Recently added articles from Obesity & Diabetes Week:
Slimming gene regulates body fat.
Nov 16, 2009 ... This press release is available in German. Scientists at the University of Bonn have discovered a previously unknown fruit fly gene that controls the metabolism of fat. Larvae in which this gene is defective lose their entire fat reserves. Therefore the researchers called the gene ...
Findings from M. Gandhi et al in aneuploidy reported.
Nov 16, 2009 ... In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To estimate whether body mass index (BMI) affects the evaluation of nuchal translucency or the nasal bone during first-trimester ultrasound examination for aneuploidy risk assessment. Six hundred ninety-four women ...
Research results from J.M. Petit and colleagues update understanding of atherosclerosis.(Report)
Nov 16, 2009 ... According to a study from Dijon, France, "Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is commonly associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. Several studies suggest that NAFLD is independently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in nondiabetic ...
Energy Gap Useful Tool for Successful Weight Loss Maintenance Strategy: Significant Behavioral Changes Needed to Maintain Weight Loss, According to Commentary in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Nov 16, 2009 ... Americans continue to get heavier. Most weight control methods short of bariatric surgery are generally considered ineffective in preventing obesity or reducing weight. The term energy gap was coined to estimate the change in energy balance (intake and expenditure) behaviors required to ...
Health-Centered Weight Control Method Shows Promise: New Study Published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association Shows Health-At-Every-Size Approach Is Effective.
Nov 16, 2009 ... Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity - and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a "weight-acceptance" intervention, published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, ...