., and colleagues at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C…
Feb
4
Non-Surgical Program Helps Some Extremely Obese Adults Lose Weight
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About one-third of adults with extreme obesity benefited after two years of an intensive medical management program conducted by primary care clinicians. Donna H. Ryan, M.D., of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, La., and colleagues trained seven primary care physicians and one research clinic in obesity management…










