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Scientists pinpoint a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain

Leading a unique, collaborative research study with scientists across the globe, investigators at the University of Cambridge and Children's Hospital Los Angeles have pinpointed a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain.

18 Jan 2019

Obesity risk factors may differ for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white children

The factors that put children at risk of becoming obese within the first 12 months of their life may differ for Hispanic and non-Hispanic babies.

10 Jan 2019

Measures of biochemical hypoglycemia linked to high risk of severe hypoglycemic events

Researchers have shown that measures of biochemical hypoglycemia in fingerstick blood samples are associated with an increased risk of severe hypoglycemic events.

10 Jan 2019

In-school nutrition programs among students limit increases in BMI, finds study

In-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases in body mass index, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health finds.

17 Dec 2018

New research supports the need for obesity intervention before pregnancy

New research from the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute supports the need for dietary and lifestyle interventions before overweight and obese women become pregnant.

6 Dec 2018

Girls who gain weight rapidly at childhood are more likely to be obese at age 24

Girls who gain weight more rapidly between the ages of 5 and 15 are more likely to be obese at age 24, according to researchers.

4 Dec 2018

George Mason University program focuses on weight management for low-income Latino children

Latinos are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States and one of the largest communities in Prince William County, Virginia. Health-based outreach efforts and programs that provide targeted care for Latinos are limited, but a George Mason University program hopes to fix that.

29 Nov 2018

Lifestyle intervention can benefit obese children despite common gene variants

Children who are genetically predisposed to overweight, due to common gene variants, can still lose weight by changing their diet and exercise habits.

29 Nov 2018

Banning junk food ads to combat childhood obesity

On the November 23rd, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced that as of February, all advertisements for food high in fat, sugar and salt will be banned from the London’s tube and bus network. The measure is part of the mayor’s plan to decrease child obesity rates.

27 Nov 2018

Scientists focus on epigenetics to identify factors involved in Hispanic childhood obesity

Are there changes that affect genes and fuel a person's propensity to develop obesity? That's a question under study at Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

27 Nov 2018

Reducing childhood obesity could lower burden of pediatric asthma

Ten percent of pediatric asthma cases could be avoided if childhood obesity were eliminated, according to research reviewing medical records of more than 500,000 children published today in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

26 Nov 2018

Infant gut microbes altered by mother's obesity may increase risk for future disease

Infant gut microbes altered by their mother's obesity can cause inflammation and other major changes within the baby, increasing the risk of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease later in life, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

16 Nov 2018

Study examines factors associated with fasting hyperglucagonemia in type 2 diabetes

A new study examined the relationship between fasting hyperglucagonemia -- which can negatively affect glucose metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes -- and several biochemical and glycemic factors in subjects with T2D or in a nondiabetic control group.

24 Oct 2018

Study suggests rising childhood obesity rates as cause for serious hip disease in adolescents

New research suggests that rising childhood obesity rates are causing more adolescents to develop a debilitating hip disease requiring urgent surgery.

22 Oct 2018

Extension trial assesses benefit of switching from flash monitoring to RT-CGM for hypoglycemia

In follow-up to the I HART CGM study, which showed the benefit of real-time continuous glucose monitoring compared to flash monitoring for time spent in hypoglycemia among adults with type 1 diabetes at high hypoglycemia risk, researchers conducted an extension trial that assessed the effects of continuing RT-CGM or switching from flash to RT-CGM of the subsequent 8 weeks.

15 Oct 2018

Researchers examine potential effects of Brexit on 'Sugar Tax' and CHD

A new study published in Public Health Nutrition examines the potential effects of Brexit on the 'Sugar Tax' and coronary heart disease in England.

11 Oct 2018

Research explores how community efforts can help fight childhood obesity

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five US school-age children and young people ages 6 to 19 years suffers from obesity, a tripling of such numbers since the 1970s.

9 Oct 2018

Breastfeeding could be important way to prevent childhood obesity, study finds

In the UK a quarter of two-to-five-year olds are overweight or obese. The World Health Organization classify childhood obesity as one of the most serious global health challenges for the 21st century and in 2016 estimated that more than 41 million children under five years old were overweight or obese worldwide.

26 Sep 2018

Young children's oral microbiota could serve as early indicator for obesity

Weight gain trajectories in early childhood are related to the composition of oral bacteria of two-year-old children, suggesting that this understudied aspect of a child's microbiota -- the collection of microorganisms, including beneficial bacteria, residing in the mouth -- could serve as an early indicator for childhood obesity.

19 Sep 2018

Two-minute bursts of in-class exercise breaks do not disrupt learning and teaching

As childhood obesity rates rise and physical education offerings dwindle, elementary schools keep searching for ways to incorporate the federally mandated half-hour of physical activity into the school day.

18 Sep 2018