New Australian evidence suggests that having GPs weigh their patients at each visit could play a role in
reducing obesity levels, while efforts to tackle the social determinants of obesity are underway in South Australia, according to this report by Lareen Newman and Michele Herriot, published at both The Conversation and Croakey.
Center for Ecoliteracy communications» director Lisa Bennett talked with Education World about how the center's efforts are related to
reducing obesity levels in young people.
«Everyone has a role to play in
reducing obesity levels — a fact completely ignored in this petition.
As part of the government's work to
reduce obesity levels, the Department of Health is working with industry, through the Responsibility Deal, to get business taking action to reduce the amount of calories, salt and trans fat in foods.
There is no doubt that measures we take now to enable children to be more active will help
reduce obesity levels.
What package of interventions might work to
reduce obesity levels is the $ 64million question occupying the minds of public health experts around the world.
Not exact matches
«There is almost certainly a
level of physical activity... that would be effective in
reducing or preventing
obesity,» the researchers write.
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.
Targeted population -
level interventions are required to
reduce childhood
obesity and therefore, lessen socio - economic inequalities among children, according to researchers in Australia.
Breast milk is known to influence blood insulin
levels, which can subsequently
reduce a child's risk for
obesity and diabetes.
All the arguments
levelled in the US are the same ones we dealt with — and now that our work has been independently evaluated we are proving that a whole school approach to educating children about food, where it comes from, how its produced, and cooked is a more effective way of
reducing obesity, but also increasing pupil attainment and achievement.
They're introduced to evidence that prolonged breast - feeding
reduces the possibilities of
obesity, SIDS and allergies, but the science of it, what's happening at the anatomical
level?
This chapter outlines a range of actions that families, communities, businesses, and governments at all
levels can take to improve school foods and the school nutrition environment so they support and foster healthier food choices and help
reduce childhood
obesity.
Diabetes UK believes unless action is taken to
reduce the exposure of unhealthy food advertising and stem the rising
level of
obesity among children in the UK, cases of Type 2 diabetes in young people will continue to increase - with serious implications for both individuals and the NHS.
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) suggests that both higher
levels of physical activity and lower
levels of sitting in leisure time may be required to substantially
reduce the risk of
obesity.
«Gene therapy via skin could treat many diseases, even
obesity: Using CRISPR and skin grafts, researchers boost insulin
levels to
reduce weight.»
With the rise in childhood
obesity across Europe, there has been much attention on how governments can
reduce the advertising of products with high fat, sugar and / or salt
levels, directly to children.
Although
reducing the
levels of these cells could be problematic due to their role in handling infections, he explains that the immune system generally works quite differently for the regulation of insulin resistance in
obesity than it does for combating infections.
At the conclusion of the two - year study, the researchers found that increasing
levels of omega - 3 in the blood were associated with
reduced breast density — but only in women with a body mass index above 29, bordering on
obesity.
A potential explanation for the secular trend may be that while improved treatment for cardiovascular risk factors or complicating diseases has
reduced mortality in all weight classes, the effects may have been greater at higher BMI
levels than at lower BMI
levels.12 Because
obesity is a causal risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidemia,15,19 - 22 obese individuals may have had a higher selective decrease in mortality.18 Indirect evidence of this effect is seen in the findings as the deaths occur at similar time periods in the 3 cohorts, but cohorts recruited at later periods have an increase in the BMI associated with the lowest mortality, possibly suggesting a period effect related to changes in clinical practice, such as improved treatments, or general public health status, such as decreased smoking or increased physical activity.
Lowering insulin
levels reduces obesity.
Obesity: Hyperinsulinemia suppresses the action of the luteinizing hormone (LH), which can
reduce circulating testosterone
levels
Parabens — preservatives used in everything from deodorants to moisturisers — are thought to negatively affect testosterone
levels, while phthalates — as well as being virtually unpronounceable — have been linked to asthma, cancer,
obesity and
reduced fertility in men.
RESULTS: Cy -3-g supplementation significantly
reduced obesity, accumulation of fat in visceral adipose and liver tissues, and plasma triglyceride
levels.
Siri Tarino stated, «However, replacement of saturated fat by carbohydrates, particularly refined carbohydrates and added sugars, increases
levels of triglyceride and small LDL particles and
reduces high - density lipoprotein cholesterol, effects that are of particular concern in the context of the increased prevalence of
obesity and insulin resistance.
In addition, probiotics help support balanced blood sugar
levels, can
reduce obesity, synthesize vitamins A, B and K, increase the absorption of calcium, have been shown to decrease allergic symptoms, and can
reduce anxiety and depression.
Finding ways to
reduce your stress
levels may not only help curb hunger, but also
reduce your risk of
obesity and depression (63, 64, 65).
At the conclusion of the two - year study, the researchers found that increasing
levels of omega - 3 in the blood were associated with
reduced breast density — but only in women with a body mass index above 29, bordering on
obesity.
The study's researchers advised that considering the current epidemic
levels of insulin resistance as seen in the massive numbers of type 2 diabetes cases and
obesity,
reducing intake of refined carbs and sugar along with weight control should be a top priority in the public's dietary goals.
Additionally, olive oil can
reduce *
level of
obesity and lowers chances of developing arthritis.
In the same way, the Paleolithic diet helps to normalize blood sugar and insulin
levels, which in turn
reduces the risk of diseases associated with insulin resistance including truncal
obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
It also
reduces other risk factors associated with high blood pressure such as
obesity, high blood sugar
levels, etc..
Compared to the Standard American Diet, plant - based diets have been shown to offer some
level of benefit in
reducing the risk of
obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
In the Diet,
Obesity, and Gene (Diogenes) Project, increased protein consumption together with a modest reduction in glycemic index was beneficial for weight control.49 Substituting protein for carbohydrate also partly resulted in lower blood pressure, improved lipids
levels, and concomitantly
reduced cardiovascular risk.50 Higher vitamin D intake might have beneficial effects on the reduction of visceral adipose tissue51 and other cardiovascular risk factors52.
The mayor aims to significantly
reduce this unacceptable
level of child
obesity in London by 2028.
«The remarkable changes in home microbial content across differing
levels of urbanization raise the possibility that the
reduced microbial exposure to environmental bacteria seen in modern homes contributes to immune and metabolic disorders, from asthma to
obesity, which have become the new disease paradigm in the industrialized world,» adds Dominguez - Bello, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Langone.