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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

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The confusion around carbohydrates

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:19 PM PST

Our 101 lesson breaks down the confusion around carbohydrates.

Widening health inequalities among adolescents, international study reveals

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 06:41 PM PST

Over the past decade, rising national wealth across high-income countries has contributed to some improvements in health and well-being among adolescents. But the gap in health between rich and poor has widened, an international study of nearly half a million adolescents from 34 countries across Europe and North America has found.

Teen health levels linked to income inequality

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 03:30 PM PST

The gap in physical and mental health between rich and poor teens has widened across North America and Europe, a Canadian researcher has found. McGill University psychologist Frank Elgar found widening differences in the body-mass index and physical symptoms such as headache or stomach ache between socioeconomic groups aged 11 to 15 in 34 countries. "Health inequalities in youths shape future ...

Big-box retailers driving obesity epidemic: Study

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:38 AM PST

New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Big-box retailers like Walmart along with full-service and fast-food restaurants are key contributors to the obesity epidemic in the US, says a study. "People are doing a lot of eating," said Charles Courtemanche, assistant professor at the Georgia State University in the US. "Changes in variables related to calorie intake collectively explain 37 percent of the rise in ...

Obesity Follows Growth of Big Box Retailers and Restaurants, Georgia State Economist Finds in New Report

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Big-box retailers Costco, Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale and Walmart, along with full-service and fast-food restaurants, are key contributors to the nation's obesity epidemic, according to new research by a health economist in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.

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Monday, February 2, 2015

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Effect of maternal glycemia on childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction

Posted: 02 Feb 2015 11:14 AM PST

Researchers have reported on the impact of maternal glycemia on childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction.

Find out what your child's BMI score is

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 11:29 PM PST

Use this BMI healthy weight calculator to gauge if child's healthy weight

EnteroMedics : FDA Oks VBLOC Vagal Blocking Therapy To Treat Obesity; Stock Up

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:49 PM PST

EnteroMedics : FDA Oks VBLOC Vagal Blocking Therapy To Treat Obesity; Stock Up

EnteroMedics Announces FDA Approval of VBLOC® Vagal Blocking Therapy for the Treatment of Obesity

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:36 AM PST

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EnteroMedics Inc. (ETRM) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VBLOC® vagal blocking therapy, delivered via the Maestro® System, for the treatment of adult patients with obesity who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 40 to 45 kg/m2, or a BMI of at least 35 to 39.9 kg/m2 with a related health condition ...
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Sunday, February 1, 2015

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Find out what your child's BMI score is

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 12:25 AM PST

Use this BMI healthy weight calculator to gauge if child's healthy weight

Asians must be screened for diabetes at lower fat levels — experts

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 01:56 PM PST

Evidence that many Asian Americans develop the diabetes at lower Body Mass Index (BMI) levels than the general population, the American Diabetes Association is lowering the BMI cut point at which it recommends screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes.
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