| Understanding Eating Habits In Children Could Help Stave Off Unhealthy Relationships With Food At dinner time, parents will often tell their child to clean their plate. However, that old maxim might lead kids to eat more than they need, especially when portions are adult-sized or supersized. In findings presented at The Obesity Society's Annual Meeting on Oct. 7, children took more food when larger portions were made available to them. Jennifer Fisher, Ph.D. medicalnewstoday.com |
Columnist Examines Weight Loss Study Comparing Black Women From U.S., Nigeria Washington Examiner nutrition columnist Mark Sisson on Wednesday examined a recent study looking at the effect of diet and exercise on weight among black women. For the study, which was published in the journal Obesity, researchers led by the medicalnewstoday.com |
Weight Loss Data For EndoBarrier Technology Platform Presented At The Society Of American Gastrointestinal And Endoscopic Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical, endoscopic approaches for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity, announced the presentation of new preclinical data for its EndoBarrier™ Technology. The study highlights the enhanced weight loss effects of combining the EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner with a new EndoBarrier Flow Restrictor. The EndoBarrier Flow Restrictor provides an adjustable restriction at the outlet of the stomach and is designed to delay gastric emptying. medicalnewstoday.com |
Obesity And Diabetes Reduced By Common Allergy Drug In Mouse Model Crack open the latest medical textbook to the chapter on type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes, and you'll be hard pressed to find the term "immunology" anywhere. This is because metabolic conditions and immunologic conditions are, with a few exceptions, distant cousins. medicalnewstoday.com |
Energy Gap Useful Tool For Successful Weight Loss Maintenance Strategy Americans continue to get heavier. Most weight control methods short of bariatric surgery are generally considered ineffective in preventing obesity or reducing weight. The term energy gap was coined to estimate the change in energy balance (intake and expenditure) behaviors required to achieve and sustain reduced body weight outcomes in individuals and populations. medicalnewstoday.com |