7/12/13 by Kristina Fiore Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Increased BMI was associated with a significant increase in risk for symptomatic gallstone disease, particularly in women. In addition, using genetic analysis, patients with an increased number of BMI-increasing alleles had increased risk of both BMI and gallstone disease compared with patients with none or […]
Bret S. Stetka, MD, Nora D. Volkow, MD July 16, 2013 Editor’s Note: In June 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA) declared obesity a disease, a move championed by many clinicians and derided by others. Debate aside, the announcement reinforced that the understanding and appreciation of obesity is evolving, and that in this era of […]
06.27.2013 ADA: Aerobic Exercise Burns Fat All on Its Own SAVESAVED “> by Charlene Laino Senior Writer, Gupta Guide CHICAGO — In obese teenage girls, both aerobic exercise and resistance training were effective at reducing total fat — even if the girls didn’t cut calories or lose weight, researchers found. Aerobic exercise was also associated with reductions […]
PEDIATRICS 06.18.2013 by Cole Petrochko Staff Writer, MedPage Today Diet and exercise together were more effective at dropping weight and improving metabolic profiles in overweight children compared with diet-only interventions, researchers found. Short-term exercise and diet interventions showed greater improvements in high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, fasting glucose, and fasting insulin, according to Mandy Ho, […]
06.18.2013 CHICAGO — Obesity should be called a disease and not simply a condition, the American Medical Association’s policy-making House of Delegates voted on Tuesday. The vote — approved by roughly 60% of the AMA’s full House — goes against the recommendation of its Council on Science and Public Health, which issued a report earlier […]
Published: Jun 11, 2013 | Updated: Jun 12, 2013 By Charles Bankhead , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Note that this large Swedish registry study demonstrated that maternal obesity increased the risk of extremely preterm delivery. Be aware that obesity was not associated with more moderately preterm deliveries. The risk of preterm delivery increased […]
Pauline Anderson June 26, 2013 BOSTON, Massachusetts —A new study showed that compared with normal-weight participants, obese people have an 81% greater risk for episodic migraine (EM), a condition characterized by up to 14 migraine episodes a month. The risk was highest among obese women or younger people who are obese and under 50 years of age. […]
Forbs.com SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 5/27/2013 In an extraordinary editorial and feature article, Nature, one of the world’s pre-eminent scientific journals, has effectively admonished the chair of the Harvard School of Public Health’s nutrition department, Walter Willett, for promoting over-simplification of scientific results in the name of public health and engaging in unseemly behavior towards those who venture conclusions that differ to […]
David R Seaman Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2013, 21:15 doi:10.1186/2045-709X-21-15 Background Back pain is one of the most common complaints that patients report to physicians and two-thirds of the population has an elevated body mass index (BMI), indicating they are either overweight or obese. It was once assumed that extra body weight would stress the […]
David R Seaman Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2013, 21:15 doi:10.1186/2045-709X-21-15 Published: 20 May 2013 Abstract Background Back pain is one of the most common complaints that patients report to physicians and two-thirds of the population has an elevated body mass index (BMI), indicating they are either overweight or obese. It was once assumed that extra body weight would […]
Published: May 14, 2013 | Updated: May 15, 2013 By Cole Petrochko , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Thin women may have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than women who are morbidly obese. Note that the association between body mass index (BMI) and endometriosis was strongest in infertile women, with a significantly lower […]
By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 12:01 AM BST 14 May 2013 Your waist should be no more than half the length of your height, according to experts who claim that having too large a trouser size can dramatically shorten your lifespan. Measuring the ratio of someone’s waist to their height is a better way of […]
Published: May 6, 2013 | Updated: May 6, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Vitamin D deficiency was significantly associated […]
Published: Apr 12, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Older women with low abdominal fat stores were at substantially higher risk for fractures, particularly of the vertebrae. Note that fracture risk among both women and men was significantly greater with older age, previous fracture, history of falls, and lower bone […]
Marc Bardou, Alan N Barkun, Myriam MartelDisclosures Gut. 2013;62(6):933-947. Abstract Excess body weight, as defined by the body mass index (BMI), has been associated with several diseases and includes subjects who are overweight (BMI≥25–29.9 kg/m2) or obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2). Overweight and obesity constitute the fifth leading risk for overall mortality, accounting for at least 2.8 […]
By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: August 24, 2012 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner Journal Reference Story Source Action Points Children and teens who are overweight or obese, especially girls, are at risk for gallstones. […]
Full Story: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417080350.htm Apr. 17, 2012 — Can lack of sleep make you fat? A new paper which reviews the evidence from sleep restriction studies reveals that inadequate sleep is linked to obesity. The research, published in a special issue of the The American Journal of Human Biology, explores how lack of sleep can impact appetite regulation, impair […]