Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Active Computer Games Do Not Replace Playing Real Sports For Energy Expenditure

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

New generation active computer games stimulate greater energy expenditure than sedentary games, but are no substitute for playing real sports, according to a study in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ. Young people are currently recommended to take an hour of moderate to vigorous physical exercise each day, which should use at least three times as much energy as is used at rest. But many adolescents have mostly sedentary lifestyles. [click link for full article]

Bad Breath More Prevalent In Overweight People, TAU Study Finds

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Now there’s another good reason to go on that diet after the holidays. Tel Aviv University researchers have published a study that finds a direct link between obesity and bad breath: the more overweight you are, the more likely your breath will smell unpleasant to those around you.The research, led by breath expert Prof. [click link for full article]

Covenant Weight Management Center’s Resolutions for Weightloss

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

But does it work? Weight loss experts at the Covenant Weight Management Center say your success depends on how you approach your weight loss goal, not when.

A Step to Success BEFORE 210 AFTER 138

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

LOW VS. HIGH CARB DIET The January/February issue of Women’s Health reports that a low-carb diet may be a drain on your brain.

Parents don’t realize kids are fat (AP)

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

AP - A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters’ weight.

Weight Loss Surgery May Help Less Severely Obese (HealthDay)

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) –The morbidly obese may not be
the only people who should be eligible for bariatric surgery to lose
weight, U.S. researchers report.

698-pound man dies after stomach surgery (AP)

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Doctors and nurses stand beside obesity patient Carlos Marroquin during a gastric bypass surgery in Guatemala City, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007. Marroquin died hours after the surgery of a heart attack. (AP Photo//Herlindo Zet/Siglo 21)AP - A man who weighed 698 pounds died Friday of heart failure after undergoing an operation to remove 80 percent of his stomach in a desperate effort to reduce his weight.

Adoptive Mo. dad’s obesity tale trashed (AP)

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

AP - A man who gained national media attention by claiming he was not allowed to adopt a baby because of his weight was awarded temporary custody of the child, but the judge chided him and his wife, saying they knew the primary reason the boy had been removed from their home had nothing to do with obesity.

Very obese wait longer for transplant (AP)

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Overweight women walk across the street near Times Square in New York August 28 2007. Obesity decreases the chances that a woman will get pregnant, and the more obese she is, the worse her prospects of conception, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonAP - Very obese people who need a kidney transplant are far less likely to get one than normal weight people, and when they do, their wait is an average of a year to 18 months longer, a new study found.

Obesity Weakens Immune Response (HealthDay)

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) — Obese people find it harder to
fight infections, and a weakened immune response may be to blame, suggests
a new study from Boston University researchers.