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Obese Patients Trust Diet Advice from Overweight Physicians More Than Normal Weight Physicians
June 4, 2013 — New study indicates overweight and obese patients trust weight-related counseling from overweight physicians more than normal weight physicians and patients seeing an obese primary care physician ... > full story -
Early-Life Risk Factors Account for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Obesity
June 3, 2013 — A new prospective study finds that the increased prevalence of obesity and overweight among black and Hispanic children can largely be explained by early-life risk factors such as rapid infant weight ... > full story -
Good Kidney Health Begins Before Birth
May 30, 2013 — Researchers have found that conditions in the womb can affect kidney development and have serious health implications for the child not only immediately after birth, but decades ... > full story -
Epigenetic Biomarkers May Predict If a Specific Diet and Exercise Regimen Will Work
May 30, 2013 — Would you try a diet and exercise regimen knowing in advance it would actually help you lose weight? New research shows that this could become reality. Scientists have identified five epigenetic ... > full story -
People Lie About Their Health Related Behaviors: Truth in Barcodes
May 29, 2013 — People lie about their health related behaviors. It’s a problem that has long bedeviled health research on issues ranging from diet to exercise to smoking. And it’s not just that we have ... > full story -
Childhood Abuse Linked With Food Addiction in Adult Women
May 29, 2013 — Women who experienced severe physical or sexual abuse during childhood are much more likely to have a food addiction as adults than women who did not experience such abuse, according to a new study. ... > full story -
Nordic Diet Lowers Cholesterol, Study Finds
May 29, 2013 — A healthy Nordic diet lowers cholesterol levels, and therefore the risk of cardiovascular disease, a pan-Nordic study has found. There was also decreased inflammation associated with pre-diabetes. ... > full story -
Saturated Fats Do Not Yield Better Bacon
May 28, 2013 — Researchers have found that adding saturated fats to a pig's diet does not change pork firmness. Many pork producers have added saturated fats to counteract the effects of feeding distiller's dried ... > full story -
Sea Anemone Venom-Derived Compound Effective in Anti-Obesity Studies
May 27, 2013 — A synthetic compound ShK-186, originally derived from a sea anemone toxin, has been found to enhance metabolic activity and shows potential as a treatment for obesity and insulin ... > full story -
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Future Doctors Unaware of Their Obesity Bias
May 23, 2013 — Two out of five medical students have an unconscious bias against obese people, according to a new ... > full story
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