Obesity News and Research

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Women who experience gestational diabetes may face increased risk of heart disease later in life

Women who experience gestational diabetes may face an increased risk of early heart disease later in life, even if they do not develop type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome subsequent to their pregnancy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

13 Mar 2014

Natural low-sodium salt ingredient addresses challenges to reduce sodium in bakery products, cereals

Salt of the Earth Ltd. introduces a novel, low-sodium sea salt ingredient to address food manufacturers' challenges to reduce sodium in bakery products, such as bread, breakfast cereals and snacks.

12 Mar 2014

PCORI to award $7 million contract to Chicago coalition to establish clinical data research network

On December 17, 2013, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced its intention to award an 18-month, $7 million contract to a Chicago area coalition of 20 health and hospital organizations including Loyola University Health System.

12 Mar 2014

Study: Sadness might aid consumers in becoming less prone to indulging in unhealthy foods

The instant gratification and the pleasure derived from consuming excessive chocolate and deep-fried foods can lead way to a double-edged sword of negative consequences ranging from weight gain to feelings of low self-esteem.

12 Mar 2014

Asian Diabetes Prevention Initiative website aims to put stop to type2 diabetes in Asia

The rapidly emerging diabetes epidemic in Asia has the potential to overwhelm health care systems, undermine economic growth, and inflict unprecedented levels of disability on the world's most populous continent.

12 Mar 2014

Women are most likely to experience serious pain following knee replacement than men

Middle-aged women with rheumatoid arthritis or arthritis resulting from an injury are among the patients most likely to experience serious pain following a knee replacement, researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York have found.

12 Mar 2014

Connecticut Children's OCCH receives $1M grant to address critical public health issues for children

UnitedHealthcare has provided a $1 million grant for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center's Office for Community Child Health to help enhance care delivery and address critical public health issues for children. These issues include child development, wellness, and chronic conditions such as asthma and obesity.

11 Mar 2014

Novel approach to track Montreal consumers' food choices

Poor food choices, such as overconsumption of carbonated soft drinks, are an important factor driving the global obesity epidemic and have been linked directly to diabetes and heart disease. While public health agencies are working to help people to make healthier choices, monitoring the effectiveness of these efforts has been costly and difficult. But now, using the same digital data employed by marketers to promote food products, McGill University's David Buckeridge has developed a way for health agencies to track Montreal consumers' food choices, neighborhood by neighborhood.

11 Mar 2014

Monash University research offers new hope to people with heart attacks

Melbourne scientists are a step closer to creating a new drug to stop a heart attack in its tracks and reduce the damage caused, without any side effects.

11 Mar 2014

Obesity in adolescent girls linked with lower academic attainment levels

Obesity in adolescent girls is associated with lower academic attainment levels throughout their teenage years, a new study has shown.

11 Mar 2014

Patients with metabolic syndrome are more likely to have complications after total joint replacement

In a new study presented today at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), researchers found that total joint replacement patients with three or more metabolic syndrome risk factors were almost three times as likely to have complications within the first year after joint replacement.

11 Mar 2014

Total joint replacement may reduce risk for cardiac events and boost long-term survival

Hip and knee replacements have long been known to reduce pain and increase mobility in persons with moderate-to-severe arthritis. A study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) also found that total joint replacement (TJR) may reduce the risk for "cardiac events," including heart attack and stroke, and boost long-term survival.

11 Mar 2014

Harvard Review of Psychiatry provides updates on ASD research

Recent years have seen exciting progress in key areas of research on autism spectrum disorders (ASD): from possible genetic causes, to effective treatments for common symptoms and clinical problems, to promoting success for young people with ASD entering college. Updates on these and other advances in ASD research are presented in the March special issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

10 Mar 2014

CSI's new Diamondback Peripheral 60cm systems receive FDA clearance for PAD treatment

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., announced today it has received FDA clearance of its new Diamondback 360 60cm Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy Systems (OAS) for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

10 Mar 2014

Research roundup: Health care and prisoners; hospitalized patients' surrogates; suicides in the army

As a group, jail-involved individuals, which we define here as people with a history of arrest and jail admission in the recent past, carry a heavy illness burden, with high rates of infectious and chronic disease as well as mental illness and substance use.

10 Mar 2014

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Women who experience gestational diabetes may face increased risk of heart disease later in life

Natural low-sodium salt ingredient addresses challenges to reduce sodium in bakery products, cereals

PCORI to award $7 million contract to Chicago coalition to establish clinical data research network

Study: Sadness might aid consumers in becoming less prone to indulging in unhealthy foods

Asian Diabetes Prevention Initiative website aims to put stop to type2 diabetes in Asia

Women are most likely to experience serious pain following knee replacement than men

Connecticut Children's OCCH receives $1M grant to address critical public health issues for children

Novel approach to track Montreal consumers' food choices

Monash University research offers new hope to people with heart attacks

Obesity in adolescent girls linked with lower academic attainment levels

Patients with metabolic syndrome are more likely to have complications after total joint replacement

Total joint replacement may reduce risk for cardiac events and boost long-term survival

Harvard Review of Psychiatry provides updates on ASD research

CSI's new Diamondback Peripheral 60cm systems receive FDA clearance for PAD treatment

Research roundup: Health care and prisoners; hospitalized patients' surrogates; suicides in the army

RIT plans for new school of health and nutrition to promote healthy lifestyles

Study looks at relationships between obesity, education and wealth in low- and middle-income countries

Researchers examine association between diabetes and obesity

Study to understand how bisphenol-A may promote breast cancer growth

Sleep assessment could screen obese adolescents at increased risk for cardiometabolic disease

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