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- Overweight youth likely to have overweight friends - 3.8
- Rimonabant guidance for overweight and obese patients - 3.4
- Parents believe their children are in average weight range - 3.4
- Obesity threshold lowered for Indians - 3.1
- Overweight or obese kids at greater risk of high blood pressure - 3
- Eating fast may make you overweight and obese - 3
- Weight loss between pregnancies lowers gestational diabetes GDM risk - 3
- Overweight older over 70 years live longer - 2.9
- Obese women underrepresented among top CEOs in US - 2.8
- Obesity epidemic taking root in Africa - 2.7

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Moderate weight loss reduces breast cancer risk
Even a moderate amount of weight loss can significantly reduce levels of circulating estrogens that are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, revealed by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

10% weight loss in obesity with green coffee beans extract
Green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short period of time, revealed by researchers in a study presented at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Bariatric surgery improves and reverses diabetes
Overweight, diabetic patients who underwent bariatric surgery achieved significant improvement or remission of their diabetes.In a randomized, controlled trial, some weight loss surgery patients achieved normal blood sugar levels without use of any diabetes medications.

Evaluating impact of EHR on childhood obesity
Electronic health records and embedded tools can alert and direct pediatricians so they can better manage the weight of children and teenagers. Researchers analyzed visits for nearly 740,000 children and adolescents ages 2 to 17 to evaluate the impact of computer-assisted decision tools.

Thin underweight people with lower BMI may have higher post surgical risk
Body Mass Index (BMI) appears to be associated with 30-day mortality risk following surgical procedures, and patients with a BMI of less than 23.1 appear to be at highest risk of death.

Overweight or obese kids at greater risk of high blood pressure
Overweight or obese children are at three times greater risk for high blood pressure than children of normal weight, according to researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine.

Healthy lifestyle behaviors lower heart failure risk
If you don't smoke, aren't overweight, get regular physical activity and eat vegetables, you can significantly reduce your risk for heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.

Weight loss increases libido in obese
Modest weight loss and diet of high nutritional quality improves erectile function, sexual desire and lowers urinary tract symptoms in obese men with type 2 diabetes. This is evidenced in a new study.

Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes
Current approaches to dietary counseling for obesity are heavily rooted in the notion of personal choice and will power – the ability to choose healthy foods and portion sizes consistent with weight loss while foregoing sweets and comfort foods. According to preventive medicine and behavioral experts at Rush University Medical Center, research supports a new counseling approach that views obesity as a result of neurobehavioral processes - ways in which the brain controls eating behavior in response to cues in the environment.

Low carb, higher fat diets cause no arterial health risks
Overweight and obese people looking to drop some pounds and considering one of the popular low-carbohydrate diets, along with moderate exercise, need not worry that the higher proportion of fat in such a program compared to a low-fat, high-carb diet may harm their arteries, suggests a pair of new studies by heart and vascular researchers at Johns Hopkins.

Children who sleep less are more likely to be overweight
Young children who do not get enough sleep are at increased risk of becoming overweight, even after taking account of lifestyle factors, finds a study published on bmj. Sleep is an important determinant of future body composition in young children. Researchers recommend that appropriate sleep habits should be encouraged in all children as a public health measure, and call for more studies to determine whether more sleep or better sleeping patterns impact favourably on body weight and other health outcomes.

Weight loss between pregnancies lowers gestational diabetes GDM risk
Compared with women whose weight remained stable, body mass index gains between the first and second pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in the second pregnancy.

Headaches in teens tied to overweight, smoking and lack of exercise
Teens who are overweight, get little exercise or who smoke may be more likely to have frequent headaches and migraines than teens with none of these factors, according to a study published in the August 18, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Weight gain in middle age increases diabetes risk
For individuals 65 years of age and older, obesity, excess body fat around the waist and gaining weight after the age of 50 are associated with an increased risk of diabetes, according to a study in the June 23/30 issue of JAMA.

Women who drink moderately appear to gain less weight
Normal-weight women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than non-drinkers.

Obese kids show early warning signs for future heart disease
Obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for possible future heart disease, revealed by researchers.

Overweight older over 70 years live longer
Adults aged over 70 years who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over a ten year period than adults who are in the 'normal' weight range.

Obesity enhances liver cancer risk
Epidemiological studies indicate that being overweight or obese is associated with increased cancer risk. The most dramatic effect of obesity on cancer risk has been noted for a common form of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC.

Obesity increases the risk for obstructive sleep apnea
Being overweight or obese increases the risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adolescents but not in younger children, revealed by researchers.

Obesity epidemic taking root in Africa
The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic, revealed by researchers in the journal BMC Public Health. Overweight and obesity are on the increase among this group.

Obesity in US population, more are overweight
If obesity trends continue, the negative effect on the health of the U.S. population will overtake the benefits gained from declining smoking rates, according to a study by U-M and Harvard researchers published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Successful weight control strategies for adolescent obesity
Adolescent obesity is a major public health problem that impacts one out of every three children, resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the United States.

Fat around the middle increases dementia risk in women
Women who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy.

Teenage obesity increases multiple sclerosis risk in women
Teenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as adults compared to female teens who are not obese, revealed by researchers.

Obesity in middle age may affect healthy life in women
A new BMJ study reveals that the more weight women gain from the age of 18 until middle age, the less likely they are to enjoy a long and healthy life, as compared with lean women.

Eating late night snack causes weight gain, obesity
Eating at irregular times - the equivalent of the middle of the night for humans, when the body wants to sleep - influences weight gain, revealed by researchers at the Northwestern University.

10 and 11 year olds like to have a perfect body
There is a direct association between body mass index (BMI) and satisfaction with the body shape in school children of 10-11 years of age, revealed by researchers.

Stress may lead to obesity and heart disease
Social stress could be an important precursor to heart disease by causing the body to deposit more fat in the abdominal cavity, speeding the harmful buildup of plaque in blood vessels, a stepping stone to the number one cause of death in the world.

Treating obesity with brown fat in the body
Researchers have shown that they can produce brown fat, a natural energy-burning type of fat that counteracts obesity. If such a strategy can be developed for use in people, it could open a novel approach to treating obesity and diabetes.

Overweight youth likely to have overweight friends
Overweight youth were twice as likely to have overweight friends, revealed by researchers from the Institute of Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).

Obesity threshold lowered for Indians
Obesity is generally linked to type 2 diabetes and heart disease conditions. Considering the facts, health experts lowered the threshold for being overweight or obese in India.

Walking, biking linked to fewer heart disease risk factors
Men and women who walk or ride a bike to work appear more fit, and men are less likely to be overweight or obese and have healthier triglyceride levels, blood pressure and insulin levels.

Weight during pregnancy affects daughter's risk of being obese
Obesity is becoming epidemic worldwide. A new research revealed that a mother's weight and the amount she gains during pregnancy both impact her daughter's risk of obesity decades later.

Obesity increased in USA, obesity policies are failing
Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states of USA and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America 2009, a report released by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

Obesity increases pancreatic cancer risk
Young adults who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, and being obese at an older age is associated with a lower overall survival rate for patients with pancreatic cancer, revealed by researchers.

A little extra weight may give longevity
Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight-but those who are overweight actually live longer than people of normal weight, revealed by researchers in US.

6 months to lose weight gained in pregnancy
Gaining weight in pregnancy is not only normal, it is necessary. The mother's body has to nourish the growing baby. Her body needs to take on more fluid to support the extra circulation the placenta and baby need.

Diabetes patients should have regular exercise
To reduce heart or cardiovascular risk, people with type 2 diabetes should do at least two-and-a-half hours per week of moderate-intensity or one-and-a-half hours per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercises, plus some weight training.

Plant based low carb diet promotes weight loss
Overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and experienced improvements in blood cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors.

Obese women should not gain weight
For years, doctors and other health-care providers have managed pregnant patients according to guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

Pregnant should gain a healthy weight before and during pregnancy
A growing amount of scientific evidence indicates that how much weight women gain during pregnancy and their starting weight at conception can affect their health and that of their babies, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council.

Obese heart disease patients tend to live longer
Being overweight or obese is a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors; however, in patients with established CVD, obesity appears to play a protective role.

Diet and exercise improve health in cancer survivors
A home-based program aimed at improving exercise and diet can lead to meaningful improvements in physical function among older long-term cancer survivors, according to the results of a study led by researchers from Duke University Medical Center and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Walking reduces risks in heart patients
An exercise program that burns a lot of calories reduced cardiac risk factors better than standard cardiac rehabilitation in overweight coronary patients, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

$2.2 million grant to study childhood obesity
In response to a worrisome rise in childhood obesity, Florida school districts have begun to monitor student growth development every year, but there is little research available to determine if the effort is having an effect.

Too much fructose sugar is bad in obese
In 2005, the average American consumed 64kg of added sugar, a sizeable proportion of which came through drinking soft drinks.

Obese women underrepresented among top CEOs in US
Weight discrimination appears to add to the glass ceiling effect for women, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University scholar.

Brown fat may treat obesity, diabetes
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated that adult humans still have a type of "good" fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children.

Obesity early in life leads to physical disabilities
Carrying extra weight earlier in life increases the risk of developing problems with mobility in old age, even if the weight is eventually lost.

Vegetarians face eating disorders risk more
While vegetarians tend to eat healthier diets and are less likely than non-vegetarians to be overweight or obese, they may be at increased risk for binge eating with loss of control, and former vegetarians may be at increased risk for extreme unhealthful weight-control behaviors.

Gene therapy promising for treating obesity
With obesity reaching epidemic levels, researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center are studying a potentially long-term treatment that involves injecting a gene directly into one of the critical feeding and weight control centers of the brain.

Losing weight can cure obstructive sleep apnea in overweight
Losing weight is perhaps the single most effective way to reduce obstructive sleep apnea OSA symptoms and associated disorders in sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Weight loss reduces urinary incontinence in overweight obese women
Reducing urinary incontinence can now be added to the extensive list of health benefits of weight loss, according to a clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

GSK's alli for weight loss approved in Europe
A decision made by the European Commission opens access to a treatment that could help people who are overweight and obese.

Non dieting approach and relaxation training help obese
University of Otago researchers have found that non-dieting interventions to improve overweight and obese women's health and well-being have a longer-lasting effect if they include relaxation training.

Airlines' demand for doctor's note for obese, Canada
Air Canada and WestJet announced Jan. 8 they will follow a directive from the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) and make free extra seating available to disabled and obese passengers who qualify, but only if they have a doctor's certificate.

Doctors not properly diagnosing obesity in children
Despite recent widespread media attention given to studies that have indicated one-third of American children have a weight problem, a new study shows just one-third of children who are overweight or obese actually receive that diagnosis by a pediatrician.

Money incentives effective for weight loss
Financial or Economic incentives (money) appear to be effective for achieving short-term weight loss, according to a report in the December 10 issue of JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association.

Ban on fast food TV advertising may reverse childhood obesity trends
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics.

Increase in waist circumference increases mortality risk
Having a large waistline can almost double your risk of dying prematurely even if your body mass index is within the 'normal' range, revealed by researchers in a new study.

Exercise protects against breast cancer
Normal-weight women who carry out lots of vigorous exercise are approximately 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who don't exercise vigorously.

Acomplia rimonabant obesity drug withdrawn
Sanofi-aventis announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended to the European Commission (EC) the temporary suspension of the marketing authorisation of Acomplia(R) (rimonabant) for the approved indication of overweight and obese patients.

Eating fast may make you overweight and obese
The combination of eating quickly and eating until full trebles the risk of being overweight, according to a study published on bmj.com - site of British Medical Journal, UK.

Parents believe their children are in average weight range
More than four in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight range, according to University of Melbourne research.

Breastfeeding mothers reduce breast cancer risk
Mothers who breastfeed their babies for a total of a year, are almost five per cent less likely to develop breast cancer than women who do not breastfeed at all, a scientist has advised.

Miscarriage risk high in obese pregnant women
Overweight women with a tendency towards obesity run a greater risk of repeat miscarriages and should be advised to lose weight before they try and become pregnant again, revealed by researchers at London's St Mary's Hospital.

Some obese individuals appear healthy without heart risk
Some obese individuals do not appear to have an increased risk for heart disease, while some normal-weight individuals experience a cluster of heart risks, according to two reports in the August 11/25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Parents will be told if their children are overweight
In UK, from September this year, parents of children who have been weighed and measured at school could automatically receive their child's results in a bid to get parents to be more aware about healthy lifestyles, and help their children achieve a healthy weight.

Keeping a food diary doubles weight loss
Keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss according to a study from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research. The findings, from one of the largest and longest running weight loss maintenance trials ever conducted, will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Rimonabant guidance for overweight and obese patients
The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published final guidance on the use of rimonabant for the treatment of overweight and obese patients.

Obesity in midlife increases dementia risk
People in their 40s with larger stomachs have a higher risk for dementia when they reach their 70s, according to a study published in the March 26, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Overweight, obese women improve life with short exercise
Sedentary, overweight or obese women can improve their quality of life by exercising as little as 10 to 30 minutes a day, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism.

Reducing television viewing lowers BMI and obesity
Using a monitoring device to reduce television viewing and computer use time by 50 percent over a two-year period appears to reduce calorie intake, sedentary behavior and body mass index in overweight children age 4 to 7, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

1 in 3 primary school children obese
Nearly one in three children in Year 6 of primary school is overweight or obese, according to a report out from The NHS Information Centre, UK.

Obesity prescriptions up eight times in UK
The number of prescriptions to treat obesity and overweight health problems in 2006 was increased eight times the number prescribed in 1999 in UK, revealed by Information Centre for health and social care (IC) as part of a wider report on obesity and the health of people in England.

Overweight pregnant women may have fatter children
Mothers-to-be beware. Women who are overweight during pregnancy may be more likely to have fatter children susceptible to chronic health problems, University of New South Wales (UNSW) research shows.

Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives, says UK Govt
A new £372 million cross-government strategy to help England's population lead healthier lives was published by the UK Health Secretary, Alan Johnson and the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls.

Thyroid treatment no quick fix for weight loss in children
Children treated for hypothyroidism aren't likely to drop pounds with treatment for the condition says a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics. The study is the first to examine the link between hypothyroidism treatment and weight loss in pediatric patients.

Obese pregnant women give birth to heavier babies
The number of overweight and obese Americans continues to grow rapidly. Today, 50 percent of adults are overweight and up to 20 percent are obese. While the number of overweight/obese children is at an all time high, the steady increase of overweight infants – individuals under 11 months old – is alarming.

Obesity linked to decreased seatbelt use
Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population, adding to the public health risks associated with this rapidly growing problem.

Children's sleep duration can influence their weight, behavior
The duration of a child's sleep can vary, depending on the time of day, week and year. Further, children who don't get enough nightly sleep are more likely to be overweight and have behavioral problems.

Most parents underestimate children's obesity
Large numbers of parents fail to recognize that their children are overweight or obese, and therefore may be less inclined to modify their children's diet and activity levels. More than 40 percent of parents with obese children ages 6 to 11 describe their child not as obese, but as "about the right weight."

High protein diet better for weight loss in obese
Presenting the results of the study at the Nutrition Society Conference in Auckland, NZ, CSIRO dietitian Dr Manny Noakes said that the study suggests it is easier than previously thought for men to take action to lose weight.

Kids eat more fruits, vegetables
A new UCLA study has found that elementary schools can significantly increase the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income students by providing a lunch salad bar.

Sleep disordered breathing affects obese children
As the obesity epidemic grows in the U.S., doctors are discovering more and more far reaching health concerns for overweight children. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which can include various sleep behaviors ranging in severity from snoring to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), disproportionately affects children who are overweight and African- American, according to a new study published in the December 2007 edition of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.

Obesity may be bad for bone health
Obesity may be bad for bone health, revealed by researchers at the University of Georgia. Being overweight is a known risk factor for heart disease, diabetes and a host of other health conditions. Now, obesity and over-weight may also be bad for bone health.

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