Variations of two common genes are associated with progression to more advanced forms of age-related macular degeneration, and factors such as smoking and being overweight greatly increase this risk, according to a study in the April 25 issue of JAMA.
Obese and overweight children increase their food intake by more than 100% after watching food advertisements on television; a study by the University of Liverpool psychologists has shown.
Primary schoolchildren should not be routinely screened for obesity and overweight in the absence of effective treatment, finds research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Chronic depression or depression that worsens over time may cause diabetes in older adults, according to new Northwestern University research. This is the first national study to suggest that depression alone — and not lifestyle factors like being overweight ?can trigger Type 2 diabetes in adults 65 and older, a population with a high prevalence of diabetes and depression.
Changing one’s diet to lose weight is often difficult. There may be physical and psychological effects from a changed diet that reduce the chances for success.
Despite campaigns to discourage people from junk food and sedentary lifestyles, more Asians are turning to surgery to counter obesity as health authorities’ efforts to get people to exercise and eat healthier are apparently failing.
In the first Australian study of its kind, University of Sydney researchers have found two-thirds of food advertisements during children’s high-rating television programs promote junk food.
A RAND Corporation study issued today says school playgrounds and athletic facilities can be important tools in the fight against childhood obesity, but many are locked and inaccessible to children on weekends ? especially in poor and minority neighborhoods.
Liverpool scientists have uncovered the reason why overweight women have more Caesarean sections — they are at significant risk of their uterus contracting poorly in childbirth.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today launched an observational study to evaluate the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery in adolescents. Bariatric surgery restricts stomach size and can decrease the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs.