Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Society of Family Planning Briefing Explores New and Existing Research on Contraceptive Use and
Obesity Studies from Society of Family Planning Fellows Provide a Growing Understanding of Safety and Effectiveness of Contraceptive Use among Obese Women and Whether Use of Some Methods Are Likely to Cause Weight Gain among Some Women
Not exact matches
That's advice
from obesity experts at Weill - Cornell Medical College, whose most recent
study — albeit a small, still preliminary one — was featured on NPR this week.
A
study in the Pediatric
Obesity journal found that kids who bask in the nighttime glow of a TV or computer don't get enough rest and suffer
from poor lifestyle habits.
And most research on diet and health or PTSD comes
from correlational
studies, as no ethics committee will let you induce
obesity or traumetize someone for an experiment.
The
study found that in the last 18 years,
obesity has
from 19 to 30 percent and of those who said they were obese or overweight, 49 percent said they were actively trying to lose weight in 2014, compared with 55 percent in 1994.
According to the
study, a large part of the problem is that because
obesity is on the rise, the «socially acceptable body weight is increasing,» which keeps people
from feeling like they need to lose any weight for health purposes because they're about on par with the people around them.
The lower levels of baseline sugar sweetened drink consumption in the UK compared with the US may in part explain why the effect on
obesity that we estimate in the UK is much less than that estimated in the US.12 The differences with respect to other modelling
studies may also be partly explained by their use of higher own price elasticity values for sugar sweetened drinks than we have calculated and used here.18 22 52 We can not make direct comparisons between the results of our
study and the results of recent
studies of the effect of reducing sugar sweetened drink consumption on body weight in children, 5 7 as the relation between energy balance and change in body mass index in children who are growing is different
from that in adults.
We chose to model the effects on body weight because good evidence (
from both trials and epidemiological
studies) links regular consumption of sugar sweetened drinks to weight gain.8 10 12 Moreover, data
from longitudinal
studies support the idea that changes in the price of sugar sweetened drinks are linked to changes in body weight.20 Other groups have used this form of modelling to estimate the effects of a sugar sweetened drink tax on
obesity.18 21 22
It is not completely determined what causes acid reflux, however
studies have confirmed that most acid reflux patients had a hiatal hernia or are pregnant, suffer
from obesity or are smoking.
In Australia only 1.8 % of the daily intake of kilojoules for adults comes
from soft drinks.1 In fact, recent independent
studies by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have shown the amount of sugar consumed through soft drinks has dropped while
obesity continues to rise.
Several
studies have shown that the antioxidants and other phytochemicals found in fruits and vegetables have a protective effect
from cardiovascular disease, cancer and
obesity.
«The Global Burden of Disease
Study 2010, from where the quoted study has obtained their data, suggests that in Australia the biggest causes of mortality or poor health include factors such as obesity, smoking, poor diet and low physical acti
Study 2010,
from where the quoted
study has obtained their data, suggests that in Australia the biggest causes of mortality or poor health include factors such as obesity, smoking, poor diet and low physical acti
study has obtained their data, suggests that in Australia the biggest causes of mortality or poor health include factors such as
obesity, smoking, poor diet and low physical activity.
The
study's focus on added sugars detracts
from the issue of overweight and
obesity from the real dietary issue — lowering energy (kilojoule) intake
from any energy source — fat, protein, starch or sugars» said the Council's CEO, Mr Geoff Parker.
Dedicated to addressing the policy framework and industry responsibility towards tackling
obesity, this seminar programme combines speakers
from policy and industry to review progress, discuss new initiatives, share reformulation case
studies and explore new approaches to changing dietary behaviour.
the measure of BMI did not distinguish
obesity from weight
from muscle mass, so that it was possible that the associations seen were due to increased muscle resulting
from the behaviors being
studied.
«It's just a reality check that in itself, promoting breastfeeding, while a good thing and will have other health benefits, is unlikely to have any effects on stemming the
obesity epidemic,» said the
study's lead author, Richard Martin,
from the University of Bristol, UK.
Some highlights
from the
study, which was led by the Rudd Center for Food Policy &
Obesity at the University of Connecticut:
That bizarre scenario was all I could think of when I received an email yesterday
from the School Nutrition Association (SNA), relaying SNA president Julia Bauscher's refutation of a new, peer - reviewed
study in Childhood
Obesity finding that kids actually like the healthier school food mandated by the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA).
«The
study, led by experts
from the World Health Organisation and Unicef, said that child
obesity, diabetes and infections could all be significantly reduced if more mothers could be persuaded to breastfeed.»
A new
study from the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy &
Obesity has just been released, and the
study title says it all: «New School Meal Regulations Increase Fruit Consumption and Do Not Increase Total Plate Waste.»
There are many scientific
studies that illustrate it causes and exacerbates all sorts of serious medical problems:
from cancer to seizures to diabetes, to
obesity, etc..
I'm catching up on news items
from last week and wanted to share an important new
study from The Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy &
Obesity regarding how parents view food industry marketing practices targeted toward their children, a
study... [Continue reading]
Child maltreatment harms people and society, contributing to costly long — term health problems ranging
from heart disease and
obesity to depression and anxiety, making this type of prevention
study critical.»
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
study published in the November 2007 issue of
Obesity Research found that per capita total daily intake of liquid calories in the United States increased 94 percent
from 1965 to 2002.
A recent
study from the International Journal of
Obesity looked at 422 children between the ages of 5 and 10.
From ear infections to asthma, from obesity to SIDS, in 2007, a study published in Pediatrics (the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics) estimated that if 90 % of families breastfeed for 6 months, the United States would save $ 13 billion and prevent 911 deaths per year (Bartick 20
From ear infections to asthma,
from obesity to SIDS, in 2007, a study published in Pediatrics (the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics) estimated that if 90 % of families breastfeed for 6 months, the United States would save $ 13 billion and prevent 911 deaths per year (Bartick 20
from obesity to SIDS, in 2007, a
study published in Pediatrics (the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics) estimated that if 90 % of families breastfeed for 6 months, the United States would save $ 13 billion and prevent 911 deaths per year (Bartick 2010).
The 2005
study by Harder and colleagues (also mentioned in the comments section) looked at risk of
obesity but didn't find a reduced risk associated with breastfeeding beyond 9 months: «
From 1 month of breastfeeding onward, the risk of subsequent overweight continuously decreased up to a reduction of more than 30 percent, reaching a plateau at 9 months of breastfeeding.»
Studies have now shown that waiting to begin solids until 6 months protects baby
from several complications including iron deficiency, future
obesity, food allergies, and illness.
In a new
study, the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy &
Obesity has found that, despite promises
from candy makers to curb their youth advertising, children's exposure to candy ads has actually seen a 74 percent increase.
My take - away message
from this
study is that any mother who supplements her newborn (whether with expressed milk, donor milk, or formula) should learn the appropriate amount to feed so she can prevent the kind of rampant oversupplementation that undermines breastfeeding and increases later risk of
obesity.
Likewise, a plump baby does not mean that your child is destined to suffer
from childhood
obesity.While some
studies do indicate that childhood
obesity can be predicted at birth, nothing is set in stone.
Professor Keith Godfrey,
from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit and the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, and a member of the
study team, said: «The new findings provide the first direct evidence linking faltering of a baby's growth in the womb with epigenetic modifications that themselves may increase the risk of childhood
obesity.
Results
from this
study, and others related to
obesity and pregnancy, will be presented today during an oral presentation by author Kellie Tamashiro, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University at 3:30 pm ET at The Obesity Society Annual Meeting at ObesityWeekSM 2014 in Boston,
obesity and pregnancy, will be presented today during an oral presentation by author Kellie Tamashiro, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University at 3:30 pm ET at The
Obesity Society Annual Meeting at ObesityWeekSM 2014 in Boston,
Obesity Society Annual Meeting at ObesityWeekSM 2014 in Boston, Mass..
A
study in this issue of JCI Insight demonstrates that mice lacking the proinflammatory signaling molecule TAK1 are protected
from obesity and insulin resistance induced by a high fat diet.
He added that, «the takeaway message
from these experiments is that news coverage of medical
studies influence people's attitudes toward
obesity.
The
study, «Reducing Childhood
Obesity Through U.S. Federal Policy: A Microsimulation Analysis,» was conducted by Brownson and partners
from seven other institutions, and appears in the online Aug. 27 edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
In a new
study published in the Journal of Health Psychology, researchers
from the University of Surrey have found dieters who eat «on the go» may increase their food intake later in the day which could lead to weight gain and
obesity.
As America's
obesity epidemic continues to grow, a new
study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shows that a low - cost, non-profit weight loss program offers the kind of long - term results that often elude dieters.
Worldwide trends in body - mass index, underweight, overweight, and
obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population - based measurement
studies in 128,9 million children, adolescents, and adults.
Dr David Carslake, the
study's lead author and Senior Research Associate
from the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) at the University of Bristol, said: «An alarming increase in
obesity levels across the world which have risen
from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014, according to a recent Lancet
study, create concern about the implications for public health.
Researchers
from Harvard Medical School and elsewhere published a
study in 2016 in the journal
Obesity looking at whether adults living with constant exposure to traffic are more likely to be overweight.
Comparative anatomy and human evolution experts
from the University's School of Medicine have been
studying the correlation between meat consumption and
obesity rates in 170 countries.
A growing number of epidemiologic
studies have suggested an association between sedentary behavior and chronic diseases including
obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and even death that is distinct
from those related to a lack of physical activity.
«We developed this treatment for patients with mild - to - moderate
obesity to reduce the attrition that is common with weight - loss efforts,» said David Prologo, M.D., FSIR, ABOM - D, an interventional radiologist
from Emory University School of Medicine, and lead author of the
study.
The researchers
studied bones
from rats in the three groups at different ages to determine how early in the development of
obesity and diabetes the bone was affected negatively.
«Results
from this
study will help consumers to discriminate between apple varieties that can aid in the fight against
obesity.»
The
study, published online last week in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, is the first to demonstrate that PQQ can protect offspring of obese mothers
from acceleration of
obesity - induced liver disease.
Although
obesity is considered a risk factor for heart disease, the
study results suggest that focusing directly or exclusively on weight loss can be counterproductive by discouraging women
from keeping health appointments, further reducing the chances that they will receive appropriate monitoring and counseling.
Results
from a longitudinal
study show that children who exhibit lower conscientiousness (e.g., irresponsible, careless, not persevering) could experience worse overall health, including greater
obesity, as adults.
«Bariatric surgeries are the most effective long - term treatment of
obesity that we know of today, and findings
from this
study or others showing associations between RYGB and increased risk to develop alcoholism are not to say we should not perform these procedures,» Pepino says.