Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from August 2003

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from August 2003

Energy expenditure associated with body surface area in girls with anorexia.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Resting energy expenditure in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa correlated with body surface area but not leptin levels, according to a report in...

Risks of general elective surgery not increased for obese patients.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Other than a slightly increased risk of infection after open surgery, general elective surgery is no riskier for obese patients than it is for lean...

Atherosclerosis found in normotensive obese women with low DHEA levels.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early carotid atherosclerosis was found in normotensive severely obese premenopausal women with low levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). According to recent research published in the Journal of...

Lack of acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 confers obesity resistance.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mice given white adipose tissue transplants that lack acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 are resistant to the development of obesity and diabetes. "Recent studies have identified the white...

Lack of dipeptidyl peptidase IV protects mice against obesity.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mice lacking dipeptidyl peptidase IV were protected against obesity and insulin resistance. According to published research from the United States, "Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DP-IV), a member of the...

Conjugated linoleic acid promotes beta-cell viability.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Conjugated linoleic acid promotes beta-cell viability, helping to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. "To determine whether dietary fatty acids affect pancreatic beta-cell function, the...

PAI-1 production higher in adipose tissue from obese women than in lean women.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The production of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) was significantly higher in incubated adipose tissue from obese women than in tissue from nonobese women. According to published research...

Obesity linked to cervical adenocarcinoma, a hormone-dependent cancer.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese and overweight women have twice the risk for developing cervical adenocarcinoma than women who are not overweight or obese, according to a new study to be published in the August 15, 2003, print...

Weight loss, wellness center opens new franchise.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight Loss Forever International, Inc., (WLFI), franchiser of Beverly Hills Weight Loss & Wellness clinics, announced that a new franchised center opened at 140 Turner Road, Southern Pines, North...

Fasting improves glucose metabolism and neuronal resistance to injury.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intermittent fasting dissociates the beneficial effects of dietary restriction on glucose metabolism and neuronal resistance to injury from calorie intake. "Dietary restriction has been shown to...

Flaxseed increases alpha-linolenic and eicosapentaenoic acid in rats.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Flaxseed increased alpha-linolenic and eicosapentaenoic acid and decreased arachidonic acid in the serum and tissues of rat dams and their offspring. "The effects of dietary flaxseed (FS), and...

Flaxseed reduces levels of linoleic and arachidonic acids in rats.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A diet high in flaxseed reduced levels of linoleic and arachidonic acids in rats. According to recent research published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, "Flaxseed (FS) being rich in...

Supplementation for marginal dietary selenium could have functional consequences.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It is possible that marginal dietary selenium and present cancer risk in the British population could be altered by increased selenium, as supplementation increases activity of selenium dependent...

Orexigenic/anorexigenic signals dysfunctional in bulimia nervosa.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orexigenic and anorexigenic signals appear to be dysfunctional in patients with bulimia nervosa. "Bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN) are currently classified as eating disorders (ED)....

Researchers find bizarre eating behaviors among binge eaters.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recently published study finds that some people who suffer from what is known as binge-eating disorder (BED) engage in chaotic or bizarre eating behaviors such as gorging on food straight out of cans,...

Ghrelin in obese men not affected by short-term treatment with growth hormone.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Circulating ghrelin levels of viscerally obese men were not modified by short-term treatment with very low doses of growth hormone replacement. According to a study from Italy, "Ghrelin, the...

Plasma cortisol is a predictor of plasma glucose.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasma cortisol is a predictor of plasma glucose, according to a report in the journal Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental. Investigators in the U. K. report, "Increasing evidence suggests that...

U-M study analyzes best way to increasing strength, mobility of the elderly.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As they grow older, many people find that the tasks they used to take for granted, like putting groceries away or lifting their grandchildren, become increasingly difficult because aging muscles lose...

Men and women respond similarly to feedback about figure-size.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men and women respond similarly to feedback about figure-size. "In this study we examined the effect of figure-size feedback on the body image, self-esteem, and negative mood states of college men...

New study finds agricultural biotechnology encourages biodiversity.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetically modified crops can have a number of positive impacts on biodiversity, including enabling growers to use less pesticides and less tillage, said Professor Klaus Ammann, head of the Botanical...

Gestational diabetes may be contributor to adolescent obesity.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gestational diabetes may be a contributor to adolescent obesity. "Gestational diabetes and obesity are the common metabolic abnormalities occurring during pregnancy. Decreased maternal pregravid...

Obesity lawsuits are no diet aide, study reveals.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United States Chamber of Commerce released a new study that challenges the notion that fast food restaurants are to blame for the increase in obesity among Americans and says that lawsuits won't...

SstI polymorphism linked to high triglycerides in viscerally obese men.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The apoC-III gene SstI polymorphism is associated with high triglycerides in viscerally obese men. According to a study from Canada, "Abdominal visceral adipose tissue (AT) accumulation is...

Metabolic-resistant starch lowers blood lipids in diabetic rats.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metabolic-resistant starch lowered total lipid and cholesterol concentrations in diabetic rats. "To examine the effect of two types of resistant starch on blood glucose and insulin levels, colonic...

Gender preferences in 'comfort' foods stem from childhood.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Perhaps men are from Mars and women from Venus, at least in the eating department. When it comes to foods that bring them psychological comfort, men like hearty meals, while women look for snacks that...

HHS to require food labels to include trans fat contents.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson has announced that food labels will be required to list the amount of unhealthy trans fatty acids, or trans fat, to give...

Omega-3 fatty acids formulated as stable, dry powder.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., (BDSI; BDSIW) announced that its subsidiary, Bioral Nutrient Delivery, LLC, has utilized its licensed and patented technology, Bioral Delivery, to formulate an...

Organization emphasizes benefits of vitamins.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued the following statement in response to a report from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in the July 1 Annals of Internal Medicine titled...

Ancestry mix may be one piece of puzzle.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estimating proportions of ancestry may provide clues to genetic influences on obesity, osteoporosis and metabolism, and help public health professionals better educate populations, according to an...

Wisconsin gets $2 million to trim obesity rate.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wisconsin will use $2 million in federal money to try to trim its obesity rate over the next 5 years. The state received the money from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which...

Allele linked to diabetes in Pima Indians mediated by obesity.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pima Indians who are homozygous for the Asp1057 allele in insulin receptor substrate have a greater risk of type 2 diabetes that may be affected by interaction of the polymorphism with obesity. ...

Dopamine receptor gene Taq IA/Ser311Cys polymorphisms not linked to obesity.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- No significant associations between obesity and the dopamine D2 receptor gene Taq IA and Ser311Cys polymorphisms were found. "Dopamine D2 receptors (DRD2) in the central nervous system are involved...

Genes influencing human obesity found in chromosome region 7q22.1-7q35.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genes influencing human obesity were found in chromosome region 7q22.1-7q35. According to a study from the United States, "Linkage results suggest that the region of chromosome 7 containing the...

Molecular and genetic mechanisms of obesity reviewed.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The molecular and genetic mechanisms of obesity have been reviewed in a recent issue of the journal Current Molecular Medicine. "Obesity has become a worldwide public health problem affecting...

Relationship between obesity and metabolic syndrome reviewed.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The relationship between obesity and metabolic syndrome has been reviewed in a recent issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice. "Obese patients with the metabolic syndrome generally...

Researchers share new insights into degeneration of knee joints.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Duke University Medical Center and Durham VA Medical Center researchers have shown that while the mechanical stresses of normal exercise are important for the health of the meniscus - a layer of...

Study supports adding nutrients to infant formulas through the first year.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of a new study show that Enfamil LIPIL with Iron that is supplemented with the fatty acids DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid) helps to significantly improve the visual...

Many eating patterns linked to obesity in Louisiana kids.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sweets, meats and snack food are among the culprits linked to obesity in a group of Louisiana school children, but no single eating habit seems to explain the tendency toward being overweight in these...

Tracking premature babies: Girls grow bigger than boys.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After tracking the physical growth rates of very premature babies over a 20-year period, researchers have discovered that male premature babies lag behind their female counterparts, while the young...

Vegetarianism may be associated with eating disorder risk in college women.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vegetarianism may be associated with eating disorder risk in college women. "The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences exist in eating attitudes and behaviors of vegetarian and...

Magnesium supplementation may help reduce stress.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If patients are looking for ways to deal with stress without having to move to a deserted island, change their diet, run five miles a day, get a new spouse, think positive thoughts, or get a new job,...

Tyson Foods to produce glucosamine and chondroitin ingredients.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tyson Foods, Inc., (TSN), Active Life Foods, Inc., and Active Life Pet Products, Inc., announced that Tyson Foods has signed an exclusive license to produce and market cartilage products that deliver a...

Weight reduction improves endothelial functions in obese women.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight reduction improved endothelial function in obese women. "Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis and atherosclerotic lesions are essentially an...

Aerobic exercise better at reducing heart disease risk after menopause.
August 2, 2003... 2003 AUG 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aerobic exercise was better than resistive exercise at reducing heart disease risk factors in postmenopausal women. According to a study from the United States, "Physical inactivity has been...

New index of physical activity in adolescents developed.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Researchers have developed a new measure of physical activity, the activity-related time equivalent based on accelerometry (ArteACC), for use in...

Obesity greatest among older adults in the Spanish population.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Results from a large study indicate that the prevalence of adult obesity in Spain is high, especially among women and older adults, according to a...

5-HT2c gene associated with susceptibility to anorexia nervosa.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The 5-HT2c gene is associated with susceptibility to anorexia nervosa and minimum body mass index of patients with the eating disorder. "The association between a non-conservative Cys23Ser in the...

Obesity affects ability of ultrasound to detect the appendix in children.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity affected the ability of ultrasound to detect the appendix in children with suspected appendicitis. According to a study from Austria, "The negative influence of obesity on the detection...

Inhibition of carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 decreases food intake.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inhibition of hypothalamic carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 decreased food intake and glucose production. According to recent research from the United States and Italy, "The enzyme carnitine...

Sibutramine safe and effective in overweight hypertensive patients.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sibutramine is safe and effective in overweight Hispanic patients with hypertension. "This 6-month randomized study evaluated the safety and efficacy of sibutramine in 57 overweight Hispanic...

Overweight at age 70 increases women's risk of AD.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Sweden has found a striking association between women being overweight at 70 and developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) 10 to 18 years later. The study was reported in the July 15, 2003,...

Weight may affect female risk.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found that overweight women may have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer - the latest report to link the disease to vascular factors such as hypertension and diabetes. Researchers...

Study: Foods rich in lycopene may reduce risk of CVD in women.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent study found that women with the highest intake of tomato-based foods, rich sources of the antioxidant lycopene, had a reduced risk for CVD compared to women with low intake of those foods. ...

Teens' distorted perceptions may lead to unhealthy behaviors.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High school girls tend to see themselves as 11 pounds over their ideal body weight while boys perceive their current and ideal body images as almost the same, according to a new study. How...

Cerebrospinal fluid ghrelin negatively associated with body mass index.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cerebrospinal fluid ghrelin is negatively associated with body mass index. According to a study from the United States and Greece, "Ghrelin is a 28 amino acid peptide hormone, predominantly...

Common antioxidant may decrease risk.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers believe that higher total cysteine levels may be associated with a lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study presented July 14, 2003, at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American...

High fat intake associated with increased risk.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A large, prospective study of premenopausal women suggests that high intake of animal fat, especially from red meat and dairy products, is associated with an increase in risk of breast cancer. ...

Skeletal muscle microcirculation alterations increase perfusion resistance.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Skeletal muscle microcirculation alterations increase perfusion resistance. "Whereas previous studies have demonstrated that the development of syndrome X in obese Zucker rats (OZR) is associated...

Nutritional situation of migrants in Germany differs from population.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The nutritional situation of migrants in Germany is different from that of the general German population. According to a study from Germany, "The paper provides an overview of current knowledge of...

The National Nutrition Summit outcomes released.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Outcomes resulting from the National Nutrition Summit have been released in a recent issue of the Journal of Nutrition. "Over the past several decades, great progress has been made in developing...

Norepinephrine release in adipose tissue remains robust in cold-exposed rats.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Norepinephrine release in brown adipose tissue remains robust in cold-exposed senescent Fischer 344 rats. "Near the end of life, old F344 rats undergo a transition, marked by spontaneous and...

Groningen Functional Capacity Test found reliable.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Groningen Functional Capacity Test is reliable, according to a report in the journal Perceptual and Motor Skills. "The purpose of this study was to make a preliminary evaluation of the...

Light-to-moderate activity can promote health in college age individuals.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Activity that is perceived as light-to-moderate is enough to promote health in college age individuals. According to a study from the United States, "The object of this investigation was to...

How much should athletes drink during exercise?
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exercisers must be warned that the overconsumption of fluid (either water or sports drinks) before, during, or after exercise is unnecessary and can have a potentially fatal outcome, said a sports...

Reminders boost weekly exercise in older women.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phone calls and mailed reminders can help older women increase their amount of weekly exercise, according to a new study. Women who received these prompts added 37 minutes of weekly exercise to...

New peanut allergy research gives hope for a cure.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new series of studies indicates that scientists are closer to finding a cure for peanut allergy, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). "Carefully reading labels, asking...

High blood pressure is on the rise in U.S.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is concerned by the findings of a newly-released study indicating that the prevalence of hypertension (high blood pressure) in the United States is going up, reversing a...

Atrial natriuretic peptide inhibits leptin release in human adipocytes.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atrial natriuretic peptide inhibited leptin release in human adipocytes. "The addition of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) to isolated human adipocytes in primary culture from very obese individuals...

Leptin levels rise rapidly after insulin treatment for hyperglycemia.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin levels rise rapidly after insulin treatment for hyperglycemia, especially in obese patients. "We aimed to determine the effect of insulin replacement on serum leptin concentration in lean...

Black cohosh may not be safe alternative therapy for breast cancer patients.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by researchers at the Mylan School of Pharmacy at Duquesne University indicate that the dietary supplement herbal extract black cohosh, one of the most widely used alternative therapies for...

New study finds red clover isoflavones help vaginal dryness in women at midlife.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial presented in London at the British Menopause Society annual meeting indicate that Novogen's red clover isoflavone supplement (Promensil)...

Research suggests how steroids cause diabetes and hypertension.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steroids called glucocorticoids are critical for treating diseases such as asthma, arthritis and pain syndromes, but they also can trigger diabetes and hypertension. Research at Washington University...

Sale of snack foods in schools may contribute to obesity in children.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The sale of snack foods in schools may contribute to obesity in children. According to published research from the United States, "Overweight and poor nutrition of children in the United States are...

Obesity affects high-dose chemotherapy success.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity affects the success of high-dose chemotherapy regimens. According to recent research published in the journal Bone Marrow Transplantation, "Obesity is a common and increasing problem...

Octreotide therapy effective for treatment of pediatric hypothalamic obesity.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Octreotide therapy was effective for the treatment of pediatric hypothalamic obesity. "Hypothalamic obesity is a devastating complication in children surviving brain tumors and/or cranial...

Plenty of vitamin E and good nutrition can help reduce cataract risk.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Good nutrition, including "plenty of vitamin E," is on Harvard Medical School's list of what to do to keep eyes seeing their best. A Harvard publication addresses in its July issue the question of...

Larger portions may lead children to overeat.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preschool children generally took bigger bites and consumed more food when served super-sized portions of their normal entrees, according to a research study at the Children's Nutrition Research Center...

Defect in cortisol-cortisone hormones found to be one cause of PCOS.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust in Britain have found one of the causes of a disease that leads to infertility, miscarriages, and obesity in thousands of women. Polycystic ovary syndrome...

Insulin resistance plays a role in pregnancy-induced hypertension.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insulin resistance appears to play a role in pregnancy-induced hypertension. According to a study from the United States, "New-onset hypertension (which includes preeclampsia and gestational...

High-intensity exercise best way to reduce anxiety.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most experts have agreed that a moderate to low amount of regular exercise can ease personal tension and stress. However, a new study by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia shows that a...

Incretin hormone secretion different in type 1 diabetes than in type 2 diabetes.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Impaired secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 may play a role in insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the...

Doctor group describes dangers of Atkins Diet.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To counter what it calls widespread misinformation about the Atkins Diet, including the misrepresentation of two studies recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Physicians...

NHLBI study tests novel ways to help Americans keep weight off.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has announced the launch of a major study that could help solve one of the hardest aspects of weight loss - keeping off lost pounds. The study,...

National initiative seeks to inspire active living.
August 9, 2003... 2003 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At a time when obesity is the second leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States, a new movement is sweeping America to curb Americans' average weight gain of one to three pounds per year....