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Researchers explore complex relationship between weight and asthma in children

Researchers at Aston University and clinicians at Birmingham Children's Hospital are exploring how children living with asthma can be supported to maintain a healthy weight.

26 Aug 2017

Gut bacteria in Hadza diet different from ours study finds

Probiotics are one of the fastest growing areas for research as well as one of the valued members in the food industry. These are healthy bacteria or friendly bacteria that are added to yogurts, drinks, and baby food in order to colonize out gut when we are taking antibiotics or are down with an intestinal infection.

24 Aug 2017

Increased enzyme production by the liver causes fatty liver, obesity and insulin resistance

In mice that are given a high-fat diet, an increased production of the enzyme DPP4 by the liver promotes an increase in body fat, the development of fatty liver disease and insulin resistance.

24 Aug 2017

Studies aim to better understand potential health benefits of red raspberries

Initial findings from several studies - including both human subjects and animals - on the potential health benefits of red raspberries were presented earlier this year at the 2017 Experimental Biology conference in Chicago.

24 Aug 2017

Study reveals how abdominal fat could increase cancer risk

It's been well established that obesity is a contributor to cancer risk, but how it actually causes cancer is still a question that hasn't been fully explained.

24 Aug 2017

Common obesity and diabetes drug could be used as novel way to lower brain pressure

Research led by the University of Birmingham, published today in Science Translational Medicine, has discovered that a drug commonly used to treat patients with either obesity or Type II diabetes could be used as a novel new way to lower brain pressure.

23 Aug 2017

New guidelines offer recommendations to identify, treat high blood pressure in children and teens

The first new national guidelines since 2004 on identifying and treating high blood pressure in children and adolescents (aged 3-18 years old) have been published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which convened a panel of experts to produce the new recommendations.

23 Aug 2017

First-of-its-kind study compares long-term weight gain across different psychotic disorders

Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States, as an estimated 35 percent of Americans are obese and have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.

23 Aug 2017

Canadian study documents continued decline in hormone therapy usage

Ever since menopause was first discussed publicly, the debate over the use of hormone therapy (HT) has monopolized headlines.

22 Aug 2017

Researchers use fMRI to observe link between neural activity and risk for obesity

A team of researchers, including senior investigator, Bradley Peterson, MD, director of the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, used fMRI to investigate neural responses to food cues in overweight compared with lean adolescents.

22 Aug 2017

Reduced activity in the brain's self-regulation system may be early predictor of obesity

In a small study that scanned the brains of teenagers while exposing them to tempting "food cues," researchers report that reduced activity in the brain's "self-regulation" system may be an important early predictor of adult obesity.

22 Aug 2017

Children being increasingly diagnosed with hypertension

According to the latest set of guidelines released yesterday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, more and more children and adolescents who visit their pediatricians annually for routine health checkups are likely to be diagnosed with abnormal blood pressure making them vulnerable to developing hypertension.

21 Aug 2017

Walnuts reduce hunger by activating a certain brain region, say researchers

Scientists have shown that eating walnuts activates a region of the brain involved in the control of hunger and food cravings, which could explain why people report feeling full after eating them.

21 Aug 2017

Nearly 50% of parents against later school start times, despite health and learning benefits

Leading pediatrics and sleep associations agree: Teens shouldn't start school so early. Yet University of Michigan research finds parents are split almost down the middle on whether they support delays in school start times that might permit their 13- to 17-year-olds to sleep later on school days.

18 Aug 2017

Altered secretion behavior of fatty liver can lead to damage of other organs

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming more and more common. Approximately every third adult in the industrialized countries has a morbidly fatty liver.

18 Aug 2017

New study finds way to improve health, lower costs among Medicaid, uninsured patients

As politicians struggle to solve the nation's healthcare problems, a new study finds a way to improve health and lower costs among Medicaid and uninsured patients.

17 Aug 2017

Study explores effects of occupational, lifestyle risk factors on nurses' health

A prospective study of more than 20,000 nurses aged 20-45 years, 88% of whom had worked night shifts, reported their most common health issues, disease history, reproductive experiences, occupational exposures, and other lifestyle- and work-related factors.

17 Aug 2017

Research finds high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among urban population in Nepal

Changing life-style in urban areas is increasing the risk of heart diseases. Recent research done in an urban population of Nepal's capital Kathmandu to assess their risk factors to cardio vascular diseases has found that the risk factors are high.

16 Aug 2017

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is now the third leading cause of cancer mortality. Its incidence is increasing in parallel with the population increase in obesity, and its five-year survival rate still hovers at just 8 to 9 percent.

16 Aug 2017

Poor sleep in children linked to development of diabetes later in life

A latest UK study has found that deficiency of adequate sleep in children could be linked to their risk of developing diabetes later in life. The study notes that every extra hour of sleep a child gets per night is associated with a lower body weight and increased lean muscle mass and less blood sugar. The study is published this week in the journal Pediatrics.

15 Aug 2017

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Researchers explore complex relationship between weight and asthma in children

Gut bacteria in Hadza diet different from ours study finds

Increased enzyme production by the liver causes fatty liver, obesity and insulin resistance

Studies aim to better understand potential health benefits of red raspberries

Study reveals how abdominal fat could increase cancer risk

Common obesity and diabetes drug could be used as novel way to lower brain pressure

New guidelines offer recommendations to identify, treat high blood pressure in children and teens

First-of-its-kind study compares long-term weight gain across different psychotic disorders

Canadian study documents continued decline in hormone therapy usage

Researchers use fMRI to observe link between neural activity and risk for obesity

Reduced activity in the brain's self-regulation system may be early predictor of obesity

Children being increasingly diagnosed with hypertension

Walnuts reduce hunger by activating a certain brain region, say researchers

Nearly 50% of parents against later school start times, despite health and learning benefits

Altered secretion behavior of fatty liver can lead to damage of other organs

New study finds way to improve health, lower costs among Medicaid, uninsured patients

Study explores effects of occupational, lifestyle risk factors on nurses' health

Research finds high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among urban population in Nepal

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

Poor sleep in children linked to development of diabetes later in life

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