News tagged with central obesity
Obesity is associated with altered brain function
In most western countries the annual increase in the prevalence and the severity of obesity is currently substantial. Although obesity typically results simply from excessive energy intake, it is currently ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
Football could contribute to strokes in adolescents
Young football players may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a new study released in Journal of Child Neurology (JCN).
Dec 08, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
TV time: Why children watch multi-screens
New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, examines the relationship children have with electronic viewing devices and their habits ...
Aug 03, 2011 |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
New gene discovery links obesity to the brain
A variation in a gene that is active in the central nervous system is associated with increased risk for obesity, according to an international study in which Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University played ...
Jun 26, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Search results for central obesity
Larger belly linked to memory problems in people with HIV
A larger waistline may be linked to an increased risk of decreased mental functioning in people infected with the AIDS virus HIV, according to research published in the February 14, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the me ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
6 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Exercise can reverse negative effects of maternal obesity
(Medical Xpress) -- Exercise is the key to overcoming the adverse metabolic effects passed on to offspring by their overweight mothers, with research showing for the first time these effects can be almost completely reversed ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
First lady promotes healthy food in California
(AP) -- Michelle Obama says a proposed new supermarket in the middle of a blue-collar Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California is an example of how the effort to bring healthy foods to low-income communities is paying ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Pot-based prescription drug looks for FDA OK
A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, additional medicines derived from or inspired by ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 23, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature death
A research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated unless a person's hip circumference is ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
2.3 / 5 (3) |
0
Nutrition policy favours food industry - not public health
The national nutrition policy formulated by Labour and National-led Governments favours the food industry over public health according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand..
Jan 10, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
3
Gut microbe networks differ from norm in obese people, systems biology approach reveals
For the first time, researchers have analyzed the multitude of microorganisms residing in the human gut as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. Their approach has ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
5 / 5 (10) |
0
|
American Cancer Society report finds continued progress in reducing cancer mortality
The American Cancer Society's annual cancer statistics report shows that between 2004 and 2008, overall cancer incidence rates declined by 0.6% per year in men and were stable in women, while cancer death rates decreased ...
Jan 04, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
How pregnancy changes a woman's brain
(Medical Xpress) -- We know a lot about the links between a pregnant mother’s health, behavior, and moods and her baby’s cognitive and psychological development once it is born. But how does pregnancy change a mother’s ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 21, 2011 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Positive feedback and tumorigenesis: A vicious circle that promotes cell proliferation
Cancer cells are essentially immortal. The acquisition of an unlimited capacity to divide – the process of immortalization - is a central event in the genesis of tumors. Normally, cells are subject to stringent mechanisms ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
List of search results for central obesity
