Obesity and Asthma Are Linked: Study

Link to Article | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64U31W20100531 

Written By: Anne Harding

MONDAY, May 31st, 2010 (reuters.com) — A number of studies have shown an association between obesity and asthma, both of which have become much more common over the past three decades, Dr. Jun Ma of the Palo Alto Medical Research Institute in California note in the medical journal Allergy.

Ma and her team looked at about 4,500 men and women from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 2005-2006. About a third were overweight, and another third were obese.

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Written By: Clarissa Aznar

Mississauga, ON – The Surgical Weight Loss Centre (SWLC) welcomes Margeaux Maniatis to the family as the new Clinical Dietitian for the Lap-Band and Gastric Balloon program. With her experience, passion and commitment in health and nutrition, Margeaux is an excellent addition to the health care professional team at SWLC.

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Growing Obesity Increases Perils of Childbearing

Link to Article | http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/health/06obese.html?scp=1&sq=growing%20obesity%20increases%20perils&st=cse

Written By: Anemona Hartocollis

SATURDAY, June 5th 2010 (The New York Times) — As Americans have grown fatter over the last generation, inviting more heart disease, diabetes and premature deaths, all that extra weight has also become a burden in the maternity ward, where babies take their first breath of life.

About one in five women are obese when they become pregnant, meaning they have a body mass index of at least 30, as would a 5-foot-5 woman weighing 180 pounds, according to researchers with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And medical evidence suggests that obesity might be contributing to record-high rates of Caesarean sections and leading to more birth defects and deaths for mothers and babies.

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