ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A recent study of childhood obesity, as reported by The Lookout, proves something I often suspected. There is no single blame for the epidemic of childhood obesity in America.
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AP - America’s obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - According to the 2011 Stress in America report, released on January 11, 39 percent of the 1,226 Americans who took the American Psychological Association’s online survey report that their stress has increased in the past year. And respondents who reported higher levels of stress were more likely to be obese or suffering from depression.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) — A class of newer diabetes
drugs that includes exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon) might also be used to
help the obese lose weight, Danish researchers report.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - A newly identified hormone that mimics the effects of exercise could one day help people lose weight and fight obesity-linked diseases without surgery.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss surgery isn’t
likely to cure type 2 diabetes, but it can improve blood sugar control, a
new study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Even fairly modest amounts of exercise can help older obese women lower their blood pressure numbers, a new clinical trial suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - Craig Johnson at HLN wrote an article about the controversial health ads being put out by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The ads feature overweight children and teenagers and point out uncomfortable results of being fat: bullying, health problems, and doses of shame and stigma. The tagline: “Stop sugar-coating it.” While supporters believe the in-your-face ads are necessary to force people to confront the obesity epidemic and its myriad of associated problems, critics claim that the ads hurt children by adding to the stigma associated with being overweight.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Vivus Inc said U.S. health regulators asked the company to remove a contraindication in the proposed label of its obesity drug Qnexa, a move that could help it reach a broader patient population.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - A diabetic man with a penchant for sugary drinks who lost his legs to amputation is the latest posterboy in the city’s hard-hitting anti-obesity campaign.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | At some point or another, it’s likely that you or someone you know has tried one of the dozens of fad diets available. Extreme dieters have tried many, finding some to work better than others. After evaluating 25 diets with health experts, U.S. News has ranked some of the most popular ones according to nutrition, safety and effectiveness with weight loss and heart health. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet was ranked first over more well-known diets, like Atkins, Zone, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem and Weight Watchers.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - In a new study of obese Swedes, those who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to go on to suffer a heart attack or stroke, or die from one, compared to people who were managed without surgery.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | An ad campaign by the organization Strong4Life and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has raised the question as to whether it is better to shame and belittle someone into losing weight. The ads feature overweight children and slogans such as “It’s hard to be a little girl if you’re not” and “Big bones didn’t make me this way. Big meals did.”
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday it submitted data to health regulators that should squash cancer concerns tied to the company’s experimental weight loss drug lorcaserin, and believes it will gain U.S. approval.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I have had issues with weight control and self-esteem most of my adult life. My efforts at weight loss and a healthy lifestyle have been complicated by other health issues, in particular being diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. When I am having a “flare” of this disease, I cannot tolerate fiber, I am prescribed medications such as steroids, which make me want to eat continuously, and I have to pay special attention to potassium and sodium intake. When I am having a flare, it is hard for me to ingest and retain enough potassium and sodium, when I am well, the opposite is true. Over the years, I have personally tried five of the 25 “top diets” that U.S. News recently ranked, as well as dozens of other weight loss fads. The following are some of my experiences with these diets.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Obese people who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to later suffer a heart attack or stroke, or to die from one, compared to people who did not have the surgery, according to a Swedish study.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) — Obese people who undergo
weight loss surgery appear to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke
and death, Swedish researchers report.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have long been
concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes
epidemic.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — Nations with open trade policies
have greater densities of fast food restaurants and higher rates of
obesity than those with more trade controls, a new study has found.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall — though the most severely overweight may be somewhat protected from injury, according to a U.S. study.
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