Weight Loss and Nutrition
Exercise trumps obesity gene in study (Reuters)
Reuters - Vigorous physical activity can help even people genetically prone to obesity keep the weight off, U.S. researchers said on Monday. More »
Vigorous Exercise Aids Those With Obesity-Related Gene (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Physical activity may reduce the risk of obesity in people with a genetic mutation that predisposes them to high body-mass index (BMI), says a U.S. study. More »
Got a fat gene? Get active for 3-4 hours a day (AP)
AP - CHICAGO (AP — Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there's a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Sound pretty daunting? Not for the Amish of Lancaster County, Pa., who were the focus of a new study on a common genetic variation that makes people more likely to gain weight. It turns out the variant's effects can be blocked with physical activity — lots of it. More »
Exercise trumps obesity gene, U.S. study finds (Reuters)
Reuters - Vigorous physical activity can help even people genetically prone to obesity keep the weight off, U.S. researchers said on Monday. More »
Got a fat gene? Get active for 3-4 hours a day (AP)
AP - CHICAGO (AP — Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there's a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Sound pretty daunting? Not for the Amish of Lancaster County, Pa., who were the focus of a new study on a common genetic variation that makes people more likely to gain weight. It turns out the variant's effects can be blocked with physical activity — lots of it. More »
AP IMPACT: Liver disease plagues obese adolescents (AP)
AP - In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. More »
AP IMPACT: Liver disease plagues obese adolescents (AP)
AP - In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. More »
Obesity Worsens Asthma (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that obese people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the problem and to have lower quality of life and worse control of the disease than those with asthma who are normal weight. More »
Obesity makes asthma worse (Reuters)
Reuters - For people with asthma, those who are obese are nearly five times more likely than their non-obese peers to be hospitalized for asthma, new research indicates. More »
Gastric bypass anatomy leads to diabetes control (Reuters)
Reuters - The rapid and substantial control of diabetes seen after gastric bypass surgery is due, at least in part, to the intestinal rearrangement involved in the procedure, the results of an animal study suggest. More »