| Parents Battle Bulge, Bullying With Overweight And Obese Kids As the new school year begins, many parents with overweight and obese children are worried about how their kids will be treated by other students on the playground and in the classroom. Bullying is a major concern among parents with overweight and obese children ages 6 to13, and these parents are much more likely than parents with healthy weight children to rate bullying as a top health issue for kids, according to a report released today by the University of Michigan C.S. medicalnewstoday.com |
Fruits, veggies slash breast cancer risk: U.S. study (Reuters) Reuters - Certain breast cancer survivors who load up on fruits and vegetables, eating far more than current U.S. guidelines, can slash their risk the tumors will come back by nearly a third, according to a U.S. study released on Monday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Combating Weight Gain Caused By Antipsychotic Treatments Antipsychotic drugs, such as olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal) and quetiapine (Seroquel), are commonly used to treat psychotic disorders like schizophrenia, but also bipolar disorder and even behavioral problems related to dementia. Unfortunately, the weight gain commonly experienced with antipsychotic treatment is an important side effect for many patients, and causes many patients to discontinue their use leading to even further problems. medicalnewstoday.com |
CDC Introduces New Website To Help Employers Combat Obesity And Reduce Health-Related Costs The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled LEANWorks!, a Website designed to help businesses address obesity. LEAN stands for Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition. The new Website was announced at a National Business Group on Health meeting in Washington, D.C. "CDC LEANWorks! was developed in direct response to organizations asking CDC for help in addressing the obesity epidemic. medicalnewstoday.com |
Strong Link Between Obesity And Depression Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide. In an editorial published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the Adelaide researchers add support to claims of a two-way risk between obesity and common mental disorders. medicalnewstoday.com |