Monthly Archives: August 2010
- August 15, 2010
- New Micromass Study Shows Metabolic Mindset™ May Be A Valuable Weapon In America’s Battle Against Obesity
Behavioral researchers at MicroMass Communications have identified a metabolic mindset™ that could be the key to helping physicians, nurses and other healthcare educators successfully influence patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol to adopt healthier lifestyle changes such as losing weight, eating better, getting more exercise, and giving up cigarettes. Jessica Brueggeman, director [...]
- August 15, 2010
- Wealthier Families Benefit Most From Canada’s Children’s Fitness Tax Credit
When it comes to who gets the biggest bang for the buck from Canada’s Children’s Fitness Tax Credit (CFTC), it’s wealthier families that benefit most, University of Alberta researchers have found. It’s the first study to look at the uptake and effectiveness of a tax credit to increase physical activity levels of children. Behavioural scientist [...]
- August 15, 2010
- Americans Continue To Get Fatter, CDC Finds
The New York Times: “Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007, health officials reported on Tuesday. The increases mean that 2.4 million more people became obese from 2007 to 2009, bringing the total [...]
- August 14, 2010
- Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes Have Diminished Cognitive Performance And Brain Abnormalities
A study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain as detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Identification of cognitive impairments as a complication of type 2 diabetes emphasizes the importance of addressing issues of inactivity and [...]
- August 14, 2010
- Weight Gain During Pregnancy Increases Weight Of Child Independent Of Genetic Factors
A study analysing the weight gain during pregnancy of mothers with more than one child shows that pregnant women who put on more weight are much more likely to have heavier babies. Given the association of birthweight with adult weight, the authors of this new work say that obesity prevention efforts targeted at women during [...]
- August 14, 2010
- Research Shows Sugary Drinks Do Not Cause Weight Gain
New research from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh(1), shows that sugary drinks, consumed in moderate quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in overweight women when they do not know what they are drinking. The study(2), conducted by Marie Reid, Richard Hammersley and colleagues set out to determine the long-term effects [...]
- August 14, 2010
- Dietitians Should Lead In Preventing And Treating Obesity
Weight and obesity are never far from the headlines and with figures reaching epidemic proportions, dietitians are on the frontline when it comes to effective prevention and treatment. “Dietitians must be prepared to lead the charge”, believes Joyce Thompson, who was involved in the development of the latest national obesity management guideline. Published in February [...]
