Obesity
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Real
Time Death Toll as of
Obesity and Psychological Problems
in Kids
Many health professionals suspect that overweight and obese children
are at increased risk for psychiatric problems. Researchers from Duke
University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and Emory
University in Atlanta, Georgia, studied the prevalence of psychiatric
problems in obese and overweight youth.
Source: www.kidshealth.org/research/obesity_psychological_problems.html
Red Flags on Fat
Look for low-fat choices on the menu. Avoid menus with these
descriptions: creamed, breaded, batter-dipped, parmigiana, au beurre,
Alfredo, Newburg, béarnaise, croquettes, crispy, carbonara,
tempura, fritters, fritto, hollandaise, and a la king.
Source: The
Old Farmer's Almanac
Most Americans Don't Link Tummy Fat With
Heart Disease
Sixty percent are unaware this type of obesity threatens the heart,
survey finds.
Source: www.healthcentral.com/newsdetail/408/528051.html
CRP Increases In Children As Weight
Increases
There is a significant association between body mass index and
C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in children, according to a
study.
Source: American Heart Association, www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC254/333/20833/368299.html?d=dmtICNNews
Weight-Loss Programs May Be
Deductible
Until 2002, taxpayers were only allowed to claim the cost of
doctor-recommended weight-loss treatment for such problems as heart
disease and hypertension. Now, obesity itself qualifies as a
disease.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC254/333/20833/376615.html?d=dmtICNNews
Air Force Wants Thinner, More Fit
Troops
The Air Force has starting a new mandatory unit-based exercise
program that will include sit-ups, push-ups and runs, something Gen.
John P. Jumper hopes will produce leaner troops.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC254/333/20833/369294.html?d=dmtICNNews
Shedding Pounds Lengthens Life
Mouse study found those that lacked weight-control gene were twice as
heavy
Overweight and Obesity
The number of overweight and obese kids is growing at a phenomenal
rate. Read on to find out how you can help to overcome overweight and
obesity in your own children.
Source: www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/overweight_obesity.html
Midlife "Spread" Doubles Stroke Risk
In Men
Middle-aged men who are obese are doubling their risk of suffering a
stroke, according to a study of more than 7,400 healthy men followed
for 28 years. The new findings are reported in Stroke: Journal of the
American Heart Association.
Source: American Heart Association,
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC255/333/8015/403922.html?d=dmtICNNews
New Weight-Loss Device To Be Tested
Portland has been chosen as one of three nationwide sites where
doctors will begin testing new weight-loss surgery technology
designed to reduce weight without dramatic changes to digestive
systems
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC254/333/20833/403487.html?d=dmtICNNews
Obese Patients Have Higher Health Care
Costs
Compared to nonobese persons, obese patients had higher average
health care costs over a one-year period, according to an article in
the October 25, 2004 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one
of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC254/333/21291/403731.html?d=dmtICNNews
Liposuction Comes of Age
Innovations make it one of the safer cosmetic surgery options.
Source: www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=511760
Suburban Sprawl Tied to Human Sprawl
Researchers are blaming suburban development for America's obesity
epidemic and various other physical and mental ailments.
Source: www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=1502266
Obesity a Major Risk Factor for Cancer
Death
Having a normal weight could spare 90,000 lives a year
Source: www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=512838
Obesity In Middle Age Cuts Years Off
Life
People who are overweight at 40 are likely to die at least three
years sooner than those who are slim, meaning that in terms of life
expectancy, being fat during middle age is just as bad as smoking,
researchers say. Read the story and comments from a Harvard
physician.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/359838.html
Obesity Cuts Life Span For Young
Adults
Being obese at age 20 can cut up to 20 years off a person's life,
with the biggest impact on black men, according to yet another study
that underscores the long-term dangers of being overweight.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/359858.html
Stick To Exercise Time As If It Were An
Appointment
Obesity abounds, but most of us react to stories about America's
soaring girth rate by heading for the fridge. We are far too busy to
count calories, much less spend time at the gym.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/360331.html
Study Finds Meal Portion Sizes
Growing
Americans aren't just supersizing their portions in fast-food
restaurants, they're doing it in their own kitchens.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/360307.html
Obesity In Middle Age Cuts Years Off
Life
People who are overweight at 40 are likely to die at least three
years sooner than those who are slim, meaning that in terms of life
expectancy, being fat during middle age is just as bad as smoking,
researchers say.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/359831.html
Pediatricians Have Important Role In
Identifying And Treating Eating Disorders
According to a new policy statement from the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) entitled, 'Identifying and Treating Eating
Disorders,' primary care pediatricians are in a unique position to
detect the onset of eating disorders and stop their progression at
the earliest stages of the illness.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/359776.html
Weight-Loss Experts Say Adults Must Go
Slowly, Set Better Example
When adults want to lose weight, they often revamp their eating and
exercise habits by choosing healthier foods and being more active.
But losing weight is trickier for children and adolescents who have
to eat what their parents buy or their schools serve and do the
sports and activities that are available to them, pediatric
weight-loss experts say.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/359808.html
More Kids Are Developing Adult
Diseases
Thirteen percent of American children are seriously overweight, more
than triple the number from 30 years ago. Children are developing
life-threatening diseases once found almost exclusively in adults:
hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, sleep problems, liver and gall bladder
disease. Ten-year-olds have high blood pressure. Kids need hip
replacements.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/356866.html
Obesity Gene Discovered?
Utah geneticists say they have found the biological equivalent of the
Rosetta stone for heart disease and overweight bodies: a single,
inherited obesity gene. Read the story and comments from a Harvard
physician.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/7228/357505.html
Bariatric Surgery Used On Obese Kids
Drastic surgery for obesity, once viewed as suitable only for adults,
is emerging as an option for children, a new pediatrics report
says.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/357585.html
World Health Organization Toughening
Approach To Obesity Battle
Obesity has reached such epidemic proportions that world health
officials have decided they need to take a more aggressive approach
if they are to head off a global explosion of fat-related
diseases.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/7165/344/350089.html
Five-Year-Old Girls With High Cholesterol
Are More Likely To Be Overweight At Age Twelve
Most scientific literature has suggested that obesity
precedes the development of blood lipid disorders such as abnormally
high cholesterol. Even in very young children, overweight or obesity
can set off a cascade of early risk factors for cardiovascular
disease that includes hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and insulin
resistance. Tershakovec et al., publishing in the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, found that normal-weight children may be
hypercholesterolemic, and that this condition predisposes young girls
to the development of overweight and obesity later in childhood.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/20833/355635.html
Obese Teens' Suit Blames
McDonald's
Two teenagers with big midsections have an even bigger beef with
McDonald's. Their parents, on behalf of the youths, have filed a
lawsuit seeking class action against the fast-food giant, saying the
chain's unhealthy meals made them obese, which caused them to develop
severe health problems including heart disease.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/20833/355578.html
Schools Waging Obesity Fight
In the land of corn dogs, cookies and chocolate milk, first-grader
Gregory Lewis tries his best to make healthy choices in the Dunn
Elementary School cafeteria lunch line.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/20833/355445.html
American Obesity Ballooning
Government health officials fret about expanding waistlines, even in
kids.
Source: healthscout.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=408&id=509528
Food for Thought for Obesity
Experts
Special menu for conference attendees to include low-fat offerings.
Source: www.healthscout.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=408&id=509364
Reduced-Fat Snacks
Frito-Lay Inc., whose chips are frequently a target for
nutritionists, said it would eliminate an especially harmful type of
fat from its products and offer more reduced-fat snacks. Read the
story and comments from a Harvard physician.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/7228/355835.html
Food Companies Refine Marketing Of
Fats
Sarah Blumenschein sees a pattern in the overweight children who come
to her clinic. They snack more often and they eat out more often --
especially at fast-food restaurants.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/341/356032.html
Obesity And Even A Few Extra Pounds
Raises Risk Of Developing Heart Failure
Researchers have found another reason to watch your waistline: Being
even modestly overweight increases the chances of developing heart
failure.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/7228/353178.html
Drug Development For Obesity
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Synthelabo hopes scientific
knowledge gained from marijuana will help the masses curb the
"munchies." Read the story and comments from a Harvard physician.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/7228/353797.html
Obesity Rises Among Canadian Adults
Obesity is increasing among Canadian adults, even though more people
say they are physically active, the government statistics agency
reported.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/enews?349876
Child Obesity On The Rise
Overweight children are being hospitalized at dramatically rising
rates for diabetes, sleep apnea and other diseases that obesity
causes or worsens.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/enews?349527
Overweight Kids To Get Pedometers
Pedometers in the form of matchbook-size belt clips will hopefully
make walking more fun for 200 Denver youngsters as part of a pilot
program aimed at battling childhood obesity.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/7165/344/348000.html
Kids Getting A Steady Diet Of Fast Food On
The Tube
Television commercials aired during children's shows now emphasize
larger fast-food portions compared with Saturday morning ads in the
1970s, which focused mainly on sugary breakfast cereals, according to
a study being presented at the American Heart Association's Asia
Pacific Scientific Forum. Researchers say this trend may contribute
to the rise in childhood obesity.
Source: American Heart Association, www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/349174.html
Declining Physical Activity Levels Are
Associated With Increasing Obesity
The recent worldwide increase in obesity has been attributed to
environmental factors such as more sedentary lifestyles and excessive
food intake.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/325/8015/349197.html
Dangers Abound, But Obesity Often Ignored,
Accepted
"Hidden epidemic" is the wrong phrase, because the fattening
of America is hardly a secret. In fact, its casual acceptance is one
of the problems, said Lloyd Laubach, who chairs the health and sport
science department at the University of Dayton.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/325/8015/348762.html
'Obesity Sleuths' Find Chronic Diseases Are
Linked To A Breakdown Response To What Our Human DNA Is Expecting
The results of the most extensive research investigation into the
relationship between chronic health conditions and physical
inactivity have been released by a team of 'obesity sleuths.' They
conclude that today's skyrocketing levels of chronic diseases are due
to the collision between the body's total gene complement of a set of
chromosomes, programmed 10,000 years ago to anticipate physical
exertion, and the inactivity endemic to 21st century sedentary
societies. Nutritional 'thrifty genes' may further exacerbate the
deterioration of the human body, which takes the form of common,
chronic disorders, once thought to be rare.
Source: American Physiological Society,
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/21142/352518.html
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67% of Americans clean their plates, says the American
Institute of Cancer Research. And, 64% of Americans are overweight.
"Give me biggie fries with that."
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