Despite recent widespread media attention given to studies that have indicated one-third of American children have a weight problem, a new study shows just one-third of children who are overweight or obese actually receive that diagnosis by a pediatrician.
The study, led by researchers at The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine […]

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Researchers at VU University Medical Centre, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, have found a direct link to abdominal obesity and depression. According to their research, older adults who are depressed have twice the risk of gaining fat in the mid-section. This is the first study to test the theory that older depressed adults might at greater risk for […]

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World health experts are warning of an increase in diabetes patients because of rising obesity levels.
A recent report of International Diabetes Foundation has revealed cases of diabetes may reach 380 million worldwide by the year 2025.
Last year over 3.8 million people died from the disease, which is linked to an inactive lifestyle, unhealthy diet, smoking, […]

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Barack Obama’s Health and Human Services Transition Team was presented with a series of nearly 50 legal and policy recommendations designed to combat the nation’s obesity epidemic.
The recommendations include such areas as the economic and social aspects of dietary behavior, ensuring equal access to healthy food and physical activities, food marketing regulations, and menu labeling […]

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Obese people who don’t have high cholesterol or diabetes might think they’re healthy - despite the extra pounds.
But new Ohio University research suggests that obesity raises levels of the hormone leptin, which can be as big a threat to the cardiovascular system as cholesterol. [ read full news ]

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A study appearing November 5 in the journal Cell Metabolism demonstrates that a synthetic new chemical entity protects against diet-induced obesity, improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity and enhances exercise endurance by enhancing fat utilization in certain target tissues.
Reducing calorie consumption by about 20%, the new chemical has been shown to slow down the aging […]

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Obesity and lack of fitness raise the risk of illness by impacting negatively on the body’s internal chemistry, research suggests.
A US team found levels of white blood cells were highest in men who were unfit and overweight.
White blood cells are key to fighting infection, but high levels can be a sign of inflammation, which is […]

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A study at  McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, found that heavy men with high output of the hormone had quadruple the death risk.
According to team leader, obesity effects and the insulin effects are so big that if men had to choose between being thin and having a low insulin level or having access to […]

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A  new study reveals the first-ever genetic link between obesity and colon cancer risk, a finding that could lead to greater accuracy in testing for the disease, said a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
The discovery also may improve efforts to ward off colon cancer with obesity-fighting activities like exercise, weight loss […]

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A new research at National Jewish Health in Denver shows that the inhaled steroids that are often used to treat asthma don’t work as well in the overweight or obese.
According to study conclusion, the combination of obesity and asthma appears to do something to limit the pathways by which steroids reduce inflammation. In fact, the […]

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