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Metformin May Help Young Patients With Bipolar Disorder Avoid Weight Gain
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 31, 2023
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Taking the drug metformin -- typically used for type 2 diabetes -- can help counter weight gain in young people who are taking medication for bipolar disorder, according to a new trial.
While second-generation antipsychotic medications (SGAs) that treat bipolar disorder ...
Keeping Weight Stable Key to Reaching 90, 100 for Women
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2023
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For women, keeping a stable weight after the age of 60 may boost their odds of reaching the advanced ages of 90, 95 or even 100.
Older women with a more stable weight were 1.2 to 2 times more likely to live that long than those who lost 5% or more of their weight, the s...
When BMI Isn't Used as Measurement, Obesity's Health 'Benefit' Disappears
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 22, 2023
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Much has been made of the so-called “obesity paradox” -- the observation that people with a heart condition seem less likely to die if they are overweight or obese.
But European researchers now say they've debunked that theory, which was based on earlier research tha...
6 Ways to Helping Your Child to a Healthy Weight
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2023
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Parents are role models who can teach their kids about healthy food and exercise habits in childhood to help avoid future health problems.
“Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes, experience feelings of isolation and struggle with self-esteem,...
Folks With Type 1 Diabetes Are No More or Less Likely to Be Overweight: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 14, 2023
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Type 1 diabetes has long been considered a thin person's disease, but a new study challenges that notion.
About 62% of adults with type 1 diabetes were overweight or obese, the researchers found. That compared to 64% of those without diabetes and 86% of those with type ...
Your Weight Could Alter Vitamin D's Effect on Health
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- January 24, 2023
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Vitamin D is widely promoted for better health, but if you're overweight, you might not reap the benefits.
In a new study, researchers found a 30% to 40% reduction in cancer, cancer deaths and autoimmune diseases among people with a lower body mass index (
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 23, 2023
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When it comes to picking the best exercise to lose weight, there is no one right answer.
That's because the right answer is variety, mixing and matching types of exercise to keep the body guessing and improving.
"The body adapts to the demands we put on it," said...
1 in 4 Kids With Type 2 Diabetes Isn't Obese
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2022
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It's easy to blame the childhood obesity epidemic for growing cases of type 2 diabetes, but a new study finds nearly one-quarter of all diagnoses are not related to obesity.
Bribing Folks Can Help Them Meet Weight-Loss Goals, Study Finds
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2022
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Money may not buy happiness, but it might give low-income obese people an extra incentive to lose weight, a new study suggests.
The study, of people from urban neighborhoods, found that cash rewards encouraged participants to shed some extra pounds, versus a weight-...
Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens
- Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- November 3, 2022
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A weight-loss drug approved for adults may soon become an option for teens struggling with obesity.
Young people who received the drug Wegovy (semaglutide) were able to lose an average of 14.7% of their starting body weight in a new clinical trial. More than 40% of the ...
Obesity Could Speed Disability When MS Strikes
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 2, 2022
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Obesity is never healthy, and that may be especially true for people who also develop multiple sclerosis.
Obese people with MS are likely to see the disability linked to the disease rapidly worsen, said German researchers who followed more than 1,000 patients in a new st...
Not Just Obesity: Everyone May Have a 'Fat Threshold' for Type 2 Diabetes
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 23, 2022
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If you are one of the millions of people with type 2 diabetes, losing weight can help reverse the blood sugar disease even if you aren't overweight or obese, new research reveals.
Here's the proof: 70% of...
Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 11, 2022
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Helping a child deal with a weight issue, while avoiding negativity about their body image, can be challenging, one expert says.
Yet, obesity affects 20% of American children, causing harm to ...
COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 5, 2022
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COVID vaccination is highly protective against severe disease in people of all body weights, new British research finds.
The study of over 9 million adults found that those who'd received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were strongly protected against hospitalization or ...
Emotional Eating in Kids: How Much of It Is Mom's Fault?
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 30, 2022
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If a mother reaches for cakes, chocolates or other snacks when she's feeling down, her children could become emotional eaters as well.
Kids' chances of becoming emotional eaters are shaped by both their natural eating tendencies and their parent's influence, according to...
Extra Pounds Double Women's Risk of Endometrial Cancer
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2022
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Obesity is tied to many types of cancer, and new research finds that over the long term it nearly doubles a woman's risk of endometrial cancer.
"This study is an interesting first step into how genetic analyses could be used to uncover exactly how obesity causes cancer, ...
'Motivational' Talks Won't Help Dieters Lose Weight: Study
- Amy Norton
- March 29, 2022
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It takes a lot of will to successfully lose weight, but a new research review suggests that "motivational" conversations with a health provider may make little difference.
The review looked at...
Piling on Excess Weight Might Harm Your Thinking Skills: Study
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- February 1, 2022
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Being overweight or obese has long been linked to poor heart health, but could it also impair your thinking?
New research out of Canada suggests it very well might.
Working with thousands of young, middle-aged and older adults,
Shedding Pounds Might Help Stop Pre-Cancerous Colon Polyps
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 1, 2022
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Colon cancer rates are increasing for younger Americans, along with rates of obesity. Could slimming down reduce young people's risk for malignancy?
A new study suggests that even a small amount of weight loss may cut your odds for benign growths in the colon known as ad...
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
- Robert Preidt
- January 24, 2022
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Losing weight before beginning fertility treatment doesn't boost the odds that a woman who is obese will have a successful pregnancy, a new study shows.
Obesity has been linked wi...
Nearly Half of Americans Gained Weight in Pandemic's First Year
- Robert Preidt
- January 19, 2022
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Did you watch your waistline expand during lockdown? You're not alone.
Nearly half of U.S. adults piled on excess pounds during the first year of the pandemic, making a national obesity crisis even worse, a new study shows.
Fertility Treatments Don't Raise Odds for Smaller, Preemie Babies
- Cara Murez
- January 12, 2022
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Babies conceived through infertility treatment are more likely to be born early and small.
But there are reasons other than medically assisted reproduction to expla...
Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
- Cara Murez
- January 11, 2022
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Examining a woman's health in midlife can predict her health decades later, researchers say.
Four specific factors -- higher body mass index (BMI), smoking, arthritis and depressive symptoms -- at age 55 are associated with clinically important declines in physical healt...
Big Review Confirms Power of Fasting Diets for Weight Loss
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- December 21, 2021
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Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to its potential health benefits, and now a new review shows this style of eating really does produce weight loss and may even improve certain markers of heart health.
Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese
- November 19, 2021
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It's probably fair to say that most people know of the so-called "Freshman 15" -- the weight that college students are often said to gain when they're away from home for the first time.
But in recent decades, matters have gotten much worse in the United States. A new stu...
Could 'Brown Fat' Make Some Obese People Healthier?
- Robert Preidt
- November 4, 2021
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All body fat is not the same.
And a new study suggests that folks who have more of what's known as brown fat may have a lower risk of weight-related health problems, such as diabetes and high blood p...
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
- Steven Reinberg
- September 28, 2021
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Strength training can help you lose weight, Australian researchers report.
Their new study reports you can lose a percentage of body fat through strength training alone that is similar to weight loss through cardio or aerobics.
"A lot of people think that if you wa...
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
- Steven Reinberg
- September 24, 2021
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Obese boys who lose weight may avoid fertility problems in adulthood, a preliminary study suggests.
Even short-term weight loss might partially reverse weight-related alterations in reproductive function, the researchers said.
Childhood obesity can have serious eff...
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
- Cara Murez and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
- September 16, 2021
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America's waistline keeps widening.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that 16 states now have at least 35% of their residents who are obese, a number that's nearly doubled since 2018.
The CDC's 2020 Adult Obesity Prevalence...
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 1, 2021
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College students often put on weight during their freshman year, and a lack of structured exercise may be largely to blame, a new study suggests.
Weight gain is so common among first-year college students that it has spawned the phrase "the freshman 15" -- though that fi...
Kids Piled on Extra Pounds During Pandemic
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 31, 2021
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New research confirms the pandemic has not been good for the waistlines of children.
During lockdowns, American kids gained more weight than before the pandemic, and the number who became obese also increased, researchers report.
"This increased weight gain occurre...
Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 24, 2021
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The recommended age to start screening overweight and obese people for diabetes will be lowered by five years from 40 to 35, the nation's leading panel of preventive health experts has announced.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has decided an earlier fiv...
Dangerous Diabetes Tied to Pregnancy Is on the Rise
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- August 18, 2021
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Growing numbers of pregnant women are developing gestational diabetes, putting them and their babies at risk for complications later on.
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy in women who weren't already diabetic.
Between 2011 an...
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
- Cara Murez
- July 22, 2021
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Thinking of starting a family? Start getting your heart in shape. New research suggests that how healthy a woman's heart is before conception affects outcomes in her pregnancy.
Study author Dr. Sadiya Khan said the findings make a case for more comprehensive heart assess...
No Good Evidence Weight Loss Supplements Work: Study
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2021
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Losing weight is hard, but many weight loss supplements promise to make the journey easy. Unfortunately, there's little high-quality research to back these claims, a new study shows.
Hundreds of weight loss supplements like green tea extract, chitosan, guar gum and conju...
Dirty Air in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Obesity Risk
- Robert Preidt
- June 15, 2021
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Children may have an increased risk of obesity if their mothers were exposed to high levels of air pollution during pregnancy, researchers say.
In a new study, 123 Hispanic mother-infant pairs were enrolled in an ongoing trial in the Los Angeles region. Before pregnancy,...
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
- Robert Preidt
- June 14, 2021
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What can make a young person vulnerable to eating disorders? Teasing them about any extra pounds they may carry, researchers say.
"Our findings add to the growing evidence that weight-based mistreatment is not helpful and is often harmful to the health of young people," ...
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- June 8, 2021
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Your teens' route to a healthy or unhealthy weight may be in their hands -- literally.
New research out of South Korea shows that teens who spend too much time on their smartphones are also more prone to eating habits that increase their odds for obesity.
One nutri...
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 1, 2021
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Could exercise that uses slow movements and breathing, like tai chi, do as much for trimming belly fat in older adults as aerobic exercise?
It might. A new study found that individuals aged 50 and up who practiced tai chi for 12 weeks lost about as much waist circumferen...
Lost Weight? One Factor Can Keep It From Returning
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2021
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Losing weight is hard, and keeping it off can be even harder. Now, a new study suggests that sitting less might make all the difference.
People who maintained their weight loss spent about three hours less each day sitting than did folks who were obese and stayed that wa...
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women
- Robert Preidt
- May 24, 2021
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So-called yo-yo dieting may increase a woman's risk of insomnia, sleep apnea and other sleep problems, a new study suggests.
Yo-yo dieting -- formally called weight cycling -- is defined as losing and regaining 10 pounds or more when not pregnant.
The study include...
Being a 'Night Owl' Raises Odds for Diabetes If You're Obese
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 17, 2021
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Though obesity by itself can drive up heart disease risk, new research suggests diabetes and heart disease risk is especially high when combined with a tendency to stay up late at night.
The finding stems from a comparison of sleep patterns and disease in 172 middle-aged...
Boys Born Very Prematurely May Age Faster as Men
- Steven Reinberg
- May 17, 2021
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Boys who weigh less than 2 pounds at birth don't age as well as their normal-weight peers, a long-term study finds.
Canadian researchers have followed a group of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies and their normal-weight counterparts since 1977.
When partici...
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
- Ernie Mundell and Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporters
- May 13, 2021
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Weight-loss surgery can trim waistlines, and new research suggests it could also protect aging eyes.
The study found that after bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, a person's odds for cataracts can drop significantly, especially among younger patients.
Why might ...
In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 11, 2021
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Could there be a way to tell years in advance which girls are more likely to develop eating disorders?
New research from Denmark suggests that childhood body mass index (BMI) may offer important clues. BMI is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight.
The ...
Obesity More Deadly for Men Than Women When COVID Strikes
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- May 6, 2021
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It's long been known that obesity is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 in infected people. But new research suggests that the connection may be even stronger for men than women.
Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City analyzed data from more than 3,500...
Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss -- But You Should Exercise, Too
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- May 6, 2021
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The weight-loss drug Saxenda can keep extra pounds off -- but combining it with exercise brings a bigger payoff, a new clinical trial finds.
The study found that some longstanding advice is valid: Prescription weight-loss drugs work best when used along with -- and not i...
These Factors Could Lead to a Real Pain in the Neck
- Robert Preidt
- April 26, 2021
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Neck pain? Poor posture can cause it, but may not be the only reason why, new research suggests.
Lifestyle is a key culprit -- particularly long periods of time spent hunched over handheld devices or working on computers. So a team at Texas A&M University set out to lear...
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
- Cara Murez
- April 23, 2021
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Everyone has probably heard the expression "you are what you eat," but do you eat what you want, or do you follow the crowd?
New research suggests that what people have at lunch is influenced by the friends or coworkers who they are dining with. And this is true whether ...
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2021
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Extra padding around the belly can spell trouble for the heart, even if you're not technically overweight.
That's among the conclusions of a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA), where experts lay out the heart risks of being "apple-shaped."...