Weight-loss surgery is a safe option for patients with a history of cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center, presented today at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS.)
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Gastric bypass surgery in obese people significantly improves quality of life by cutting the risk for cancers, diabetes and a number of other diseases.
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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown molecular signaling pathway in body fat cells that normally acts to suppress harmful inflammation.
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A study of 14 morbidly obese patients was designed to determine if brisk walking alone was sufficient to serve as an aerobic training stimulus, increasing heart rate to at least 70 percent of maximum.
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The series on childhood obesity explores the issue of overweight children from many perspectives, ranging from the latest medical research to public health information.
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The key to keeping kids of all ages at a healthy weight and overcoming childhood obesity is taking a whole-family approach. Make eating healthy and exercise a family affair.
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Everybody knows what a tragedy this is personally for obese kids - the social isolation, the shame of group exercise, the pain of bad knees, the constant doctor visits and being out of breath just by standing up. However, the public costs of childhood obesity are huge too.
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In light of the increasing number of overweight and obese kids, demand and focus on obesity interventions aimed at school kids is increasing.
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Today JAMA publishes an article entitled “High Body Mass Index for Age Among US Children and Adolescents, 2003-2006″ by Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll and Katherine M. Flegal from CDC discussing the rate of childhood obesity among U.S. children.
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Obese people are now blamed in food crisis and climate change, because they consume much more calories leading to food shortage and use more transport leading to more gas emissions and climate change.
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