Posts Tagged ‘body weight’

Kids aren’t kind to chubby cartoons

U. LEEDS (UK) — Very young children appear to reject storybook characters who are overweight as potential friends, a study shows. Continue…

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:55 - 3 Comments

Health & Medicine - May 9, 2013 12:31 - 1 Comment

School obesity rate shifts pregnancy risk

PENN STATE (US) — As the prevalence of obesity rises in a high school, so does the risk of an obese female student bearing a child, according to new research. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 23, 2013 15:56 - 0 Comments

Doctors less empathetic for obese patients

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Physicians build much less of an emotional rapport with overweight and obese patients than with patients of normal weight, a study suggests. (more…)

Cash + competition can boost weight loss

U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — People offered cash awards to lose weight may drop more pounds if they’re competing with others in the same situation. (more…)

Does low-fat milk make kids heavier?

U. VIRGINIA (US) — Preschoolers who drink low-fat milk are more likely to be overweight or obese than kids given 2 percent or whole milk, new research suggests. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2013 14:49 - 0 Comments

For infants, high-carb diet sets metabolism

U. BUFFALO (US) — A diet rich in carbs early in life can cause weight gain later, according to a new study that suggests babies may be less prone to obesity if given solid foods later. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2013 17:51 - 0 Comments

Stressed kids eat even when they’re full

PENN STATE / JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Children who overreact to stressful situations will eat even if they’re not hungry, raising their risk of becoming overweight or obese, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2013 13:30 - 1 Comment

Timing when you eat may keep weight down

U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — When you eat might be just as important as what and how much you eat in determining if your body will store those calories as unwanted fat. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2013 10:09 - 0 Comments

In Samoa, obesity epidemic begins at birth

BROWN (US) — In American Samoa, approximately 23 percent of boys and 16 percent of girls are obese by 15 months of age, according to a new study. (more…)

Protein hints at downside of pear-shape body

UC DAVIS (US) — Conventional wisdom says people with apple-shaped figures face more health risks, but that may be a myth. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2013 11:00 - 1 Comment

Counseling scarce for overweight patients

PENN STATE (US) — Despite a rise in obesity, fewer doctors are offering weight counseling to their patients, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 8, 2013 14:20 - 0 Comments

Other obesity tests don’t measure up to BMI

COLUMBIA U. (US) — Despite lots of criticism, body mass index is still the best way to determine who’s obese and therefore at risk for a host of health problems, say researchers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 8, 2013 9:41 - 0 Comments

Low vitamin D in newborns of obese moms

NORTHWESTERN (US) — Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may give birth to babies with insufficient levels of vitamin D, a new study reports. (more…)

Overweight teens bullied by coaches, parents

YALE (US) — Teens struggling to lose weight are often teased by adults they trust, according to a new survey. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 17, 2012 14:09 - 8 Comments

To shed fat, aerobic workouts beat weights

DUKE (US) — Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, say scientists who compared it to resistance training and a combination of the two. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2012 13:23 - 3 Comments

Providers skimp on advice about pregnancy weight

PENN STATE (US) — Overweight women are not receiving proper advice on healthy weight gain or appropriate exercise levels during pregnancy, say researchers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 28, 2012 14:05 - 2 Comments

In kids, psoriasis strongly linked to obesity

NORTHWESTERN (US) — Children around the world with psoriasis are about twice as likely to be overweight or obese as children who don’t have the disease, new research shows. (more…)