Scientists have identified the most clear genetic link yet to obesity in the general population. People with two copies of a particular gene variant have a 70 per cent higher risk of being obese than those with no copies.
Nutrition experts at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and Scripps Clinic in Del Mar are seeking obese men and women to participate in a research study for weight loss employing an investigational combination drug therapy and behavioral modification.
With 59% of Canadian adults being overweight and 23% being obese, plus the disturbing increase in childhood obesity, it is clear that obesity is a major individual and public health issue in Canada.
New findings support emerging research that increased intake of calcium and low-fat dairy products may lead to lower abdominal fat tissue?or adiposity?at least in young adult white males, according to research funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperators.
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.
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.
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.
Leptin a chemical produced by fat cells makes colon cancers grow faster, and obese people face a greater risk of developing colon cancer, revealed by researchers.
An obesity toolkit crammed with practical tips and information is being launched to help people fight the flab and improve their health.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced it will commit at least $500 million over the next five years to tackle one of the most urgent public health threats facing our nation: childhood obesity.