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News: February 14, 2012
When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates. Researchers followed 94 children of diabetic mothers and 399 children of non-di...
Americans Aren't Getting Any Skinnier
TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- One in three American adults and one in six American children are obese, new government reports show. That's the bad news. The good news is that over the past 12 years, those rates have remained roughly the same.
Certain Diabetes Drugs Might Aid Weight Loss
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. That's because weight loss and lowered cholesterol are oft...
Obesity, Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans
FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long been concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes epidemic. Study results have now underscored that fear.
Mother-Toddler Bond May Influence Teen Obesity
MONDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Teens are more likely to be obese if they had a poor emotional relationship with their mother when they were toddlers, according to a new study. The findings echo previous research showing that toddlers who didn...
Overweight 7-Year-Olds Face Higher Risk of Asthma
FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are overweight or obese during early childhood have a greater risk of having asthma at age 8 than normal-weight kids, a new study finds. Researchers in Sweden followed more than 2,000 children for e...
As Obesity Rises, More Suffer From Acid Reflux
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- As the obesity epidemic spreads around the world more people are suffering from acid reflux, likely increasing the number of those who will develop esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. In Norway, the prev...
Obesity Linked to Lower Paychecks
MONDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Obese Americans have smaller paychecks than those who aren't overweight, and this difference is especially strong among women, a new study finds. The analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of You...
Obesity Linked to Worse Outcomes With Early Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women with early stage breast cancer are less likely to survive than other women who are of normal weight, new research suggests. Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine are slated to present their f...
Diabetes, Obesity After 60 May Drive Up Breast Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A woman's risk of developing breast cancer appears to rise if she has diabetes or is obese after age 60, a new study indicates. Previous research has linked obesity and increased breast cancer risk, but "the dia...
Vitamin D Levels Tied to Diabetes Risk in Obese Kids
TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of vitamin D are much more common in obese children than in those who aren't obese and are associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, researchers have found. The study incl...
Colon Cancer Prognosis Worse for the Obese, Type 2 Diabetics
FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who have been diagnosed with colon cancer have a poorer prognosis if they're obese or have type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Two new studies that looked at the impact that body-mass index (BMI) and a...
Low-Cal Diet Cuts Fat Around Heart in Obese People: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Heart function improved in obese people with type 2 diabetes who ate a very low-calorie diet, a small new study says. Researchers measured body-mass index (BMI) and used MRI to analyze heart function and pericar...
Many Kindergarteners Already on Road to Obesity, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Today's kindergarteners are heavier than kids brought up in the 1970s and 1980s and appear to be on the road to becoming overweight and obese in the years to come, a new study finds. "It's not just kids who a...
Chubby Doctors Could Be Bad for Your Health
MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A doctor who packs a few extra pounds may be unlikely to advise you to shed your own excess weight, a new study suggests. Overweight physicians who responded to a survey disclosed that they're less likely than o...
Experimental Drug Slims Obese Monkeys
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that targets and kills fat cells in the blood appears to help obese rhesus monkeys lose weight, a new study suggests. In the future, this approach may help obese humans lose weight, accord...
Obese Women Face Higher Complication Risk After Breast Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who undergo elective breast surgery, such as a breast reduction or reconstruction, are nearly 12 times more likely than non-obese women to have complications following their operation, according to...
Overweight Teens Don't Seem to Grasp Weight Loss Rules
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obese teens who want to lose weight may not be going about it in the most healthy or effective ways, according to new research. Simply put, the researchers said, teens trying to drop the pounds don't seem to f...
Obesity May Hinder Flu Shot's Effectiveness
TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The various health risks associated with being overweight or obese are well known, but a new study now suggests that this extra weight may also make your annual flu shot less effective. What's more, obese and o...
Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under Anesthesia
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children need special attention when they undergo anesthesia, two new studies suggest. In one study, researchers found that obese children with asthma suffer more complications from anesthesia than norm...
Weight Loss Surgery Can Help Whole Families: Study
TUESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When one member of a family has bariatric surgery to lose weight, other family members may be more likely to shed a few pounds, a new study finds. Researchers tracked the spouses, children and other family memb...
Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: Study
SATURDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Many overweight and obese patients seen in hospital emergency departments don't believe their weight poses a risk to their health, and many say doctors have never told them otherwise, a new study finds. Resear...
Kids Can Be Tougher on Obese Peers
SUNDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children are more apt to dislike obese peers and others with an "undesirable trait" if they believe it's the child's own fault, according to new research. The study included 137 third- through eighth-grade stude...
Many Don't Believe Their Obesity Poses Health Risks: Study
SATURDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Many overweight and obese patients seen in hospital emergency departments don't believe their weight poses a risk to their health, and many say doctors have never told them otherwise, a new study finds. Resear...
Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death
TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and alcohol consumption are among the leading causes of sudden cardiac death not caused by coronary artery disease, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from autopsies of almost 2,700 people in F...
Overweight Kids at Greater Risk for High Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight or obese children are nearly three times as likely to have high blood pressure as kids who are a normal weight, according to a new study from the American Heart Association. The increased risk applies...
Obese Kids May Face Social, Emotional Woes
MONDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Obese 8- and 9-year-olds are more likely to suffer socially and emotionally than their normal-weight peers, a new study finds. In the study, researchers in Australia checked children's BMI, a measure of height ...
Brains of Obese May Crave High-Calorie Foods More: Study
MONDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new study links low blood sugar in obese people to a greater desire within the brain for high-calorie foods, a finding that offers insight into why people who become overweight tend to stay that way. "Their b...
Certain Risk Factors Could Spur Heart Failure in Normal-Weight People
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Normal-weight patients diagnosed with a cluster of factors known as the "metabolic syndrome" could face a higher risk for heart failure than even obese patients without such factors, new research suggests. M...
Lifetime 'Dose' of Excess Weight Linked to Diabetes Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- It's long been known that obesity increases diabetes risk, but a new study finds that the amount of excess weight someone carries -- and how long it's carried -- can make that risk even higher. That's especiall...
Helpful Gut Microbes May Differ Based on Diet
THURSDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- You are what you eat -- especially when it comes to the microbes that live in your gut. New research shows that people who eat a diet that's high in fats and animal proteins have a certain group of bacteria th...
Many Get Too Many Calories From Sugary Drinks: CDC
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of Americans get a substantial amount of their calories from sweetened drinks, a new report indicates. Recent dietary guidelines have called for reducing the amount of sugar in one's diet, and for...
Obesity Continues to Balloon in U.S. and U.K.: Study
THURSDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The number of obese people in the United States will increase from 99 million in 2008 to 164 million by 2030, and the number of obese people in the United Kingdom will increase from 15 million to 26 million, a...
Obesity Costing States Billion in Yearly Medical Expenses
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is costing states up to $15 billion each year, a new study suggests. In nine states, obesity already accounts for 10 percent or more of the state's annual medical expenses, according to researchers fr...
Obesity Before Pregnancy May Raise Child's Asthma Risk
MONDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Teens of mothers who were overweight or obese when they became pregnant may be at increased risk for asthma symptoms, according to a new study. It included nearly 7,000 teens aged 15 and 16 who were born in nort...
The Fattier Your Heart, the Greater Your Heart Disease Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The amount of hidden fat that collects around the heart may be a stronger indicator of cardiac disease risk than a bulging waistline or flabby thighs, a new study reports. Heart fat hidden behind the rib cage -...
Weight Loss May Boost Sex Life of Obese, Diabetic Men
FRIDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss improves the sexual health of obese men with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. Australian researchers placed 31 obese men with type 2 diabetes on either a meal replacement-based low-calorie diet or ...
Epidemic of Obesity in U.S. Kids Began in Late '90s
THURSDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- The epidemic of excess weight gain and obesity among young Americans began about 15 years ago, a new study finds. "Our research documents the emergence of the obesity epidemic among adolescents in the later ha...
Lifestyle Changes Might Prevent Millions of Cases of Alzheimer's
TUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of Alzheimer's cases globally could be prevented if modifiable risk factors such as depression, obesity and smoking were eliminated, either with lifestyle changes or treatment of underlying condi...
Obesity May Increase Risk of Surgical Complications
FRIDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people who have elective surgery are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer from complications than those of normal weight, new research indicates. Since data on surgical outcomes are often used by insurance...
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Spread
THURSDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new report outlining how obesity threatens America's future reveals that obesity rates climbed over the past year in 16 states, and not a single state reported a decline in the proportion of excessively overw...
Obesity a Major Cause of Early Death in Women: Study
TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major risk factor for death among obese women who don't smoke, particularly low-income women, a new study finds. It included more than 3,600 women aged 45 to 64 in Scotland who never smoked and wer...
Doctors Urge Ban on Junk Food Ads During Kids' Shows
MONDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- The nation's leading group of pediatricians is calling for a ban on all junk food and fast food ads during children's television shows as a means of slowing the rising tide of obesity among young people. In a po...
Ways to Curb Childhood Obesity Outlined in U.S. Report
THURSDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Strategies to encourage physical activity, healthy eating and good sleep habits are needed to reduce high rates of obesity among infants, toddlers and preschoolers in the United States, says an Institute of Me...
Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Less Obese Patients: Study
THURSDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients whose body-mass index (BMI) falls below the minimum level recommended for weight-loss surgery may have better outcomes than those who are more obese, new research suggests. An analysis of data f...
For Many, Weight-Loss Surgery Also Eases Migraines
WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese patients who suffer from migraines may see them fade or become less frequent after having weight-reducing gastric bypass surgery, University of Iowa researchers say. In the three years followin...
Can Weight-Loss Surgery Reverse Common Cause of Infertility?
WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery may reverse a common cause of infertility in women, a small, new study suggests. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal imbalance that affects up to 10 percent of women of child-...
Too Much Weight Gain in Pregnancy Linked to Chubby Babies
TUESDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Women who gain an excessive amount of weight during pregnancy tend to have chubbier babies, a possible risk factor for childhood obesity, new research suggests. The Institute of Medicine recommends that normal w...
Excess Pounds May Lower Odds of Surviving Breast Cancer
SATURDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer patients who were overweight or obese before and after the diagnosis have a lower chance of surviving, a new study suggests. Researchers found the link between dying from breast cancer and obesity...
Brown Fat Cells May One Day Help Combat Obesity
SUNDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- The human body has two kinds of fat: the "bad" white kind that stores calories and the "good" brown kind that burns them. Now, researchers say that it is actually possible to make more brown fat to help people lo...
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