Dieting and Weight Control News

Posted November 23, 2009:

• Skin Color Gives Clues to Health
• Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Women Can Quit Smoking and Control Weight Gain

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Some Obese People Perceive Body Size as OK, Dismiss Need to Lose Weight
• To Eat or Not to Eat? Mental Budgets Help Control Consumption

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Family Partnership, Education Interventions Lower Heart Failure Patients' Salt Consumption

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Mood Improves on Low-Fat, but Not Low-Carb, Diet Plan

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Diet Switching Can Activate Brain's Stress System, Lead To 'Withdrawal' Symptoms

Posted November 5, 2009:

• 'Health-at-Every-Size' Approach Is Effective: Health-Centered Weight Control Method Shows Promise

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Disruption Of Circadian Rhythms Affects Both Brain And Body, Mouse Study Finds

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Maternal High-Fat Diet Has Serious Implications For Brain Development Of Offspring, Mouse Study Finds
• Junk Food Diet Causes Rats’ Brain Pleasure Centers To Become Progressively Less Responsive

Posted October 25, 2009:

• Pinpointing When Rates Of Binge Eating Converge Across Races

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Low-Carb Diet Speeds Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury
• Physicians Have Less Respect For Obese Patients, Study Suggests

Posted October 21, 2009:

• Alzheimer's Researchers Find High Protein Diet Shrinks Brain

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Study Shows How Substance In Grapes May Squeeze Out Diabetes
• How Does Media Exposure Affect Self-Esteem In Overweight And Underweight Women?

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Physical Activity In Adolescence Associated With Decreased Risk Of Brain Cancer In Adulthood

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Mediterranean Diet Associated With Reduced Risk Of Depression

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Eating Sweets Every Day In Childhood 'Increases Adult Aggression'

Posted September 26, 2009:

• Social Background Weighs Heavily On Teenage Diet

Posted September 25, 2009:

• Personality Traits Influencing Weight Loss, Study Finds

Posted September 19, 2009:

• Ice Cream May Target The Brain Before Your Hips, Study Suggests

Posted September 16, 2009:

• Acne Really Is A Nightmare For Some Teens
• Brain's Response To Seeing Food May Be Linked To Weight Loss Maintenance

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Children With Emotional Difficulties At Higher Risk For Adult Obesity

Posted September 7, 2009:

• That Late-Night Snack: Worse Than You Think

Posted September 5, 2009:

• Do High-Fat Diets Make Us Stupid And Lazy? Physical And Memory Abilities Of Rats Affected After 9 Days

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Vitamin C Deficiency Impairs Early Brain Development, Guinea Pig Study Finds

Posted September 3, 2009:

• Rise In Weight-Loss Drugs Prescribed To Combat Childhood Obesity

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Weight-Loss Surgery Can Break A Family's Cycle Of Obesity

Posted August 28, 2009:

• 10 And 11-Year-Olds Feel Pressure To Have A Perfect Body

Posted August 27, 2009:

• Why Weight Watchers Succeeds: Meetings Provide A Blend Of Spirituality And Therapy

Posted August 25, 2009:

• More Obesity Blues: Obese People Are At Greater Risk For Developing Alzheimer's, Study Finds

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Needs Of Unpaid Caregivers Of People With Diabetes Studied

Posted August 15, 2009:

• Parents Can Help Stop The Obesity Epidemic, Says Psychologist; Healthy Body Image Is First Step

Posted August 14, 2009:

• Link Between Over-Indebtedness And Obesity Identified
• Certain Behavioral Traits And Feeding Practices May Increase Risk For Weight Gain In Children

Posted August 13, 2009:

• Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity Linked With Lower Risk Of Alzheimer Disease

Posted August 10, 2009:

• What You Eat Depends On With Whom You Eat

Posted August 7, 2009:

• No Need To Tighten Your Belt: Credit Crunch Will Worsen Obesity Epidemic

Posted August 5, 2009:

• Friendship Influences Eating Behavior, Particularly When Friends Are Overweight

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Risk Factors Of Self-Induced Vomiting And Other Disordered Eating Behaviors In Overweight Youth

Posted August 1, 2009:

• Eating High Levels Of Fructose Impairs Memory In Rats

Posted July 29, 2009:

• Weight Loss Improves Mood In Depressed People, New Research Shows

Posted July 28, 2009:

• Most Older Long-Term Cancer Survivors Have Poor Health Habits

Posted July 27, 2009:

• Dopamine-Related Activity Of Food Reward Circuits In The Brain And Weight Gain

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