Sentences with phrase «obesity risk among»

Moreover, we found evidence to suggest that emotional responsiveness may be independently important for estimating obesity risk among children of mothers who engage in binge eating, beyond the effects of feeding practices.

Our findings suggest that blunted leptin release in relation to increasing levels of adiposity can contribute to the obesity risk among maltreated children.

For the first time, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health studied the effects of gestational weight gain on childhood obesity risk among a multi-ethnic urban population.

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(2) Among 60,000 Japanese adults, the combination of late - night eating plus skipping breakfast was associated with a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

The estimated percentage of US children aged 2 to 5 years and 6 to 11 years classified as overweight increased from 5.0 % and 6.5 % in 1980 to 10.4 % and 19.6 %, respectively, in 2007 -2008.1-3 The increase in childhood obesity was also observed among those aged 6 to 23 months, from 7.2 % in 1980 to 11.6 % in 2000.1 Given the numerous health risks related to childhood obesity,4 - 7 its prevention is becoming a public health priority.8 It has been reported that feeding practices affect growth and body composition in the first year of life, with breastfed infants gaining less rapidly than formula - fed infants.9 - 14 There is also evidence that breastfed infants continue to have a low risk for later childhood obesity.15 - 18

Among the improvements we managed to get from the Commission, was new specific wording requiring all exports from the EU to be understandable (see paragraph 12 below) and 3 extra paragraphs: about the International Code, risks of advertising and links to concerns about obesity.

Involvement in sports, for example, was tied to a lower risk of obesity in boys but not girls and drinking milk was linked to lowered risk among girls but not boys, according to researchers from the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- Some behaviors, such as TV watching and eating school lunches, were linked to obesity among sixth grade boys and girls in a new study, but other risk factors were gender specific.

Results were similar in analyses of sleep patterns; among participants with some genetic risk of obesity, those who woke up frequently or slept more restlessly had higher BMIs than those who slept more efficiently.

Having convenient or reasonable access to supermarkets is often associated with healthier diets and a lower risk for obesity among neighborhood residents.

Although the correlation among healthful diet, physical activity, and CVD incidence is strong, existing evidence indicates that the health benefit of behavioral counseling to promote a healthful diet and physical activity among adults without obesity who do not have these specific CVD risk factors is small.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients are likelier than the average person to develop chronic kidney disease, and more severe inflammation in the first year of rheumatoid arthritis, corticosteroid use, high blood pressure and obesity are among the risk factors, new Mayo Clinic research shows.

Among postmenopausal women with normal body mass index (BMI), those with higher body fat levels had an increased risk for invasive breast cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference Obesity and Cancer: Mechanisms Underlying Etiology and Outcomes, held Jan. 27 - 30.

Based on the emerging evidence for the existence of the very interesting extreme metabolic phenotypes metabolically healthy obesity and metabolically unhealthy normal weight the scientist then studied the prevalence of the 4 at - risk phenotypes among the different BMI categories (normal weight, overweight, and obese) in subjects with NGR and prediabetes.

Two recent retrospective studies, however, have pointed to a possible increased risk for obesity among adults diagnosed with ADHD as children.

«It is possible that the effect of maternal obesity, another known risk factor of childhood asthma onset, may be so strong that it was difficult to determine additional effects of air pollution among children born to obese mothers in this setting.».

Risk factors for heart disease and stroke, such as high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes, start earlier among African Americans.

Among mothers who were not obese before pregnancy, mothers with excessive weight gain had a nearly 400 % increased risk of obesity seven years after giving birth.

Students more likely to participate in free - and reduced - price lunch programs are among the same populations most likely to suffer from obesity and related health risks, said Janet Peckham, an economist in the Office of the Commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and lead author of the study.

A growing number of analyses have found a convincing link among a heavier mother - to - be, increases in her baby's birth weight, and the child's later risk of obesity.

The article, «Does obesity increase the risk of hot flashes among midlife women?

Studies have shown visceral obesity to be a risk factor on its own as well, a strong predictor of, among other things, heart attacks in young men, chronic heart failure in older people, high blood pressure in Japanese Americans, heart attacks in «well functioning» elderly women, and — the clincher, the coup de grease, if you will — of «all - cause mortality» in men.

Breastfeeding appears to be associated with decreased risk of overweight and obesity among school children in Japan, according to a study by Michiyo Yamakawa, M.H.Sc., of the Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Japan, and colleagues.

While increasing body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity, was associated with increased risk for high blood pressure in all four examined ethnic groups, the prevalence of high blood pressure was almost 6 times higher among obese Hispanic adolescents compared to normal weight Hispanics.

Because old age and obesity are major risk factors for knee osteoarthritis, researchers asked whether an intensive program of weight loss combined with exercise could prevent the onset of knee pain among this cohort.

As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.

Having household pet / s could help reduce the risk of allergic diseases and obesity among infants.

«But now, thanks to this study and to ours in other populations, we can say with confidence that obesity is a strong risk factor for bullying among kids.»

Living against the clock - working late - night shifts or eating at inappropriate times, for example - can come with real health risks, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes among them.

Consumption of sugar - sweetened beverages is among the world's strongest risk factors for obesity, some studies showing up to a 60 % increased risk of obesity in children, for each daily serving (6, 7).

For example, obesity is a known risk factor for surgical delivery.21 Given that failure to progress and CPD are among the top indications for cesarean deliveries in young women under the age of twenty - five, 11 it is discouraging to note that c - section rates for both of these two indications also increase markedly with level of obesity.22

And all of these benefits combine to help lower a person's risk of cardiovascular disease (among many other diseases including at least 11 known cancers) by reducing risk factors like obesity, hypertension, and high blood cholesterol.

For the most part, the antioxidants in the drink help reduce your risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and cancer, among other diseases.

In fact, when these variables are taken into account, the paper in JAMA suggests as much, stating that «these associations were confined to participants with at least 1 unhealthy lifestyle factor based on smoking, heavy alcohol intake, overweight or obesity, and physical inactivity, but not evident among those without any of these risk factors.»

One study showed a drastic 60 % increase in the risk of obesity among children, for each daily serving of a sugar - sweetened beverage (33).

Disrupted sleep is now recognized [25] as a risk factor for many diseases among which is obesity.

This study suggests that even among people who have a so - called «normal» TSH level, a low Free T4 level has a metabolic impact that increases the risk of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance — conditions that then increase the risk of obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.

Living against the clock — working late - night shifts or eating at inappropriate times, for example — can come with real health risks, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes among them.

Overweight and obesity are associated with a significantly increased risk of premature death, particularly among men, with the effect seen across Europe, North America, East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, confirms an individual - participant data meta - analysis.

Among its benefits, sufficient dietary fiber can significantly lower your risk for developing coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and certain gastrointestinal diseases.

You will need to fill out an extensive medical history as part of your application, undergo a physical exam, provide explanations of any risk factors or conditions you currently have, ranging from obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, to more serious issues such as kidney disease, COPD, heart disease, among others.

We've previously discusses the risks of diabetes, overweight dogs and how obesity is very prominent epidemic among dogs today.

Obesity is on the rise among dogs, and its negative consequences are frightening — an increased risk of developing diabetes, an increased risk for cancer, and a high probability for joint injury and subsequent osteoarthritis (OA).

Older people are at much higher risk of dying during extreme heat events.136, 50,241,233 Pre-existing health conditions also make older adults susceptible to cardiac and respiratory impacts of air pollution25 and to more severe consequences from infectious diseases; 257 limited mobility among older adults can also increase flood - related health risks.258 Limited resources and an already high burden of chronic health conditions, including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, will place the poor at higher risk of health impacts from climate change than higher income groups.25, 50 Potential increases in food cost and limited availability of some foods will exacerbate current dietary inequalities and have significant health ramifications for the poorer segments of our population (Ch.

A just published study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center finds that obesity, alcohol use and smoking all significantly increase the risk of second breast cancer among breast cancer survivors.

Prevalence of Obesity and Knowledge of Health Risk Associated with Obesity among Female Adolescents in Jordan

Conclusions Chronic maternal IPV is associated with increased risk of obesity among preschool - aged children.

Moreover, interventions aimed at improving neighborhood safety may have a benefit on reducing childhood obesity risk, even among those exposed to family violence.

Of note, there was also some suggestion that maternal perception of poor neighborhood safety may augment risk of obesity in early childhood among those exposed to maternal IPV.

Stratified analyses indicated increased risk for obesity among girls with a maternal history of chronic IPV (adjusted odds ratio = 2.21; 95 % confidence interval, 1.30 - 3.75) compared with boys (adjusted odds ratio = 1.66; 95 % confidence interval, 0.94 - 2.93) and a larger effect of any maternal IPV on obesity among children living in less safe neighborhoods (adjusted odds ratio = 1.56; 95 % confidence interval, 1.03 - 2.36).