Recent Posts Tagged With 'obesity'

• More fruit and vegetables, please

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 08:09 in weight management, obesity, cdc state indicator report on fruits and vegetables 2009, fruit and vegetabels

  Last week, I reported on the latest IOM recommendations to revamp the 14-year old Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements. Another report, this time from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that the recommendations, whi...

• Obesity leads to brain tissue loss

  Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 07:56 in obesity, alzheimer's, brain scan, excess weight, brain loss

  More bad news on the obesity problem. It is not only your heart that suffers from the extra pounds, it’s your brain as well. American researchers who initially looked at the cardiovascular effects of excess weight in the Cardiovascular Health C...

• Do food stamps promote obesity?

  Posted on Wednesday August 19th, 2009 at 11:07 in nutrition, obesity, weight gain, body mass index, food stamps, cheap food stuffy

  Obesity has become a major problem in the US as well as in many developed countries. And guess what? The U.S. Food Stamp Program seems to be a major contributor to the obesity problem. Obesity is measured in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) and the ave...

• Obesity and surgery

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 03:44 in surgery, obesity, complications, risks, science advisory

  Obese patients and their doctors may face special challenges when undergoing and performing surgery. Health experts warn that health care provider should not underestimate the risks but on the other hand, should not dismiss obese patients as hopeless...

• Does your BMI really reflect your health status?

  Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 at 01:13 in obesity, overweight, bmi, body mass index, body weight, health status

  Those who are closely watching their weight are familiar with the term BMI, short for body mass index. Body weight in absolute terms cannot be used as accurate measure of obesity for simple reason that there are short people and there are tall people...

• Recession obesity: getting fat during lean times

  Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 01:54 in obesity, fast food, recession, child well-being index, recession obesity

  Ever heard of recession obesity? It is getting fat during lean times. This is mainly due to the fact that people tend to cut back on the essential and healthy things (see previous post) during economic downturns such as what we are experiencing now. ...

• The link between obesity and food allergies

  Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 01:13 in children, obesity, excess weight, foor allergies

  Overweight children and adolescents are more likely to suffer from food allergies. This is according to a study by American researchers. Here are some of the figures to think about (Source: NY Times): Overweight children are 50% more likely to be al...

• CVD News watch, May 15

  Posted on Friday May 15th, 2009 at 09:09 in news, obesity, In the News, heart and stroke

  Our heart(y) news watch for this weekend is focusing on obesity, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Happy reading! CVD obesity watch The obesity epidemic in the US is due solely to increased food intake It’s all about food, according to ...

• How subliminal words affect anti-obesity campaigns

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 01:56 in weight loss, behavior, obesity, messages, effects, campaign ads, subliminal words

  The human brain is a complex biological machine that can sometimes act in ways unexpected in response to certain types of stimuli. Researchers have discovered, for example, that subliminal words (words that appeal to the subconscious) can trigger rea...