This is pretty interesting.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/popup?id=2120539&content=&page=1
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Friday, June 30, 2006
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Study: Pounding Pain From Plump Puberty?
Study: Pounding Pain From Plump Puberty?
This CBS News story reveals yet another study showing the adverse effects of childhood obesity in America. But this time it's not diabetes, high blood pressure, or even heart problems. It's something even worse to a child -- an irritating, pounding migraine headache!
Lead researcher Dr. Andrew D. Hershey, M.D., Ph.D., pediatric neurologist and director of the Headache Center at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, presented his findings at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society this week in Los Angeles, California. read more
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This CBS News story reveals yet another study showing the adverse effects of childhood obesity in America. But this time it's not diabetes, high blood pressure, or even heart problems. It's something even worse to a child -- an irritating, pounding migraine headache!
Lead researcher Dr. Andrew D. Hershey, M.D., Ph.D., pediatric neurologist and director of the Headache Center at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, presented his findings at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society this week in Los Angeles, California. read more
-article discovered by www.ihr-online.com
Friday, June 23, 2006
'Miracle' obesity drug on sale in Sweden next year
The European Commission has approved the medicine Acomplia for sale in all EU countries. The drug, which is considered to be a 'miracle cure' for obesity, is set to be introduced in Sweden next year.
The study, which focused on 6,000 patients, showed a loss of six to nine kilograms during a year, a more significant loss than that caused by other medicines on the market. read more
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The study, which focused on 6,000 patients, showed a loss of six to nine kilograms during a year, a more significant loss than that caused by other medicines on the market. read more
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Study: Type 2 Diabetes Doubles in U.S., Obesity to Blame
New cases of type 2 diabetes are rising dramatically among U.S. adults, a new study shows.
The study appears in the journal Circulation’s rapid access online edition. It tracks new cases of type 2 diabetes in about 3,100 men and women from the 1970s through the 1990s.
The key finding? New cases (incidence) of diabetes doubled during the last 30 years, mainly among obese people, write Caroline Fox, MD, MPH, and colleagues.
Fox works with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Framingham Heart Study, a long-term heart study based in Framingham, Mass. The new diabetes data comes from the adult children of Framingham Heart Study participants. read more
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The study appears in the journal Circulation’s rapid access online edition. It tracks new cases of type 2 diabetes in about 3,100 men and women from the 1970s through the 1990s.
The key finding? New cases (incidence) of diabetes doubled during the last 30 years, mainly among obese people, write Caroline Fox, MD, MPH, and colleagues.
Fox works with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Framingham Heart Study, a long-term heart study based in Framingham, Mass. The new diabetes data comes from the adult children of Framingham Heart Study participants. read more
-article discovered by www.ihr-online.com
Saturday, June 17, 2006
'New Urbanism' Could Help Americans Fight Obesity
(CBS 11 News) DALLAS Gaye Kaiser, a Dallas resident, gets up to run every morning at 6 o'clock. She also swims and goes bike riding in the evenings. She says it makes her look and feel better. But she's in the minority.
As our culture becomes more sedentary and more obese, fitness experts say it may take a change in the way our communities are developed to fight the fat.
According to Dr. Kenneth Cooper, considered the father of aerobics, and founder of the Cooper Aerobics Center, the epidemic of obesity in our country is primarily the result of overeating and inactivity.
"A lot of it is due to the way we live, because communities no longer have sidewalks. It's not safe to walk at night. It's not safe to walk with our children to schools or let them walk by themselves," says Cooper. read more
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As our culture becomes more sedentary and more obese, fitness experts say it may take a change in the way our communities are developed to fight the fat.
According to Dr. Kenneth Cooper, considered the father of aerobics, and founder of the Cooper Aerobics Center, the epidemic of obesity in our country is primarily the result of overeating and inactivity.
"A lot of it is due to the way we live, because communities no longer have sidewalks. It's not safe to walk at night. It's not safe to walk with our children to schools or let them walk by themselves," says Cooper. read more
-article discovered by www.ihr-online.com
Friday, June 16, 2006
Radical moves to tackle obesity crisis
Advertising ban may be widened and supermarkets and GPs enlisted
Patrick Wintour, political editor
Friday June 16, 2006
The Guardian
Controls on junk food advertising could be extended to websites, text messaging, computer games, cinemas and posters under radical plans being drawn up by the government, the Guardian has learned.
Ministers fear that plans to clamp down solely on TV advertising would be undermined without a more ambitious approach and are putting together a range of measures to tackle the problem.
They plan to encourage shops and supermarkets to offer extra loyalty card bonus points to customers buying healthy foods low in salt, sugar and fat. And GPs may be monitored to see whether they are prioritising obesity among children. Read more
-article discovered by www.ihr-online.com
Patrick Wintour, political editor
Friday June 16, 2006
The Guardian
Controls on junk food advertising could be extended to websites, text messaging, computer games, cinemas and posters under radical plans being drawn up by the government, the Guardian has learned.
Ministers fear that plans to clamp down solely on TV advertising would be undermined without a more ambitious approach and are putting together a range of measures to tackle the problem.
They plan to encourage shops and supermarkets to offer extra loyalty card bonus points to customers buying healthy foods low in salt, sugar and fat. And GPs may be monitored to see whether they are prioritising obesity among children. Read more
-article discovered by www.ihr-online.com
Thursday, June 15, 2006
GONE IN A FLESH - TEENS LOSING FAT & GAINING HOPE
Eighty-one supersize 14- to 17-year-olds who enrolled in an NYU Medical Center fat-busting program have collectively shed 7,300 pounds after undergoing gastric-band surgery that reduced the size of their stomachs and curbed their appetites.
On average, they weighed 300 pounds before the surgery. One tipped the scales at 530, three others at 400. The average loss equaled 90 pounds of body fat.
And the total loss - 3.65 tons - was equivalent to the weight of an SUV.
read more
-article discovered by www.ihr-online.com
On average, they weighed 300 pounds before the surgery. One tipped the scales at 530, three others at 400. The average loss equaled 90 pounds of body fat.
And the total loss - 3.65 tons - was equivalent to the weight of an SUV.
read more
-article discovered by www.ihr-online.com
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Weight-loss surgery generally safe: US audit
By Megan Rauscher
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Operations intended to help very overweight people shed unhealthy pounds -- termed bariatric surgery -- carry a low risk of death when they're performed at high-volume academic medical centers, according to a new review.
"We found that the 30-day mortality was less than 0.5 percent (1 in every 200 patients), which is considered an acceptable mortality rate as reported from many single institutional series," said Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen from the University of California-Irvine Medical Center in Orange.
"Bariatric surgery can be performed with low morbidity and mortality at specialized centers; however, the safety of bariatric surgery at the national level have been questioned," Nguyen explained.
The current review covered 1144 cases performed at 29 institutions. "The important message from our study is that bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity is safe at the national level," the surgeon said.
Nguyen and his colleagues reviewed weight-loss surgeries performed between October 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004 in subjects between 17 and 65 years of age with a body mass index of 35 to 70. A BMI of 30 to 34 is classified as overweight, and 35 and up is considered obese.
Gastric bypass surgery made up 92 percent of the surgeries, while stomach-restricting procedures (mainly gastric banding) made up the remainder.
Among gastric bypass patients, four deaths (0.4 percent) occurred within 30 days of surgery. The complication rate was 16 percent, and the 30-day readmission rate was 7 percent.
Among restrictive surgery patients, there were no deaths at 30 days. The complication rate was 3 percent, and the 30-day readmission rate was 4 percent, according to the report, published in the Archives of Surgery.
"There are many reasons why I think bariatric surgery is safe," Nguyen told Reuters Health.
"The majority of bariatric operations are now being performed laparoscopically and most surgeons have overcome the learning curve of the laparoscopic technique, and many young surgeons are now taking an additional year of training (fellowship) to learn this specialized specialty," he explained.
Also, "there are now certifying bodies that have developed criteria qualifying centers that are performing bariatric surgery to become centers of excellence," Nguyen noted.
SOURCE: Archives of Surgery, May 2006
-article contributed by Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Operations intended to help very overweight people shed unhealthy pounds -- termed bariatric surgery -- carry a low risk of death when they're performed at high-volume academic medical centers, according to a new review.
"We found that the 30-day mortality was less than 0.5 percent (1 in every 200 patients), which is considered an acceptable mortality rate as reported from many single institutional series," said Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen from the University of California-Irvine Medical Center in Orange.
"Bariatric surgery can be performed with low morbidity and mortality at specialized centers; however, the safety of bariatric surgery at the national level have been questioned," Nguyen explained.
The current review covered 1144 cases performed at 29 institutions. "The important message from our study is that bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity is safe at the national level," the surgeon said.
Nguyen and his colleagues reviewed weight-loss surgeries performed between October 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004 in subjects between 17 and 65 years of age with a body mass index of 35 to 70. A BMI of 30 to 34 is classified as overweight, and 35 and up is considered obese.
Gastric bypass surgery made up 92 percent of the surgeries, while stomach-restricting procedures (mainly gastric banding) made up the remainder.
Among gastric bypass patients, four deaths (0.4 percent) occurred within 30 days of surgery. The complication rate was 16 percent, and the 30-day readmission rate was 7 percent.
Among restrictive surgery patients, there were no deaths at 30 days. The complication rate was 3 percent, and the 30-day readmission rate was 4 percent, according to the report, published in the Archives of Surgery.
"There are many reasons why I think bariatric surgery is safe," Nguyen told Reuters Health.
"The majority of bariatric operations are now being performed laparoscopically and most surgeons have overcome the learning curve of the laparoscopic technique, and many young surgeons are now taking an additional year of training (fellowship) to learn this specialized specialty," he explained.
Also, "there are now certifying bodies that have developed criteria qualifying centers that are performing bariatric surgery to become centers of excellence," Nguyen noted.
SOURCE: Archives of Surgery, May 2006
-article contributed by Reuters
Overweight and Obesity
During the past 20 years, obesity among adults has risen significantly in the United States. The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older—over 60 million people—are obese.
This increase is not limited to adults. The percentage of young people who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. Among children and teens aged 6–19 years, 16 percent (over 9 million young people) are considered overweight.
These increasing rates raise concern because of their implications for Americans’ health. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including the following:
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
Although one of the national health objectives for the year 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of obesity among adults to less than 15%, current data indicate that the situation is worsening rather than improving. This site provides a variety of information designed to help people understand this serious health issue and the efforts being made to address it.
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This increase is not limited to adults. The percentage of young people who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. Among children and teens aged 6–19 years, 16 percent (over 9 million young people) are considered overweight.
These increasing rates raise concern because of their implications for Americans’ health. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including the following:
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Osteoarthritis
Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
Although one of the national health objectives for the year 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of obesity among adults to less than 15%, current data indicate that the situation is worsening rather than improving. This site provides a variety of information designed to help people understand this serious health issue and the efforts being made to address it.
-article contributed by www.ihr-online.com
LAP-BAND
The LAP-BAND System is a long-term implantable device intended to induce weight loss in morbidly obese patients by limiting food consumption (restrictive rather than malabsorption). The device is surgically implanted, using either a laparoscopic or open procedure, to create a restricted opening (stoma) and a small gastric pouch to limit food consumption and induce early satiety.
The LAP-BAND® System is the least invasive, safest and the only adjustable and reversible surgical weight-loss option available in the United States. Since it’s approval by the FDA in June 2001, and with over 150,000 Lap Band surgeries already performed, it has proven to be a safer and as effective as other more invasive surgery procedures. It eliminates many of the known operative risks associated with other types of surgeries and provides unique benefits compared to other obesity procedures, including the advantages of reduced pain, length of hospital stay and recovery period since. There is no cutting or stapling of the stomach or bypassing the intestines. If for any reason the band needs to be removed, the stomach generally returns to its original form.
One big advantage of the LAP-BAND system is that the band's size can be changed to meet your needs. This is not possible with other techniques.
The implantable components of the LAP-BAND System:
Adjustable Gastric Band – a 13mm-wide, sterile, band which, when fastened, forms a circular ring.
Access Port – a stainless steel component with a self-sealing injection site.
Kink-Resistant Tubing – a 50cm silicone tube (I.D. 0.5”, O.D. 0.13”) which connects the inner surface of the gastric band to the access port.
-article contributed by www.ihr-online.com
The LAP-BAND® System is the least invasive, safest and the only adjustable and reversible surgical weight-loss option available in the United States. Since it’s approval by the FDA in June 2001, and with over 150,000 Lap Band surgeries already performed, it has proven to be a safer and as effective as other more invasive surgery procedures. It eliminates many of the known operative risks associated with other types of surgeries and provides unique benefits compared to other obesity procedures, including the advantages of reduced pain, length of hospital stay and recovery period since. There is no cutting or stapling of the stomach or bypassing the intestines. If for any reason the band needs to be removed, the stomach generally returns to its original form.
One big advantage of the LAP-BAND system is that the band's size can be changed to meet your needs. This is not possible with other techniques.
The implantable components of the LAP-BAND System:
Adjustable Gastric Band – a 13mm-wide, sterile, band which, when fastened, forms a circular ring.
Access Port – a stainless steel component with a self-sealing injection site.
Kink-Resistant Tubing – a 50cm silicone tube (I.D. 0.5”, O.D. 0.13”) which connects the inner surface of the gastric band to the access port.
-article contributed by www.ihr-online.com
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