Genetic Basis of Obesity
Often one hears it stated that obesity is not a genetic disease. If by that the speaker is saying that obesity is probably not due to a single genetic change they are not quite right. There are some...
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APRIL 2009 April 24, 2009 After planting garden, Michelle Obama skips out to Five Guys for a burger. First lady says she sneaks off to fun restaurants – washingtonpost.com MARCH 2009 March 31, 2009...
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Employer Wellness Programs In recent years, employers, mainly large ones, have developed wellness programs designed to promote healthier lifestyles among their employees while at the same time reducing...
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July 28,2010 Child exposure to food ads may be declining. A new study indicates...
View ArticleAre Persons with Obesity Different?
Are persons with obesity different? The question is fraught with implications. Much of obesity policy is premised on the assumption that persons with obesity are just like normal weight persons but...
View ArticleDo These Genes Make Me Look Thin?
Further evidence of genetic influence on body weight was just published. The new study found that thinness was inherited. In a study of 7, 078 children and adolescents in England, 5.7% were categorized...
View ArticleGenetic Variations Affect Weight Loss, Regain, Eating Behavior
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a highly publicized study comparing lifestyle intervention against metformin in preventing type 2 diabetes. It has been widely used by public health authorities...
View ArticleNew Insights into how sleep deprivation leads to obesity
New research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, is shedding light on the interaction of sleep and genes. Researchers at Surrey University took a small group of 26...
View ArticleSpotlight Now on Dad
It always feels as if mothers take the rap for their children’s overweight status. (See The Putative 104 Causes of Obesity post.) Now, in a provocative study, the attention is turning to Dad,...
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