Obesity :: Childhood obesity among Quebec Cree raises concerns
Childhood obesity is increasing among the general population in Canada, but the statistics are even more alarming among First Nations, Inuit and M?tis children.
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Behavior :: Sex and prenatal hormone exposure affect cognitive performance
Yerkes researchers are using their findings to better understand sex differences in cognitive performance, which may lead to increased understanding of the difference in neuropsychological disorders men and women experience.
HIV :: Rapid oral HIV test shows great promise
A convenient, easy to use, and rapid alternative to blood-based HIV testing may become the new standard for field testing according to a new MUHC study.
Food :: Canada’s Food Guide for First Nations, Inuit and M?tis
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for M?tis and Non-Status Indians, launched the first ever national food guide for First Nations, Inuit and M?tis – ?Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide – First Nations Inuit and M?tis.?
Food :: Study of US restaurants shows no healthier foods without healthier profits
With obesity, diabetes and other diet-related maladies on the rise in the United States, are healthy choices available when eating out? In an interview study of top executives at major U.S. restaurant chains, researchers found that the message is mixed.
Diet :: Poor diet puts teenagers’ health at risk
A quarter of Australian teenagers eat fast food everyday and more than a third hardly ever eat fruit, a Deakin University study has found.
BMI :: Body weight associated with portion sizes in young adults
College students with higher body mass indexes tend to consider larger food portion sizes as typical and therefore eat significantly larger amounts of high-calorie foods, according to researchers at Colorado State and San Diego State universities.
BMI :: Study finds dietary fat interacts with genes
Research published in the Journal of Molecular Medicine examines how calories from fat, carbohydrate, and protein might interact with genes to affect body mass index (BMI), or body weight-for-height, and risk of obesity among adults in the Framingham Heart Study.
Obesity :: New guidelines to address growing obesity epidemic
The first-ever Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) on the Management and Prevention of Obesity in Adults and Children, published April 10, 2007 in theCanadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), recommend that waist circumference be measured in all Canadian adults, and that a national surveillance system be developed that incorporates this measurement along with height and weight.
Obesity :: Severly overweight grow faster than other obese Americans
The proportion of Americans who are severely obese — about 100 pounds or more overweight — increased by 50 percent from 2000 to 2005, twice as fast as the growth seen in moderate obesity, according to a RAND Corp. study issued today.