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Groups announce new commitments aimed at ending the childhood obesity epidemic WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Morrison Healthcare Food Services, Varsity Brands and some of the nation's leading electronic health records (EHR) companies announced new commitments to the childhood obesity fight today at the Partnership for a Healthier America's (PHA) 2013 Building a Healthier Future Summit. PHA works with the private sector and its honorary chairwoman First Lady...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A research team from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory at Tufts University has discovered that deleting a specific gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese, even if they are fed a high fat diet. The team believes this finding has the potential to be replicated in humans. "When fed a diet that induces obesity these mice don't get fat," said James McManaman, Ph.D.,...
Researchers from Norway found that women with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) of 40 had an increased risk of vacuum extraction delivery or Cesarean section (C-section). Findings that appear in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology, indicate that women with more than a 16 kg (30 lbs) weight gain during pregnancy increased their risk of forceps or vacuum extraction, and...
Healthcare facilities should have policies and procedures in place to assist class III obese patients and consumer tips are offered for obese patients to help them choose a facility that works best for their needs HARRISBURG, Pa., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Class III obese patients are more likely than a patient in the general adverse event population to experience a harmful adverse event, according to information in the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's March...
Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, is reporting on a new research that shows how obesity and home altitude are contacted. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, is reporting on a new research that shows how obesity and home altitude are contacted. As Bel Marra Health reports in its article...
Although the long-term consequences of childhood obesity are well documented, some school districts have reduced physical education classes to devote more time to the 3 Rs in education—reading, writing, and arithmetic. However, there is new evidence that leaving out an important fourth R—aerobics—could actually be counterproductive for increasing test scores. A new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics studied the associations between aerobic fitness, body mass...
Artery wall thickening already present at birth The walls of the body's major artery - the aorta - are already thickened in babies born to mums who are overweight or obese, finds a small study published online in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease of Childhood. Importantly, this arterial thickening, which is a sign of heart disease, is independent of the child's weight at birth - a known risk factor for later heart disease and stroke. And it may explain how...
First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move! Active Schools" campaign encourages participation CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP), an initiative of ChildObesity180, today announces a creative grant opportunity to get kids moving in America's schools. ASAP Acceleration Grants totaling $1,000,000 will be awarded to 1,000 schools to implement award-winning and innovative physical activity programs. First Lady Michelle Obama is encouraging...
LONDON, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the World Health Organization and CDC, more than 500 million people worldwide and approximately one-third of American adults (more than 78 million people) are obese. In addition to obesity, high cholesterol, blood pressure and triglycerides are significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Biotechnology companies like Vivus Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN) would be instrumental...
It’s hard to believe, but senior malnutrition really is a prevalent, yet preventable, problem in the United States. And it is not getting the attention it deserves. Des Moines, IA (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 With so much focus on obesity, it may be time to look at the other end of that scale, what some call "food insecurity" and others call "starving." In the United States today, it's time to take stock of what the country’s aging population is eating, and not...
