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Obesity Learning Center
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A study found that obesity cost Australians$21 billion in 2005, going to direct spending, disability, and premature death- an amount double the national expenditure on Medicare. The study found the"burden of disease" to cause the heaviest losses-$...
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An 8 year-old boy in Britain narrowly missed being taken into protective custody today due to concerns about his weight. Connor McCreaddie has been on a regimen of improved diet and exercise over the past six weeks, after his mother sought the hel...
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Back in August of this year, I started a series on Diabetes in Pregnancy. A recent reader reminded me that I hadnt gotten around to finishing that series(which is true because I got distracted by other topics).
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The number of kidney failure patients also diagnosed with diabetes increased by 114% between 1995 and 2004, according to a study by the Canadian Institute of Health Information. Diabetes is the fastest growing cause of end-stage renal disease, sai...
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The Centers for Disease Control( CDC) reports that in 2007 the percentage of adults that were considered obese(based on their BMI score) had grown to 26 percent, compared to about 15 percent in 1978. It is estimated that more than 17% of teens are...
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Obesity(having a BMI above the 95th percentile) is associated with other health problems including heart disease, strokes and Type 2 Diabetes, making obesity a serious concern for most parents. Until recently, Asian children were the least likely ...
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At the opening of the International Congress on Obesity on Sunday, obesity was called a"pandemic", with the chairman, Paul Zimmet, calling it"as big a threat as global warming and bird flu". He went on to cite the statistic that,"there are now mor...
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The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy are pretty straightforward: Underweight(BMI less than 18.5) 28-40 pounds Normal weight(BMI 18.5-24.9): 25-35 pounds Overweight(BMI 25-29.9): 15-25 pounds Obese(BMI over 30): no more than 15 pounds A ...
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According to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery, gastric bypass is better than adjustable gastric banding in super morbidly obese patients. Why does this matter?.
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Two new studies I saw this week peaked my interest. One study was in the June issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and showed that women who gained too much weight during pregnancy may increase their children's risk of becoming over...
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On June 2, 2006 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) issued a report in conjunction with the Keystone Forum on improving consumers' ability to manage calorie intake in food we eat away from home.
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Over the past 30 years, the rate of obesity has doubled for children and adolescents and 31% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 are now considered overweight(Institute of Medicine, 2005). A recent Social Policy Report, by Krishnamoorthy, Hart, and Jelal...
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The fourth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007 report from the Trust for America s Health(TFAH) came out today. The stats are not good.
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I just returned from the Big Apple and I want to tell you about some of my culinary adventures, but today, I have to comment on a few studies that made headlines while I was away. On Friday, nearly every news outlet reported that British scientist...
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Over at CNN, the AP reports that red wine could hold the secret to longevity& may give humans the ability to eat high fat diets without risk. This landmark study by the Harvard Medical School and the National Institute of Aging shows that heavy do...
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I read a disturbing article in USA Today the other day about teenagers who are overweight who have such severe liver damage that they may require liver transplants. It is estimated that as many as 10% of all children and half of obese children hav...
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Eating disorders obviously have negative consequences on people suffering with them including electrolyte imbalances, menstrual and digestive dysfunction, cardiomyopathy, and premature death. Disordered weight-control behaviors- like laxative use ...
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Talk about a reason to be careful how you pick your friends!. A news story today reported that obesity could be socially contagious, meaning that if you have friends or family who are fat, your own chances of becoming fat are increased--and by a l...
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If your BMI is over 27, the equation is simple: eat less and excercise more!. The economic impact of obesity to individuals and the nation is sobering.
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