Weight-loss patients at higher risk of death from substance use disorders
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
Tag: Eating Disorders/Obesity
Being overweight as a teen may be associated with cardiomyopathy in adulthood
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom The risk of developing cardiomyopathy, which often leads to heart failure, increased in adult Swedish ...
Does weight loss surgery help relieve acid reflux?
Individuals who are obese often experience heartburn and other symptoms of acid reflux. Previous research indicates that gastric bypass surgery ...
Do images of food on kids’ clothes influence eating behavior?
A U-M study finds that junk food imagery on clothes is fairly common, especially on apparel marketed for girls ANN ...
Gene mutation evolved to cope with modern high-sugar diets
The gene variant became more common in humans after cooking and farming became widespread, and might now help people avoid ...
Is ‘clean eating’ just dirty rhetoric?
New research on 'clean eating' explores potential link to eating disorders (Carlisle, Pa.) - New research published today in the ...
LGBTQ adolescents experiencing weight-based bullying found to have increased substance use
Teens experiencing weight-based bullying also reported poorer mental health and lower perceived health Hartford, CT - Weight-based victimization among sexual ...
Featured research findings from Nutrition 2019
Conference press materials now available Press materials are now available for Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society ...
Research reveals role of fat storage cells in anti-obesity intervention
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- New research from a team at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine establishes a ...
Being teased about weight linked to more weight gain among children, NIH study suggests
WHAT: Youth who said they were teased or ridiculed about their weight increased their body mass by 33 percent more ...
Bariatric surgery can be safe and effective for adolescents
Rutgers-led study reviews the evidence for and against the procedure for teen-agers with obesityCredit: Rutgers University Pediatricians are often reluctant ...
Stiffening arteries in teenagers with persistent obesity
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Children and adolescents with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens, a ...
Thirty years after anorexia onset, fewer ill than healthy
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg A study that started in 1985 followed some 50 people who had become anorexic in ...
Trinity researchers find stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI)
Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years ...
Daily self-weighing can prevent holiday weight gain
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that a simple intervention - ...
UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity
UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by ...
Researchers reveal new strategy for preventing holiday weight gain
SILVER SPRING, Md.--To avoid putting on extra pounds at the holidays, researchers have found that U.S. adults who engage in ...
Variation of FTO gene linked to weight gain and obesity in children
SILVER SPRING, Md.--Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic ...
Scientists explore connection between aging fat and Alzheimer’s
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 21, 2019) - Scientists want to know whether our aging ...
Overweight adolescents are as likely to develop heart disorders as obese adolescents
Brazilian researchers arrived at this conclusion after conducting cardiovascular fitness tests with boys and girls aged 10-17; the results were ...