obesity

Selecting appropriate massive weight loss patients for body contouring critical

harminka — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:41:13 -0500

The importance of pre-operative screening for patients seeking body contouring after massive weight loss will be assessed in three studies presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2008 conference, Oct. 31 – Nov. 5, in Chicago.

Parents foster significant misperceptions of children's weight

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:38:11 -0500

Results of a survey presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando revealed that many parents do not accurately perceive their children as overweight or at risk for adulthood obesity.

Parents foster significant misperceptions of children's weight

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:38:09 -0500

Mental barriers hamper obese women's efforts to get exercise

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:44:34 -0500

For arachnophobes, it's difficult to kill a spider as it scurries across the floor. Those who are scared to fly might not ever set foot on a plane. While nothing physically stops people with these aversions, a mental barrier can keep them from the task at hand.

Little exercise goes long way for severely obese

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:36:32 -0500

A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center.

Obese diners choose convenience and overeating at Chinese buffets

harminka — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:49:33 -0500

When dining at Chinese Buffets, overweight individuals serve themselves and eat differently than normal weight individuals.

Brain pathway responsible for obesity discovered

harminka — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:41:49 -0500

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, for the first time, have found a messaging system in the brain that directly affects food intake and body weight

Genes influence effectiveness of weight-loss drug

harminka — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:37:48 -0500

Obese patients with a specific genetic make-up lose more weight when taking the weight loss drug sibutramine and undergoing behavioral therapy compared to those without this genetic make-up, reports a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute.

Even One Session Of Exercise Can Improve Metabolic Health

harminka — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:30:39 -0500

One out of every three Americans is obese. These individuals are at greater risk for additional diseases, since obesity leads to other health problems, such as diabetes.

Obesity highest in children from lower income areas

aboey — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:45:23 -0500

The study of primary school-aged children also found almost one in three children aged six to 12 years are either overweight or obese.

ASPS study introduces new bra-line back lift

harminka — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:59:20 -0500

Even as many of us yearn to wear the sheer, body-hugging fashions available today, we are stopped by our rear reflection and the sight of dreaded back fat rolls and lumps.

Heavy breathing, obscure link in asthma and obesity

harminka — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:31:27 -0500

There is a strong link between obesity and asthma and as the prevalence of both conditions has been increasing steadily, epidemiologists have speculated that there is an underlying condition that connects the two.