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Written by Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today
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Friday, 10 August 2007 |
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Scientists at the Medical Research Council have found that eating more sugar is associated with obesity. Although this may seem obvious, previous studies, which relied on self-reporting of diet, had not shown that this was the case. But researchers from the Medical Research Council and University of Cambridge looking into the links between diet and cancer have developed a new way of objectively measuring sugar consumption. [click link for full article]
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Written by Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today
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Friday, 10 August 2007 |
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A parent's struggle with stress or depression can lower a child's quality of life -- and it could hinder an overweight youngster's attempts to lose weight, too, University of Florida researchers say.Parent distress, peer bullying and childhood depression can propel a cycle that makes it more difficult for children to adopt healthier lifestyles, UF researchers report in the current issue of the journal Obesity. [click link for full article]
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Written by Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today
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Friday, 10 August 2007 |
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Two months ago, Phoenix residents Marlene Zytcer, 57, and her daughter Aimee, 31, traveled to the University of California, San Diego Medical Center for a minimally invasive surgery to lose weight. Called gastric banding, the simple procedure has life-saving potential by helping the mother-daughter team successfully fight their genetic tendency toward diabetes and cardiovascular disease. "My mother is diabetic and going blind. [click link for full article]
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Written by ScienceDaily: Obesity News
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Thursday, 09 August 2007 |
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Parents struggling with stress or depression may not provide adequate support to overweight children. Peer bullying and childhood depression can also propel a cycle that makes it difficult for children to adopt healthier lifestyles. Understanding factors that affect overweight children could help health professionals treat these kids.
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Written by Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today
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Thursday, 09 August 2007 |
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A team of scientists in Canada has suggested that raising children on diet foods and drinks could inadvertently turn them into obese adults. They said that children's bodies learn to connect the taste of different foods and drinks with whether they are high or low in calories, and if they only have diet food and drink this connection becomes distorted leading them to overeat as they develop into adults. [click link for full article]
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Written by Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today
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Tuesday, 07 August 2007 |
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Mothers who give birth to babies with some kind of structural birth defect, such as missing arms and/or legs, malformed hearts and badly developed spinal cords, are more likely to have been obese before they became pregnant, compared to mothers who were not obese before their pregnancy, says an article in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (JAMA/Archives). [click link for full article]
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