A recent meta-analysis has found that night shift work is associated with a 29% increased risk of overweight and obesity. The analysis itself involved 28 studies and has been published in Obesity Reviews. It recommended that people should modify working schedules as much as possible to avoid prolonged and permanent night shift work. The authors have also suggested that the risk of overweight...Read More
Obesity not only has effects on an individual’s health, but it takes its toll on health systems as a whole. Each year budgets are increasing to help support the services that treat, and prevent, obesity and obesity related illnesses. A multi-pronged strategy is required to combat obesity and its effects. In a recent study in Australia, researchers have sought to identify those most at risk of...Read More
There is a proven link between obesity and cancer risk, however few studies have examined the link between energy density of food and cancer risk. In a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, researchers analysed dietary energy density (DED) in the diets of post-menopausal women. DED itself is a measure of the calories per gram of weight that a food has and it...Read More
A recent large study, published in Obesity, has shown that weight gain in early pregnancy has a great impact on infant size and childhood obesity. The study examined 16,218 pregnant mothers in China in all three trimesters. It found that weight gain in the first trimester, regardless of weight gain later, had the greatest impact on infant size; in fact infants born to women with weight gain...Read More
After the results of a recent study, a team of researchers are calling for a change to global dietary guidelines. Findings from over 135,000 individuals across 18 different countries were used and it was found that high carbohydrate intake is linked to a worse total mortality, while high fat intake is associated with a lower risk. For the study, food types and quantities were assessed using a...Read More
Researchers, from the University of the West of England, have found that children living closer to fast food outlets are more likely to gain a significant amount of weight between the first and last year of school. Using data from over 1,500 UK children the authors were able to discover a link between proximity of fast food outlet and weight gain over time, and published their results in the...Read More
An initiative at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine has focused on reducing medical students’ negative attitude towards obese people. It is hoped that with this shift in mindset there will be better outcomes for heavier patients. The main idea behind the initiative is to shift the focus of individual responsibility when it comes to a person’s weight and make it a treatable...Read More