Sentences with phrase «of obesity study»

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In 2008, researchers in Quebec reviewed a stack of studies to find what they called «unsuspected determinants of obesity.»

Novo is advancing its clinical study of its next big hope in treating obesity: semaglutide, a new drug in the so - called GLP - 1 category which imitates an intestinal hormone that stimulates the production of insulin.

Some small studies have suggested that synbiotics could provide benefits to a range of other conditions influenced by the gut microbiome as well, including obesity, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, but larger - scale clinical trials focusing on each of those conditions are needed.

An earlier Italian study (ahem) clears eating pasta of any link to obesity.

And plenty of studies indicate that skipping breakfast correlates with obesity.

As Gallup notes, previous research has tied well - being scores to health outcomes including life expectancy and a lower risk of obesity, while some studies suggest that taking time off positively impacts the brain and heart.

In recent years, Levine and others have used clinical studies to prove that even in healthy people, a chair - based lifestyle sets up the physiological conditions for the onset of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity — and ultimately, shorter lifespans.

It sounds outlandish, but Seppälä insists that, according to one study at least «lack of social connection is a greater detriment to health than obesity, smoking and high blood pressure.»

Now, however, obesity in the U.S. is poised to overtake cigarettes in deadliness, with one major recent study concluding that, on average, obesity robs people of a decade of life.

* Starts next phase of key obesity study next year (Adds comment by CEO, Victoza's market share, R&D spending in obesity)

In the study, mice were given food until they became obese, and were then fed the drug, which increases the cellular metabolism of obesity - linked white fat cells.

While people who are breastfed are less likely to grow up to be obese, as the World Health Organization has noted, studies so far have found no evidence the act of breastfeeding offers protection against obesity.

In fact, countless studies have found that increased fruit consumption is tied to lower body weight and a lower risk of obesity - associated diseases.

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.

I bet the Baptist group was indeed very big... A 2006 Purdue study found that the fundamental Christians are by far the heaviest of all religious groups led by the Baptists with a 30 % obesity rate compared with Jews at 1 %, Buddhists and Hindus at 0.7 %.

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.

Studies confirm the consumption of nuts helps reduce weight gain and obesity.

Although sales taxes on soft drinks in Ireland and France have both been associated with a reduction in consumption, the health effects have not been studied.15 16 No significant effect on obesity of US state sales taxes has been found, although the level of taxation there has probably been too low to affect health.13 17 The modelled estimates of the health effect of a 20 % sugar sweetened drink tax in the United States vary, but such a tax has been predicted to reduce obesity by up to three percentage points.13 18 The effect of a sugar sweetened drink tax in the UK has not, until now, been formally estimated.

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

Studies show that excess fructose intake is associated with all sorts of health problems, including obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome (1).

Study after study has shown that a mostly plant - based diet rich in nutrients reduces the risk of cancer, strokes, heart disease, auto - immune diseases, arthritis, diabetes and obesity just to name aStudy after study has shown that a mostly plant - based diet rich in nutrients reduces the risk of cancer, strokes, heart disease, auto - immune diseases, arthritis, diabetes and obesity just to name astudy has shown that a mostly plant - based diet rich in nutrients reduces the risk of cancer, strokes, heart disease, auto - immune diseases, arthritis, diabetes and obesity just to name a few.

In fact, one of the primary studied benefits in this regard is the effect that cacao has on improving insulin resistance and downregulating inflammation caused by obesity (6).

Most people still cling to the old misguided «science» of saturated fats causing obesity and heat disease created by one flawed study and carried by the medical establishment and the media, enough to create a huge no or low fat industry that actually has contributed more to obesity and heart disease than any other dietary choice before.

ST. LOUIS, Nov 14, 2011 — A study published online in Hormone and Metabolic Research showed the positive effects of soy protein isolate in obesity - related conditions such as inflammation and fatty liver disease.

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.

The researchers also examined the waist to height ratio of the teenagers in the study to evaluate obesity and found no link between the type of dairy eaten and obesity.

The study's authors summarized their findings like this: «A high intake of dairy fat was associated with a lower risk of central obesity and a low dairy fat intake was associated with a higher risk of central obesity.»

Specifically, this study looked at something called «central obesity,» meaning the amount of fat deposited around the mid-section which has been shown to have a direct impact on cardiovascular health and lifespan.

The report cited a number of studies which have found saturated fats do not cause heart disease or obesity.

A new study has found children who drink low - fat milk can be at increased risk of obesity when compared to children who drink full - fat milk.

8 February 2013 Media Statement Australian beverage industry responds to French study on consumption of artificially and sugar sweetened beverages and incident type 2 diabetes According to the World Diabetes Federation, ultimately the major risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes is lifestyle factors, including obesity and sedentary behaviour, as well as family history, age -LSB-...]

«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 actiStudy 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 actistudy 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.

Studies on dietary choices leading to obesity have focused overwhelmingly on the sugar and fat content of snacks, fast foods, beverages, and confectionery (67, 68).

Epidemiologic studies have linked diets composed of fats and sweets, potatoes, and refined grains with higher glycemic indexes and a higher risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes (69).

The committee included an international group of academics with expertise in various aspects of food culture and gastronomy such as Joxe Mari Aizega, General Manager of Basque Culinary Center; Jorge Ruiz Carrascal, Professor of the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen; Marta Miguel Castro, a Research Associate at the CIAL Institute of Research in Food Science, who studies how food components could prevent disorders such as diabetes and obesity; Melina Shannon Dipietro, executive director of Rene Redzepi's MAD project; and Dr F. Xavier Medina, author, social anthropologist and leading scholar of Food and Culture at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) in Barcelona.

A study conducted by Mexican econometricians and researchers of the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) on the impact of the tax on drinks with added sugars found that the measure failed in reducing calorie consumption and tackling overweight and obesity.

Bergholdt HKM, Nordestgaard BG, Ellervik C. Milk intake is not associated with low risk of diabetes or overweight - obesity: a Mendelian randomization study in 97,811 Danish individuals.

A 2006 study for Diabetes Australia by Access Economics considered the economic viability of imposing fat taxes on certain foods to reduce the incidence of obesity in general and reached the following conclusions:

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980 - 2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

4) Weight Control: As part of a calorie - conscious eating regime, almonds, which are high in monounsaturated fats, can help obese adults lose weight easier than a diet high in complex carbohydrates, according to a study in the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders.

Cost benefit studies have demonstrated that front of pack labelling could be both an effective and cost saving intervention against obesity.

Overall and income specific effect on prevalence of overweight and obesity of 20 % sugar sweetened drink tax in UK: econometric and comparative risk assessment modelling study

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.

The study's lead author, Elizabeth Hatch, said, «We found positive associations between intake of sugar - sweetened beverages and lower fertility, which were consistent after controlling for many other factors, including obesity, caffeine intake, alcohol, smoking and overall diet quality.»

The study concluded that «youth sports practices are making a less - than - optimal contribution to the public health goals of increasing physical activity and preventing childhood obesity.»

There are studies indicating a higher risk of Diabetes Type 2 and obesity for children consuming artificial sweeteners for an extended time.

Co-Authored by Brian & Bonnie Hershey The Chicago Tribune recently published the results of a study that sought to identify potential risk factors contributing to childhood obesity.