Category Archives: Obesity

Preventing Childhood Obesity Starts With the Parents Link to Article| http://www.wickedlocal.com/allston/news/lifestyle/columnists/x8883045155/Peg-Doyle-Preventing-childhood-obesity-starts-with-the-parents Written By Peg Doyle SUNDAY, Oct 4 2009 (Wicked Local) - Fortunately, parents of young children have an opportunity early in their children’s lives to establish healthy eating habits. The task may seem daunting when a parent sees the barrage of advertisements for fast-food …

Link to article | http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Most-obese-people-dont-realise-theyre-over-weight/articleshow/5064500.cms MONDAY, Sept 28, 2009 (The Times of India) - The poll, carried out by YouGov for Slimming World, found that almost a quarter of the 2,000 people questioned had measurements, which would place them squarely in the obese camp. However, there were only 7% of those asked, who classified themselves as …

Link to article | http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/2009/09/02/obesity-surgerys-benefits-extend-to-next-generation.html By Nathan Seppa, Science News WEDNESDAY, Sept 2, 2009 (US News) -- Children born to women who have achieved drastic weight loss through stomach surgery are healthier than children born to severely obese moms, a new study shows. The findings suggest that obesity creates an unhealthy environment for a fetus that has …

Study: Fast-Food Ad Ban Could Curb Childhood Obesity Link to article | http://news.health.com/2008/11/26/fast-food-ad-ban-child-obesity/ By Patrick Sauer WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26, 2008 (Health.com) — Ronald McDonald first appeared in a television ad in 1963—played by none other than the Today show’s Willard Scott—and 45 years later the burger-slinging clown has reached near-universal recognition. The book Fast Food …

Effectiveness of Weight Loss Surgeries Weight loss surgery (also known as bariatric surgery) covers a wide span of procedures in which a portion of the digestive tract is restricted in some way, causing a physical sensation of appetite satiety after smaller than normal amounts of food have been consumed.  Consequently, the patient consumes fewer calories …

Altering the Ecology of Obesity by Editorial Board, The Oregonian, Friday January 02, 2009, 3:01pm Our habitat has encouraged weight gain; now,through small changes, we can help people drop pounds.  The fat has crept up on us, as it is wont to do. And for decades, the obesity problem has been sneaking up on Americans, …