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Weight gain
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News tagged with weight gain
Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for 'at risk' teenage girls
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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A team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have piloted psychotherapy treatment to prevent excessive weight gain in teenager girls deemed 'at risk' ...
Less TV time may help overweight adults burn more calories, researcher says
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Adults may stave off weight gain by simply spending less time watching television, according to a new study. Overweight adults who cut television time in half burned more calories as a result. ...
Overeating can set stage for obesity, researchers say
Nov 27, 2009 |
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It doesn't seem like a fair fight. In one corner loomed the Thanksgiving table, groaning with poultry, pie and mashed potatoes.
Crossing paths: Pinpointing when rates of binge eating converge across races
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Existing research shows that rates of binge eating among adult women is virtually identical across race. However, among college age women, it's a different story: Caucasian women are more apt to exhibit binge eating behaviors ...
Obese women gain too much weight in pregnancy, then retain weight a year later
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Obese women who gain more than the recommended amount during pregnancy are much more likely to retain a portion of that weight one year after they give birth, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November ...
Forget dieting over the holidays
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.
Mice can eat 'junk' and not get fat
Sep 03, 2009 |
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A study in the September 4th issue of the journal Cell identifies a gene that springs into action in response to a high fat diet. Mice that lack the gene become essentially immune to growing obese, regardless of their eating ...
Late-Night Snacks: Worse Than You Think
Sep 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Eat less, exercise more. Now there is new evidence to support adding another "must" to the weight-loss mantra: eat at the right time of day.
Weight gain in adulthood associated with prostate cancer risk; patterns differ by ethnicity
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Body mass in younger and older adulthood, and weight gain between these periods of life, may influence a man's risk for prostate cancer. This risk varies among different ethnic populations, according to results of a study ...
Food stamp use linked to weight gain, study finds
Aug 10, 2009 |
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The U.S. Food Stamp Program may help contribute to obesity among its users, according to a new nationwide study that followed participants for 14 years.
Study identifies women at risk of gaining excessive weight with injectable birth control
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control ...
Rsearcher creates weight-gain guidelines for women pregnant with twins
Jul 21, 2009 |
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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 ...
Worries about paying bills can cause people to pack on pounds
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Stressing out can cause people to gain weight, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. This new study is believed to be one of the first of its kind to look at the relati ...
Expected Calorie Content Influences Consumers' Reactions to Menu-Board Nutrition Information
Jun 18, 2009 |
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A new study by marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas indicates that many consumers have a poor understanding of the calorie, fat and sodium content of quick-service restaurant meals. This finding is especially ...
'Shortcuts' of the mind lead to miscalculations of weight and caloric intake
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cognitive shortcut, or heuristic, they call "Unit Bias," which causes people to ignore vital, obvious information in their decision-making process, points ...
