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.
Not exact matches
Obesity research at Brown University
found similar trends.
These
findings — published in the June 2014 editions of Molecular Nutrition and Food
Research — suggest this ingredient's use as a plausible tool in the comprehensive management of metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is defined as a cluster of heart attack and cardiovascular disease risk factors, including diabetes / prediabetes, abdominal
obesity, dyslipidemia and hypertension.
In fact,
research from the McKinsey Global Institute
found that a 10 per cent tax on high - sugar products would be one of the least effective measures in combatting
obesity, ranking 14th out of 17 intervention methods1.
Research from the McKinsey Global Institute
found that a 10 per cent tax on high - sugar products would be one of the least effective measures in combatting
obesity, ranking 14th of 17 intervention methods, with portion control having the highest estimated impact with the most cost effective measures.
After all, the company was
founded in response to academic
research proving that even small cash rewards triple the effectiveness of weight - loss programs; that people are more effective at losing weight when their own money is at risk; and that social dynamics play a large role in the spread of
obesity, and will likely play a large role in reversing
obesity.
Now a concerned parent can
find in one source all of the prevailing scientific
research arguing against the use of food as a reward, a chart showing every leading medical organization which has condemned the practice, generally useful statistics on childhood
obesity and even some colorful quotes from experts.
Find helpful programs and the latest facts, statistics,
research, and reports on the topics of physical activity, nutrition, and
obesity in the United States.
Also, Recent
research published in April 2012 in the the official online journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics has
found that a pregnant mother's metabolic conditions, such as
obesity and diabetes, make autism more common.
A review of 7,000 studies by the World Cancer
Research Fund
found a third of cancers are attributable to diet and
found at least six cancers for which
obesity was a major risk factor.
Research published yesterday by the Medical
Research Council, Human Nutrition
Research Centre and the Department of Health
found parents fail to respond to the warning signs of childhood
obesity.
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.
This
finding offers new angles for further
research into conditions such as osteoporosis, diabetes and
obesity.
«Our
findings are likely to be controversial because they suggest that meat contributes to
obesity prevalence worldwide at the same extent as sugar,» says Professor Maciej Henneberg, head of the Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy
Research Unit.
The study's
finding that
obesity - induced inflammation impacts the presence of taste buds «provides a possible link between
obesity and taste,» says Kathryn Medler, a taste physiologist at the University at Buffalo in New York, who was not involved with the
research.
To
find out more, Mihai Covasa and his colleagues at the French National Institute for Agricultural
Research (INRA) in Paris swapped gut bacteria between
obesity - prone and
obesity - resistant rats.
The revolution in
obesity research began less than five years ago with the landmark discovery of a gene for leptin, the weight - regulating hormone
found in both mice and people.
Employers and employees should consider new approaches to improve employee health during business trips that go beyond the typical travel health practice of providing immunizations and medical evacuation services, according to Rundle, whose earlier
research found that extensive business travel was associated with higher body mass index,
obesity, and higher blood pressure.
Speaking about the
research, Professor Mireia Jofre - Bonet from the Department of Economics at City, University of London and lead author of the study, said: «Our study confirms the close relationship between health and the economic environment as we
found that the 2008 Great Recession led to a decrease in risky behaviour, such as smoking and drinking, but also an increase in the likelihood of
obesity, diabetes and mental health problems.
By analyzing genetic samples for over half a million individuals as part of the GIANT
research project, which aims to identify genes that regulate human body and size, researchers
found more than 100 locations across the genome that play roles in various
obesity traits.
The
findings add to growing
research that has shown an association between heavy Internet use and other health risks like addiction, anxiety, depression,
obesity and social isolation.
An interdisciplinary
research team at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles has found that body mass index (BMI) is an inadequate method for estimating changes in body fat and obesity in children with l
research team at The Saban
Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles has found that body mass index (BMI) is an inadequate method for estimating changes in body fat and obesity in children with l
Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles has
found that body mass index (BMI) is an inadequate method for estimating changes in body fat and
obesity in children with leukemia.
Exposing infants and children to higher amounts of sugar during growth and development can produce problems with cognitive development and learning as well as create lifelong risk for
obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease and heart disease, said Goran, founding director of the Childhood Obesity Research Center at the Keck School of Me
obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease and heart disease, said Goran,
founding director of the Childhood
Obesity Research Center at the Keck School of Me
Obesity Research Center at the Keck School of Medicine.
Previous
research (pdf) has
found support for both these theories, such as a study earlier this year showing that neighborhoods with more food and soft drink outdoor advertising had higher rates of
obesity.
Brazilian scientists from the D'Or Institute of
Research and Education (IDOR) and the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)
found that ADHD kids and their mothers are more likely to have shorter telomeres, a hallmark of cellular aging, which is associated with increased risk for chronic diseases and conditions like diabetes,
obesity and cancer.
The team expected to
find obesity to be harmful for melanoma patients, based in part on
research that implicates
obesity in activation of a cancer - promoting molecular pathway called IGF - 1 / PI3K / AKT.
The
findings open up new avenues of
research into exactly how the brain controls eating, and suggest that drugs designed to activate or inhibit neurons in the DRN could be effective in treating
obesity and preventing its related disorders, such as diabetes and hypertension.
Our
findings suggest, however, that when breastfeeding mothers do not eat a moderate and healthy diet, there can also be increased risks of various health problems in the offspring, including
obesity, diabetes, advanced puberty and reduced fertility,» said lead researcher Mengjie Wang, M.D., M.S., a graduate
research assistant at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in Toledo, Ohio.
«However, we
found that children with
obesity who were rated as more impulsive prior to starting FBT had greater weight - loss success in the program compared to children with
obesity who were rated as less impulsive,» added co-author Kelley Scholz, MSW,
research supervisor at Seattle Children's Research In
research supervisor at Seattle Children's
Research In
Research Institute.
The
findings represent the first published animal
research on an «
obesity vaccine.»
In the context of the growing rates of
obesity in western countries, the
findings of the
research could inform potential methods to prevent weight gain.»
It's no surprise that daytime sleepiness makes people more accident prone and impatient, but recent
research suggests far more alarming consequences: one recent study
found non-restorative sleep can take a toll on the nervous and endocrine system and raise risk for stroke, diabetes,
obesity and heart disease.
Despite our national waistline being touted as a major public health concern — new
research, led by Western Sydney University, has
found that public hospitals are not adequately resourced to treat the one million adults who currently live with Read more about Study: Australian public hospitals can not meet the rising demand for
obesity care - Scimex
Apr. 14, 2016 — An international
research team that included scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center has
found a novel way to counteract
obesity in mice — by stimulating the growth of blood vessels in fat tissue.
A Japanese study
found that an aromatic compound in red raspberries was able to prevent and improve
obesity in animal subjects; additional
research on the effect is needed, but we know enough to conclude that a handful of fresh raspberries sounds like an excellent summer snack.
These
findings are counterintuitive, say the authors, but they're similar to those of previous
research: A 2015 study
found that people with normal BMIs but central
obesity had the worst long - term survival rates, even when compared with overweight and obese people who also had central
obesity.
«In terms of
obesity, we
found no support for the notion that low - fat dairy is healthier,» says Dr. Mario Kratz, first author of the review and a nutrition scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center in Seattle.
Then, in 2013, a review of
research in the journal Endocrine Disruptors
found that it may be associated with
obesity, cardiovascular disease and other conditions in adults.
Studies have
found less of a direct association between
obesity and other cancers, including gallbladder, cervical, ovarian, and prostate cancer, as well as Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma — but
research does suggest it may play a role in these diseases, too.
«Human intestinal bacteria have been linked to the increasing prevalence of overweight and
obesity, and scientists have started to investigate whether the intestinal bacteria can play a role in the treatment of being overweight,» explained the study's author, professor Arne Astrup, head of the Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (he shared many of the
findings of his remarkable weight - loss
research with mbg back in April).
Its worth the extra effort: More and more
research is
finding that whole grains reduce your risk of many chronic ailments, from
obesity and diabetes to cardiovascular disease.
The
findings show that «from a metabolic perspective, all calories are not alike,» said Ludwig, who
researches obesity prevention at Children's Hospital Boston.
Why the discrepancy in
research findings about alcohol's influence on
obesity, abdominal fat, and insulin sensitivity?
Australian
research has
found EFT for
obesity and food cravings and weight management to be extremely successful and durable over time.
The
research institute's study «Sugar: Consumption at a Crossroads»
found that close to 90 percent of general practitioners surveyed in the U.S., Europe and Asia believe excess sugar consumption is linked to the sharp growth in diabetes and
obesity.
A study by the
Obesity Research Institute AT Colombia University College
found that when comparing a low calorie diet to a meal replacement shake, the shake was able to:
The group questioned the motive of the new
research pointing to the deceptive
research, and it also defended its clandestine efforts by reaffirming
findings over the last several decades that concluded sugar does not contribute to heart disease — a point that's only half - true, considering sugar contributes greatly to
obesity, which can put one at a higher risk of developing heart disease.
A study in 2013
found that being leptin resistant predicts
obesity, 4 Jung, CH., Kim, MS., «Molecular mechanisms of central leptin resistance in
obesity,» Archives of Pharmacal
Research 36 (2)(2013): 201 - 7.
But a recent
research published in International Journal of
Obesity also
found it's positive effect on fat burning and metabolism.
Research has
found that being over weight is responsible for 216,000 premature deaths each year and the over consumption of processed foods are a major contributor to the
obesity epidemic in the US.