Tag Archive | "obesity"

Obesity and Asthma are Linked

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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Twelve percent of the obese individuals had asthma, compared to six percent of the normal-weight study participants. And the likelihood of asthma rose as the body mass index -- BMI, a relation of weight and height used to gauge obesity -- increased and waist circumferences expanded.

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Extra Weight May Influence Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Friday, May 28, 2010

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While a link between obesity and pancreatic cancer has been suggested, studies looking at the association have yielded mixed results, Dr. Alan A. Arslan of the New York University School of Medicine in New York City and colleagues note in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

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Obesity ups risk of painful fibromyalgia

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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The study in women found that being overweight or obese was associated with increased risk of fibromyalgia, especially among women who weren't all that physically active.

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Olive Oil May Be Key to Mediterranean Diet’s Benefits

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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"These findings strengthen the relationship between inflammation, obesity and diet and provide evidence at the most basic level of healthy effects derived from virgin olive oil consumption in humans," study leader Francisco Perez-Jimenez of the University of Cordoba, Spain, said in a news release from BioMed Central, publisher of BMC Genomics. The study was published online April 19 in the journal.

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Multivitamins may help weight loss in obese women

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Results of a 26-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention study with 87 women found that multivitamins and minerals were associated with significantly lower body weight, body mass index, and fat mass

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Obesity causes 100,000 U.S. cancer cases

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Having too much body fat causes nearly half the cases of endometrial cancer -- a type of cancer of the uterus -- and a third of esophageal cancer cases, the American Institute for Cancer Research said.

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CoQ10 may protect against obesity problems

Friday, October 16, 2009

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Mice fed a high fat and fructose diet and supplemented with CoQ10 had decreased levels of inflammatory and metabolic stresses markers in their livers than mice just fed the high-fat diet, according to findings published in Biochemical Pharmacology.

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Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Friday, July 17, 2009

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Taking a probiotics supplement after gastric bypass surgery helps patients lose weight faster and avoid vitamin B deficiency, a new study finds. Probiotics are the "good" bacteria found in yogurt and in dietary supplements that aid digestion.

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Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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"I don't think it's a magic bullet, but I think it could have enhancing effects," said the study's lead author, Martha A. Belury, the Carol S. Kennedy professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University in Columbus. The study appeared online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Grapefruit extract may prevent metabolic syndrome

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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The citrus flavonoid naringenin may prevent cholesterol increases, and changes in insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism linked to metabolic syndrome, says a new study with mice.

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