Obesity Research
Link Between Sugar and High Blood Pressure?
Posted: Jul 02 in Weight Loss Blog by adminHigh sugar (carbohydrate) diets are a leading cause obesity. New research also shows that high sugar intake is associated with elevated blood pressure. Data published in The American Society of Nephrology links diets high in fructose, a common sugar, to hypertension. Individuals who consumed above average amounts of fructose had a 30 percent greater risk of high blood pressure.
Tagged: Obesity Research | Comments: NoneGaining a Pound a Year Doubles Breast Cancer Risk
Posted: Jun 17 in Weight Loss Blog by adminA new study from the National Cancer Institute has found that women with a normal body mass index (BMI) at age 20 who gained a pound a year are at twice the risk for post-menopausal breast cancer when compared to women who did not gain weight as they aged. There are many risk factors for breast cancer, including family history, your age when you first menstruated, or the age that you gave birth, but weight gain is a major risk factor.
Tagged: Obesity Research | Comments: NoneSLEEP and Obesity
Posted: Nov 05 in Weight Loss Blog by adminYes, there is a correlation. There have been over 4 major studies each with thousands of patients showing a link between the amount of sleep you get and your weight.
Tagged: Dr Primack, Obesity Research, Weight Loss Lifestyle | Comments: NoneWeight Loss May Lead To Better Memory
Posted: Jan 01 in Weight Loss Blog by adminA study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Jan 26 has been reviewed in several sources. One was the New York Times.
Tagged: Dr Primack, Obesity Research | Comments: NoneWaist Circumference is the bomb!
Posted: Nov 01 in Weight Loss Blog by adminResearch just released in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms the association between waist size and risk for death. When the study group took weight (BMI) out of the picture, those with a waist size in the top 25th percentile were twice as likely to have died after the nearly 10 years of the study.
Tagged: Dr Ziltzer, Obesity Research | Comments: NoneAm I Overweight?
Posted: Oct 01 in Weight Loss Blog by adminI just finished reading an interesting study out of the U of Melbourne that said 40% of parents whose children are overweight or underweight report that they believe their children are in the normal range and that parents were more likely to report that their sons were underweight and that their girls were overweight.
Tagged: Childhood Obesity, Dr Primack, Obesity Research | Comments: None