Body Mass Index Archives

Low carb, higher fat diets cause no arterial health risks

Low-carb, higher-fat diets add no arterial health risks to obese people seeking to lose weight – Overweight and obese people looking to drop some pounds and considering one of the popular low-carbohydrate diets, along with moderate exercise, need not worry that the higher proportion of fat in such a program compared to a low-fat, high-carb diet may harm their arteries, suggests a pair of new studies by heart and vascular researchers at Johns Hopkins.

Children who sleep less are more likely to be overweight

Children who sleep less are more likely to be overweight — Longitudinal analysis of sleep in relation to BMI and body fat in children: the FLAME study – Young children who do not get enough sleep are at increased risk of becoming overweight, even after taking account of lifestyle factors, finds a study published on bmj. Sleep is an important determinant of future body composition in young children. Researchers recommend that appropriate sleep habits should be encouraged in all children as a public health measure, and call for more studies to determine whether more sleep or better sleeping patterns impact favourably on body weight and other health outcomes.

Weight loss between pregnancies lowers gestational diabetes GDM risk

Weight gain between first and second pregnancies increases woman’s gestational diabetes risk – Compared with women whose weight remained stable, body mass index gains between the first and second pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in the second pregnancy.

Getting along with co workers may prolong life

Getting along with co-workers may prolong life, researchers find — But support from the boss has no effect on mortality – People who have a good peer support system at work may live longer than people who don’t have such a support system, according research published by the American Psychological Association.

People who go to bed late and sleep late eat more fast food and weigh more

Night owls at risk for weight gain and bad diet — People who go to bed late and sleep late eat more fast food and weigh more – Staying up late every night and sleeping in is a habit that could put you at risk for gaining weight. People who go to bed late and sleep late eat more calories in the evening, more fast food, fewer fruits and vegetables and weigh more than people who go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier.

Adults with arthritis suffer with poorer health and quality of life

Adults with arthritis suffer with poorer health related quality of life — High prevalence of arthritis; aging population poses significant health burden in US – A new study reports that the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for U.S. adults with arthritis is much worse than for those without this condition. Both physical and mental health are affected by arthritis, which poses a significant health and economic burden as the number of those diagnosed continues to climb.

Activation of biomarker may improve survival among obese patients with colorectal cancer

Activation of Biomarker Appears Associated With Improved Survival Among Obese Patients With Colorectal Cancer – Among obese patients, activation of the protein biomarker CTNNB1 was associated with better colorectal cancer-specific survival and overall survival, whereas post-diagnosis physical activity was associated with better colorectal cancer-specific survival among patients negative for CTNNB1.

Obesity not seen to increase risk of depression in teens

Severe obesity not seen to increase risk of depression in teens — Study does find possibly greater vulnerability among white adolescents – According to a new study, severely obese adolescents are no more likely to be depressed than normal weight peers. The study, which has been released in the Journal of Adolescent Health, did find that white adolescents may be somewhat more vulnerable to psychological effects of obesity.

Coffee drinking lowers stroke risk in women

Coffee drinking linked to reduced stroke risk in women — American Heart Association rapid access journal report – Drinking more than a cup of coffee a day was associated with a 22 percent to 25 percent lower risk of stroke, compared with those who drank less, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Walking 3000 steps every day reduces diabetes risk

Taking more steps every day can help ward off diabetes — Association of change in daily step count over five years with insulin sensitivity and adiposity – Simply taking more steps every day not only helps ward off obesity but also reduces the risk of diabetes, finds a study published in BMJ UK.

Metabolic syndrome common in psoriasis patients

Features of the metabolic syndrome common in persons with psoriasis – Individuals with psoriasis have a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, according to a report that will appear in the April_2011 print issue of Archives of Dermatology.

Body fat distribution linked to ER negative breast cancer

Body fat distribution associated with a higher risk of ER-negative breast cancer – Body fat distribution does not play an important role in the incidence of every subtype of premenopausal breast cancer, but is associated with an increased risk for estrogen receptor (ER)?negative breast cancer.