Sep
3
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that teens who slept less than eight hours per weeknight ate higher proportions of fatty foods and snacks than adolescents who slept eight hours or more. The results suggest that short sleep duration may increase obesity risk by causing small changes in eating patterns that cumulatively alter energy balance, especially in girls…
Aug
19
Overweight American Children And Adolescents Becoming Fatter
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Overweight American children and adolescents have become fatter over the last decade, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and National Institute on Aging (NIA). They examined adiposity shifts across socio-demographic groups over time and found U.S…
Aug
17
As Obesity Rates Decline For Many Adolescents, Disparities Worsen
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Obesity rates have started to decline and level off for many adolescents, but continue to increase for certain racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new UCSF-led study. The evidence of increasing racial disparities for obesity underscores the need for more tailored intervention programs and policies that target high-risk groups, the authors conclude…
Aug
17
The study, “Disparities in Peaks, Plateaus, and Declines in Prevalence of High BMI Among Adolescents,” published in the September 2010 print issue of Pediatrics (published online August 16), examined the health records of over 8 million fifth-, seventh-, and ninth-grade students in California…
Aug
4
Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes Have Diminished Cognitive Performance And Brain Abnormalities
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A study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain as detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)…
Aug
4
Keeping Children Healthy And Fit By Pairing Adolescents With College Student Mentors
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A program pairing healthy young adults with urban middle school students helped the adolescents adopt healthy habits, active lifestyles and a healthy weight, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine…
Jul
17
Children In Good Shape Have Better Appetite Control And Energy Expenditure
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Adolescents of ages between 12 and 17, with a good physical condition and regular physical activity present increased levels of insulin and leptin, which are hormones involved in the development of diabetes, appetite control and energy expenditure. This was the conclusion drawn from a study recently conducted at the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada…
Jul
15
Community-based interventions designed to prevent obesity in children seem to work best in those under the age of five, while there is evidence of some success in primary school children, but very mixed effects in adolescents, according to a leading expert in the field…
Jul
13
Early Predictors Of Metabolic Syndrome In Healthy 7-9-Year-Olds
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Melinda Sothern, PhD, CEP, Professor of Public Health and Director of Health Promotion at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, presented evidence that supports relationships seen in adolescents between insulin sensitivity and fatty liver, belly fat, and total body fat and identifies additional potential early markers of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in healthy 7-…
Jul
1
What Is Childhood Obesity? What Causes Childhood Obesity?
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Childhood Obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child’s health or wellbeing. This serious medical condition affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height…