Obesity

  • Is Obesity Linked to Microorganisms in the Gut?
    LOS ANGELES—How much a person eats may be only one of many factors that determines weight gain. A recent Cedars-Sinai study suggests that a breath test profile of microorganisms inhabiting the gut may be able to tell doctors how susceptible a person is to developing ...More
    March 28, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Obesity Makes Fat Cells Act Like They're Infected
    HOUSTON―The inflammation of fat tissue is part of a spiraling series of events that leads to the development of type 2 diabetes in some obese people. But researchers have not understood what triggers the inflammation, or why. ...More
    March 5, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Obesity, Inactivity Linked with Colorectal Cancer
    PHILADELPHIA—An increasing body mass index was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer with a specific molecular characteristic, and inversely, physical activity was linked to a decreased risk for that same cancer, according to data published in Cancer Research, ...More
    February 27, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Study: Doctors Feel Unqualified to Treat Obesity
    BALTIMORE—Your primary care physician may be your first choice for assistance with most health-related issues, but according a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, primary care physicians agree they may not be the best ...More
    December 21, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Nurse Obesity Linked to 'Adverse Work Schedules'
    PHILADELPHIA—For nurses who work long hours or other "adverse work schedules," the risk of obesity is related to lack of opportunity for exercise and sleep, suggests a study in the August issue of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the official ...More
    August 14, 2012
    Posted in News, Industry Issues
  • Digestion Question: Can The World Balance Obesity and Hunger?
    MONTREAL—With widespread hunger continuing to haunt developing nations, and obesity fast becoming a global epidemic, any number of efforts on the parts of governments, scientists, non-profit organizations and the business world have taken aim at these twin nutrition-related ...More
    July 24, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Obesity to Rise Substantially by 2030
    WASHINGTON—The prevalence of obesity is estimated to rise to 42 percent and severe obesity to 11 percent by 2030, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, to coincide with presentation at the Weight of the Nation conference, that ...More
    June 11, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Study: Weight Loss Reduces Inflammation, Cancer
    PHILADELPHIA—Postmenopausal women who were overweight or obese and lost at least 5 percent of their body weight had a measurable reduction in markers of inflammation, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer ...More
    May 2, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Obesity Accounts for 21 Percent of U.S. Healthcare Costs
    ITHACA, N.Y.—Obesity now accounts for almost 21 percent of U.S. healthcare costs—more than twice the previous estimates, according to a new Cornell University study. ...More
    April 13, 2012
    Posted in News
  • AMA Releases Weight-Management App
    CHICAGO―The American Medical Association (AMA) released a free app today that aims to help patients improve their overall health through managing their weight. Endoscopy professionals may want to educate their patients about this resource. The app is part of the AMA ...More
    February 2, 2012
    Posted in News
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