Link to Article | http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20101608-21235.html
MONDAY, August 16th, 2010 (Science Alert) — Inflammation-causing cells in fat tissue may explain the link between obesity and diabetes, a team of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers has shown.
The discovery, by Professor Len Harrison and Dr John Wentworth from the institute’s Autoimmunity and Transplantation division, opens the way [...]
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Diabetes Patients: Study
Link to Article |http://www.nationalpost.com/Weight+loss+surgery+helps+obese+diabetes+patients+study/3405256/story.html
Written By: Julie Steenhuysen
MONDAY, August 16th, 2010 (Reuters) – Three-fourths of obese diabetics who had weight-loss surgery were able to quit taking diabetes drugs within six months of their operation, U.S. researchers said today, citing a new study.
They said the surgery may eliminate [...]
Obesity, Depression Grants Worth $1.3 Million
Link to Article | http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Obesity+depression+grants+worth/3330401/story.html
WEDNESDAY, July 28th, 2010 (Ottawa Citizen) – Carleton University researchers have received $1.3 million in funding to continue their investigations in depression and obesity. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) said Monday that it had awarded Alfonso Abizaid more than $543,000 for his [...]
Plus-Size Wars
Written By: Ginia Bellafante
WEDNESDAY, July 28th 2010 (The New York Times)— Earlier this year, the editors of V, a magazine so recherché it can make Vogue seem like Redbook, published an issue featuring large models in expensive body-baring clothes. In one photograph, a woman in a strapless bathing suit, cut to reveal three [...]
Obesity, Weight Gain Increase Diabetes Risk After 50
Link to Article | http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/breaking-wls-news/obesity-weight-gain-increase-diabetes-risk-after-50.html/
Weight Loss Surgery Channel – Gaining weight after age 50 can increase the risk of developing diabetes, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the University of Washington followed a group of more than 4,000 seniors age 65 and older for over 12 years to determine the [...]
Atkins Effect Behind Obesity Epidemic?
Link to Article | http://www.torontosun.com/life/healthandfitness/2010/06/11/14347616.html
Written By: Cara Castagna
MONDAY, June 14th 2010 (Edmonton Sun) – Overweight North Americans aren’t totally out to lunch when it comes to good nutrition.
But there are three common mistakes being made that are contributing to the current obesity epidemic, says well-respected U.S. dietitian and nutritionist Amy Shapiro.
First, countless [...]
Can Neck Measure Indicate Body Fat Better Than BMI?
Link to Article | http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/07/06/bmi.neck.fitness/
Written By: Madison Park
TUESDAY, July 6th 2010 (CNN News) – Flawed, limited and inaccurate. The complaints against the body mass index are many.
Among them: The BMI, which measures weight relative to height, doesn’t accurately calculate body fat. It deems athletes or muscular people to [...]
B.C Ranks High in Healthy Living
Link to Article | http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/williamslaketribune/news/96635179.html
FRIDAY, June 18th 2010 (Williams Lake Tribune) – The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) released Tuesday by Statistics Canada shows that B.C. continues to lead or be highly ranked in many healthy living categories compared to other jurisdictions.
“This is the second time in a month that a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
