Overweight, obesity tied to childhood asthma risk HealioChildren with overweight or obesity are 30% more likely to develop asthma and nearly twice as likely to develop wheezing symptoms when compared with ... SOURCE: "obesity" - Google ... [Continue Reading]
Episode 429 – Q&A with Robb and Nicki #22
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Many ‘Dehumanize’ People with Obesity – WebMD
Many 'Dehumanize' People with Obesity WebMDBy Maureen Salamon. HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, May 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many people -- including those who are overweight themselves ... SOURCE: "obesity" - Google News - Read entire ... [Continue Reading]
Cholesterol improves in US kids despite high obesity rates – New York Post
Cholesterol improves in US kids despite high obesity rates New York Post CHICAGO — Cholesterol levels in children and teens improved in the latest analysis of U.S. health surveys, yet only half of them had readings considered... SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Expanding obesity prevention to young children in the West Valley – Arizona State University
Expanding obesity prevention to young children in the West Valley Arizona State UniversityIn the United States, obesity rates among children 2 to 19 years old have skyrocketed from 10% in 1999 to over 18.5% in 2016. This has also coincided with an ... [Continue Reading]
Public Health Collaboration Conference 2019
The fourth Public Health Collaboration Conference was held over the weekend of the 11th-12th May 2019. The first was a one-day event in Birmingham. The second was a weekend event in Manchester. The third and fourth have been weekend events held at ... [Continue Reading]
Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests – EurekAlert
Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests EurekAlertWalking, cycling reduce obesity risk in kids: Study India New EnglandHere are Six Ways Your Child can Fight Obesity News18Children who walk or pedal to ... [Continue Reading]
Can We Stop the Obesity Epidemic? – U.S. News & World Report
Can We Stop the Obesity Epidemic? U.S. News & World ReportMaking ultra-processed, low-nutrition food more expensive might drive people away from the snack aisle, experts suggest. SOURCE: "obesity" - Google News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Obesity surgery benefits may be bigger for teens than adults – NBCNews.com
Obesity surgery benefits may be bigger for teens than adults NBCNews.comTeens who have obesity surgery lose as much weight as adults and are more likely to have it resolve other health problems such as diabetes and high blood ... SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Episode 428 – Q&A with Robb and Nicki #21
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Scientific, Societal Factors to Blame for Obesity Epidemic – U.S. News & World Report
Scientific, Societal Factors to Blame for Obesity Epidemic U.S. News & World ReportThere's more to being overweight than a lack of willpower, experts explained at the U.S. News Combating Childhood Obesity summit. SOURCE: "obesity" - ... [Continue Reading]
A Daunting Operation Offers Relief to Obese Teenagers – The New York Times
A Daunting Operation Offers Relief to Obese Teenagers The New York TimesGastric bypass surgery works as well in adolescents as it does in adults, researchers report. But the procedure requires a major commitment. SOURCE: "obesity" - ... [Continue Reading]
Woman on mission to combat obesity among African Americans – WNYT
Woman on mission to combat obesity among African Americans WNYTWhile African American women are steadily making progress in education, politics, academics and other areas, there's one area where they are struggling - and ... SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Healthy LifeStars gets kids moving to reduce childhood obesity – Iowa Now
Healthy LifeStars gets kids moving to reduce childhood obesity Iowa NowHealthy LifeStars is the latest initiative from the University of Iowa College of Public Health to reduce childhood obesity by encouraging more activity and better ... SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Obesity: The key role of a brain protein revealed – Medical Xpress
Obesity: The key role of a brain protein revealed Medical XpressRegardless of how much you exercise or how balanced your diet is, controlling your weight is more brain-related than you might have thought. In a study ... SOURCE: "obesity" ... [Continue Reading]
Low carb diets and mortality
Introduction This week we’re looking at a classic article, which was published in January 2013. It was called “Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies” and it was written by a ... [Continue Reading]
Do we have the wrong idea about the global obesity ‘epidemic?’ – Medical News Today
Do we have the wrong idea about the global obesity 'epidemic?' Medical News TodayTo date, experts have seen urbanization trends as a key driver of the global obesity 'epidemic,' but a major new study now challenges that assumption. SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Opinion: Obesity and the limits of design – Newsday
Opinion: Obesity and the limits of design NewsdayThere's much hand-wringing about obesity in medical and public policy circles. Most cures put forward are reminders of Friedrich von Hayek's quote: “The ... SOURCE: "obesity" - Google News ... [Continue Reading]
Episode 427 – Q&A with Robb and Nicki #20
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Nature vs. nurture: What fuels obesity, diabetes? – Medical News Today
Nature vs. nurture: What fuels obesity, diabetes? Medical News TodayResearchers explain that lifestyle choices can change how our genes behave without altering our genetic code, driving obesity and diabetes. SOURCE: "obesity" - Google ... [Continue Reading]
Rural Areas Drive Increases in Global Obesity – Scientific American
Rural Areas Drive Increases in Global Obesity Scientific AmericanObesity epidemic is led more by rural than urban populations Washington PostRise In Global Obesity: It's Happening Faster In Rural Than Urban Areas : Goats and Soda NPRWeight gain in ... [Continue Reading]
Rural areas drive increases in global obesity – Nature.com
Rural areas drive increases in global obesity Nature.comRise In Global Obesity: It's Happening Faster In Rural Than Urban Areas : Goats and Soda NPRObesity epidemic is led more by rural than urban populations The Washington PostWeight gain in ... [Continue Reading]