Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from November 2003

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from November 2003

Antiaging effects of caloric restriction involve macroautophagy stimulation.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The antiaging effects of caloric restriction may involve stimulation of macroautophagy and lysosomal degradation, and can be intensified pharmacologically. "Caloric restriction (CR) and a reduced...

Relation between body mass index and risk of prostate cancer is complex.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men with a higher body mass index have a decreased risk of prostate cancer, but only in younger men. "The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and prostate cancer risk may be complex because...

No link between exercise and breast cancer risk in premenopausal women.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- No association was found between physical activity and the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women. "Physical activity appears to be inversely related to risk of breast cancer, yet the results...

IL-6 gene expression increases in human adipose tissue after exercise.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IL-6 gene expression increases in human adipose tissue after exercise, but this increase can be attenuated by ingestion of carbohydrate. According to a study from Denmark, "Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a...

Salt increases oxidative stress in rat model of diet-induced obesity.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salt accelerated the developed of high blood pressure and increased oxidative stress in a rat model of diet-induced obesity. "High-salt diet is known to induce or aggravate hypertension in animal...

Surgical obesity treatment reduces risk of musculoskeletal pain.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgical obesity treatment reduces the risk of musculoskeletal pain. According to recent research from Sweden, "Obesity is associated With musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis. This study...

New guidelines on bone disease in CKD address deficiencies.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) should have their calcium, phosphate, and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) measured regularly to monitor bone metabolism and disease in CKD, according to new...

Diets largely based on plant foods are viewed more as improving health.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diets largely based on plant foods, such as well-balanced vegetarian diets, are viewed more as improving health. According to a study from the United States, "Advances in nutrition research during...

Study shows tea consumption lowers blood cholesterol.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drinking tea lowered low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" cholesterol, in a small group of volunteers in an U.S. Agricultural Research Service study. The study was led by research chemist...

Researchers find children stricken by both type 1 and type 2 disease.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A significant number of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes suffer from characteristics of type 2 diabetes at the same time, researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have found. ...

Illinois study seeking biomarkers of canine diabetes, other diseases.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Even as the genetic blueprint for Shadow the poodle was being completed in Maryland, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had been engaged in a long-term study that they hope...

Polybrominated and polychlorinated compounds found in human breast milk.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorobiphenylols, and pentachlorophenol were found in human breast milk and in the blood of pregnant women. According to recent...

Could a specific protein contribute to impotence for diabetic, obese men?
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 8 million men are at risk for erectile dysfunction (ED) induced by type 2 diabetes. While the exact mechanism(s) involved in diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction (DMED) is not yet...

Strength training is safe for healthy children and adolescents.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians can safely recommend strength training for children and adolescents. According to a study from the United States, "Primary care physicians who see young patients are often asked about...

Alfalfa-extracts company reports a $24M investment deal, new president and CEO.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medicago, Inc., has signed a new $24-million financing agreement with various partners, including Avenir Luzerne, a Groupe Viridis subsidiary from the Champagne region of France, SGF Sante, Innovatech...

Medifast posts record revenues; YTD up 125% to $19.5M.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medifast, Inc., (MED) announced that based on preliminary figures, the company has posted record revenues for the quarter ending September 30, 2003, and the month of September. Medifast attributes...

Supplements company reports increased operating income for the year.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Integrated BioPharma, Inc., (INB), a diversified biopharmaceutical and nutritional-supplements company, announced financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. Net operating income for...

Exercise for elders: It's never too late.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Older Americans need more motivation to exercise regularly, according to a series of studies. Already, 98% of Americans over 50 say that, "Getting exercise is important to staying healthy,"...

Strength training may help elderly rebuild muscles, improve health.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A growing number of elderly Americans are losing muscle mass and strength, leading to physical disability and frailty. Strength training - like lifting weights - may combat this debilitating weakness,...

Weight control throughout life key to reducing risk of raised blood pressure in middle age.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from an ongoing U.K. population study investigating the association between low birth weight and increased blood pressure later in life are detailed in a new study. Authors of the study,...

Unrestricted metabolic research grant awarded to Beth Israel Deaconess.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb has awarded a 5-year, $500,000 Unrestricted Metabolic Research Grant to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston for research investigating the mechanisms of insulin action...

Lipoprotein distribution in type 2 diabetes described.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers describe lipoprotein distribution in the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and familial combined hyperlipidemia in a recent issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. According to...

Study: Increased multivitamin use by the elderly could save Medicare $1.6B.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of a new study show that the daily use of a multivitamin by older adults could lead to more than $1.6 billion in Medicare savings over the next 5 years. The study, funded by Wyeth...

Changes to dietary guidelines will be futile without improved education.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Susan Finn, chair of the American Council for Fitness and Nutrition and a past president of the American Dietetic Association, offered the following remarks in response to the Senate Commerce...

Obesity associated with occupation in Madagascar.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity was associated with occupation in Madagascar. According to a study from France, "In many developing countries and especially those in the Indian Ocean, the prevalences of hypertension and...

Prevalence of severe obesity increasing faster than obesity in the U.S.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of clinically severe obese people in the United States is increasing faster than the obese population, according to new research. Various studies in the United States have documented that...

Stress promotes weight gain in certain rats on medium-fat diet.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stress facilitates body weight gain in genetically predisposed rats on a medium-fat diet. "To assess the interaction between stress and energy homeostasis, we immobilized male Sprague-Dawley rats...

Obese patients have lower survival rates while undergoing hemodialysis.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese patients have lower survival rates than do normal weight patients while undergoing hemodialysis. According to recent research from the United States, "It is unclear whether increased muscle...

Atkins' medical practice closes.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The medical practice of Robert C. Atkins, who passed away earlier this year, closed its doors on October 15, 2003. Also known as The Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine, the practice has been...

Exercises may help to prevent knee injuries.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, nearly 6 million people visit orthopedic surgeons each year because of knee problems. The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's...

Don't rely on BMI to indicate weight problem in children.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using body mass index (BMI) and skin-fold measurements - two methods typically used to determine if a child has too much body fat - may not provide accurate results, a new study reports. According...

Survey: Public misjudges greatest threat to the nation's health.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite recent intense media coverage of public-health issues ranging from bioterrorism to SARS to obesity, most Americans still do not recognize the greatest public-health threat to the nation, finds...

FDA stops sale of supplements making misleading claims about obesity, impotence.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that on September 22, 2003, U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Vining Jr. entered a Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction against Hi-Tech...

Tai Chi class boosts shingles immunity.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of California Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute researchers report that older adults in a 15-week Tai Chi class saw immunity factors that suppress shingles soar 50%. In addition,...

Survey shows that almost 1/3 of runners did not seek medical help for injuries.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a recent online survey conducted by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, almost one third of injured runners who answered the survey did not seek medical attention for their most serious...

Altered kidney regulation of COX-2 occurs at very early stage in nephropathy.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In diabetic patients, an excessive vasoconstrictive and pro-aggregatory thromboxane (TXA2) renal synthesis, along with a decrease in vasodilatory and anti-aggregatory prostaglandin (PGE2) synthesis, has...

Kaiser, HealthMedia to study effectiveness of tailored online weight management.
November 1, 2003... 2003 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has given nearly $500,000 to fund a project by Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute (KP-CMI) and HealthMedia, Inc., that studies the effectiveness of a...

Targeted disruption of GPR7 leads to adult-onset obesity.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Targeted disruption of GPR7, the endogenous receptor for neuropeptides B and W, leads to metabolic defects and adult-onset obesity. According to recent research published in the journal Proceedings...

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase mutant mice protected from obesity and diabetes.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 2 mutant mice are protected against obesity and diabetes induced by high-fat/high-carbohydrate diets. "Malonyl-CoA, generated by acetyl-CoA carboxylases ACC1 and ACC2, is a...

Inflammatory marker levels associated with body mass index.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inflammatory marker levels are associated with body mass index. "Obesity is a risk factor for venous and arterial thrombosis. We examined relationships between body mass index (BMI) and a number of...

Cidea-deficient mice have lean phenotype and are resistant to obesity.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cidea-deficient mice have a lean phenotype and are resistant to obesity. "The thermogenic activity of brown adipose tissue (BAT), important for adaptive thermogenesis and energy expenditure, is...

Elevated soluble E-selectin indicates increased heart disease risk.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese patients with the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and elevated levels of soluble E-selectin have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. "Fifty-six young central obese...

Alpha-lipoic acid inhibits adipocyte differentiation.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alpha-lipoic acid inhibits adipocyte differentiation by regulating pro-adipogenic transcription factors via mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. According to recent research from South Korea...

Adipose tissue and women's health discussed.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The view of adipose tissue and its role in women's health is discussed in a recent issue of the journal Pathologie Biologie. "Nowadays, in industrialized societies, it is fashionable for women to...

Research program funded for study of RNAi technology in ALS.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CytRx Corporation (CYTR) announced that it has agreed to fund a sponsored research program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) for the use of RNAi gene silencing technology in the...

Cellular fat sensor slows heart disease.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A cellular sensor of dietary fats slows the development of lesions that lead to heart disease, a Salk Institute study has found. The study, which appears in Science, uncovers a unique pathway that...

Dairy foods can reduce risk of colon cancer.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dairy foods can reduce risk of colon cancer. According to a study from Australia, "Dairy foods can provide significant sources of energy and protein, minerals and vitamins into the human diet. ...

FemOne announces name change, new symbol.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- FemOne, Inc., (FEMOV), formerly New Paltz Capital Corp. (NPZC), a Carlsbad, California-based, direct selling nutrition, skincare, and cosmetics company with distribution in the United States and Canada,...

Phenotypic link exists between genes related to eating behavior.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a phenotypic linkage between single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the beta(3)-adrenergic receptor gene and NADH dehydrogenase subunit-2 gene. "The beta(3)-adrenergic receptor gene...

HPLC method for ephedrine alkaloids in dietary supplements developed.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed a method for the determination of ephedrine alkaloids and synephrine in dietary supplements by column-switching cation exchange high-performance liquid chromatography with...

Different factors influence dietary supplement use by elite figure skaters.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Different factors influence dietary supplement use by elite figure skaters. "The present study examined the prevalence of dietary supplement use among elite figure skaters, gender differences in...

Most female collegiate athletes have an adequate copper status.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most female collegiate athletes have an adequate copper status. "Copper status was assessed in 70 female collegiate athletes aged 18 to 25 years participating in cross country track, tennis,...

Liver PPAR-gamma contributes to body fat mass regulation.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liver peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) contributes to hepatic steatosis, triglyceride clearance, and regulation of body fat mass. According to recent research from the...

Study links reduced healthcare costs to moderate increase in exercise.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research released by the HealthPartners Research Foundation shows that sedentary adults aged 50-and-over who increase their physical activity can substantially reduce their annual medical costs. ...

Submaximal exercise in humans shifts the angiogenic balance in muscle tissue.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Submaximal exercise in humans shifts the angiogenic balance in muscle tissue. "Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels from existing ones, occurs in the skeletal muscle as an adaptive response...

Herbal supplement maker expects third quarter loss due to restructuring expenses.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., (NATR) expects to report a net loss in the range of approximately $0.02-0.04 per common share for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003, as a result of expenses...

Exercise seen as help in cancer fight.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New nutrition and fitness guidelines for the 9.5 million Americans living after a cancer diagnosis say appropriate exercise can help even the weakest eat better, feel less fatigued, and recover faster....

Project PEP will tailor exercise for the overweight and disabled.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most people know that exercise is beneficial, but Americans, by and large, do not exercise enough. For those with disabilities or who are greatly overweight, lack of regular exercise is a problem...

Receptor binding assay for paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins optimized.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have optimized a receptor binding assay for paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins. According to recent research from the United States, "A receptor binding assay (RBA) for detection of...

Resistance training improves glycemic control in obese type 2 diabetic men.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Resistance training improved glycemic control in obese type 2 diabetic men. "The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether moderate intensity resistance training (RT) improves glycemic...

I-trax announces launch of Health-e-Life Program.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- I-trax, Inc., (DMX), a health-management-solutions company, announced that after 4 years of research and development they have launched its new Health-e-Life Program, a personalized health-management...

Combination hormone therapy does not benefit patients.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combining two hormone therapies to treat the psychological effects of hypothyroidism may not be more effective than using a single therapy, according to new research articles published in the Journal of...

Rosiglitazone improves muscle insulin sensitivity in ob/ob mice.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rosiglitazone improves muscle insulin sensitivity, irrespective of increased triglyceride content, in ob/ob mice. According to a study from the Netherlands, "The present study was performed to...

Diet affects modeling of adipose tissue triglycerides during growth.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diet significantly affects modeling of adipose tissue triglycerides during growth. "We have studied the accretion of lipids in growing mice. We measured the rates of synthesis and degradation of...

Double trouble: Big portions of calorie dense foods.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Big portions encourage people to eat more, but big portions of calorie-dense food - the kind Americans tend to grab on the run - boost calorie consumption even higher without providing additional...

Adipose tissue as endocrine organ has impact on insulin resistance.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ has an impact on insulin resistance. According to a study from Netherlands, "it is well known that obesity is associated with insulin resistance and an increased...

Benefits of fitness in knee arthritis patients confirmed.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients often question whether exercises with associated joint loading and stress will make arthritis worse. Intuitively it seems that one ought not to overuse joints that have arthritis. ...

Low physical activity levels related to femoral neck bone mineral density.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study led by researchers at the University of Utah found that low levels of physical activity are related to femoral neck bone mineral density among not only women and their daughters, but their...

Improving physical fitness, insulin sensitivity may help Latino children at risk.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reducing insulin resistance and boosting the fitness of overweight Latino children at high risk for type 2 diabetes will be crucial in efforts to protect them from diabetes and heart disease, according...

Fast food is lure to overweight children.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Overweight children appear to be especially susceptible to the lure of fast food, a study found. They stuff themselves even more ravenously than other youngsters do and are less able to compensate by...

Scientists discover overweight, obesity jump between adolescence, adulthood.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 2 million U.S. adolescents became obese and another 1.5 million remained obese as they grew into adulthood between 1996 and 2001, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) study...

Citrus oils inhibit growth of salmonellae.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Citrus oils inhibit the growth of salmonellae. According to a study from the United States, "The manufacture of orange juice sometimes involves the use of flavor fractions recovered from oranges....

High-tech devices help gauge calories burned.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three new high-tech devices may help in the fight against obesity, America's No. 1 nutrition problem. The instruments make it easier, faster, and less expensive to determine how many calories a person...

Low-carb diets are working, study says.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The dietary establishment has long argued it's impossible, but a new study offers intriguing evidence for the idea that people on low-carbohydrate diets can actually eat more than folks on standard...

Stomach "pacemaker" may suppress appetite.
November 8, 2003... 2003 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A kind of pacemaker for the tummy, an implanted electrical device that fools the body into feeling full, appears to be an effective alternative to radical digestive surgery for helping obese people shed...

Ghrelin suppresses sympathetic nerve activity in brown adipose tissue.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Centrally administered ghrelin suppressed sympathetic nerve activity in brown adipose tissue of rats. "To clarify the functional roles of ghrelin in regulating energy balance, we investigated the...

IL-6 in central nervous system negatively associated with fat mass in obesity.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin-6 levels in the central nervous system are negatively correlated with fat mass in overweight and obese patients. According to published research from Sweden, "Recently, we demonstrated...

Leptin reduces food intake in cold-acclimated rats.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin administration to cold-acclimated rats reduced both food intake and brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. According to a study from Spain, "Acute (24-hour) and chronic (three-week)...

Obesity increases intra-myocellular triglycerides peroxidation.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity increases intra-myocellular triglycerides peroxidation. "Intra-myocellular triglycerides (IMTG) accumulate in the muscle of obese and endurance-trained (ET) humans and are considered a...

Majority of urban Native American youths at high risk of obesity.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The majority of urban Native American youths are overweight or at high risk of developing obesity. "This study investigated correlations among physical fitness, dietary intakes, activity levels,...

Triple-stapling safe for jejunojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The triple-stapling technique is safe for jejunojejunostomy in laparoscopic gastric bypass. According to recent research published in the journal Archives of Surgery, "Since its introduction in...

Clinical study of appetite control tablets shows significant results.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc., (PHLI) announced that results of double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of a new improved form of its patented appetite control technology, Satietrol, in both...

Exercise, healthy weight delay cancer among women with highest genetic risk.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who carry inherited mutations in the genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 have a lifetime risk of breast cancer of more than 80%, as well as a high risk of ovarian cancer, according to the most comprehensive...

Eating a low-calorie salad first may cut calories from entire meal.
November 15, 2003... 2003 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research presented at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity's (NAASO) Annual Scientific Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, reported that eating a large low-calorie salad as a...