Only about one in every six Americans who have ever been overweight or obese loses weight and maintains that loss, according to researchers. While that number is larger than most weight-loss clinical trials report, the majority of Americans are still unable to lose weight and keep it off. Identifying those who lose weight and successfully… [Continue Reading]
Majority of Americans Are Still Unable to Lose Weight and Keep it Off
September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Children Who Eat Vended Snack Foods More Likely to Develop Poor Diet
September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
According to research, school children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality – and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease. The study also looked at foods sold in school stores, snack… [Continue Reading]
High Fat Diet During Puberty May Increase Breast Cancer Risk Later in Life
September 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Girls eating a high-fat diet during puberty, even those who do not become overweight or obese, may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life. The implications – that a high-fat diet may have detrimental effects independent of its effect to cause obesity – could drive new cancer prevention efforts. “The… [Continue Reading]
Obesity and Diabetes Rates in California Continue to Increase
August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
According to a new study, a majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes. Both conditions – which are related to each other as well as to heart disease – increased significantly in just six years, with the prevalence of diabetes alone jumping nearly… [Continue Reading]
Toolkit Helps Parents Recognize a Child’s Risk of Obesity
July 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Low Skeletal Muscle Mass Associated With Insulin Resistance
May 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dieting to be thin is on its own not enough to stave off diabetes. It is also important to be fit and, in particular, to have good muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenia – low skeletal muscle mass and strength – is often found in obese people and older adults; it has been hypothesized that sarcopenia… [Continue Reading]
Molecule Discovered That Helps Cause Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
November 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Researchers have discovered that obese people have large amounts of a chemokine molecule called CXCL5, produced by certain cells in fatty tissue. Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are the main risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Many people who are overweight or obese develop insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes at some stage in their… [Continue Reading]
Obese Teenage Women Could Have Higher Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
According to a study, teenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis as adults compared to female teens who are not obese. The research involved 238,371women from the Nurses’ Health Study and Nurses’ Health Study II who were 25 to 55 years old. The women answered a… [Continue Reading]
Gene That Could Determine Risk for High Blood Pressure Identified
September 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Researchers investigate how fat causes high blood pressure (hypertension) and they say the findings could one day help identify which obese people, and maybe some lean ones too, are at risk for high blood pressure. The researchers have found that deleting or mutating the gene PTP1B puts mice at risk for high blood pressure by… [Continue Reading]