Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from May 2001

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from May 2001

Intervention Lowers Insulin Resistance, Plasma Leptin Levels.(stomach stapling found to decrease insulin resistance and leptin levels)
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - A three-year follow-up of patients who underwent stomach stapling has shown that the surgery was good for more than just weight loss. Researchers at Leeds General...

Waist Size, Abdominal Fat Keys To Heart Disease, Diabetes Etiologies.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 -- (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer -- Scientists are beginning to understand that where fat accumulates in the obese makes a difference in how susceptible they are to developing diabetes, heart disease, and...

Health Risk Patterns Among Lesbians, Bisexual Women Increase Rates Of Cancer, Other Chronic Diseases.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- Health risk patterns among lesbians and bisexual women leave them at greater risk of cancer and other chronic diseases linked to smoking and obesity than heterosexual women, according to a new University of...

Young Adults In U.S. Snack More Now Than They Did Two Decades Ago.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- Today, young adults in the United States eat more snacks than they did in the 1970s, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study concludes. A large increase in total energy from snacks, coupled...

Six Weeks Suffice To Predict The Success Of Dietary Treatment For High Cholesterol.(bad cholesterol can be reduced by a change in eating habits)
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- Young people with normal body weight who have high blood cholesterol can significantly reduce their bad cholesterol by changing eating habits, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University (BGU) of the...

Cancers Linked to Fat, Inactivity.(breast, colorectal, digestive tract, and kidney cancers)
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- Up to one-third of cancers of the colon, breast, kidney, and digestive tract are attributable to too much weight gain and too little exercise, the World Health Organization cancer agency said on April 5, 2001....

Iron Deficiency Still Common Among South Asian And Chinese Women In The U.K.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- Lack of awareness of the link between anemia and diet may partly explain why anemia remains more common among women of South Asian and Chinese ethnic origin in the United Kingdom than in women of European...

Computed Tomography Is Excellent Diagnostic Tool For Overweight Patients.(appendicitis diagnosis with computed tomography)
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- Computed tomography (CT) is an excellent technique to diagnose suspected appendicitis if the patient is overweight, preliminary results of a study indicate. CT was 100% accurate in determining if the 72...

Low-Fat Diet Improves Glucose Tolerance, Weight Loss.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Although restricting fats is a sure way to lose weight at least temporarily, scientists have been divided as to whether or not a long-term, low-fat diet would be useful...

Study Says U.S. Regulations Don't Adequately Protect Public From Associate Risks.(of below standard dietary supplements and herbs)
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- Tough new rules are needed to monitor the sale and use of dietary supplements, the vitamins and herbs now used by about 60% of Americans, a U.S. government study says. A draft report of the study by the...

Morbid Obesity Carries Respiratory Risk.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 -- (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer -- For the truly fat, even breathing can become a problem, say the authors of a new study that goes a long way toward explaining why. Researchers in Brazil have...

New Hypothesis Suggests Osteoarthritis Is A Systemic Disorder.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Osteoarthritis' link with obesity has been well established, if less well understood. Now scientists in Scotland have offered a new hypothesis to explain osteoarthritis...

Genotype Combinations May Be Important In Obesity, Diabetes.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Researchers have identified a number of gene variants that seem to be associated with obesity and its common comorbidity diabetes, but attempts to associate each mutation...

NewsRx.net Is Preferred Site for Cancer, Malaria, AIDS, Other Health Searches, Audience Measurement Shows.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- NewsRx Network, Atlanta, Georgia, the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news, announced on April 17, 2001, the results of audience measurements based on its report from...

In Vivo Expression Of Arylsulfatase A Reverses Effects Of Lipidosis.(fat metabolism disorder metachromatic leukodystrophy reduced by arylsulfatase A)
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) --- by Deborah W. Heinrich, staff medical writer -- Researchers in Italy successfully reversed the effects of metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) in mice by lentiviral delivery of wild-type arylsulfatase A (ARSA)....

Possible Mechanism For Obesity-Related Liver Disease Described.(non-alcoholic steatohepatitis)
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Researchers at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine think they know why non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in the obese mimics alcoholic hepatitis. S....

Protein Saves Bone In Elders.(animal protein helps to reduce bone loss)
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- It's no secret that people need ample calcium and vitamin D to maintain strong bones, even in their twilight years. Now, a study suggests that protein intake may be important in reducing bone loss in elders....

Oxygen Starvation Reduces Neovascularization In Rat Muscles.
May 12, 2001... 2001 MAY 12 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Muscles produce fewer new blood vessels under oxygen-starved conditions, physiologists at two California universities report. The researchers, who work at Loma Linda...

Genotype of Stress Protein Closely Associated With Obesity.(hsp 70-2)
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Scientists in Tunisia have discovered that an allele of the stress protein gene hsp 70-2 is closely associated with obesity. This finding adds another gene variant to the...

Oleoyl-Estrone Induces Dose-Specific Weight Loss In Rats.
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Researchers in Spain have concluded a key in vivo experiment in their efforts to bring a new weight-loss drug closer to clinical trials. Maria del Mar Grasa and...

Scientists Propose New Role For Chemokines In Metabolism.
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Scientists working in France have proposed a new role for chemokines in the regulation of adipose tissue, which they say may lead to novel treatments for obesity,...

High Carbohydrate, Low Fat Diets Most Beneficial Overall.
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, staff medical writer - Two new studies confirm what many doctors have been saying for years: a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet is the best way to lose weight and improve overall health. ...

Overweight May Slow Onset Of Full-Blown AIDS.
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Gaining a few extra pounds may help prevent the progression of HIV to full-blown AIDS, although the reasons are still unclear. J. Shuter and colleagues at...

Tai Chi Is A Good Way For Elderly People To Regain Physical Functioning.
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19 - (NewsRx Network) -- The low-impact Chinese exercise, Tai Chi, can help older people regain some of the physical functioning that they may have lost to inactivity, according to a new study. Seniors taking Tai Chi classes...

Enzyme Defect Associated With Restricted Glucose Uptake.
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Researchers at the University of Texas, San Antonio, have identified a defect in the way muscle enzymes are able to bum sugars in the obese and type 2 diabetics. ...

Greater Estrogen In Postmenopausal Obesity Blocks FSH Production.(follicle-stimulating hormone)
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19- (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Scientists working in Mexico have shown that greater estrogen levels in obese, postmenopausal women are responsible for their lower follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)...

Negative Abdominal Pressure Device Alleviates Symptoms.(pseudotumor cerebri )
May 19, 2001... 2001 MAY 19 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Susan Hasty, senior medical writer - Researchers have tested a device that relieves the debilitating headache and ringing in the ears associated with pseudotumor cerebri (PTC), a condition that affects obese...

Ghrelin Levels Low in Obese Humans.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The growth hormone ligand ghrelin may be critical in the pathogenesis of human obesity, according to a study published in Diabetes. Ghrelin levels were lower in...

Some Obese Postmenopausal Women Impervious to Metabolic Disturbances.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A subset of postmenopausal women, despite being obese, are apparently able to avoid the metabolic disturbances such as insulin resistance often associated with obesity....

Cerulenin, Leptin Have Similar Metabolic Activity, Different Mechanisms.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Cerulenin mimics the effects of leptin on food intake and metabolic rate in animals but appears to do so using different mechanisms, according to a report in Diabetes....

Hsp70-2 Genotypes Highly Associated With Obesity.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Obese people are significantly more likely to express the stress protein hsp70-2 gene than their normal weight counterparts, according to research published in the...

Overweight And Obesity May Contribute To Risk In Men.(risk of stroke)
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx) Network) -- As a man's body mass index (BMI) increases, so does his risk of stroke, according to a study presented May 5, 2001, at the American Academy of Neurology's 53rd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Amiosterol Compound Controls Appetite In Animal Models.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- Genaera Corp. (GENR) reports that the company's second aminosterol development compound, produlestan, has shown potent and specific appetite suppressant properties in animal models. According to a report...

Hypothalamic Melanocortin System Regulates Body Fat In Humans.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The melanocortin receptor pathway appears to play a pivotal role in the long-term control of fat stores in humans, a finding that solidifies previous research that...

Research Ties Vitamin [B.sub.12] And Folate Deficiencies To AD.(Alzheimer's disease)
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- People with low levels of [B.sub.12] or folate may have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the May 8, 2001, issue of Neurology. The long-range Swedish study of persons...

Common Changes In Body Composition In Premenopausal Patients May Be Preventable With Exercise.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- Increasing or maintaining activity levels may help premenopausal patients avoid the weight gain common with chemotherapy for breast cancer, researchers from Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center and...

Therapeutic Value Of Chinese Herbs For Hepatitis B Infection Still Unknown.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- A recent study concludes that not enough data from high-quality clinical trials are available to pass judgment on the use of Chinese herbs as treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. J....

Functional Renal Reserve Numbers Can Signal Latent Microalbuminuria.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Measurement of glomerular filtration rate and renal plasma flow can be a useful tool for early diagnosis of microalbuminuria (MA) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). ...

Periodontal Treatment Improves Glycemic Control.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A group of type 2 diabetic patients undergoing periodontal treatment had significantly improved glycemic control compared with diabetic controls. Thirty-six...

Rexinoids, TZDs Have Independent And Tissue-Specific Effects.(thiazolidinediones)
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Rexinoids and thiazolidinediones (TZDs) have different effects on metabolic gene expression in diabetic mice, say researchers working in the United States. "We...

Stress Echocardiography Spots Patients At Increased Risk Of Heart Attack, Cardiac Death.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- Abnormalities detected using ultrasound imaging after treadmill exercise testing can help doctors identify which patients with diabetes are at most risk for a heart attack or cardiac death, according to a Mayo...

Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome At Increased Risk Of Sleep Apnea.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Excessive androgen production in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may put them at risk for another disorder - obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Doctors...

Obesity Increasing Among British Children.(Statistical Data Included)
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- One in five nine year olds and one in three 11-year-old girls in Britain are overweight, according to a study in the May 3, 2001, issue of the British Medical Journal, lending further support to reports that...

Angiogenic Growth Factors Produced During Physical Training In Rats.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 -- (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Exercise increases the production of growth factors associated with developing blood vessels in the skeletal muscles, scientists at East Carolina State University say....

Too Little Selenium In Diet Can Boost Damage Caused By Virus.(influenza virus)
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found strong new evidence to support what concerned mothers have preached for generations: eating a balanced diet can be critical to good health. ...

NewsRx Network Chosen As Source For 'Information Therapy'.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- NewsRx Network, Atlanta, Georgia, the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news, now is a major source for "information therapy." NewsRx databases are derived from medical...

Education Program In U.S. To Launch Hispanic/Latino Nutrition Campaign.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. National Institutes of Health, has launched a nutrition campaign aimed at Hispanics...

Metabolic Efficiency Tied To Genetic Predisposition.
May 26, 2001... 2001 MAY 26 - (NewsRx Network) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A study of weight loss in identical twins confirms that metabolic rates are strongly linked to genetics, say researchers working in the Czech Republic. V. Hainer...