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UCSF scientists use tiny zebrafish to screen for drugs to help control obesity, diabetes, other conditions A tiny, translucent zebrafish that glows green when its liver makes glucose has helped an international team of researchers identify a compound that regulates whole-body metabolism and appears to protect obese mice from signs of metabolic disorders. Led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the work demonstrates how a fish smaller than a grain of rice...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online New research from Canada suggests a strong link between TV or video game time, family income and junk food consumption in preschool children. According to researchers from the University of Alberta, "Preschoolers from low-income neighborhoods and kids who spend more than two hours a day in front of a TV or video-game console have at least one thing in common: a thirst for sugary soda and juice." As part of a larger study on diet,...
Treating very young infants with antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood, according to a study of more than 10,000 children by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and published in the online August 21, 2012, issue of the International Journal of Obesity. The study found that on average, children exposed to antibiotics from birth to 5 months of age weighed more for their height than children who weren't exposed....
Potential to get it badly wrong as obesity epidemic takes hold The correct therapeutic dose is important for this commonly used painkiller, say the authors, because it is potentially fatal to give too high a dose; and too low a dose may result in more serious illness. The authors surveyed 45 carers and 28 community pharmacists to find out what dose of paracetamol they thought would be appropriate for an eight year old child, weighing 25, 32, or 50 kg. They also observed the doses...
Video: Couch Potato Syndrome Is A Big Health Problem For Kids Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Playing video games while sitting for hour upon hour. Watching television without getting up for exercises breaks. These are just a few examples related to “couch potato syndrome.” Interesting enough, a recent survey by the University of Michigan (U-M) Health System recently found that “not enough exercise” is listed as the top health concern for children. Obesity...
'Not enough exercise' cited as top children's health concern, obesity second, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health annual top 10 list ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adults across the U.S. rate not getting enough exercise as the top health concern for children in 2012, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. In the poll's annual top 10 list, a nationwide sample of adults...
New research shows that people who have bariatric surgery to treat obesity report an overall improvement in quality of life issues after surgery, from their relationships to their medical conditions. Arizona State University researchers will present their findings at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. Obesity is an epidemic in the United States with more than one-third of adults over age 20 classified as obese. Bariatric surgery is an increasingly common...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dannon Company, Inc. today awarded Cook Children's a Dannon Next Generation Nutrition® Grant totaling $30,000 in support of its Nutrition University, a healthy eating and exercise program dedicated to fostering positive lifestyle habits for overweight children. Dannon presented the award during an event in conjunction with the Tax Free Weekend Back to School Expo at North East Mall. (Photo:...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Computer and internet-based weight management plans are becoming a cost-effective approach to treating overweight or obese people, with the potential to have a major impact on general public health. Being overweight or obese can increase a person's risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and other chronic medical and health conditions. The World Health Organization predicts that the number of obese and overweight...
Children who spend more than three-quarters of their time engaging in sedentary behaviour, such as watching TV and sitting at computers, have up to nine times poorer motor coordination than their more active peers, reveals a study published in the American Journal of Human Biology. The study, involving Portuguese children, found that physical activity alone was not enough to overcome the negative effect of sedentary behaviour on basic motor coordination skills such as walking, throwing or...
