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Group based weight loss treatment is effective (Weight Loss)
A new US study conducted at Baruch College and published in Obesity found that overweight and obese adults who participated in three different weight loss treatments, all involving intensive,…
Mental health boost in overweight teens from small amounts of exercise (Childhood obesity)
Being obese at any age is commonly associated with a litany of health issues, ranging from diabetes and chronic fatigue to heart complications. Overweight adolescents are also at an…
BPA in children and teens linked to obesity (Childhood obesity)
Children and adolescents having higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a manufactured chemical found in consumer products, significantly increases odds of being obese.
Leonardo Trasande, M.D., M.P.P., of the…
New vaccines promote weight loss. A new study, published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, assesses the effectiveness of two somatostatin vaccinations, JH17 and JH18, in reducing weight…
AchieveTogether – Successful dieters helping online (Weight Loss)
A Web-based program featuring successful strategies of others who have lost weight may be an effective strategy for weight loss, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Researchers created…
Childhood obesity increases likelihood of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (Childhood obesity)
Children who are overweight or obese — particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls — are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition…
That overweight during pregnancy can lead to overweight children and adolescents has been known for some time, but new research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in the…
As an increasing number of countries introduce taxes on unhealthy food and drinks, Oliver Mytton and colleagues at the University of Oxford examine the evidence on the health effects…
Caloric moderation can reverse link between low birth weight and obesity (Childhood obesity)
Babies who are born small have a tendency to put on weight during childhood and adolescence if allowed free access to calories. However, a new animal model study at…
The scope of the obesity epidemic in the United States has been greatly underestimated, according to a study published Apr. 2 in the journal PLoS ONE.
Researchers found that the…