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Obese Patients Have Nearly Five Times Greater Risk Of Hospitalization For Asthma, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

Obese people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the condition than non-obese people with asthma, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical

Eating More Protein In The Morning Helps Dieters Retain Fullness Throughout The Day

A new study published online in the British Journal of Nutrition found that timing of dietary protein intake affects feelings of fullness throughout the day. The study concluded that when people ate high-quality protein foods, from sources such as eggs and lean Canadian bacon, for breakfast they had a greater sense of sustained fullness throughout the day compared to when more protein was eaten at lunch or

Half Of Adults At Risk For Painful Knee Arthritis

A landmark government study suggests nearly one in two people (46%) will develop painful knee osteoarthritis over their lifetime, with the highest risk among those who are obese. According to the Arthritis Foundation, the study underscores the immediate need for the public to understand what they can do to reduce the tremendous pain, disability and cost associated with arthritis. Arthritis is exploding in an aging population of U.S. baby boomers. Nearly one in five

Link Explored Between Obesity And Asthma

In the first asthma study that controls for risk factors such as smoking, medication, gastroesophageal reflux, and demographics, researchers from Kaiser Permanente have found that hospitalization for asthma is about five times as likely for obese people than for non-obese people. The findings are published in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical

Former Republican Presidential Candidate Says GOP Should Focus More On Health Care In Presidential Election

Former Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday during a forum about obesity expressed disappointment that the party has not focused more on health care in the presidential election, The Hill reports. According to Huckabee, "speech gurus" at the

Study Examines Prevalence Of, Factors For Obesity Among American Indian Youth

"Factors Associated With Overweight Among Urban American Indian Adolescents: Findings From Project EAT," Ethnicity & Disease: The study looked at 246 American Indian boys and girls living in the St. Paul-Minneapolis region who participated in Project EAT, a population-based study of adolescent nutrition and

Obama And McCain Align With Food And Beverage Industries For Child Obesity Platform

Although "Change!" is the common cry among today's Democratic and Republican candidates, like the George W. Bush Administration before, both the Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns have aligned themselves with the Food and Beverage Industries for their approaches to America's Child Obesity public health

Women Who Give Birth At California Hospitals Serving Mostly Minority, Low-Income Patients Less Likely Than Others To Breastfeed, Report Indicates

Women who give birth at California hospitals serving mostly non-white, low-income women and children are less likely to breastfeed than women who give birth at other hospitals around the state, according to a report released from the University of California-Davis Human Lactation Center and the California WIC Association, the

How Gastric Bypass Rapidly Reverses Diabetes Symptoms

A report in the September Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, offers new evidence to explain why those who undergo gastric bypass surgery often show greater control of their diabetes symptoms within days. It also helps to explain why lap-band surgery doesn't offer the same instant gratification. By studying mice that have undergone both procedures, the researchers show that changes in the intestine are the

Less Talk, More Action To Tackle Scotland's Soaring Obesity Epidemic

In advance of a debate on obesity in the Scottish Parliament today [Thursday 4 September], BMA Scotland called on politicians to take tough action to tackle childhood obesity. In a briefing paper sent to MSPs, the BMA outlined its five point plan for tackling chilhood obesity in Scotland. The paper also highlights the long term health consequences of obesity and calls on Ministers to take a cross governmental approach to address soaring levels of obesity in Scotland's

New Study Assesses The Impact Of Soft Drink Availability In Elementary Schools On Consumption

The consumption of soft drinks is generally considered to be a contributing factor in childhood obesity. Because children spend a substantial amount of time at school, the school food environment plays a central part in shaping eating

Novare Announces Successful Series Of Single Port Lap Band Procedures With RealHand(R) High Dexterity Instruments

Novare Surgical Systems announced the successful completion of a series of single port Lap-Band procedures that results in reduced scarring and less postoperative pain for patients. Dr. Julio Teixeira at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital has pioneered an innovative approach that allows for the entire Lap-Band procedure to be performed exclusively through the patient's belly button and he is believed to be the first surgeon to successfully do so.

Nearly Half Of US Adults Will Develop Painful Knee Osteoarthritis By Age 85: Study

Almost half of all U.S. adults and nearly two-thirds of obese adults will develop painful osteoarthritis of the knee by age 85, a study based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests. The study also found that a person's lifetime risk rose as their body mass index or BMI increased, with the greatest risk found in those whose weight was normal at age 18 but were overweight or obese at 45 or

Are Diabetes And Obesity Linked To Periodontitis?

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a two-year federal grant to continue a study on how periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the tissues surrounding teeth, is linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity. Dr. Keiko Watanabe of the UIC College of Dentistry has found that periodontitis accelerates the onset of insulin resistance in rats fed a high-fat

Triumphs And Tragedies In Advances In The Management Of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus:

The need for long term studies to establish the best means of treating Diabetes, was underlined by Prof John Cleland from the University of Hull at the ESC Congress in Munich. Prof Cleland listed the latest treatment available for patients and voiced his concern about the side-effects and efficacy of available anti-diabetic

Impact Of School-Based Programs

According to recent evidence school-based intervention programmes provide the best results for reducing prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity if they are performed with involvement of stakeholders and political support. In this context physical activity education in schools, reducing television viewing and nutritional education are examples of interventions that have been

Exercise Beneficial For Individuals At Risk Of Dementia

A study published in the September 3 issue of JAMA reports that cognitive function modestly improved in adults suffering with memory problems who participated in a home-based physical activity program compared to those who did not participate in the program. Alzheimer disease (AD) affects 26.6 million people worldwide and is expected to affect 106.2 million by 2050 as the world population increases. Nicola T. Lautenschlager,

Heavy Breathing An Obscure Link In Asthma And Obesity

There is a strong link between obesity and asthma and as the prevalence of both conditions has been increasing steadily, epidemiologists have speculated that there is an underlying condition that connects the two. But one long-suspected link, the systemic inflammation associated with obesity, has been ruled out by a recent New Zealand study that found no evidence of its

Asthma-Obesity Study Rules Out Link Between Systemic And Airway Inflammation

Scientists in New Zealand found that while they observed systemic and airway inflammation in people with obesity and asthma, two diseases that are known to be strongly linked in some way, there was no clear evidence of an interaction between the

Impact Of School Based Programs On Overweight And Obesity

Childhood overweight and obesity are serious, large-scale, global, public health concerns and the number of children affected is still increasing every year. As the treatment of overweight and obesity is rarely effective, its prevention has priority

Discovery Of Master Switch In The Brain That Regulates Appetite And Reproduction

Body weight and fertility have long known to be related to each other - women who are too thin, for example, can have trouble becoming pregnant. Now, a master switch has been found in the brain of mice that controls both, and researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies say it may work the same way in humans. Findings from the study, published ahead of print in the

TV's Influence On Going Under The Knife

So-called reality TV programs, such as The biggest loser, which focus on extreme weight loss and drastic changes to a person's appearance, may be an important driving force behind a dramatic increase in cosmetic and weight reduction surgery, according to an editorial in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia. In 2007, The biggest loser Australia averaged more than one million viewers per episode, with the finale drawing nearly two million

ACMA Review Lets Down Future Generations, Says Australian Medical Association

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) expressed its extreme disappointment and surprise at the Australian Communications and Media Authority's (ACMA's) draft Children's Television Standards 2008. The draft standards proposals include no general restrictions on food and beverage advertising during children's viewing

Fat Tissue And Obsesity

A Temple University study finds fat in obese patients is "sick" when compared to fat in lean patients. When our bodies don't work properly, we say we're sick. A study published in the September issue of Diabetes finds that the same could be said for fat tissue found in obese patients. The cells in their fat tissue aren't working properly and as a result, are sicker than cells found in lean patients' fat tissue. Lead author Guenther Boden,

In Rare Disorder, Low Levels Of Brain Chemical May Lead To Obesity

A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic condition. Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is, as its name implies, produced in the brain. Studies of laboratory animals have suggested it also helps control appetite and

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