Researchers at the University of Munich have determined that “social jet lag”, a condition in which there is a lack of synchronicity between our body’s biological clock and our sleep schedules, is responsible for exacerbating the obesity epidemic. Our biological or internal clock is regulated by a number of factors including hours of daylight, and …
Researchers estimate that by 2030, approximately 42 percent of Americans will be obese causing health care costs to escalate dramatically. Although a study published earlier this year suggested that the number of U.S. adults suffering from obesity was beginning to plateau, a new study has determined that the prevalence of obesity is still increasing (albeit …
Although many people associate eating disorders with young women and teens, there is increasing evidence that disordered eating may occur among women of all ages, including those 50 or older. A new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina Eating Disorders Program focused on the impact of body image and weight on women …
A new government study has determined that as many as half of all the overweight adolescents in the U.S. are at risk to later develop cardiovascular problems because of health problems associated with being heavy such as hypertension, high levels of cholesterol, and poorly controlled blood sugar due to type 2 diabetes. Obese teens are …
A new study has provided the first evidence that strict regulations prohibiting junk food and sweetened drinks from some schools in America may be helping to slow down the rate of childhood obesity The study which is published online in the journal Pediatrics involved 6.300 students in 40 states. Data on the students’ height and …
A new research study to be published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism highlights a possible link between the hormone ghrelin and eating that is motivated by pleasure as opposed to hunger. It is believed that hedonic eating (eating that is motivated by the pleasure derived from tasting food) rather than …
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have identified a key part of the obesity receptor in humans offering hope for new and improved treatments for obesity and anorexia. The study which is published in the journal Structure provides new insight into the configuration of the receptor for the obesity hormone leptin. Researchers used state of …
Researchers from Indiana University have interviewed a number of “pro-ana” bloggers in a new study that attempts to identify factors that may attract individuals with eating disorders to controversial anorexia websites The study results which appear in the journal Health Communication offer a glimpse into the possible reason why the eating disorder websites are popular …
A new study by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital has identified a means by which doctors may be able to determine which children will stand a greater likelihood of developing a serious eating disorder as they grow older. Girls followed for 11 years The researchers who work out of the Divisions of Adolescent Medicine and …
The higher a child’s IQ, the higher his or her risk for developing an eating disorder later in life. This was the conclusion of a recent study from the UCL Institute of Child Health. The study included a partipant pool of 6,200 children between the ages of 8 and 10 years. Leaving diet out of …
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