Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from October 2002

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from October 2002

High dietary sodium intake poses greater threat to overweight people.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Overweight people whose diet is high in sodium face a significantly greater risk of developing congestive heart failure, according to U.S....

Obesity blunts myocardial vasoreactivity.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Men who are obese but otherwise healthy can have impaired blood flow that increases the risk of coronary artery disease, according to a report in...

Local, low-intensity exercise leads to system-wide growth factor response.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Simple movements like flexing the wrist can stimulate biochemical activity throughout the body, physiologists have determined. A study of low-intensity...

Obese adolescents benefit from orlistat therapy.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Morbidly obese adolescents who underwent short-term orlistat treatment lost weight and experienced improvements in lipid profiles and insulin...

Combining personalized counseling with Weight Watchers maximizes weight loss.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Adding personalized counseling to the Weight Watchers program was an effective method of promoting weight loss in obese women with breast cancer,...

Company unveils new management lineup.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioVisioN AG has appointed Wolfgang Trefzger as CFO and Dr. Rudolf Reiter, hitherto director of project management, as chief operating officer. Dr. Michael Schrader, former COO, has left the...

Medical Scientists launches CHF predictive modeling software.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Scientists announced the availability of its MediSave Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) module. MediSave CHF is a population-based predictive model that predicts the present and future...

Liver a promising target for in vivo expression of processed insulin.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by University of Pennsylvania researchers suggests that following gene transfer into the liver, drug regulation can be a viable alternative to controlled insulin delivery, at least in mice. ...

Role of PPAR-gamma in mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes elucidated.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from Japan, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma influences mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes at least in part via gene expression. "Peroxisome proliferator-activated...

Weight control programs must be healthy to work.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the average American, nothing seems to consume the mind more than the battle to manage weight. Evening newscasts regularly deliver more and more evidence that obesity has reached epidemic...

Exercise may not help affected women.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exercise not only improves your health, it makes you feel good. It's a message constantly reinforced through research, advertisements and the news media. But for a subset of women - those with...

Japanese study lists factors marking steatohepatitis.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A new Japanese study suggests central body fat distribution is associated with the formation of steatohepatitis, or fatty liver, in those who are not...

Lifeway Foods reports record second quarter and 6-month results.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lifeway Foods, Inc., (LWAY) announced its financial results for the second quarter and 6 month period ended June 30, 2002: It reported record revenues of $3 million, or an increase of 9%, versus $2.75...

Diet report calls for more exercise.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who want to stay healthy need to exercise for at least an hour a day - double the previous workout recommendation - according to new dietary guidelines on fat, protein and carbohydrate intake....

Study finds dramatic decline in physical activity among African American and white girls.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Both African American and white girls experience a dramatic decline in physical activity during adolescence, with the greatest decline occurring in black girls, according to a study supported by the...

VitaCube now requires resellers to follow ethical conduct guidelines.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With increasing numbers of trainers and personal care providers hoping to sell high-end nutritional products from VitaCube Systems, Inc., the company announced that it will require all resellers to...

Higher risk of cardiovascular disease found in overweight and obese people.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the September 9, 2002, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, Peter W.F. Wilson, MD, of Boston University, and colleagues studied the long-term effects of being overweight on the risk for...

Metabolic Pharmaceuticals sees positive results from weight-loss drug.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metabolic Pharmaceuticals reported the successful completion of its phase IIA human clinical trial of obesity drug AOD9604 by single-dose oral administration, showing positive results. "This...

Prevalence higher among adults with disabling conditions.
October 5, 2002... 2002 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity appears to be more prevalent in adults with physical and sensory (hearing, seeing) limitations, as well as those with serious mental illness, according to a report in the September 11, 2002,...

Weight loss lowers leptin but raises soluble leptin receptor.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Profound weight loss resulted in a significant decrease in circulating leptin and increase in soluble leptin receptor levels, indicating an inverse...

Bupropion aids sustainable loss of weight.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Obese adults who took bupropion lost a significant amount of weight and maintained the weight loss for almost a year. James W. Anderson, at the...

Study shows OC use by young women does not contribute to weight gain.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Young women have lost one excuse in their battle against the postadolescent bulge. Penn State College of Medicine researchers at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center recently published...

People used to fat-rich diets have more difficult time losing fat.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - People accustomed to consuming a high-fat diet may retain body fat even when an energy deficit is introduced, according to a report in International...

Effect of diet on cancer risk studied.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A review in the September 14, 2002, issue of the Lancet assesses the research on possible links between diet and cancer. A familiar conclusion is reached: Cancer risk can be reduced by eating a...

Nurse's Health Study shows being overweight increases ovarian cancer risk.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Young women who have a high body mass index face a greater risk of developing ovarian cancer before menopause compared with lean women, according...

Changes to board of directors announced by food quality company.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Monsanto Co. announced that Robert J. Stevens of Potomac, Maryland, was elected to the Monsanto board of directors, effective August 30, 2002. Stevens is president and chief operating officer, and...

Dietary supplement maker reports cash reserves up, loss reduced, R&D on schedule.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmaceutical company Novogen, Ltd., (NVGN) and its entities have ended the 2002 financial year with record cash reserves. As of June 30, 2002, the Novogen Group had $22 million in cash reserves...

Natural Alternatives releases 2002 results; 41% revenue increase in 4Q revenue.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Natural Alternatives International (NAI), Inc., (NAII), a formulator and manufacturer of customized nutritional supplements, reported net income of $3,879,000 or $0.67 per share on revenues of $50.0...

Synovis reports 50% revenue increase, 78% net earnings increase in Q3.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., (SYNO) reported consolidated results for its third quarter and 9 months ended July 31, 2002. Consolidated net revenue increased 50% to $10,679,000 in the third...

New study shows marketing and advertising encourages sedentary adults to exercise.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As obesity continues to rise in America, a new study shows paid advertisements on television and radio that encourage sedentary adults to walk are effective at getting people off the couch and moving....

Study: Benefits obtained from 'finger-stick' food intolerance test.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The medical journal, The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, recently published an independent audit conducted by the Department of Health Studies at the University of York, on behalf of the...

Long45 Endocutter may provide easier access during weight loss surgery.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, announced the release of the Long45 Endocutter, a laparoscopic surgical device that has a shaft 4 inches longer than any previous endocutter...

School lunches flunk nutrition test, organization claims.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nine of the 10 biggest school districts in the country are failing to provide the kind of healthy lunches that would help prevent childhood obesity and other health problems, say dietitians with the...

Weight-surgery death sparks debate.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The death of a city councilwoman after weight-reduction surgery has focused attention on a newly available technique in which a noose is tightened around the stomach. Councilwoman Brenda Scott,...

Experts concerned about enormity of health, economic consequences of overweight.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As scientists and physicians convened in Brazil for the 9th International Congress on Obesity (ICO) they faced a problem that has only worsened since they met 4 years ago in Paris. The number of...

Cerivastatin benefits type 2 diabetic patients.
October 12, 2002... 2002 OCT 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Obese patients with type 2 diabetes experienced improvements in insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion while taking cerivastatin, according to...

Gastric banding offers significant long-term benefits for morbidly obese patients.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is an effective treatment for morbid obesity, according to a report from Italy. "Weight loss ameliorates...

Obese women face higher colorectal cancer risk.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Obesity does increase the risk of colorectal cancer in premenopausal women, according to a report in the journal, Gut. "Several large studies of...

Researchers evaluate waist circumference as a predictor of cardiovascular risk.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Body mass index, or BMI, has been used since the 1980s to estimate risk for a variety of obesity-related diseases. Waist circumference (WC) is also strongly linked to obesity-associated risks. WC...

Sucrose results in more weight gain than artificial sweetners in overweight individuals.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Considering the rising rates of overweight and obesity worldwide, it is important to establish whether the use of artificial sweeteners can aid in weight control. Publishing in the American...

Blood pressure and cholesterol levels increase/decrease with weight gain/loss.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Excessive weight gained during pregnancy that has not been lost by 6 months after giving birth is a significant predictor of future obesity,...

Bacteria work with diet to induce heart disease.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infection with the bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae alone is not sufficient to induce athersclerosis but must act in concert with an already existing high-fat, high-cholesterol diet, say researchers from...

'Off-pump' surgery reduces complications in overweight patients.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Overweight people who have "off-pump" bypass surgery may have only half the complications of a traditional operation, according to a study in the September 17, 2002, rapid-access issue of Circulation....

PGE-1 to cure obesity?
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endovasc Ltd., Inc., (ENVC; ED7) announced its plans to enter the $1+ billion weight-loss drug market by developing an antiobesity nutriceutical nonprescription drug for obese diabetic women. The...

Blood pressure and cholesterol levels increase/decrease with weight gain/loss.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Adults who gained even a moderate amount of weight experienced increases in blood pressure and serum cholesterol levels that raised the risk of...

Lowes foods to offer irradiated fresh ground beef.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lowes Foods began offering irradiated fresh ground beef to consumers at 48 of its 105 stores on September 10. The beef will be available in 1-pound packages of 93% lean ground beef and in 93% lean...

Obesity costs high among the Japanese.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Despite a more limited extent of obesity among Japanese people as evidenced by a lower average body mass index (BMI) compared with values in Western...

Patients often miss out on counseling, at cost to health.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nutrition counseling can make a difference in the health of high-risk patients, yet it takes place in a minority of primary care visits, according to a study. "The need for nutrition counseling is...

'BMI Alert' puts focus on risks of overweight.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) has launched "BMI Alert," a consumer health initiative to help people determine if they are overweight and/or obese and perhaps at risk for...

Guidelines outline key steps to weight loss.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In response to an increasing demand for gastroenterologists to help manage obesity-related gastrointestinal diseases and gastrointestinal complications of weight-loss therapy, the American...

Surgical device provides easier access during laparoscopic procedure.
October 19, 2002... 2002 OCT 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has released the Long45 Endocutter, a laparoscopic surgical device that has a shaft 4 inches longer than any previous endocutter made by the company. The Long45...

Obesity alone does not impair left ventricular function.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - No association was found between obesity uncomplicated by glucose intolerance, high blood pressure, or dyslipidemia and left ventricular hypertrophy,...

Interleukin-18 associated with obesity.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Plasma levels of interleukin-18 (IL-18) were reduced by weight loss, indicating an association between the cytokine and obesity, according to a...

Diet rich in soy protein lowers estrogens associated with disease.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Consuming tofu and other soy-based foods significantly lowers levels of a class of estrogens normally associated with breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women, according to a new study published in...

Obesity and weight change increase premenopause breast cancer risk in Hispanic women.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Obesity and weight change were risk factors for breast cancer in Hispanic women both before and after menopause, according to a report in the Annals...

Reducing obesity must begin in very young children.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Being obese at the age of 5 years is the strongest predictor of obesity at age 10, with weaker predictors being reduced fasting insulin and elevated...

Chocolate may help fight off cancer, heart disease.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research has found that chocolate may help fight off cancer and heart disease, in addition to improving health by acting as an appetite-suppressant. In London, researchers at University...

Steven J. Gould joins Mera as chief scientific officer.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (MRPI) focused on identifying and producing compounds for the pharmaceutical and nutraceuticals markets from the rich untapped resource of microbial aquatic plants,...

Anthropometric measurements predicting risk of type 2 diabetes lower for Jamaican men.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Cut-off values for waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio that indicated an increased risk of diabetes in Jamaicans were comparable with the...

Elevated leptin in teens linked with dangerous artery changes.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blood vessel changes are already present in teenagers who have high levels of leptin, a hormone linked to obesity, researchers report in the journal Circulation. In otherwise healthy teens,...

Exercise training improves cardiovascular consequences of diabetes, hypertension.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The beneficial effects of exercising on the cardiovascular system may help improve the condition of people with type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a review article in the October 2, 2002,...

In blood pressure reduction, below standard is good.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intensive lowering of blood pressure may be needed to gain the full benefit of the therapy on blood vessels, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's 56th Annual High Blood...

International Diabetes Federation highlights serious health risks.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has published a consensus statement stressing the dangers of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) as major risk factors for...

Pilot announces positive test crop results for active ingredients in products.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pilot Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., (PLTT.OB), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing a portfolio of pharmaceutical and clinically validated over-the-counter products,...

Supplement ingredient supplier buys La Haye's astaxanthin business.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Nutraceuticals, LLC, a manufacturer of supercritical fluid extracts for the dietary supplement, nutraceutical, and functional food industries, has acquired the astaxanthin business of La Haye...

New test predicts pregnancy problems long before they happen.
October 26, 2002... 2002 OCT 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time there is a test that can identify more than 90% of pregnant women who will develop high blood pressure months before they have symptoms that standard tests can detect, according to...