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Friday 26th October 2007
Infectobesity: Catching Obesity From A Virus
Diabetes Health Human adenovirus-36 (AD-36) is an unwelcome visitor already because it causes colds, infections like pink-eye, and small intestine inflammation. Now Dr. Magdalena Pasarica of Louisiana State University has found a peculiar reason to dislike it even more: it also provokes adult stem cells to develop into pre-fat cells. Her research builds upon the findings of her colleague, Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, who coined the term "infectobesity" to describe virus-caused weight gain. It's a topic that drew his attention when he noticed that chickens infected with a deadly avian adenovirus became paradoxically fatter before they died.
US schools wage war against obesity
AFP Educators and health officials have stepped up their fight against obesity in US schools by trying to replace greasy fast food with healthy meals, and are seeing small but encouraging results. Nearly 13 million children and adolescents in the United States are overweight, a particularly worrying segment of an overall epidemic in a country where 200 million people, or two-thirds of the population, are overweight or obese. Fast food, television, soft drinks and a sedentary lifestyle are seen as the main culprits of childhood obesity, and schools -- in the absence of action on the part of families -- are beginning to take a stand.
Obesity Risks Increase After Menopause
Science Daily Postmenopausal women are at an age when the incidence and exacerbation of the chronic health conditions associated with obesity become more prevalent. Obesity can lead to an increased risk of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, cancer, osteoarthritis and mental health problems, all of which can be significantly reduced by weight loss. Heart disease in particular, although often considered a “man’s disease,” is the number one killer of women, taking more than forty times the number of lives than breast cancer every year, despite being preventable.
Friday 22nd June 2007
Michael Moore on 'Sicko,' sleep and diet pills
Chicago Tribune When you make a major documentary about the catastrophic state of the American health-care system, you’re bound to reassess your own personal health. I caught up with “Sicko” filmmaker Michael Moore Thursday at the Ritz Carlton, and he shared his thoughts on weight loss, running and diet pills before rushing off to his rally at Millennium Park. Sicko was scheduled to open June 29th but has been leaked on the Internet.
Thursday 21st June 2007
Young Women Prefer Individually Tailored Weight Loss Advice
Medical News Today The word is out - young women want personally tailored nutrition advice and information when it comes to weight loss. Over 80% of young women are trying to lose weight but are confused about the best way to achieve this a study published by Wiley-Blackwell in the June 2007 issue of Nutrition & Dietetics - the official Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia, including the Journal of the New Zealand Dietetic Association - has found. The study is the first in Australia to examine women's views on different approaches to weight loss, their preferences on how the program are delivered (e.g. individual versus group sessions), and likelihood of participation.
Wednesday 20th June 2007
Immunity linked to weight loss
Health 24 A piece of the body's immune system might also help dampen appetite and help people lose weight, research in mice suggests. The findings are preliminary, and so far there are only indications that the component - a protein called interleukin-18 - helps prevent mice from getting fat.