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High-protein meal and exercise recipe for calorie-burning in some women

New research shows that for some women, a high-protein meal followed by 30 minutes of moderate exercise is an effective way of burning calories, especially when compared to exercising on an empty stomach.

24 Mar 2014

Adolescence is key developmental period for obesity and depression

Depression and obesity have long been associated, but how they relate over time is less clear. New research from a Rutgers University-Camden professor shows that adolescent females who experience one of the disorders are at a greater risk for the other as they get older.

24 Mar 2014

Bariatric surgery reduces uterine cancer risk by 71%

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center report that bariatric surgery resulting in dramatic weight loss in formerly severely obese women reduces the risk of endometrial (uterine) cancer by 71 percent and as much as 81 percent if normal weight is maintained after surgery.

24 Mar 2014

Research roundup: New medical coding system; choosing a hospice; revamping Medicare

On October 1, 2014, all health plans, health data clearinghouses, and health care providers that transmit health information electronically must use a new, significantly broader, coding system, called ICD-10, for diagnoses and inpatient procedures.

21 Mar 2014

Scientists explore link between SCN10A and cardiac arrhythmia risk

Although genome-wide association studies have linked DNA variants in the gene SCN10A with increased risk for cardiac arrhythmia, efforts to determine the gene's direct influence on the heart's electrical activity have been unproductive. Now, scientists from the University of Chicago have discovered that these SCN10A variants regulate the function of a different gene, SCN5A, which appears to be the primary gene responsible for cardiac arrhythmia risk.

21 Mar 2014

Up to a third of obese kids 'metabolically healthy'

Digits on a scale can help determine a child's weight, but their overall health status can be influenced by other factors such as physical activity, diet and screen time, according to new research from the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services.

20 Mar 2014

Obesity: fat mass in cells expands with disuse

Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even certain types of cancer, obesity places a major burden on the health care system and economy. It's usually treated through a combination of diet, nutrition, exercise, and other techniques.

20 Mar 2014

Insulin-secreting beta cells of pancreas have capacity to regenerate, say scientists

Vanderbilt University scientists have found evidence that the insulin-secreting beta cells of the pancreas, which are either killed or become dysfunctional in the two main forms of diabetes, have the capacity to regenerate.

20 Mar 2014

Scientists discover cellular pathway that may prevent onset of Type 2 diabetes

Scientists at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute have discovered a cellular pathway that is responsible for keeping blood sugar levels low in obese or pre-diabetic people, and may prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes.

20 Mar 2014

New data shows curative effects of GFT505 in NASH associated with metabolic disorders

GENFIT, a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of drug discovery and development, focusing on the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of cardiometabolic and associated disorders, today announces new data from Professor Isabelle Leclercq of Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) demonstrating the curative effects of GFT505 in an experimental model of NASH associated with metabolic disorders.

20 Mar 2014

Novel method for evaluating treatment of obesity-related food behavior

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a novel method for evaluating the treatment of obesity-related food behavior. In an effort to further scientific understanding of the underlying problem, they have published the first peer-reviewed video of their technique in JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments.

20 Mar 2014

First Edition: March 19, 2014

Today's headlines include various stories about health law politics in the run up to the midterm elections.

19 Mar 2014

Higher genetic risk of obesity may amplify effects of fried food consumption on body weight

People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are at a higher risk of obesity and related chronic diseases from eating fried foods than those with a lower genetic risk, according to a new study from researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School.

19 Mar 2014

Children treated with stimulants for ADHD experienced BMI rebound in late adolescence

A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that children treated with stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experienced slower body mass index (BMI) growth than their undiagnosed or untreated peers, followed by a rapid rebound of BMI that exceeded that of children with no history of ADHD or stimulant use and that could continue to obesity.

18 Mar 2014

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH): an interview with Jean-François Mouney, CEO of Genfit

The progressive form of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), which defines a subgroup of NAFLD where liver steatosis co-exists with cell injury (hepatocyte ballooning) and inflammation with or without fibrosis at histological examination.

18 Mar 2014

Infant feeding and activity behaviors believed to increase child's risk for obesity later in life

Most of the parents included in a new study reported some infant feeding and activity behaviors that are believed to increase a child's risk for obesity later in life.

18 Mar 2014

Building muscle mass important in decreasing metabolic risk

New UCLA research suggests that the more muscle mass older Americans have, the less likely they are to die prematurely. The findings add to the growing evidence that overall body composition - and not the widely used body mass index, or BMI - is a better predictor of all-cause mortality.

17 Mar 2014

Incidence of colon cancer have dropped sharply in older adults

Colon cancer incidence rates have dropped 30 percent in the U.S. in the last 10 years among adults 50 and older due to the widespread uptake of colonoscopy, with the largest decrease in people over age 65.

17 Mar 2014

Del Monte Foods joins Partnership for a Healthier America to end childhood obesity crisis

Del Monte Foods announced today it has joined the Partnership for a Healthier America, which works with the private sector and PHA Honorary Chair First Lady Michelle Obama to end the childhood obesity crisis, in a five-year commitment to help increase fruit and vegetable consumption among children.

14 Mar 2014

Most parents fail to see obesity in their children

Susann Regber has worked for many years with children with obesity as a pediatric nurse. In her dissertation at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, she studied the parents' role in the health-promoting and disease-prevention work against child obesity in young children.

14 Mar 2014

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

High-protein meal and exercise recipe for calorie-burning in some women

Adolescence is key developmental period for obesity and depression

Bariatric surgery reduces uterine cancer risk by 71%

Research roundup: New medical coding system; choosing a hospice; revamping Medicare

Scientists explore link between SCN10A and cardiac arrhythmia risk

Up to a third of obese kids 'metabolically healthy'

Obesity: fat mass in cells expands with disuse

Insulin-secreting beta cells of pancreas have capacity to regenerate, say scientists

Scientists discover cellular pathway that may prevent onset of Type 2 diabetes

New data shows curative effects of GFT505 in NASH associated with metabolic disorders

Novel method for evaluating treatment of obesity-related food behavior

First Edition: March 19, 2014

Higher genetic risk of obesity may amplify effects of fried food consumption on body weight

Children treated with stimulants for ADHD experienced BMI rebound in late adolescence

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH): an interview with Jean-François Mouney, CEO of Genfit

Infant feeding and activity behaviors believed to increase child's risk for obesity later in life

Building muscle mass important in decreasing metabolic risk

Incidence of colon cancer have dropped sharply in older adults

Del Monte Foods joins Partnership for a Healthier America to end childhood obesity crisis

Most parents fail to see obesity in their children

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