Metabolic syndrome - PubMed Health

Metabolic syndrome - PubMed Health: Metabolic syndrome is becoming more and more common in the United States. Researchers are not sure whether the syndrome is due to one single cause, but all of the risks for the syndrome are related to obesity.

The two most important risk factors for metabolic syndrome are:

Extra weight around the middle and upper parts of the body (central obesity). The body may be described as "apple-shaped."


Insulin resistance. The the body uses insulin less effectively than normal. Insulin is needed to help control the amount of sugar in the body. As a result, blood sugar and fat levels rise.

Weight Loss Achieved by 2 Lifestyle Interventions

Weight Loss Achieved by 2 Lifestyle Interventions: Two different lifestyle interventions modeled after those delivered in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) produced significant weight loss among overweight or obese adults in a primary care setting, according to a study published online December 10 in the Archives of Internal Medicine by Jun Ma, MD, PhD, from the Department of Health Services Research, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, and the Department of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, and colleagues.

Marijauna use linked to onset of binge-eating, obesity and depression - National health | Examiner.com

Marijauna use linked to onset of binge-eating, obesity and depression - National health | Examiner.com: Overeating, binge eating and the resultant obesity and depression which accompanies it may be associated with adolescents and young adults beginning to use marijuana and other drugs, according to a study published in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Study links TV in bedrooms to childhood obesity - SFGate

Study links TV in bedrooms to childhood obesity - SFGate: The report, published Tuesday in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, found that children with TV sets in their bedrooms were likely to watch more TV, have more fat and a higher waist circumference than boys and girls who didn't have TVs in their bedrooms. They were also three times more likely to have elevated cardiometabolic risk and elevated triglycerides.

Obese Females Better Off With Larger Meals - Health News - redOrbit

Obese Females Better Off With Larger Meals - Health News - redOrbit: “Our data suggests that, for obese women, eating fewer, bigger meals may be more advantageous metabolically compared to eating smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day,” explained the study’s lead author Tim Heden, a doctoral student in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at MU, in a prepared statement. “Eating larger meals less often lowered blood-fat levels. Over time, consistently eating fewer, larger meals each day could lower the women’s blood-fat levels and thereby lower their risk of developing heart disease.”

How to Help Your Spouse Lose Weight - Eat + Run (usnews.com)

How to Help Your Spouse Lose Weight - Eat + Run (usnews.com): As the New Year approaches, you may be starting to think about the weight you want to lose. But maybe dropping pounds isn't on your list of resolutions—instead, it's on your spouse's. Maybe this is the first time your husband or wife has decided to lose weight, or perhaps it's a road all too familiar. In any event, as a caring spouse, you need to find a way to be supportive, so the weight battle doesn't become a family battle.

Childhood Obesity And Daycare - Health News - redOrbit

Childhood Obesity And Daycare - Health News - redOrbit: “We found that children whose primary care arrangement between 1.5 and 4 years was in daycare-center or with an extended family member were around 50 percent more likely to be overweight or obese between the ages of 4-10 years compared to those cared for at home by their parents,” said lead author Marie-Claude Geoffroy, a researcher affiliated with the University of Montreal at the time of the study.

Childhood Obesity And Daycare - Health News - redOrbit

Childhood Obesity And Daycare - Health News - redOrbit: A timely study was published recently in the Journal of Pediatrics that linked child care by an extended family member or daycare with a 50 percent increased risk for childhood obesity.
“We found that children whose primary care arrangement between 1.5 and 4 years was in daycare-center or with an extended family member were around 50 percent more likely to be overweight or obese between the ages of 4-10 years compared to those cared for at home by their parents,” said lead author Marie-Claude Geoffroy, a researcher affiliated with the University of Montreal at the time of the study.

Weight-Loss Surgery May Not 'Cure' Diabetes

Weight-Loss Surgery May Not 'Cure' Diabetes: Although bariatric surgery is increasingly touted as a cure for type 2 diabetes, its remission was only temporary in about one-third of patients, researchers said.
Follow-up of 2,254 patients who showed complete remission of type 2 diabetes following bariatric surgery indicated that 35.1% (95% CI 32.0% to 38.4%) developed renewed symptoms within 5 years, according to David E. Arterburn, MD, MPH, of Group Health Research Institute in Seattle, and colleagues.

Is Intermittent Fasting a Healthy Way to Lose Weight? Shape Magazine

Is Intermittent Fasting a Healthy Way to Lose Weight? - Shape Magazine: In this study, 54 obese women were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The first followed a low-calorie liquid diet for eight weeks that also required fasting one day a week. The second group of women fasted once a week and adhered to a low-calorie solid food plan for the two-month weight-loss phase. Both groups then transitioned to a two-week maintenance period.

10 Spices, Herbs That Aid Weight Loss

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The Cure for Obesity: Fat?

The Cure for Obesity: Fat? | BU Today | Boston University: It turns out that all fat is not created equal. Brown fat, named for its color and found in small amounts in strange places like our backs and necks, burns calories instead of warehousing them. Until three years ago, no one even knew adults had brown fat. Researchers had found it in rodents and human babies, both of whom cannot shiver (which burns calories) and therefore need brown fat as a heat-maker to stay warm. Then they studied scans of adults in cold rooms and voilà—grownups had brown fat, too.

The Importance of Staying Hydrated During Weight Loss

EDINBURGH, Scotland: Diet Chef: The Importance of Staying Hydrated During Weight Loss | Business Wire | Rock Hill Herald Online: When following a low calorie diet it’s these symptoms that can be easy to mistake for hunger – making us more likely to overeat if we are not properly hydrated. Even when we are feeling a bit peckish, drinking water can help curb our appetites until mealtimes helping to eliminate too much snacking.

Factsheet for autism therapy: essential fatty acids Weight loss health too

Factsheet for autism therapy: essential fatty acids (EFA) | Healing Thresholds: Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are compounds that cannot be made by the body, but are required for many crucial biochemical processes. There are two groups of EFAs: omega-6 and omega-3. The relative levels of these two groups of EFAs are critical to the health and development of the brain and the body. If the level of omega-6 is much higher than the level of omega-3 in the diet, there can be negative effects on cognition, mood, and behavior

Stabilize Blood Glucose with Oats

Stabilize Blood Glucose with Oats: When shopping for oat products, look for heart-health claims on the label. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration allows oat products containing 3 or more grams of soluble fiber per serving to make one of these two health claims:
"Soluble fiber from oatmeal, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease."
"Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 3 grams of soluble fiber from whole oats per day may reduce the risk of heart disease."

Oats

WHFoods: Oats: Oats, via their high fiber content, are already known to help remove cholesterol from the digestive system that would otherwise end up in the bloodstream. Now, the latest research suggests they may have another cardio-protective mechanism.
Antioxidant compounds unique to oats, called avenanthramides, help prevent free radicals from damaging LDL cholesterol, thus reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, suggests a study conducted at Tufts University and published in The Journal of Nutrition.

Effects Of Oatmeal On Blood Glucose | LIVESTRONG.COM

Effects Of Oatmeal On Blood Glucose | LIVESTRONG.COM: Whether you've been diagnosed with type I or type II diabetes, chances are you're facing the same challenges: how to manage your blood glucose levels and reduce your weight. Fortunately, there are a number of easy, effective ways to manage both, and they don't require a lot of expense, time or energy. It all starts at the breakfast table.

Study on weight loss effect on diabetes surprises | Appleton Post-Crescent | postcrescent.com

Study on weight loss effect on diabetes surprises | Appleton Post-Crescent | postcrescent.com: “We did show the benefits of weight loss for improving depression, quality of life, sleep apnea, incontinence, fitness, physical function and blood sugar control,” said Rena Wing, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University and chairman of the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study. The research was financed by the National Institutes of Health.

How Nuts Can Contribute to Weight Loss

Ingredients: How Nuts Can Contribute to Weight Loss: The basic equation for weight management is rooted in the Newtonian Laws of Thermodynamics: You can't create or destroy energy, you can only change its form. In the nutrition world, this is translated as "calories in = calories out."
Many diet enthusiasts hate this very notion. In fact, some decry that accounting for calories is old fashioned and out of date, that it's carbohydrates or fat that make us fat. "Calories are not all created equal!" they cry. While such a declaration is intended to sound visionary, it plays off an interesting caveat to the generality of the equation: Humans are not walking calorimeters.

Parental Stress Increases Obesity Risk in Children

Parental Stress Increases Obesity Risk in Children | Psych Central News: Parental stress, often in the form of single-parent households, appears to play a role in childhood obesity, affecting both unhealthy food consumption and lower physical activity.
In the new study, investigators discovered parents with a high number of stressors in their lives are more likely to have obese children.

A good night's sleep can 'help beat obesity'

A good night's sleep can 'help beat obesity' - Telegraph: Even partial sleep deprivation was found to be a factor in body weight regulation, with research suggesting a good night's sleep could have a significant impact in the fight against obesity.
Research found that over a third of Americans were obese and more than a quarter get less than six hours sleep a night

Addiction a Risk After Weight Loss Surgery

Addiction a Risk After Weight Loss Surgery: Oct. 15, 2012 -- People who undergo weight loss surgery may be at risk of addictive behaviors such as drug or alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking.
The study, by Alexis Conason, PsyD, of the New York Obesity Research Center, and colleagues also found a link between a specific operation, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, and an increase in alcohol use after the procedure. The findings appear in the Oct. 15 online issue of Archives of Surgery.

Modest diet, exercise help weight loss

Modest diet, exercise help weight loss - The Times of India: Exercise combined with healthy eating can reduce body fat and preserve muscle in adults better than diet alone, researchers of a new study have found.

The study was funded and conducted by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Andy: Here's the skinny on weight loss drugs

Dr. Andy: Here's the skinny on weight loss drugs | The News-Press | news-press.com: Perhaps like me, you’ve hit 40 and lots of exercise just doesn’t seem to counter those extra beers during the FSU game or dessert with the wife on date night. The search for a magic pill has been an ongoing quest for us as a society, which is not surprising considering the money spent each year on weight loss supplements.If you’ve been paying attention to the news in the last few months then you may have heard the announcement from the FDA about two new drugs coming to the market for weight loss: Qsymia, which is available now, and Belviq, which is coming in 2013.

BYU study: Exercise may affect food motivation | e! Science News

BYU study: Exercise may affect food motivation | e! Science News: "This study provides evidence that exercise not only affects energy output, but it also may affect how people respond to food cues,"