Sep
2
As the U.S. launches its first-ever National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month today, scientists say the problem may be even more widespread than was thought. Researchers have found that parents tend to underreport their children’s weight. Estimates of obesity and body mass index (BMI) based on parent-supplied data may miss one in five obese children…
Aug
31
BMI And Thrombogenic Factors In Newly Menopausal Women
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Although having a high body mass index (BMI) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, researchers are only beginning to understand how BMI affects the physiological processes involved in the development of the disease…
Jul
27
Many Knee And Hip Replacement Patients Experience Weight Decrease After Surgery
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A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to correct for the annual increase in BMI typically found in North Americans between the ages of 29 to 73 years. The study was recently published in Orthopedics…
Jul
5
Strong Relationship Found Between Food Environment, Built Environment And Obesity
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Researchers at the University at Buffalo conducting a neighborhood-scaled exploratory study that tested the association between the food environment, the built environment and women’s body mass index (BMI) have found that women with homes closer to a supermarket, relative to a convenience store, had lower BMIs, and that the greater the number of restaurants within a five minute…
Jun
27
ENS 2010: New Study Connects Body Weight To Higher Alzheimer Risk
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Corpulence is unhealthy! But under certain circumstances a few extra pounds can prove advantageous. People with a lower body mass index (BMI) face a greater risk of common age-related dementia progressing into Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of profound dementia…
Jun
23
Study Suggests Decay Of Baby Teeth May Be Linked To Obesity, Poor Food Choices
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A preliminary study of young children undergoing treatment for cavities in their baby teeth found that nearly 28 percent had a body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile, indicating overweight or obesity…
Jun
6
Are Obesity Related Diseases And Conditions Really ‘a Myth’?
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A new US study published in the ‘Journal of Obesity’ has claimed it is ‘a myth’ that overweight and obese people are more susceptible to Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. The study analysed the relationship between body mass index (BMI), current health, age and gender…
Jun
3
Weight Of Prostate Cancer Patient Linked To Tumor Size
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The size of tumors in prostate cancer patients is directly linked to their weight, according to a new six-year study conducted by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The research team, led by Nilesh Patil, M.D., of Henry Ford’s Vattikuti Urology Institute and Department of Radiology, found heavier patients, or those with the highest body mass index (BMI), also had the largest tumors…
May
27
Consultant Nutritionist Says Lack Of Exercise Key To Increased BMI In Children
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A new independent study of scientific research has revealed that, contrary to the widely held hypothesis, dietary sugars are not the driving factor behind rising body mass index (BMI) levels in children in Great Britain…
May
26
‘Obese’ BMI Does Not Harm Current Health Of Young Adults
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A study examining the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and illness suggests that a BMI of 30 or above, a signal of obesity according to federal health standards, does not translate into current illness among adults under age 40…