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Injuries In Overweight And Obese Children More Often From ‘Low-Energy’ Impact
Obese children are 74 percent more likely to sustain a fracture of the growth plate, the softer end of the bone where growth occurs. A new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), involved 224 children visiting a Maryland hospital with a fracture…
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No commentsAltered Lifestyle Plus Anti-Obesity Drugs Are Effective
Researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that anti-obesity drugs together with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI. In the paper published in Obesity Review, Dr. Laura Gray and her team from Leicester University’s Department of Health Sciences assessed the effectiveness of anti -obesity drugs and a modified lifestyle on weight loss and body mass index…
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No commentsHow Appetite Cells In The Brain Respond To Fasting
There are two key cell types in the brain that are central to the regulation of feeding behaviors, agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons and proopiomelancortin (POMC)-expressing neurons. Previous work has shown that the AgRP neurons promote feeding and weight gain, while the POMC cells have been linked with appetite suppression and weight loss…
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No commentsWeight Loss With Anti-Obesity Drugs And A Modified Lifestyle
A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI…
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No commentsFor Offspring Of Diabetic Pregnancies Breastfeeding Can Reduce Risk Of Childhood Obesity
Children of diabetic pregnancies have a greater risk of childhood obesity, but new research from the Colorado School of Public Health shows breastfeeding can reduce this threat. Epidemiologist Tessa Crume, Ph.D., MSPH, and fellow researchers tracked 94 children of diabetic pregnancies and 399 of non-diabetic pregnancies from birth to age 13…
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No commentsObesity Drug ‘Mediator’ Likely Responsible For Thousands Of Hospitalizations And Deaths In France
A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety reveals that benfluorex, a fenfluramine derivative drug used in France under the name Mediator®, is likely responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30 year period. Benfluorex (Mediator®) was used in France from 1976 to 2009…
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No commentsChildhood Obesity Prevented With Positive Parenting
A study published online in the February 6 issue of Pediatrics reveals that programs that help parents during the early years of their child’s life may help prevent childhood obesity. At present, 1 out of 5 children in the U.S. is classified as obese. Compared to children of normal weight, overweight children are five times more likely to be obese by the time they reach their teenage years…
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No commentsFollowing Knee Replacement, Post Surgical Phone Support Improves Outcome
Poor emotional health and morbid obesity are associated with less functional gain following total knee replacement (TKR) surgery…
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No commentsAnti-Obesity Drug Now In Clinical Trials May Cause Rapid Bone Loss
An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have shown…
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No commentsResearchers Pave The Way For Improving Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes
In a study published last week in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, a team led by Dr. Vincent Poitout of the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)* has made an important step forward in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body…
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