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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 13, 2012

 

 

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Sugary soda ups risky fat deposits

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Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visceral fat depot: a 6-mo randomized intervention study1,2,3

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 7, 2011

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Fitness levels trump weight for living longer

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Long-Term Effects of Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 1, 2011

Source: To Burn Calories, Try Ice Water  Reference: Influence of water drinking on resting energy expenditure in overweight children

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 21, 2011

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Fear of fat more dangerous than fat itself: Expert

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 28, 2011

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Brains of Obese People May Show Less Impulse Control for High-Calorie Foods

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Low blood sugar ‘affects food cravings’

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July , 2011

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Obesity Biggest Driving Force behind Breast Cancer

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Circulating sex hormones and breast cancer risk factors in postmenopausal women: reanalysis of 13 studies

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 12, 2011

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Children Under Five Need at Least Three Hours of Daily Exercise 

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 27, 2011

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Weight loss surgery helps for Type 2 diabetes

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Abstract of bariatric surgery for Type 2 diabetes review, Archives of Surgery

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 23, 2011

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Potato Chips a Top Culprit in Gradual Weight Gain

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Mozaffarian D, et al “Changes in diet and lifestyle and long- term weight gain in women and men” N Engl J Med 2011; 364: 2392-2404.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 21, 2011

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Doctors pan federal report saying obesity is easy to avoid

 

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Obesity in Canada

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 15, 2011

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Weighing the cost of surgery: Toronto’s Sick Kids hospital now offers a drastic option for obese 12-year-olds

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 13, 2011

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Carleton researcher helps find link between nicotine, thinness

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Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 4, 2011

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Bigger the Belly, the Bigger the Risk

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Central Obesity and Survival in Subjects With Coronary Artery Disease

 

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 13, 2011

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Some worry as popularity of hCG diet grows

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 6, 2011

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Study cites high Lap-Band complication, removal rates

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Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 24, 2011

Source: Doctors Should Discuss Obesity With Patients Reference: The Influence of Physician Acknowledgment of Patients’ Weight Status on Patient Perceptions of Overweight and Obesity in the United States            

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 17, 2011

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FDA Approves Wider Use Of Allergan’s Lap Band For Obesity

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 12, 2011

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Just a little movement can cut waist size: study

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Healy G, et al “Sedentary time and cardio-metabolic biomarkers in U.S. adults: NHANES 2003-06″ Eur Heart J 2011; DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq451.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 10, 2010

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Professor loses 27 lbs on Twinkie diet

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 20, 2010

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More water equals less weight: study

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 17, 2010

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Bariatric Surgery Resolves Diabetes, Saves Money

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 10, 2010

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Girls as young as 7 hitting puberty: U.S. study

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Frank M. Biro, MD, director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.

Biro, F. Pediatrics, published online Aug. 9, 2010.

Warren Seigel, MD, Committee on Adolescence, American Academy of Pediatrics; chair, department of pediatrics, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.

CDC: “Childhood Overweight and Obesity.”

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 1, 2010

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Canadians stuck on weight-loss roller coaster

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 29, 2010

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Addicted to Fat: Overeating May Alter the Brain as Much as Hard Drugs

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Dopamine D2 receptors in addiction-like reward dysfunction and compulsive eating in obese rats

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 9, 2010

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Cheers! A Drink a Day May Keep the Pounds Away

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Alcohol Consumption, Weight Gain, and Risk of Becoming Overweight in Middle-aged and Older Women

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 4, 2010

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Genes point to best diets

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 10, 2009

Source: Battle With Heart Disease Moves to the Doctor’s Office

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 15, 2009

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Big Fat Diet a recipe for good health: Doctor

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There are several flaws in the arguments presented by Dr. Jay Wortman with respect to cause and effect but he is to be commended as well for his anthropological insight by matching diet to genetic adaptation.