http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians and parents can use to help combat the increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news179076366.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:26:55 EST news179076366 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study helps untangle how marriage, gender and ethnicity are related to body weight. The study of almost 8,000 men and women will be published in the journal Obesity. http://www.physorg.com/news178914911.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:35:35 EST news178914911 The dramatic increase in overweight and obesity in adult Americans over the past 20 years has undermined public health success at reducing risk for heart disease, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news177690584.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:40:02 EST news177690584 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found that despite the size zero trend, boys really do prefer 'normal' girls of an average weight and build. http://www.physorg.com/news175866872.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:10:01 EST news175866872 Contrary to what was previously assumed, overweight is not increasing the overall death rate in the German population. http://www.physorg.com/news174913883.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:30:01 EST news174913883 (PhysOrg.com) -- Whether your companions are overweight or skinny and how much they put on their plates can greatly influence how much you eat. New research shows if we eat with skinny people, we tend to mimic their food portions, regardless of how much they take. However, if we eat with overweight companions, we generally try to adjust our portions to be different. http://www.physorg.com/news174217506.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:45:57 EST news174217506 Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to being overweight. A study of almost 8,500 low-income children ages 1 month to 5 years, published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, suggests an association between household food insecurity and overweight prevalence in this low-income population. However, sex and age appear to modify both the magnitude and direction of the association. http://www.physorg.com/news173611328.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:00:01 EST news173611328 Obesity is on a rampage, with the World Health Organization pegging the numbers at more than 300 million worldwide, with a billion more overweight. With obesity comes the increased risk for cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, and hypertension. http://www.physorg.com/news170419418.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:44:31 EST news170419418 Want your children to eat less? Let them serve themselves. They probably won't dole out a supersize portion on their own. http://www.physorg.com/news169964605.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:40:01 EST news169964605 Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years, which may mean today's children become the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, a leading obesity expert told the American Psychological Association on Saturday. http://www.physorg.com/news168967014.html Medicine & Health Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:20:01 EST news168967014 A new study of childhood obesity in the United States has found that some social factors, such as the presence of friends, may put overweight youths at greater risk of overeating. http://www.physorg.com/news168536392.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:40:23 EST news168536392 University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have identified factors that may increase overweight adolescents' risk of engaging in extreme weight control behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, the use of diet pills, laxatives, and diuretics, as well as binge eating. Overweight youth with certain socio-environmental, psychological, and behavioral tendencies, such as reading magazine articles about dieting, reporting a lack of family connectedness, placing a high importance on weight, and reporting having participated in unhealthy weight control behaviors, are more likely to suffer from eating disorders. http://www.physorg.com/news168181002.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:58:27 EST news168181002 Healthy, normal-weight women pregnant with twins should gain between 37 and 54 pounds, according to research from a Michigan State University professor who helped shape the recently released national guidelines on gestational weight gain. http://www.physorg.com/news167407315.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:02:27 EST news167407315 A scientific team from The Forsyth Institute has discovered new links between certain oral bacteria and obesity. In a recent study, the researchers demonstrated that the salivary bacterial composition of overweight women differs from non-overweight women. This preliminary work may provide clues to interactions between oral bacteria and the pathology of obesity. This research may help investigators learn new avenues for fighting the obesity epidemic. http://www.physorg.com/news166288194.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:40:03 EST news166288194 Individuals with higher mid-life Body Mass Index (BMI) in the 1960s have been found to have lower memory and thinking skills and a sharper decline in these abilities in old age, compared to those with lower BMI in mid-life. http://www.physorg.com/news166089672.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:01:52 EST news166089672 (PhysOrg.com) -- As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now, a new University of Missouri study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten. http://www.physorg.com/news165753936.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:01 EST news165753936 Good news at last for chubby people having a few love handles may help a person live longer, a recent study showed. http://www.physorg.com/news164519566.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:30:01 EST news164519566 Being overweight is a health concern, and using only body mass index (BMI) to determine weight classification may not give an accurate picture of a person's health, according to an advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news163697869.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:38:27 EST news163697869 Even while their blood pressures are still normal, overweight male teens may have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase pressures as well as early signs of heart damage, researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news163075850.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:51:13 EST news163075850 The prevalence of overweight in the US population is among the highest in Mexican-American children and adolescents. In a study of 1,030 Hispanic children between the ages of 4 and 19, published in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine found less than optimal diets in both overweight and non-overweight participants. http://www.physorg.com/news163072301.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:52:39 EST news163072301 For years, doctors and other health-care providers have managed pregnant patients according to guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). In 1986, ACOG stated, "Regardless of how much women weigh before they become pregnant, gaining between 26-35 pounds during pregnancy can improve the outcome of pregnancy and reduce their chances of having the pregnancy end in fetal death." Until its revised guidelines were released yesterday, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) had recommended that overweight women should gain about 15 pounds during pregnancy. http://www.physorg.com/news162817947.html Medicine & Health Fri, 29 May 2009 12:23:58 EST news162817947 (AP) -- Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy - surprisingly little if they're already overweight or obese when they conceive. http://www.physorg.com/news162736483.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 May 2009 13:35:04 EST news162736483 Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May 19 at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego. http://www.physorg.com/news161954494.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 May 2009 12:21:58 EST news161954494 (PhysOrg.com) -- For many women, body image is a constant struggle; a poor self-image can lead to a host of both mental and physical health problems. But a new study out of Temple University finds that an extremely good body image can also take its toll on a woman's health. http://www.physorg.com/news160926854.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 14:54:48 EST news160926854 Men who were grossly overweight at the age of 18 had nearly 50 percent less chance of being married by their 30s and 40s, an international conference on obesity heard in Amsterdam on Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news160924620.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 14:17:25 EST news160924620 The secret of staying thin could be at least partly down to a good night's rest, an international conference on obesity heard in Amsterdam on Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news160924522.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 14:15:41 EST news160924522 France has by far the highest proportion of clinically underweight women in Europe, but only half of them think they are too thin, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news159694775.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:40:11 EST news159694775 Weight discrimination appears to add to the glass ceiling effect for women, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University scholar. http://www.physorg.com/news158332097.html Other Sciences Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:09:07 EST news158332097 Less than an hour of daily exercise reduces depressive symptoms and improves self esteem in overweight children, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news156619125.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:19:13 EST news156619125 With 17 percent of US children between ages 2 and 19 classified as obese, new research shows that parents may not be recognizing their own children's risk factors. A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners shows that parents are likely to misperceive their child's weight - especially those parents who are overweight themselves. http://www.physorg.com/news156615079.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:12:19 EST news156615079