| After Gastric Bypass, Large Stomach Pouches And Diabetes Make Weight Loss Less Effective When individuals have diabetes or have larger stomach pouches, they are less likely to successfully lose weight after gastric bypass surgery, according to an article released on September 15, 2008 in the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The most common bariatric procedure in North Amrica is the Rout-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, according to the article. medicalnewstoday.com |
Eating At Buffets Plus Not Exercising Equals Obesity In Rural America In small towns in the Midwestern United States, people who eat out often at buffets and cafeterias and who perceive their community to be unpleasant for physical activity are more likely to be obese. "It's not that people don't want to get physical activity or eat healthy foods, but we've made it difficult in many communities," says Ross Brownson, Ph.D., senior author of the study and a professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. medicalnewstoday.com |
Obesity Rates Differ Among Racial/Ethnic Groups In Kids As Young As 4 Obesity is twice as common in young American Indian/Native Alaskan children as it is in white and Asian children, according to new research offering the first nationally representative analysis of obesity prevalence among preschool-aged kids in five major racial/ethnic groups. The analysis also shows that obesity prevalence is higher in Hispanic and black children than it is in whites and Asians. medicalnewstoday.com |
Diet, smoking, exercise key in colon cancer risk (Reuters) Reuters - People who want to reduce their risk of colon cancer may want to start exercising more and cutting down on red meat and alcohol, a new research review suggests. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Women Warned About Risks Of Being Overweight During Pregnancy Many pregnant women are unaware that they are overweight or obese, and of the risks this poses to their pregnancy, according to the results of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). Associate Professor Leonie Callaway, of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospitals and the University of Queensland's School of Medicine, and her co-authors surveyed 412 women in early pregnancy who attended a public antenatal clinic or were patients of a private obstetrician. medicalnewstoday.com |