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Prader-Willi Syndrome - Challenge To Stop Over-Eating In Children
A Challenge to find new research methods for hyperphagia, or unregulated appetite, a condition prevalent in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) - a genetic disorder of chromosome 15, has been announced by InnoCentive. Inc., and the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research. Around 6,500 children are born with the genetic disorder each year...
Childhood Obesity Should Be Tackled Through Family Focus
Parents should be involved in treatment programs for their obese children, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. "In many cases, the adults in a family may be the most effective change agents to help obese children attain and maintain a healthier weight," said Myles S. Faith, Ph.D...
Injury Prevention Measures Needed When Considering Increased Physical Activity For Kids
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents a need for increased injury prevention efforts in many of the most popular activities for kids (walking, bicycling, swimming, sports and playground use) in the United States. Injury is the leading cause of death for young people in the U.S...
Cellular Degradation May Determine The Health Benefits Of Exercise
The health benefits of exercise on blood sugar metabolism may come from the body's ability to devour itself, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in the journal Nature. Autophagy is a process by which a cell responds to starvation and other stresses by degrading damaged or unneeded parts of itself to produce energy. It is sometimes called the cell's housekeeping pathway...
Environmental Chemical Exposure May Contribute To Childhood Obesity
Researchers from the Children's Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between exposure to the chemical group known as phthalates and obesity in young children - including increased body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. Phthalates are man-made, endocrine-disrupting chemicals that can mimic the body's natural hormones...
Child Obesity Linked To Chemical Phthalates
According to a study published online in the journal Environmental Research, a connection has been found between obesity in young children - including waist circumference and increased body mass index (BMI) - and exposure to the chemical group known as phthalates, by investigators from the Children's Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center...
Ban On Fast-Food Ads Reduced Consumption Of Junk Food In Quebec
With mounting concerns over childhood obesity and its associated health risks in the U.S., would a ban on junk-food advertising aimed at children be more effective than the current voluntary, industry-led ban? According to published research from a University of Illinois economist, advertising bans do work, but an outright ban covering the entire U.S...
Researchers Believe That Physical Exercise Has Been Downgraded For Norwegian Children
Youngsters in Norway today are not as fit as earlier generations, and even the best perform less well. Researchers now warn that a wave of inactivity could have a major long-term health impact. The conclusions about the physical condition of young people build on a survey of Norwegian schoolchildren's performance in the 3 000-metre race from 1969 to 2009...
Warning: "Avoid Looking At Pictures Of Appetising Food As It Will Make You Hungry!
Max Planck researchers have proven something scientifically for the first time that laypeople have always known: the mere sight of delicious food stimulates the appetite. A study on healthy young men has documented that the amount of the neurosecretory protein hormone ghrelin in the blood increases as a result of visual stimulation through images of food...
Contrasting Colors Help Reduce Serving Sizes And Improve Weight Loss
Choosing the right size and color of your bowls and plates could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. "The bigger your dinnerware, the bigger your portion...
Appetite Sensation In The Brain Affected By Lack Of Sleep
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that a specific brain region that contributes to a person's appetite sensation is more activated in response to food images after one night of sleep loss than after one night of normal sleep. Poor sleep habits can therefore affect people's risk of becoming overweight in the long run...
Stress And Weight Gain - A Vicious Circle
Stress can make you fat - and being obese can create stress. A new hypothesis seeks to explain how. Diet and lack of exercise are not sufficient to explain the worldwide rise in obesity. Stress is one of many other factors which could contribute, according to human biologist Brynjar Foss from the University of Stavanger...
Junk Food Linked To Weight Gain In Schools? Apparently Not
Despite a tripling of obesity rates in US schools over the last forty years, and an increase in junk foods, candy and sugary drinks availability in schools, a new study claims to demonstrate that the two are not linked - put simply, the study researchers say that junk food at school does not appear to be associated with higher obesity and overweight rates...
If Doughnuts Could Talk They'd Tell You To Take The Elevator Instead Of The Stairs
Humanizing a brand can influence consumer behavior in a healthy or unhealthy direction - depending on how they envision the brand, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. "This research suggests that people's behavior will be influenced by the brands they have been asked to think about," write authors Pankaj Aggarwal (University of Toronto) and Ann L...
Obesity In Children - Virtually Unchanged In U.S.
Two investigations being published by JAMA reveal that the prevalence of obesity in the United States has not changed considerably. Approximately 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 6 children and adolescents are obese according to data from 2009-2010. The data also revealed that the prevalence of obesity in certain demographics has increased. In order to determine obesity rates in the U.S., Katherine M...
Childhood Obesity Rates In The USA Have Changed Little
Two investigations being published by JAMA reveal that the prevalence of obesity in the United States has not changed considerably. Approximately 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 6 children and adolescents are obese, according to data from 2009-2010. The data also revealed that the prevalence of obesity in certain demographics has increased. In order to determine obesity rates in the U.S., Drs...
Junk Food In Schools Is Not Responsible For Weight Gain Among Children
While the percentage of obese children in the United States tripled between the early 1970s and the late 2000s, a new study suggests that - at least for middle school students - weight gain has nothing to do with the candy, soda, chips, and other junk food they can purchase at school...
Discovery Of A New Muscle Hormone Might Allow Benefits Of Exercising To Be Induced
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute say they have isolated a previously unknown hormone they found in muscle cells. They sat that the protein serves as a chemical messenger triggering many of the key health benefits of exercising...
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Better Than Gastric Banding For Rapid And Safe Weight Loss
A study published Online First by Archives of Surgery compared the effectiveness of two common forms of treatment for excessive weight gain: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) and gastric banding (GB). The researchers found that for more sustainable and rapid weight loss, RYGBP is the better form of treatment. Sebastien Romy, M.D...
Well-Informed People Eat Better
A study by Italian researchers shows that the more people are informed by newspapers, television and the Internet, the more they stick to the Mediterranean diet, the healthiest eating pattern in the world It is time to leave behind the belief that mass media are always a source of bad habits...
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