Sentences with phrase «obesity experts at»

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.

Lead researcher W. Philip T. James, MD, an obesity expert at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in the U.K., says that the study underscores that Meridia should not be prescribed to people with existing heart problems.

Dr Philippa Yam, a leading animal obesity expert at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, says how important our Pet Fit Club is:

Dr Philippa Yam, leading animal obesity expert at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, said: «PDSA's findings are very worrying and demonstrate that diet remains one of the most misunderstood welfare needs for pets.

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If you have a serious health issue such as obesity, heart disease or diabetes, and your doctor recommends swimming as a vital form of daily exercise, you may be able to deduct the cost of a new pool in the backyard as a medical expense, according to Lisa Greene - Lewis, a CPA and tax expert at TurboTax.

The consumption of dairy foods is an important part of a healthy diet and can play a role in «breaking the obesity cycle», health and nutrition experts have said at an event hosted by The Dairy Council in London.

In front of a packed audience in the State Dining Room at the White House on Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama rolled out her national initiative to combat childhood obesity with a show of force that included medical, business and government leaders, grassroots activists, celebrity public service announcements, cartoon characters as nutrition experts, as well as those most directly affected — the kids themselves.

Our expert doctors in the Obesity and Insulin Resistance Program at Floating Hospital work with you and your child to develop a plan to reduce the risk of childhood type 2 diabetes.

Schools that serve children of color, who are at much higher risk of childhood obesity than white children, have been conspicuously missing from the debate and experts say the opposition could negatively impact the NSLP in the long run.

The blog Civil Eats recently turned to food expert Marion Nestle to get at the root of this issue, asking her: «How Did Junk Food and Obesity Become a Red State / Blue State Debate?»

And researchers need to be sure that any added microbes don't cause unwanted effects, such as inflammatory disease or obesity, adds Eric Pamer, an infectious disease expert at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

«These new data are an important first step in determining the amount of weight gain (or loss) that is appropriate for women who enter pregnancy with obesity — data which are sorely needed by obstetric providers to better serve their patients,» says Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, an expert in this area who is a member of The Obesity Society and Assistant Professor at Temple Univobesity — data which are sorely needed by obstetric providers to better serve their patients,» says Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, an expert in this area who is a member of The Obesity Society and Assistant Professor at Temple UnivObesity Society and Assistant Professor at Temple University.

«There needs to be a way for a family to not have to choose between hunger and obesity,» says Lauren Dinour, a nutrition expert at the City University of New York.

«Visceral obesity,» declares Philipp Scherer, a professor of cell biology and medicine at Albert Einstein and an expert on fat, «does seem to be truly evil.»

Richard Kent, an expert in impact biomechanics at the University of Virginia, thinks the new research has established a legitimate connection between obesity and severe injury or death.

The Weight Management Center at Wake Forest Baptist provides access to diverse patient populations and interdisciplinary medical experts for research in obesity and its comorbidities.

In the most recent study, presented last week at an annual conference of obesity experts, researchers gave 387 obese volunteers the balloon treatment or sugar - filled capsules, which were complete with catheters and designed to look like the real thing.

«Any cue that's repeatedly associated with high - fat and / or sugary foods can trigger a craving,» explains Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, a psychologist and food addiction expert at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University.

He taught me a lot about evolutionary medicine and nutrition in general, opened many doors and introduced me (directly and indirectly) to various players in this field, such as Dr. Boyd Eaton (one of the fathers of evolutionary nutrition), Maelán Fontes from Spain (a current research colleague and close friend), Alejandro Lucia (a Professor and a top researcher in exercise physiology from Spain, with whom I am collaborating), Ben Balzer from Australia (a physician and one of the best minds in evolutionary medicine), Robb Wolf from the US (a biochemist and the best «biohackers I know»), Óscar Picazo and Fernando Mata from Spain (close friends who are working with me at NutriScience), David Furman from Argentina (a top immunologist and expert in chronic inflammation working at Stanford University, with whom I am collaborating), Stephan Guyenet from the US (one of my main references in the obesity field), Lynda Frassetto and Anthony Sebastian (both nephrologists at the University of California San Francisco and experts in acid - base balance), Michael Crawford from the UK (a world renowned expert in DHA and Director of the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, at the Imperial College London), Marcelo Rogero (a great researcher and Professor of Nutrigenomics at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), Sérgio Veloso (a cell biologist from Portugal currently working with me, who has one of the best health blogs I know), Filomena Trindade (a Portuguese physician based in the US who is an expert in functional medicine), Remko Kuipers and Martine Luxwolda (both physicians from the Netherlands, who conducted field research on traditional populations in Tanzania), Gabriel de Carvalho (a pharmacist and renowned nutritionist from Brazil), Alex Vasquez (a physician from the US, who is an expert in functional medicine and Rheumatology), Bodo Melnik (a Professor of Dermatology and expert in Molecular Biology from Germany, with whom I have published papers on milk and mTOR signaling), Johan Frostegård from Sweden (a rheumatologist and Professor at Karolinska Institutet, who has been a pioneer on establishing the role of the immune system in cardiovascular disease), Frits Muskiet (a biochemist and Professor of Pathophysiology from the Netherlands, who, thanks to his incredible encyclopedic knowledge and open - mind, continuously teaches me more than I could imagine and who I consider a mentor), and the Swedish researchers Staffan Lindeberg, Tommy Jönsson and Yvonne Granfeldt, who became close friends and mentors.

Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco, is one of the leading experts on childhood obesity, and has been a pioneer in decoding sugar metabolism.

Experts say: «There's no doubt that plant - based diets have been linked with a lower risk of obesity and other chronic diseases, but because the raw - foods diet is so restrictive, its followers are at risk for deficiencies of vitamin B12 and omega - 3 fatty acids if they don't take supplements,» says Andrea N. Giancoli, M.P.H., R.D., a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association in Los Angeles.

Nevertheless, ketogenic eating holds promise, says Dr. David Ludwig one of the country's foremost obesity experts and a nutrition professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

According to Dr. Steven Blair, an obesity expert from the University of South Carolina, «Normal weight persons who are sedentary and unfit are at a much higher risk for mortality than obese persons who are active and fit.»

An increasing number of experts are now beginning to look at the suspicious link between the relatively sudden and massive rise in obesity in the western world, and the vilifying of fat and idolising of carbohydrates that led to the largely carb based diet we (and our dogs) have been consuming since the 70s.

This week, the nation's top public health experts gathered at a much - trumpeted obesity conference hosted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called Weight of the Nation.