As consumerism continues on its upward curve, new figures released
this week show that obesity and diabetes epidemics continued to
escalate in 2001. In just over ten years, obesity has increased by
more that 70 per cent in the US.
Eating a diet with less fat and more carbohydrates could lead to a
modest but significant reduction in body weight - whatever the US
fad no-carbo Atkins diet claims. The question is, does the type of
carbohydrate, simple or complex,...
Obesity - a growing problem, not just in the West, and not just in
adults. Governments around the world are increasingly concerned
about the rise of obesity in childhood. But how are we tackling the
problem? Perhaps not very well....
New research suggests that losing even modest amounts of weight can
pay off in better health. Researchers at the University of North
Carolina report in Obesity Research this month that losing
weight decreases activity of a key enzyme...
Future weight loss diets could become 'custom-made' for each
individual, according to scientists working on a three-year
international research project funded by the European Union. The
project, known as Nugenob, explores...
Childhood obesity rates have reached staggering levels and obesity
has nearly surpassed smoking as the leading cause of preventable
death among Americans, according to a new Datamonitor report.
As research into the formation of acrylamide - a potentially cancer
causing chemical - in starchy fried or baked foods gains pace, a
new study released this week will do little to alleviate fears
linked to starch diets. Scientists...
New diagnostic methods for obesity may soon be developed, according
to scientists working on a three-year international research
project called Nugenob. The European funded project has set out to
explore the relationship between diet,...
A simple hormone could be the answer for millions of people
worldwide suffering from obesity. An international team of
scientists claim to have discovered a gut hormone that could
significantly decrease the appetite, reducing the...
A substance derived from dogfish sharks suppresses appetite and
decreases body weight in rodents making it a potential anti-obesity
treatment, according to new research.
Wholegrains are in the news again this week with the release of a
new study from the US that suggests a diet rich in wholegrains
could not only protect against cardiovascular disease, but also
type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers.
Take a look in the mirror, what do you see? An apple, a pear?
Obesity is a growing problem in Europe and currently one of the
main risk factors for Type 2 diabetes. Scientists have suggested
that the type of fat in your diet may have...
Research from Africa have revealed a correlation between a daily
diet of fish and low plasma levels of leptin, the hormone thought
to regulate appetite.
Thousands of obese Americans know firsthand that gastric bypass
surgery can achieve long-term weight loss when dieting, exercise
and medications have failed. The reason for the difference may
hinge on a recently discovered appetite-stimulating...
Overweight adults with a diet rich in wholegrains could
significantly reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a
new study by researchers at Harvard University.
Couch potatoes may have been set up for a life of slacking and
snacking in front of television because they were undernourished in
their mothers' wombs, claims new research from New Zealand.
A mouse that was genetically genetically altered to get fat,
remained slim and trim thanks to the removal of a particular gene,
US researchers report this week.
Doctors in Britain are warning that diabetes could spread in the
current generation of fat, couch-potato teenagers, putting more
pressure on Britain's ailing healthcare system.
Millions of overweight Americans at high risk for type 2 diabetes
can delay and possibly prevent the disease with moderate diet and
exercise, a major clinical trial has found.
Eating a decent breakfast each morning could be the key to shedding
the pounds, according to US researchers who published their
findings this week in the journal Obesity Research.
Rapid rates of weight gain during infancy could be linked to
obesity later in childhood, researchers from the Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia in the US reveal this week.
Experts, invited by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the
World Health Organisation and the United Nations University, met
for the Expert Consultation on Energy in Human Nutrition, the first
such consultation since 1981.
Research into a new appetite suppressant may have reached a new
stage. Scientists in the United States claim this week that a
compound, called C75, successfully alters the natural balance of
brain messengers that normally send signals...
Leptin, a protein secreted by fat cells, may be an independent risk
factor for heart disease in humans, according to an article
published this week in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart
Association.
Being too fat has become almost as big a health problem as smoking
in the United States, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said
on Thursday, and urged Americans to lose weight.
One in seven elderly Britons suffers from malnutrition, even though
Britain is one of the world's richest nations, according to a
report published on Wednesday.
Following the February 17th issue of The Lancet suggesting that
obesity was linked to soft drinks consumption, Richard Adamson,
Ph.D., NSDA Vice President...
New study findings published in The Lancet suggest that, with every
soft drink or sugar-sweetened beverage a child drinks every day,
their obesity risk...
