Latest Epidemiology of obesity Stories

A new study released today offers hope that California may finally be getting a handle on its 30-year battle with childhood obesity, but it also showcases a patchwork of progress that leaves the majority of the state's counties still registering increases in obesity rates among school-age children. According to the study, "A Patchwork of Progress: Changes in Overweight and Obesity Among California 5th, 7th and 9th Graders, 2005�," prepared by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research...

Even without depression, obesity raises health costs in Group Health study Obesity and depression both dramatically increase health care costs, but they mainly act separately, according to a study published in the November 2011 Journal of General Internal Medicine by Group Health Research Institute scientists. Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, a Group Health psychiatrist and Group Health Research Institute senior investigator, led the research. “Previous research shows that both depression and...

One in five 11-year-old children is currently defined as obese, and the country faces a potentially huge burden of increased obesity-associated morbidity and early mortality. New research by the University of Bristol has found that despite the health implications of childhood obesity, many GPs remain reluctant to discuss the topic with parents or to refer overweight children to weight reduction services.The study, led by Dr Jonathan Banks from the University's School of Social and Community...

An annual report released by two health groups measured obesity rates over the last twenty years from every state in the United States."Obesity is one of the most challenging health crises this country has ever faced," says Jeff Levi who is the director of Trust for America's Health.Based on data from 2010, the study found that twelve states topped 30 percent in obesity, with most of them being in the south. For the seventh year, Mississippi is once again at the top of the list for having the...

Children who are overweight or obese are more likely to be victimised by bullying when compared to children who are not overweight.The findings, to be presented today [Wednesday 6 July] at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Academic Primary Care held at the University of Bristol this week [Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 July], explore the prevalence of overweight and obesity in nine-year-olds and its associations with chronic illness and bullying.Childhood obesity is a major personal,...

A new study says that American adults have a significantly higher rate of obesity than their Canadian neighbors. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Wednesday, about 24 percent of Canadians are obese compared to over 34 percent of Americans. Researchers looked at the height and weight data taken in surveys in both countries during 2007 through 2009. The countries have two different racial demographics.  The U.S. has more black and Hispanic...

HARLOW, England, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LighterLife and the National Obesity Forum have launched The UK Obesity Barometer to track weight gain in the UK. The UK Obesity Barometer shows that around 1.2 million people in the UK moved into the 'overweight' or 'obese' category over the festive season* pushing levels to a new high. The LighterLife UK Obesity Barometer shows that although overweight or obese averages decreased in some regions, overall, the nation has piled on the pounds...

U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday that women who are poor are much more likely to be obese, but for some reason the same does not hold true for men.They found that income does not greatly affect whether a man is obese but that education seems to affect both sexes. "Among men, obesity prevalence is generally similar at all income levels, with a tendency to be slightly higher at higher income levels," the team at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) wrote.Obesity...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An analysis of nationally representative data showed that being obese in adolescence increases the risk of being severely obese in adulthood, with the risk higher in women, and highest for black women.Individuals with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] 40 or greater) encounter serious and potentially life-threatening health complications. "In 2000, an estimated 2.2 percent of adults, or 4.8 million individuals, were severely obese, with a disproportionately...

An analysis of nationally representative data suggests that being obese in adolescence increases the risk of being severely obese in adulthood, with the risk higher in women, and highest for black women, according to a study in the November 10 issue of JAMA.Individuals with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] 40 or greater) encounter serious and potentially life-threatening health complications. "In 2000, an estimated 2.2 percent of adults, or 4.8 million individuals, were severely...