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Written by Craig - GKA Staff
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
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Treating gestational diabetes can break the link to childhood obesity. The largest study of its kind, this research shows that childhood obesity risk rises with a pregnant woman's blood sugar level and untreated gestational diabetes doubles a child's risk of obesity. Authors looked at 20,000 mothers and children, and found treating gestational diabetes lowers the child's risk of obesity to same level of a mother with normal blood sugar levels.
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Written by Craig - GKA Staff
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
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A new study explains the "American obesity paradox": the parallel rise in obesity rates and the popularity of healthier food. In a series of four studies, the researchers reveal that we over-generalize "healthy" claims. In fact, consumers chose beverages, side dishes, and desserts containing up to 131 percent more calories when the main dish was positioned as "healthy."
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Written by Craig - GKA Staff
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
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Elijah Wilkes' eyes have been opened by a new obesity-busting programme set to hit classrooms across the country.
"I never really thought lollies would be that bad for you," the 11-year-old says.
"I've started to get a little...
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Written by Craig - GKA Staff
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007 |
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Australia's leading nutrition organisation, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), is launching a major campaign to tackle Australia's obesity and its related diseases, which costs the nation 21 billion dollars1 or one thousand dollars per person per year. The latest statistics show that obesity has been skyrocketing with 7.4 million adults or 54% of the adult population - and around 25% of Australian kids now classified as overweight or obese. [click link for full article]
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Written by Craig - GKA Staff
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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Many individuals become type 2 diabetics because the cells of their body no longer respond to insulin. It is thought that one reason over eating causes insulin resistance is that fat is deposited in organs of the body, such as the liver, rather than in the fat tissue.
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Written by Craig - GKA Staff
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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Experts are struggling to find ways to contain the growing number of children who are becoming obese. One useful approach might be to encourage them to choose low glycaemic index (GI) foods. However, until now there has been little evidence that this approach will work for children in the long term. [click link for full article]
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