Obesity PPM

05/05/2018

“The research demonstrates human observers are often poor at estimating their own body size and the size of others. Crucially, body size judgments are not always accurate and can be biased by various factors. Sometimes it’s influenced just by the people we stand next to,” says Jason Bell from the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia.


American Psychological Association

It is likely that we have all experienced an optical illusion, but what about a psychological illusion? Research has found that we are bad at perceiving our own bodies. This means we can think we are either thinner or fatter than we really are!

05/04/2018

Research published in the journal PLOS Biology provides evidence that it’s not the exercise itself that causes appetite suppression, it's the heat generated as a byproduct of the exercise.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
PLOS Biology

New research suggests it's not the exercise that suppresses appetite, it's the heat generated as a byproduct of the exercise.

05/03/2018

When obesity and depression begin in childhood, they tend to persist throughout life. Depressed youth may experience a cycle of overeating to try to make themselves feel better, followed by weight gain, ongoing depressed feelings and weight-related bullying that further worsens their depression.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Early-life obesity and depression may be driven by shared abnormalities in brain regions that process rewards, according to researchers.

05/02/2018

Research has suggested that consuming lots of artificial sweeteners scrambles the bacteria in our gut, causing them to make our bodies less tolerant to glucose, the main building-block of sugar.


American Diabetes Association

Many countries have introduced a sugar tax to improve the health of their citizens. As a result, food and drink companies are changing their products to include low and zero-calorie sweeteners instead of sugar. However, there is growing evidence that sweeteners may have health consequences of their....

05/01/2018

"So, this study suggests that patients with rheumatoid arthritis and obesity would benefit from intentional weight loss through a comprehensive management strategy; however, when we see that someone is losing weight without trying, it's probably a poor prognostic sign, especially if they are already thin." - Dr. Joshua Baker, a researcher at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS)

People with rheumatoid arthritis who are severely obese or were losing weight tend to see more rapid progress of the condition, according to a new study.

04/30/2018

While society has long viewed obesity as a simple function of overeating, clinical evidence now points to a genetic role concerning appetite, metabolism, and the absorption of fat. The commonsense view is changing, and pharmaceutical firms can step in to offer solutions.

American Medical Association (AMA)
GBI Research

Obesity is a huge problem in the developed world, and it’s getting bigger.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people with a body mass index (BMI)

04/29/2018

This study shows how a small change, such as going to bed a little earlier, can help us feel better for weight maintenance and for our overall well-being, Dr. Heinberg says.

Cleveland Clinic
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Why seven to nine hours of sleep each night can help

04/28/2018

The greater the weight loss, the more likely it is that the person who lost the weight will change civil status one way or the other, according to the study, which was published in JAMA Surgery.

JAMA Surgery

What happens to relationships when one partner loses a lot of weight, eats much less and becomes more active?

04/27/2018

Four out of five experts said yes; here are their detailed responses.

American Council on Exercise - ACE

We humans need to exercise in order to stay healthy. Exercise protects against disease and early death, and keeps us mobile and able to perform daily tasks.

04/27/2018

When obesity and depression begin in childhood, they tend to persist throughout life. Depressed youth may experience a cycle of overeating to try to make themselves feel better, followed by weight gain, ongoing depressed feelings and weight-related bullying that further worsens their depression.

Hormones and Behavior (journal)
Stanford Medicine

Early-life obesity and depression may be driven by shared abnormalities in brain regions that process rewards, according to researchers.

04/25/2018

Childhood obesity like many major health problems is a systems problem, the manifestation of broken social, environmental, economic, policy, and other systems. For its Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) initiative, Kaiser Permanente ventured out into the community to try to make some changes, and 11 studies just published in a special supplement of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed how that decade-long effort went.

Healthy Eating Active Living
Community Health Initiative

For its Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) initiative, Kaiser Permanente ventured out into the community to try to make some changes, and 11 studies just published in a special supplement of the journal American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed how that decade-long effort went.

04/24/2018

Researchers fed groups of rats diets high in sugar or artificial sweeteners including aspartame and acesulfame potassium. After three weeks, blood samples showed significant differences in concentrations of biochemicals, fats and amino acids.

Experimental Biology 2018
Nature (journal)

04/23/2018

The results emphasize the clinical benefit of weight-loss surgery and the monetary gains that result from avoiding obesity-related illnesses

ASMBS - The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

A new study indicates that weight-loss surgery is cost-effective over 10 years and can save healthcare systems money over a lifetime.

04/22/2018

Two of the main reasons people say they don’t exercise are 1) not having enough time, and 2) having joint pain, fatigue, or a chronic health condition.

American Council on Exercise - ACE

Only slightly more than half of adults are getting the recommended amount of exercise. While some have pain or a chronic health condition, and others are just busy, it’s not difficult to add regular activity to your daily routine.

04/21/2018

Health care is making use of patient-generated health data from internet connected home monitoring devices as a way of empowering patients and improving communication with providers.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Northwestern University

I see the promise in connected health for improving physical and psychological well-being at both an individual and public health level.

04/20/2018

Nearly half (48 percent) of pet owners stated that their veterinarian failed to recommend a maintenance or routine diet for their pet, and 15 percent commented that they “had to ask” to receive a pet food recommendation.

Association for Pet Obesity Prevention

In the October 2017 clinical survey, 56 percent of dogs and 60 percent of cats were classified as overweight.

04/19/2018

Secreted by white fat cells, leptin acts in the brains of humans and many other animals as a satiety signal to reduce appetite and maintain stable weight and blood sugar levels.


Tufts University
AgRP
Nature

Scientists have identified a neural circuit in the hypothalamus as the primary mechanism mediating the hormone leptin's anti-obesity and anti-diabetes effects and found two mechanisms underlying leptin's inhibition of appetite. The work in mice advances efforts to treat human obesity and diabetes.

04/18/2018

The findings, which appear in the Sleep Journal, demonstrate that “short sleep precedes the development of obesity in later years, strongly suggesting causality,” says coauthor Francesco Cappuccio.

University of Warwick
World Health Organization (WHO)

Children who don't get enough sleep may be at higher risk of obesity later.

04/17/2018

Johnson explains that the term “healthy obesity” is flawed since people who are obese, even those who are “metabolically” healthy, are still at increased risk for a host of health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and overall increased risk of mortality.

Annals of Human Biology
Body Kindness

A new research paper states that the term should be retired. Other experts say the assumption obese people are unhealthy causes a variety of problems.

04/16/2018

A study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology concluded that it's not actually sitting that's bad for you, it's being stationary for long periods of time. This might be why adding the treadmill is important. Moving your body is good for you, which can be difficult for workers who are chained to their computers.

Move Your DNA

Most jobs today require sitting in front of the computer for eleventy-million hours, and a new study published in the Public Library of Science found that all of that sitting can change your brain — it actually shrinks the part of your brain responsi…

04/15/2018

“Over the past decade, policymakers and business leaders have made changes to make school meals healthier, help kids be active, and invest in prevention,” Kuah said. “That forward momentum must continue, because helping children maintain a healthy weight from an early age is essential to preventing a wide range of health problems and avoiding billions in health care costs." - Tina J. Kauh, PhD, MS

Childhood Obesity
Endocrine Today
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Researchers from a collaborative team studying successful antiobesity strategies identified four U.S. communities implementing programs and policies that could have broader success nationwide, according to findings published in a special issue of Childhood Obesity.“Although, recent data from t...

04/15/2018

'Our study has shown that a web-based lifestyle modification program is a feasible and practical way of achieving a clinically meaningful level of weight loss in our Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease NAFLD patients', said Prof. Marchesini. 'Ideally, we would now like to roll out the intervention to other liver units'.

University of Bologna

Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who participated in a web-based lifestyle modification intervention achieved similar levels of weight loss and more rapid normalization of their liver enzymes than patients who participated in an intensive, group-based program.

04/13/2018

The experimental drug, called I-BET-762, works by inhibiting a cancer-causing gene known as c-Myc to prevent breast and lung cancer from developing. The c-Myc gene is induced by visceral fat, which is found around the inner organs of the body, as opposed to subcutaneous fat.

Cancer Prevention Research

New drug shows promising signs of delaying the development of existing breast and lung cancers. .

04/12/2018

The three things missing from most diet attempts are the appropriate exercise capacity, the right amount of sleep and a plan to eat for recovery and change. Implementing these elements to most plans will allow folks to stay engaged long enough for healthy habits to "catch."

Imagine that you are running a company, but you cannot get to your goal because all of your good workers keep quitting.

04/11/2018

In addition to consuming more, as economies have grown, people in Asia-Pacific have moved away from farming into manufacturing, and then to service sector jobs - which are more sedentary, researchers said.

U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization

More action is needed to encourage healthier lifestyles and ease pressure on fledgling healthcare systems, researchers say

04/10/2018

"Our results revealed that long-term exposure to hypercaloric diets impair the ability to control eating behaviour leading to negative effects on the cognitive processes responsible for a rational control of food intake" says Maldonado, head of the Neuropharmacology Laboratory at UPF.

Biology addiction
CRG Companies
UPF

Mice fed on a high-fat or chocolate-based diet show abnormal feeding behaviors such as snacking, bingeing and disrupted eating patterns, according to new research. The findings help to explain the behavioral triggers leading to obesity and point towards new ideas for preventing weight gain.

04/09/2018

"With the rise in childhood obesity, we are seeing more kids with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease NAFLD in our pediatric weight management practice," study lead author Dr. Jennifer Woo Baidal said in a university news release.


The Journal of Pediatrics

A new study of 635 children in Massachusetts found that a bigger waist size at age 3 increases the odds that a child will have a marker for liver damage and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by age 8.

04/08/2018

Not only has Body mass index never emerged as a significant component in risk engines such as the Framingham Risk Factor Score, there are many individuals with obesity who never develop metabolic complications or heart disease during the course of their life.

Circulation Journal

In the same manner in that there is not one predisposing factor for the development of obesity, the phenotypic clinical presentation of obesity is likewise extraordinarily heterogenous. (This has some authors speaking of “obesities” rather than “obesity”).

04/07/2018

There is one powerful, inexpensive and very simple lifestyle tip that can help a person not only lose weight but also become more mindful of their health and choices, without having to follow any fad diet or exercise programmes. That simple lifestyle tip is to maintain a “daily journal”.


Holistic Medicine

That simple lifestyle tip is to maintain a “daily journal”.

04/06/2018

When people don’t have access to effective obesity care, they are left with two alternatives. Forget it. Or repeat the cycle. - Ted Kyle

Will weight cycling harm your health? Maybe or maybe not, but usually it's a sign of inadequate medical care for obesity and its complications. And that is certainly harmful.