Tag: weight
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Obesity and Dementia Linked
Read more: Obesity and Dementia LinkedStudies show a connection between obesity and dementia, reports Olivia Judson in the NYT: In the United States today, around one-third of adults are obese. At the same time, dementia is already one of the most costly and devastating health problems of old age. The possibility that obesity today will lead to higher rates of…
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Stress Strikes Again
Read more: Stress Strikes AgainA study finds a genetic link between stress, obesity, and diabetes. ‘We showed that the actions of single gene in just one part of the brain can have profound effects on the metabolism of the whole body,’ says Chen. This mechanism, which appears to be a ‘smoking gun’ tying stress levels to metabolic disease, might,…
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Exercise Science
Read more: Exercise ScienceResearch gathered for an NYT article, Weighing the Evidence on Exercise. The newest science suggests that exercise alone will not make you thin, but it may determine whether you stay thin, if you can achieve that state.
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Help for Binge Eating
Read more: Help for Binge EatingA study reported at PsychCentral used CBT and bibliotherapy (“read this”) to help reduce binge eating with good results. [Participants were] asked to read the book Overcoming Binge Eating by Dr. Christopher Fairburn…The book details scientific information about binge eating and then outlines a six-step self-help program using self-monitoring, self-control and problem-solving strategies. Participants in…
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Food Addiction
Read more: Food AddictionPosted at PsychCentral, Drug, Food Addiction Share Common Source: A new study shows that the same molecular mechanisms that drive an individual into drug addiction are behind the compulsion to overeat, pushing an individual into obesity. An individual rat, at least.