Tune into this week’s WLS News to get the latest on the long-term health risk for obese middle-aged women, learn about new study that shows how a bad diet can affect the genes that help burn fat, and discover the connection between obesity and joint problems. Plus, find out about a Japanese study that linked weight loss to self-awareness. And, see what Arizona is doing to promote healthy eating through its state food assistance program. Read the full story
Tags: arthritis, Doshisha University, Duke University, joint problems, karolinska institute, leptin, middle-age, obese, obesity research, obesity surgery, Osteoarthritis, self-awareness, weight loss, weight loss surgery
Weight Loss Surgery News – October 16, 2009
Posted on 16 October 2009
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Tags: Burger King, Journal of Consumer Research, Krispy Kreme, McDonalds, Mini-Foods, obesity rates, obesity research, Richard George, Rick Shea, Shea Marketing, St. Joseph’s University
Obesity Under Fire with Mini-Foods
Posted on 10 September 2009
Obesity rates in America may just start to drop if fast food fans take advantage of the “mini foods” trend newly adopted by many popular chains. Read the full story
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Tags: anti-PEDF drugs, blood lipid levels, cardiovascular disease, Cell Metabolism, diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, Obesity Complications, obesity research, obesity treatment, PEDF, pigment epithelium derived factor, Type 2 diabetes
Obesity Complications Reversible, Researchers Say
Posted on 05 August 2009
Obesity and related health complications, including insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, could be reversed by blocking a specific protein secreted by fat cells, according to a team of researchers from the U.S. and Australia. Read the full story
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Tags: flavonoid, grapefruit, Grapefruit Diet, Metformin, narinGENin, obesity, Obesity Help, obesity research, Robarts Research Institute, statins, Type 2 diabetes, University of Western Ontario
Grapefruit Diet May Curb Obesity, Diabetes
Posted on 04 August 2009
A flavonoid found in grapefruit can reduce fat and curb obesity, according to a study out of the University of Western Ontario. In fact, researchers say citrus could prove to be a weapon in the fight against diabetes. Read the full story
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Tags: California Center for Public Health Advocacy, cost of obesity, fat germs, fattest state, marriage and weight gain, Mississippi obesity, National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, obesity and germs, obesity in California, obesity in the south, obesity research, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, OSA, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sleep apnea, Trust for America's Health, U.S. obesity rate, weight loss surgery, Yvonne McCarthy
Weight Loss Surgery News – July 24, 2009
Posted on 24 July 2009
In the July 24, 2009 edition of WLS News, find out whether germs in your mouth could make you fat, why the South has the highest obesity rates in America, and why doctors have changed their tune about using weight loss surgery to cure sleep apnea. Plus, learn whether getting married means saying “I do” to weight gain, and how the battle of the bulge is affecting the economy on the West Coast.
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Tags: adult obesity rates, America by the Trust for America's Health, american obesity rates, bariatric research, fattest state, obesity in America, obesity rates, obesity research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S. obesity rate
U.S. Obesity Rates Higher Than Ever
Posted on 19 July 2009
Obesity rates in the U.S. increased in almost half of the 50 states and did not decrease in a single state over the past year, according to a new report. Find out which states are the fattest, and how the current economic crisis could impact obesity rates in the near term. Read the full story
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Tags: diabetes, Dr. Dale Bond, Miriam Hospital, obesity, obesity research, overeating, Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
Obesity, Overeating Caused By Habituation, Study Says
Posted on 29 June 2009
Obesity is a disease most often caused by overeating. Yet despite years of scientific study, research has yet to reveal precisely why people overeat. Now, one group of doctors thinks they may have a clue. Read the full story
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Tags: cholesterol, curcumin, curry and weight loss, fat tissue, obesity, obesity research, The Journal of Nutrition, tumeric, tumeric and weight loss, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Can Tumeric Reduce Obesity?
Posted on 10 June 2009
Tumeric may reduce obesity by slowing the growth of fat tissue, according to a new research study from the USDA. Read the full story
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