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Friday, October 21, 2005

Studies show good night's sleep could help weight loss

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VANCOUVER (AFP) - If you want to lose fat, getting the right amount of sleep each night may be just as crucial to shedding excess pounds as diet and regular exercise

Research presented at a Canadian conference on obesity this week in this west coast city shows a strong link between lack of sleep and increased fat, as well as an increased risk of several life-threatening diseases.

The findings, suggested researchers, will lead to sleep being added to treatment regimes for obesity, diabetes and other ailments.

The research reveals that body-chemical changes caused by lack of sleep lead to weight gain, and that disruption of normal sleep patterns can destroy the body's ability to regulate appetite.

In modern societies people are sleeping nearly two hours less each night than they did 40 years ago, said Esra Tasali of the University of Chicago.

To find out if there is a link between soaring obesity rates in the industrialized world and a lack of sleep, researchers in Chicago studied metabolic changes in healthy young adults.

The adults were divided into three groups, one group had their daily sleep restricted to four hours, the second group was allowed a normal eight hours while the third group was granted an extended sleep period of 12 hours.

The sleep-deprived adults quickly experienced cravings for high-calorie sweets, while their metabolisms resembled that of people with diabetes.

There was an increased glucose tolerance after six days of just four hours in bed, Tasali told researchers at the annual meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society.

Separate research presented here found that a lack of sleep can also contribute to several life-threatening diseases.

James Gangwisch and Steven Heymsfield of New York analyzed a US government National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey seeking links between lack of sleep and hypertension, diabetes and heart attack.

The study, they concluded, showed that sleep deprivation was associated with significantly increased risks to such conditions.

Other researchers, who studied sleep patterns and obesity rates among 323 men and 417 women in the Canadian province of Quebec, showed that people who get the least sleep have the most body fat.

The study, which examined body fat as well as the levels of the hormone leptin, found that people who slept seven to eight hours were the most healthy, compared to those who received less or too much sleep.

The findings suggest that the optimum amount of sleep is 7.7 hours each night, said Jean-Philippe Chaput who worked on the Quebec study.

He said while much more research is needed before medical treatment plans can be adopted, ensuring that people get adequate sleep will soon become a standard part of the treatment for obesity.

It is possible that in a couple of years, sleep will be added to diet and physical activity in tackling weight loss, Chaput said.

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Kids follow parents’ lead in weight loss

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By Melissa Summers

study of 114 overweight families found that when parents lost weight and got more fit, their children’s weight and fitness also improved. The weight loss was also long term, over the five years of the study, marking not a diet routine but a lifestyle change in the families.

We’ve talked before about how children adopt their parents’ habits and are often overweight if their parents are. Jay also covered this unique family-centered approach to weight loss. This study seems to show that parents are the best role models in combating childhood obesity.

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New report links McDonalds with obesity in poor areas

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Liam Paterson

AN ACADEMIC report to be published in November suggests a link between McDonalds fast food restaurants and obesity in deprived areas of England and Scotland.

The report, published in the November edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, set out to examine any possible link between the existence of MacDonalds restaurants and obesity in certain deprived areas of England and Scotland.

The report looked at 38,987 locations and then measured the number of McDonald’s restaurants per 1000 people for each area, compared to each area's level of deprivation (according to census data).

Although the report does not specifically blame McDonalds for obesity levels, its findings appear to confirm that the presence of fast food outlets in or around a deprived neighbourhood may provide support for "environmental explanations for the higher prevalence of obesity in poor neighborhoods".

It also says that: "Results indicate that the greater the level of neighborhood deprivation in Scotland and England, the more likely these neighbourhoods are to be exposed to outlets from one global fast food company."

Additionally, it makes the point that the mere existence of "a greater prevalence of fast food outlets may provide more opportunities to consume foods that are high in fat and energy dense". In other words, the more fast food outlets that exist should produce a greater health effect on people in that area.

Previous studies in Australia and the USA had shown that some poorer areas had 2.5 more fast food outlets than more affluent areas.

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Research Into Obesity-Cancer Link Gets Big Boost

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THURSDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) is awarding $54 million to four American institutions to study the relationship between obesity and cancer.

The money is for the five-year Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) initiative, which will study the effects that diet, weight and physical activity have on malignancy.


"TREC will bring together outstanding scientists from many disciplines. Together, these experts will answer critical questions that will help guide our nation's public health efforts. NCI is determined to help avoid an increase in cancer deaths in the 21st century due to obesity like the one caused by tobacco in the 20th century," Robert Croyle, director of the NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, said in a prepared statement.


The TREC centers are: Case Western Reserve University; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Minnesota; and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).


"Obesity and related factors such as poor diet and inactivity are known to contribute to cancer risk, and these are factors we can actually do something about," Michael I. Goran, Keck School professor of preventive medicine and physiology and biophysics, said in a prepared statement.


"Our goal is to study obesity from all directions -- from physiology to behavior -- and focus on children from high-risk ethnic groups to further understand ethnic disparities in the relationship between obesity, metabolism and health," said Goran, who is also associate director of the USC Institute for Prevention Research and director of the new TREC Center at USC.

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Research provides hope for simple treatment of obesity and diabetes

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VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - Following just a few simple rules regarding moderate exercise, healthy eating and lifestyle can ensure weight control and lower the risk of disease, say the world's leading researchers on obesity.

There's been a hysteria in place over the last many years," said Dr Steven Blair, who presented a key speech on the state of the art in exercise to an international science conference on obesity here Friday.

"We have a public health problem of overweight and obesity, but it's been blown out of proportion," said Blair. "We focus on obesity and not on other health habits and other risk factors."

Scientists concur that there's a crisis in soaring rates of obesity and related diseases, like diabetes, in most developed countries. Current treatments, especially for extreme obesity, are few, have limited success and, in the case of surgery, can be radical and invasive.

But there was also good news for the majority of people at the annual conference of NAASO, The Obesity Society, held in this western Canadian city.

As long as people don't smoke, eat healthy foods and get enough exercise, excess weight may not be as much of a health risk as is commonly thought.

New research in sleep, nutrition, stress, social and consumer factors in obesity and the chemical triggers of weight gain could soon lead to better prevention and treatment.

Findings by scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control show that being merely "overweight" does not, by itself, increase the risk of disease and death. While obesity remains a major cause of early death, fewer people die because of excess fat than previous research indicated.

Meanwhile, scientists now believe that a healthy amount of exercise is attainable for most people.

Despite the enormous range of exercise programs and gear for sale in developed countries, keeping fit simply requires a daily total of 30 minutes of brisk walking, just five days a week, said Blair.

Blair, whose Texas-based Cooper Institute studies and designs physical activity programs around the world and trains fitness instructors for the US military, cited dramatics effects from a simple walk routine.

Walking "cuts the risk of dying in half over next eight to ten years," he said. "It cuts the risk of diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and colon cancer ... sometimes in half."

"It cuts your risk of becoming depressed, and if you are depressed, it helps ameliorate the symptoms," said Blair.

"If you exercise, you call into action nearly every body system including your heart and lungs, and molecules and hormones dash madly around the body."

"A whole cascade of many body functions are affected by exercise," even if the 30-minute daily walks are divided into three 10-minute or two 15-minute walks.

For the 25 percent of Americans who get no exercise at all and who may be discouraged by complex fitness programs, the fact that almost all benefits of exercise are attained in the walk program may be encouraging.

Blair noted that the health benefits do increase during more intense or prolonged exercise, but that the extra benefit from more exercise is relatively small.

Meanwhile, for people who are extremely obese and for whom walking is not possible, treatment options are few but improving.

There are only two effective drugs for obesity currently on the market, said psychologist Thomas Wadden, president of The Obesity Society. "But we will have a lot of new medications in the next ten to 20 years."

And as research shows bariatric surgery, sometimes known as "gut stapling", increases life expectancy, the procedure has rapidly increased. Wadden said about 125,000 such surgeries are now performed each year in the US, up from less than 75,000 in 2002.

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Omega-3s could lower risk of dry eye syndrome

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18/10/2005 - Consuming omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of dry eye syndrome, suggests a newly published study.

Writing in this month's issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (vol 82, no 4, pp887-893), researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and colleagues note that dry eye syndrome is a prevalent condition but information on risk or protective factors is lacking.
They analysed data gathered from participants in the Women's Health Study who were aged 45–84 years old. Fatty acid intake was assessed in a food-frequency questionnaire.

After adjustment for demographic factors, hormone therapy, and total fat intake, those in the highest quintile of omega-3 fatty acid intake were 17 per cent less likely to develop the syndrome.

They also found that a higher ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 consumption was associated with a significantly increased risk of the syndrome.

In addition, consumption of tuna - a fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids - was inversely associated with the condition.

The team says their findings "are consistent with anecdotal clinical observations and postulated biological mechanisms".

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Thursday, October 20, 2005

Is It Organic? Well, Maybe

By JESSICA MERRILL

Published: October 20, 2005


HUNDREDS of soaps, shampoos and skin creams call themselves organic, but their labels have long been confusing, even misleading. A moisturizing cream might be made with organic kiwi, strawberries, jojoba oil and aloe vera, but then mixed with synthetic preservatives. No government agency checked whether the ingredients were truly organic.

But now the Agriculture Department is applying its strict organic food standards to personal care products too. Two months ago, after years of wavering, the agency's National Organic Program declared that cosmetics can also be labeled with the familiar round, two-tone "U.S.D.A. Organic" seal.

Theoretically this is good news to the large and growing population of consumers who spent $4 billion last year for beauty products labeled natural or organic, often paying more for the satisfaction of buying products they consider pure or healthy. Megan Slate, 56, of Manhattan said that for her organic soaps and lotions were the third step in a progression away from synthetic substances that began with alternative medicines and organic foods.

"I also realize that it can be more labor-intensive, that you have to be careful about the source, that the shelf life might be a little shorter," Ms. Slate said. "I understand both sides, and I choose organic."

But much confusion is likely to remain over the Agriculture Department seal because so few organic beauty products are expected to qualify for it. Government licensed certifiers must examine the formulas of the products and determine that at least 95 percent of the ingredients are organic. Many more products will end up labeled "made with organic" ingredients, a murkier designation. Some products that do not meet even the lower standard could possibly still use "organic" in their trademark names. And the new regulations can do nothing to clear up whether an organic beauty product is always a good thing.

The government's extension of the organic seal was forced by a lawsuit brought by one of the oldest, most colorful makers of natural soaps, Dr. Bronner's, whose labels crammed with free adaptations of the wisdom of Longfellow, Chaucer and Confucius have amused bathers for years. "Enjoy sink body rub to stimulate body-mind-soul-spirit" is a typical label direction.

In June, Dr. Bronner's, based in Escondido, Calif., joined with the Organic Consumers Association, an advocacy group, in a suit against the Agriculture Department to include personal care products in the organic certification program, which was limited to food. Since 2002 foods both fresh and packaged - tree-ripened pears or bottled herbal salad dressings - can be labeled organic only if they are made of farm products grown without synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, genetically engineered seeds or irradiation.

Dr. Bronner's argued that organic olive oil does not become nonagricultural just because it is used in massage oil rather than in salad dressing. On Aug. 23, the eve of a deadline for the agency to respond to the lawsuit, its National Organic Program issued a memo to organic certifiers that it would now include beauty products.

"The U.S.D.A. decided that the content is what matters in a product, not end use," said Joan Shaffer, speaking for the National Organic Program. "Any agricultural product, regardless of its end use, that meets the N.O.P. standards and is certified may be labeled according to its organic content."

David Bronner, the president of Dr. Bronner's, said that without the government's action the word "organic" on cosmetics would not be meaningful. "The cosmetic industry is so full of hype in a bottle," Mr. Bronner said. "It's such a marketing-driven industry, and it's just kind of a corrosive influence on the organic program."

Dr. Bronner's has already put the organic seal on its Sun Dog's lotions and balms. Two other brands already using the seal are the Nourish line of body and face washes, moisturizers and deodorant (made by Sensibility Soaps in Beaver Falls, Pa.) and Aubrey Organics, which makes organic "body polish," massage oils and lotions. Terressentials in Middletown, Md., which sells organic cleansers, shampoos and skin lotions, is having its skin and hair products certified.

Source: The New York Times

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Organic Is Sprouting Up All Over

Supermarkets Are Cashing In On The Natural Foods Craze

October 20, 2005

By JOANN KLIMKIEWICZ, Courant Staff Writer


Flaxseed cereals line the store shelves, and cartons of soy milk cram refrigerator cases. Customers fill their carts with raw nut butter and fair-trade coffee and pick through colorful mounds of organic fruits and vegetables.

No, this is not your crunchy, college-town health-food store. It's not even one of the big natural foods grocery chains. This is your neighborhood supermarket, and it's gotten hip to the whole-foods trend.
It's a matter of survival.

With their upscale atmosphere, exotic selection and health-conscious philosophy, customers have been lured in recent years to natural grocers such as Whole Foods, which opens its much-anticipated West Hartford store on Raymond Road next week. That'll make the town home to the nation's two largest natural-food chains (Wild Oats moved into Bishops Corner in 2000).

And for conventional, clip-and-save supermarkets, it also means stiff competition for high-spending customers - the "cream of the market," willing to pay more for gourmet, chemical-free groceries and for a posher, feel-good shopping experience.

But traditional grocers have taken notice in the last few years, trying to stay relevant by evolving with changing tastes.

They're expanding their organic offerings, adding small health-food sections to their stores and launching their own lines of natural and wellness products. And they only see the segment growing.

"Supermarkets exist to sell what sells," Claire D'Amour-Daley, spokesperson for Big Y Supermarkets, which has boosted its selection of natural and organic products. "There certainly is a proliferation of customers more interested in organic eating choices. I think a lot of people these days are taking their health more seriously."

The masses, it seems, are going green.

Organic and natural foods have been the fastest growing segment for food retailers, industry observers say. Sales of natural and organic products jumped 13 percent in 2004 to $18.4 billion, according to the Nutrition Business Journal.

And unlike the low-carb craze that had grocery stores stocking up on high-protein snacks and trimming orders of bananas and potatoes, industry folks say the organic lifestyle is no fad.

"It's very much for real," says Bill Bishop, president of Chicago-based Willard Bishop Consulting, a company that tracks trends for the industry. "Natural today connotes quality."

Consumers have learned to take their health into their own hands, educating themselves about the effects of pesticides, processed foods and natural remedies. People struggling with allergies and food sensitivities are exploring alternative diets. Parents are becoming more careful about the choices they make for their families - even if it comes with a higher price tag.

"When you take a look today at people's ability to use food to stave off health concerns, I just don't see people nickel and diming on that," Bishop says. "A lot of moms today are going, `I waited a long time for this child, and I'm not skimping'."

In some ways, it's a return to a simpler time, when home-cooked dinners simmered on the stove and breakfasts weren't shrink-wrapped in plastic.

The just-add-water mentality to eating has withered in favor of a more wholesome approach, says Sonja Tuitele, a spokesperson for Wild Oats, which has 113 stores in 24 states.

"Trends are pointing to the way it was when our grandparents were raised and you were buying meat from the local butcher, and you knew where you were getting your fruits and vegetables from," Tuitele says.

Part of that awareness can be attributed to the Whole Foods effect. The 25-year-old grocery chain, with 177 stores in the country, has successfully marketed the health-food lifestyle. But more than that, it's given shoppers a sensory shopping experience. Aisles have ample space. Shelves are tidy and stocked with intriguing products. And as they trudge through the tedious chore that is weekly grocery shopping, customers can nibble samples of brie and gourmet crackers and discover a whole new world of good-for-you products. (Who knew quinoa tasted so good? Or that you could drink aloe vera juice?)

It all makes a shopper feel healthier just for stopping in.

And it poses some concern for traditional supermarkets, says Neil Currie, a retail analyst for UBS Investment Bank. Conventional grocery chains are grappling with an identity crisis as they get squeezed from both ends of the retail spectrum: from discount giants like Wal-Mart to high-end, specialty meccas like Whole Foods and Wegman's, a New York-based gourmet chain known for its upscale, carnival-like atmosphere where food samples abound and cooking demonstrations are frequent.

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Obesity to increase dramatically if trend continues

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By Dustin Gardiner

What may ultimately happen if younger generations continue to gain weight at the current rate is unknown, but unless people make drastic changes to their lifestyle, the obesity epidemic is going to get much worse, sociology professor Rebecca Utz said.

"The problem may be far worse than it appears. As much as two-thirds of the college-aged population could be obese by age 70 if the trend continues," Utz said. "The implications could be devastating."

The process of becoming obese is often not a dramatic change, but rather the accumulation of a few extra pounds per year that add up over time, she said.

Vicki Judd, medical director for Student Health Service, said that students now are much bigger than before as the average student gains 10 pounds within his or her first two years in college. This gradual weight gain and a few extra pounds per year could lead to obesity.

Judd says it is a dangerous slope when students start gaining a few extra pounds each year because often these habits are carried into later adulthood. It is best to fight the gain now.

Students also need to be aware of long-term health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease, which are caused by obesity, she said.

"Students are unaware of the long-term health impacts. We're seeing more high blood pressure and diabetes in college students than ever before."

Utz said that the obesity trend could make health-care prices skyrocket because it will result in more expensive illnesses caused by obesity.

The worst-case scenario of the obesity epidemic could be a reduction in the average life expectancy, Utz said.

"People are concerned that the current generation will not live as long as their parents because of obesity-related illnesses," Judd said.

Utz and Judd both agree that students need to act now to combat the gradual weight gain that leads to obesity.

Utz suggests that students work to incorporate exercise into their lives by walking more and being more active, not by killing themselves in the gym.

Jeremy Marshall, a senior sociology major researching lawsuits related to obesity, said that after learning about Utz's research on obesity, he made a conscious effort to fight the college weight gain.

"At first, I went to the gym a lot. Now I walk more and use the stairs instead of the elevator," Marshall said.

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Official: Obesity High in Puerto Rico

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Obesity among Puerto Ricans has reached epidemic levels, affecting 62 percent of the island's population, the government's top health official said.

The figure represents a 17-percent increase over the level of obesity recorded nearly a decade ago in the U.S. Caribbean territory of 4 million people, according to the island's Health Department.

Health Secretary Rosa Perez Perdomo said Tuesday a diet heavy in fat and sugar combined with an inactive lifestyle was behind the increase, which she warned could lead to a spike in cases of diabetes and hypertension.

Puerto Rico has the eighth highest level of obesity among U.S. states and territories, according to federal statistics.

The data was released as part of a government campaign dubbed the "National Crusade Against Obesity," which seeks reduce the number of overweight Puerto Ricans by 20 percent over the next four years.

A 2001 study found only 17 percent of islanders performed regular exercise, and that just a quarter of the population had more than five servings of fruit and vegetables per day.

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Expert says obesity boom makes baby boomers no healthier than their parents

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VANCOUVER (CP) - Canadians are drinking less alcohol, smoking fewer cigarettes and getting more exercise, but the author of a book about aging baby boomers says they are no healthier than their parents were because of growing obesity rates.

"I knew that obesity rates have been on the increase, but perhaps not to the extent we're seeing," said Andrew Wister, author of Baby Boomer Health Dynamics: How are we Aging?

Wister, who is the chairman of Simon Fraser University's gerontology department, tracked changes in lifestyle between the late 1970s and the early part of this decade, comparing the same age groups between 34 and 55.

"I'm actually able to compare across a generation," Wister said. "And see how the baby boomers are doing at that particular stage in their life, in order to predict what the future might entail."

He found in general smoking is down by half, heavy drinking has dropped by two-thirds and sloth-like activity has dropped by 40 per cent.

"But the key there is that of course a lot of those improvements . . . have been wiped out, or countered, by a doubling of the obesity rate," he said.

"That's striking."

The added weight puts more stress on Canada's health care system.

Wister said reports of chronic illness connected to weight gain is on the rise, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancers linked to extra weight such as breast and colorectal cancers.

"If we don't make changes, we are in real trouble," Wister said. "On the one hand I don't like to cry epidemic and crisis. . . , but on the other hand if we don't make this a high priority area, obviously there doesn't seem to be a change."

He said federal and provincial government support and resources must be spent on prevention rather than treatment of the illness afterwards.

The main problem, he said, is Canadian eating habits which he calls "the supersizing effect."

He blames a faster-paced lifestyle and the quantity and quality of the food Canadians eat for the weight gain.

"Supersizing is a good deal. Cheap accessible food makes it very easy to stop at a local fast food restaurant."

He adds that busy lifestyles also make it easier to stop for a burger, rather than cook a balanced meal at home.

About 25 per cent of all food Canadians eat comes from the "other" section of the Canada food guide.

Wister said that those are the things we just love to eat, "potato chips, pies, snack food, etc. Pop consumption has doubled over the time period I have looked at, four times since the '50s."

If boomers don't start cinching in their waistlines Wister warns the health care system will start feeling the impact over the next 15 years as the oldest of the boomers reach their mid-70s.

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Weight Loss Surgery Makes Life Better for Obese

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Gastric Bypass Boosts Mental, Physical Health -- but Complications Common

BY Daniel Denoon


Oct. 17, 2005 - Gastric bypass surgery greatly improves a person's quality of life, but it isn't a bed of roses, new studies show.

A spate of new studies gives a clearer picture of the risks and benefits of weight loss surgery. The studies also raise the question of what increasing numbers of patients mean for American society.

Three of the studies and two editorials on the issue appear in the Oct. 19 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The publication is timed for release during this week's annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) in Vancouver, Canada.

Editorialist Bruce M. Wolfe, MD, professor of surgery at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, says that despite a lot of media discussion, facts on weight loss surgery have been hard to come by.

"Being severely overweight is life threatening and associated with many related diseases," Wolfe tells WebMD. "Major weight loss is beneficial to these patients. That isn't very controversial. The primary issue is this: Can weight loss achieved by surgery be done safely, or are the risks and complications of the surgery such that this intervention should not be applied?"

Life Quality After Weight Loss Surgery

Psychologist Ronette Kolotkin, PhD, wondered whether people who undergo weight loss surgery actually benefit. She led a team that looked at three matched groups of obese people: 223 gastric bypass surgery patients, 110 people denied weight loss surgery by their insurance providers, and a comparison group of 189 people who did not seek obesity surgery.

Two years after surgery, patients averaged a 34% drop in body weight, Kolotkin reported at the NAASO meeting. Those denied surgery managed to lose 6.2% of their body weight, and those who did not seek surgery got 0.6% heavier.

All of the study subjects filled out quality-of-life questionnaires at the beginning and end of the study. Nearly all the surgery patients -- 98% of them -- reported meaningful increases in their quality of life. This was true for only 46% of those denied surgery and for only 30% of the comparison group.

"After gastric bypass surgery, people describe dramatic, life-altering changes. They feel like they have gotten their lives back," Kolotkin tells WebMD. "They feel vastly more able to have good quality of life and are not so focused on health and weight. They have more energy. They feel better day to day. They feel more productive at work, more sexy, more like going out and being with people and being physically active."

The difference may have been even greater than the study measured. Kolotkin says surgery patients told her that before surgery, they hadn't fully realized the impact their obesity had on their lives.

"People -- the obese themselves as well as others -- are not aware of how much quality of life is impacted by obesity," Kolotkin says. "They are often surprised when they fill out these questionnaires and realize they are suffering many ways in terms of their weight."

Source: WebMDHealth

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Substantial weight loss could bring big gains in the bedroom, study says

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Duke University psychologist Martin Binks presented the findings at the annual meeting of The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) in Vancouver. He says even a weight loss of just ten percent improved the "quality of sex life" for most people.

In their study, Binks and his colleagues examined sexual quality of life data from a weight-loss trial. The trial included 161 obese women and 26 obese men. Data was collected every three months over two years. To measure sexual quality of life, the researchers used items from a standard questionnaire called the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life.

Among the factors covered by the survey: feeling sexually unattractive, lack of sexual desire, reluctance to be seen undressed, difficulty with sexual performance, avoidance of sexual encounters, and lack of enjoyment of sexual activity, Health Day News reports.

Obese participants lost about 13% of their body weight over two years, according to China View.

The sex lives of both men and women improved substantially as the pounds melted away.

Sixty-seven percent of the women said they felt sexually unattractive at the start of the study. "That prevalence dropped to 26.4 percent at one year and remained stable," Binks said. "Not wanting to be seen undressed went from 62.7 percent to 34.3 percent," he added. There were similar reductions in the other areas, Binks said.

"A 10 percent reduction in weight significantly improves most health issues," Binks concluded. "It appears that sexual quality of life improves in a similar way to (other) weight-related issues."

The researchers said they found similar results in a survey of 26 obese men, but cautioned that the small number of male participants made it difficult to draw conclusions from that data.
A.M.

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Weight-loss surgery: 4% die in a year

WEIGHT LOSS - OBESITY - STUDY - RISK

Three new studies are documenting just how popular -- and risky -- weight-loss surgery is becoming.

One study found the number of Americans who get stomach-reduction surgery has increased tenfold in just seven years. In two other studies, researchers reported that during the year after the operation, nearly 1 in 5 patients were hospitalized and nearly 1 in 20 died.

The mortality rate "provides a reality check of the risk of these procedures," said Dr. David Flum, lead researcher of a University of Washington study that found 4.6 percent of patients died within 12 months of surgery.

Flum added that weight-loss surgery usually is the only thing that works for extremely obese patients, and that the benefits generally outweigh the risks. Nevertheless, patients should go into surgery "with their eyes open."

Increase in obesity



The studies are reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Surgery is recommended for people with a body mass index higher than 40, meaning they are roughly 100 pounds or more overweight. (Less obese patients can qualify for surgery if they have obesity-related conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.)

Several surgical techniques restrict how much people can eat by shrinking the stomach. The most common technique is known as a gastric bypass. Patients typically lose 60 percent to 70 percent of excess body weight the first year, though many eventually gain some of it back.

The rise in weight-loss surgeries has paralleled the rapid increase in obesity. Between 1986 and 2000, the percentage of people with BMIs of 40 or higher quadrupled.

Most patients who undergo weight-loss surgery have family incomes higher than $45,000. Only 16 percent are men and only 2 percent have incomes under $25,000, reported University of Chicago researcher Dr. Heena Santry and colleagues.

A study of gastric bypass patients in California found that 19.3 percent were hospitalized during the next 12 months, mostly for surgery-related complications such as infections, hernias and bowel obstructions. That is more than double the 7.9 percent hospitalization rate during the 12 months before the operation.

However, the mortality rate in the California study was only 0.9 percent -- less than one-fifth the mortality rate in Flum's study.

Flum's study included Medicare patients. Most were under 65 but qualified for Medicare because they were disabled by their obesity. Experts said this population likely was less healthy to begin with than patients in the California study.

Weighing the risks


Flum said many patients have a good understanding of the hazards of weight-loss surgery, while others are heedless of the risks. "They say, 'Doctor I feel like I'm going to die if I don't have the operation,' " Flum said.

Dr. Michael Kohrman, a pediatric neurologist, said he carefully weighed the risks before he underwent weight-loss surgery in August 2004 at the University of Chicago. Kohrman weighed 283 pounds and had a family history of heart disease. He figured the risk of dying from a heart attack was greater than the risk of dying from the operation. He's now down to 159 pounds.

Kohrman's wife, Mary Hayes, had undergone weight-loss surgery a year earlier. Her weight has dropped from 274 pounds to 160 pounds.

"It's been absolutely life-changing for both of us," she said.

Source: SunTimes


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Noni (Morinda citrifolia) is believed to be among the original “canoe plants” that Hawaii’s Polynesian colonizers brought with them in their voyaging canoes. The voyagers valued the plant for its medicine and dyes.

Since the early days of the colonizers noni has become naturalized on all the main Hawaiian islands.

It grows naturally where it is relatively wet to moderately wet, from sea level to about 1500 feet elevation.

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It tolerates salinity and thrives within solution pits, or inland tide pools in which brackish water (ocean water mixed with fresh water) is found.

The Noni plant from the South Pacific islands is grown in many parts of Polynesia. The tree grows in nutrient rich, chemical free soil.

The Noni plant provides a potent array; enzymes, amino acids, trace elements, minerals, vitamins, polysaccarides, co-factors, and plant sterols.

Quite possibly one of the world’s best natural adaptogens, it has been used for thousands of years by the native Polynesian people as their natural food supplement and health tonic.

Ancient Polynesians treasured and protected many of nature’s gifts in the form of trees, plants, fruits and nuts as foods and sources of health-promoting vitamins and minerals.

The great canoe voyagers of the Pacific often carried along seeds or seedlings of many plants as they discovered, explored and colonized hundreds of islands in the millions of square miles of the ocean. Many other beneficial plants grew wild in the islands of the Pacific.

One of the most treasured of all the trees, and its abundant fruits, was named noni (morinda citrifolia). The tree grows wild in many tropical climes, especially if the soil is nutrient-rich and if the climate allows the tree and its fruit to grow, blossom and proliferate.

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Thousands of years before Western medicine and drugs were available, Polynesians were forced to search for natural treatments for illnesses.

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Tahitian healers considered the juice so beneficial they deemed it “sacred.” It was so precious they regulated its use, and carefully protected the noni trees and the fruit.

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For thousands of years the people of Polynesia have used parts of the Noni (Morinda citrifolia) plant to treat health concerns.

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Ingredients: 100% Morinda Citrifolia fruit extract. No preservatives added, no flavors added, no sugar added, no water added. 100% Pure.

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We do not dilute our pure noni juice with water or other additives.

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We sell it for as much as one half the price charged by some competitors.

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Pure noni juice is bitter tasting and the color is reddish brown.

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For centuries this tiny little seed was used as a staple food by the Indians of the south west and Mexico.

Known as the running food, its use as a high energy endurance food has been recorded as far back as the ancient Aztecs.

It was said the Aztec warriors subsisted on the Chia seed during the conquests. The Indians of the south west would eat as little as a teaspoon full when going on a 24hr. forced march.

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If you try mixing a spoonful of Chia in a glass of water and leaving it for approximately 30 minutes or so, when you return the glass will appear to contain not seeds or water, but an almost solid gelatin.

This gel-forming reaction is due to the soluble fiber in the Chia.

The gel that is formed in the stomach creates a physical barrier between carbohydrates and the digestive enzymes that break them down, thus slowing the conversion of carbohydrates into sugar.

In addition to the obvious benefits for diabetics, this slowing in the conversion of carbohydrates into sugar offers the ability for creating endurance.

Carbohydrates are the fuel for energy in our bodies. Prolonging their conversion into sugar stabilizes metabolic changes, diminishing the surges of highs and lows creating a longer duration in their fueling effects.

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Take 1 – 3 capsules up to 1 hour before normal meal times depending on your normal hunger level.

You will be getting 400mg of pure full strength Hoodia powder in each Capsule, take 3 caps and you consume a massive 1,200mg of pure Hoodia that will stop even the most hungry dieter from wanting to eat.

We call this formula the _“fast weight loss program”_ You can take 1 – 3 capsules before normal meal times and reduce your caloric intake by 30% to 70%.

We suggest that you wait 30 – 60 minutes after taking these capsules before you eat. Serve yourself only 25 – 50% of your normal amount and you will NOT be hungry until your next meal time.

We suggest that you find a good healthy diet meal plan and take our Hoodia formulas to stop you eating between meals.

You will find that you can even miss out some meal times using Hoodia.

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Hoodia Gordonii, as we have written repeatedly, is a new and powerful appetite suppressant that will help to reduce your weight.
 
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Chia Hoodia - Why Use Hoodia

Research has revealed that more than two thirds of all deaths in the United States are diet related.

More than 50% of all deaths are caused from coronary occlusion, blockage of the blood flow to the heart and/or the brain.

These are all preventable deaths according to the Journal of American Medical Association which published in 1961 that, “All coronary occlusion can be eliminated by 97% through a vegetarian diet.”

Fourteen hundred American's are dying of cancer every day. In the prestigious Advances in Cancer Research, they concluded, “At present, we have overwhelming evidence… (that) none of the risk factors for cancer is… more significant than diet and nutrition.”

*Chia seeds* have tremendous nutritional value and medicinal properties. For centuries this tiny little seed was used as a staple food by the Indians of the south west and Mexico .

Known as the running food, its use as a high energy endurance food has been recorded as far back as the ancient Aztecs. It was said the Aztec warriors subsisted on the Chia seed during the conquests.

The Indians of the south west would eat as little as a teaspoon full when going on a 24hr. forced march.

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If you try mixing a spoonful of Chia in a glass of water and leaving it for approximately 30 minutes or so, when you return the glass will appear to contain not seeds or water, but an almost solid gelatin.

This gel-forming reaction is due to the soluble fiber in the Chia.

The gel that is formed in the stomach creates a physical barrier between carbohydrates and the digestive enzymes that break them down, thus slowing the conversion of carbohydrates into sugar.

In addition to the obvious benefits for *diabetics*, this slowing in the conversion of carbohydrates into sugar offers the ability for creating endurance.

Carbohydrates are the fuel for energy in our bodies. Prolonging their conversion into sugar stabilizes metabolic changes, diminishing the surges of highs and lows creating a longer duration in their fueling effects.

One of the exceptional qualities of the Chia seed is its hydrophilic properties, having the ability to absorb more than 12 times its weight in water. Its ability to hold on to water offers the ability to prolong hydration.

Fluids and electrolytes provide the environment that supports the life of all the body's cells. Their concentration and composition are regulated to remain as constant as possible.

With Chia seeds, you retain moisture, regulate, more efficiently, the bodies absorption of nutrients and body fluids.

Because there is a greater efficiency in the utilization of body fluids, the electrolyte balance is maintained.

*Chia seeds* are the definitive hydrophilic colloid for the 21 century diet. Hydrophilic colloids, (a watery, gelatinous, glue-like substance) form the underlying elements of all living cells.

They posses the property of readily taking up and giving off the substances essential to cell life. The precipitation of the hydrophilic colloids cause cell death.

*Chia seed* is a muscle and tissue builder and an energizer of endurance with extensive hydration properties. As a source of protein, the Chia, after ingestion, is digested and absorbed very easily.

This results in rapid transport to the tissue and utilization by the cells. This efficient assimilation makes the Chia very effective when rapid development of tissue takes place, primarily during growth periods if children and adolescents.

Also for the growth and regeneration of tissue during pregnancy and lactation, and this would also include regeneration of muscle tissue for conditioning, athletes, weight lifters, etc.

*Another unique quality of the Chia seed is its high oil content, and the richest vegetables source for the essential omega-3 fatty acid.*

It has approximately three to ten times the oil concentrations of most grains and one and a half to two times the protein concentrations of other grains.

These oils, unsaturated fatty acids, are the essential oils your body needs to help emulsify and absorb the fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E, & K.

Chia seeds are rich in the unsaturated fatty acid, linoleic, which the body cannot manufacture.

When there are rich amounts of linoleic acid sufficiently supplied to the body trough diet, linoleic and arachidonic acids can be synthesized from linoleic acid.

Unsaturated fatty acids are important for respiration of vital organs and make it easier for oxygen to be transported by the blood stream to all cells, tissues, and organs.

They also help maintain resilience and lubrication of all cells and combine with protein and cholesterol to form living membranes that hold the body cells together.

Unsaturated fatty acids are essential for normal glandular activity, especially of the adrenal glands and the thyroid glad. They nourish the skin cells and are essential for healthy mucus membranes and nerves.

The unsaturated fatty acids function in the body by cooperating with vitamin D in making calcium available to the tissues, assisting in the assimilation of phosphorus, and stimulating the conversion of carotene into vitamin A.

Fatty acids are related to normal functioning of the reproductive system. Chia seeds contain beneficial long-chain triglycerides (LCT) in the right proportion to reduce cholesterol on arterial walls.

The Chia seed is also a rich source of calcium as it contains the important mineral boron, which acts as catalyst for the absorption and utilization of the calcium by the body.

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Hoodia Gives you High Benefits, but Weight Management after Hoodia Dieting is a Must

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We always say that Hoodia is the solution. This powerful apettite suppressant help you in a simple, effective and natural way to reduce your weight. Hoodia Gordonii is the solution to your weight loss, fast slimming!!

Hoodia results are simple: You eat less and reduce your weight.

With all that phrases, published most of the time, we are talking about Hoodia benefits and all Hoodia can do for you.

But we just focus on weight loss.

However, many customer are asking themselves and asking us: What will happen after I take Hoodia Gordonii diet pills?

The answer is Weight Management.

Weight management is the only thing you have to do as a mere routine to maintain weight you got thru Hoodia Gordonii consumption.

You must define eating habits and rules and maintain them, and not eat whatever you want again!! Your diet must be a low-calorie diet. And finally, and simple, you must to walk and make exercise.

Research from the National Weight Control Registry indicates that successful losers eat a low-calorie, low-fat diet, not a low-carb diet. And last, the research shows that all successful dieters eat breakfast each morning, most likely preventing them from overeating during the rest of the day.

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First studies of gastric bypass safety encouraging

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Surgery to combat obesity carries risks, but benefits of alleviating conditions such as diabetes outweigh them, doctors say

By Ronald Kotulak
Tribune science reporter
Published October 19, 2005


With 1 in 20 Americans overweight by 100 pounds or more, the number of surgeries for morbid obesity is rapidly increasing. Yet doctors say many patients remain concerned about the safety of undergoing an elective procedure that shrinks the stomach from the size of a melon to that of an egg.

Two major studies in Tuesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association are the first to address the operation's safety. The results provide some reassurance while raising new questions about a higher death rate among high-risk Medicare patients and the danger of post-surgical complications for all patients.

Among Medicare recipients, who make up less than 10 percent of all gastric bypass patients, 2 percent had died 30 days after the operation and 4.6 percent had died after one year, said Dr. David R. Flum of the University of Washington, who headed the study. Among patients 65 and older, 11.1 percent had died after one year.

But Medicare patients tend to be older and sicker than the average person undergoing the surgery, according to Flum, whose study included 16,155 patients across the country who had the operation from 1997 through 2002. Their average age was 48 years.

Flum called the results "a reality check."

"I do this operation," said Flum, noting that obesity is one of the leading killers of Americans. "I believe that this operation is important and a potentially life-saving thing for patients with extreme obesity. ...But this surgery is not for everybody. This is a real operation with real risks and huge upside benefits."

Flum's study found that Medicare patients with the highest risk of mortality after surgery were older men and were operated on by surgeons with the least experience in performing gastric bypass procedures.

The second study, which looked at a broader population, found a much lower one-year mortality rate: 0.91 percent. It looked at 60,077 California residents, with an average age of 42.2 years, who underwent surgery for obesity from 1995 through 2004.

But that study also found that the hospitalization rate of patients up to three years after bypass surgery was twice as high as the rate during the three years before the operation.

Surgical complications were the main reasons for hospital re-admissions, followed by cosmetic surgery to remove sagging skin after patients lost weight, said Dr. David S. Zingmond of the University of California, Los Angeles, who headed the study.

"The risks of gastric bypass surgery may be similar to those of other types of abdominal surgery, but in this case it's an elective procedure," he said. "They have a choice about whether or not they want to undertake that risk."

When Madalyn "Midge" Ruhl of Indian Head Park had her gastric bypass surgery at Rush University Medical Center 21 months ago, she was aware of the risk of dying.

"I completely discounted that because what's the alternative?" she said. "If I continued to eat like I was I'd be dead."

Ruhl, who saw her weight drop from 304 pounds to 180, said she was home from the hospital in a day and a half and had no medical complications. "It was life-changing for me. Stairs are not a threat. Parking lots are not a threat. I'm doing the day-to-day things that I was shying away from before."

One positive finding from the California study was a nearly 50 percent decline in hospital admissions for heart problems after surgery compared with the year preceding surgery, Zingmond said. The rate dropped from a little less than 2 percent of patients to about 1 percent.

The studies appear at a time when Medicare is considering whether to provide blanket coverage for obesity surgery. Cases are now considered individually. Private medical insurance covers more than 80 percent of non-Medicare patients undergoing the surgery, which is estimated to cost between $25,000 and $50,000.

"These studies have to be taken with a grain of salt," said Dr. Edward Livingston, chief of gastrointestinal surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, who frequently performs gastric bypass surgery. "My concern is that policy people are going to react to them without considering the whole picture for these operations.

"If [patients'] diabetes goes away, which it usually does, and if their hypertension gets better or their sleep apnea goes away, that won't be captured in those kinds of studies," he said. "These patients have a huge improvement in their quality of life."

In an accompanying JAMA article, Dr. Heena Santry of the University of Chicago Hospitals estimates that 130,000 weight-loss operations will be performed this year in the United States, a tenfold increase since 1998.

Source: Chicago Tribune

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Vaccine may target obesity in the future: researchers

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - When babies receive shots against diseases like polio and measles, their vaccinations may in the future include protection against getting fat, according to researchers.

Infection by certain pathogens triggers rapid increases in fatty tissue in animals, Nikhil Dhurnadha told the annual meeting of NAASO, the Obesity Society, in this western Canadian city.

At the same time, the discovery that many more obese people than normal-weight people have been exposed to a certain virus suggests a link between obesity and viral infection.

"Not all obesity can be explained by infection," said Dhurandhar, of the Pennington Biomedial Research Center at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. "Infections can be one of the causes."

Popular opinion has long held that most obesity is caused simply by overeating, underexercise and a lack of will power. But viruses are just one of many contributing factors that scientists have recently discovered.

Researchers are reporting at the conference on other fat triggers that include a genetic tendency to store fat among groups whose ancestors survived famines, medications such as treatments for psychotic mental disorders, toxins in the environment like organochlorines, and infectious agents like bacteria, viruses and prions.

"Obesity is multifactoral," Dhurandhar told scientists at the conference.

In an interview with AFP, he said there is proof that at least 10 different pathogens cause obesity in animals. They include canine distemper virus, RAV7 and MAM1 avian viruses, the Borna virus in rats -- which is also linked with depression in humans, types of scrapie, three adeno viruses including AD5, AD36 and AD37 which cause fat gain in several species, and chlamydia pneumonae bacteria.

Scientists have also found that when mice are infected by general bacteria from the guts of other mice, the recipients body fat increases.

Dhurandhar became interested in viral causes of obesity while working as a family physician in Bombay in the 1980s, during a severe outbreak of SMAM1, an adeno virus that kills chickens.

A friend noticed that the dead chickens were unusually fat, with enlarged livers, kidneys, low cholesterol levels and an atrophied thymus gland.

Dhurandhar wondered how the virus affected people. He tested his own patients, and found 20 per cent of his obese patients had been exposed to SMAM1, and that those people were significantly heavier with lower cholesterol levels.

He moved to the United States to conduct more research, and started working with Richard Atkinson at the University of Wisconsin. Because US authorities refused permission to import the Indian avian virus, the pair decided to work with adeno virus AD36.

First, they infected laboratory chickens, mice and monkeys, all of which grew significantly fatter and had lower cholesterol.

Then, because they could not test the virus on humans, they examined stored blood from 500 people in Wisconsin, Florida and New York. They found antibodies for AD36 in 30 per cent of the obese people, but only in 11 per cent of people with normal body weight.

And, just as Dhurandhar earlier discovered among his Indian patients, the obese who had been exposed to the virus were 20 per cent heavier than other overweight people.

Further tests on tissue from lab monkeys taken over a nine-year period showed that healthy monkeys newly infected by AD36 "gained 15 per cent body weight in six months, and dropped their cholesterol by 30 per cent."

The scientists also studied 26 pairs of twins, and found that in cases where one twin had been exposed to AD36, in all cases their weight was significantly greater.

"In 10 years, people may be able to walk into a clinic and be told that their obesity is due to X cause, such as genes, the endocrine system, or pathogens. That may have a more productive outcome than a blanket treatment right now, (which) is not very successful," said Dhurandhar.

And because viruses are hard or impossible to treat, he said, prevention through vaccines will be key.

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Who's to blame for childhood obesity?

According to Wally Snyder, president and CEO of the American Advertising Federation, lack of adequate exercise and not ad messaging is to blame for the rise in childhood obesity. Snyder made his comments at a recent (like, today) event hosted by the Arkansas Advertising Federation. His call for schools to do their part and provide more of a full-rounded cirriculum of physical education comes at a time when food makers have come under fire for their targeting of kids with ads for high-fat snack foods.

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Obesity surgery deadlier than thought: study

STUDY - OBESITY - RISK - HYPERTENSION

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Stomach-shrinking surgery to treat severe obesity is riskier than previously thought for men, the elderly and people with conditions such as hypertension, researchers said on Tuesday.

Patients are told the risk of death is anywhere from one in 500 to one in 1,000 for the increasingly common procedure, said Dr. David Flum of the University of Washington.

But for those on Medicare, the federal health insurance program covering people over age 65 and those disabled by problems including obesity, "the risk of death is more like one in 50," he said.

"There are certain people who are higher risk within that Medicare group. Men, for example, have a much higher risk, nearly double the risk of women, and people with other medical conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, those people are at higher risk than those without those conditions," Flum said.

But he added that "the fact that it has a higher risk of death than we've previously estimated, I think should not get in the way of this being an effective tool for selected people who need it."

MEN TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE AS WOMEN

For people over age 65, Flum's study found 11 percent of patients died after stomach-shrinking surgery, a mortality rate higher than that following heart surgery.

Men undergoing bariatric surgery were twice as likely to die -- 7.5 percent within a year -- than women, even though women make up roughly four out of five people opting for it, the study found.

In some types of bariatric surgery, large portions of the intestine are bypassed to lessen the absorption of nutrients from food.

Another risk factor is having a less experienced surgeon, his study of 16,155 Medicare patients published in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association said.

A companion study in the journal said bariatric surgery has grown exponentially since 1998. It projected 130,000 procedures would be performed this year in the United States and 218,000 by 2010.

A growing number of these patients are women, and nearly two-thirds live in neighborhoods with the highest household incomes.

Demand for the surgery is fueled by a quadrupling of the obesity rate between 1986 and 2000, with one out of 20 U.S. adults having a body mass index 40 or higher, study author Dr. Heena Santry of the University of Chicago said.

Body mass index is computed by measuring height and weight, and a figure of 40 or above constitutes so-called morbid obesity.

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Study: Obesity Surgery May Be Riskier

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By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
Tue Oct 18, 4:21 PM ET


CHICAGO - The chances of dying within a year after obesity surgery are much higher than previously thought, even among people in their 30s and 40s, a study of more than 16,000 Medicare patients found.

Some previous studies of people in their 30s to their 50s — the most common ages for obesity surgery — found death rates well under 1 percent. But among 35- to 44-year-olds in the Medicare study, more than 5 percent of men and nearly 3 percent of women were dead within a year, and slightly higher rates were seen in patients 45 to 54.

Among patients 65 to 74, nearly 13 percent of men and about 6 percent of women died. In patients 75 and older, half of the men and 40 percent of the women died.

"The risk of death is much higher than has been reported," said University of Washington surgeon Dr. David Flum, the Medicare study's lead author. "It's a reality check for those patients who are considering these operations."

The study involved 16,155 Medicare patients who underwent obesity surgery between 1997 and 2002. It was published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.

The study lumped together all deaths, with no breakdown on the causes. But obesity surgery's potentially deadly complications can include malnutrition, infection and bowel and gallbladder problems. Also, surgery in general can be a deadly shock to the system, especially in older patients.

Dr. Neil Hutcher, president of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, said that Medicare patients are probably sicker than the general U.S. population and that complication rates have declined as surgeons' expertise has increased.

But Flum said some previous research on the safety of obesity surgery consisted of "reports from the best surgeons reporting their best results," while the new study is more of a real-world look.

The American Society for Bariatric Surgery predicts obesity surgery will be performed more than 150,000 times this year in the United States. That is more than 10 times the number in 1998, according to a second JAMA study. The increase parallels a surge in the share of American adults who are at least 100 pounds overweight, from about 1 in 200 in 1986 to 1 in 50 in 2000, that study said.

Supporters of stomach-reduction surgery on people who are grossly overweight say the operation can save their lives by reducing the workload on the heart and lungs and eliminating related illnesses, such as diabetes and sleep apnea.

Flum said the new study suggests that in many cases, obesity surgery may not be right for an older person "who already has the burden of 60 years of obesity on their heart" and other organs.

Medicare covers obesity surgery if it is recommended to treat related conditions such as diabetes and heart problems. The government is considering whether to cover surgery to treat obesity alone.

Medicare is for younger Americans with disabilities and for patients 65 and older. Flum said most of the patients he studied were under 65 and probably qualified for Medicare because of obesity-related ills, including heart and joint problems.

There are several types of obesity surgery, but the most common one in the United States, gastric bypass, involves creating an egg-size pouch in the upper stomach and attaching it to a section of intestine. That reduces the amount of food patients can eat and results in less food being absorbed. Flum's study lumped together data on the different operations.

Researchers said one reason men may have higher post-surgery death rates is that they tend to wait longer than women to seek medical help and may be sicker when the operation is performed.

A third JAMA study cast doubt on whether obesity surgery reduces health-care costs. It found that among patients followed for about three years, an average of 8 percent were hospitalized before surgery, mostly for obesity-related complications, compared with 20 percent a year afterward, mostly for surgery-related complications.

That study's lead author, Dr. David Zingmond of the University of California at Los Angeles, said some people mistakenly view obesity surgery as a cosmetic procedure and "may greatly discount the chances that they're going to have problems after surgery."

Hutcher said patients should seek experienced surgeons who meet his group's guidelines. Those include thoroughly evaluating patients before and after surgery and giving them long-term follow-up care.

Most patients "will receive a good outcome. A good outcome does not mean there's no risk for complications or mortality," Hutcher said. But he said the surgery is riskier than, say, a tonsil removal. And "these patients are very sick," he said.

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Is it legal Hoodia in the United States?

Many readers are searching information about if Hoodia Goordonii is legal to be sold in the USA.

The answer is YES.

As a dietary supplement, the product is neither evaluated nor registered under FDA. However, regulations on dietary supplements are applied.

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The Health benefits of Aloe vera

by Penny Williams

Aloe Vera is a plant that looks like a cactus, but is actually a member of the lily family. It grows in Africa, Asia and the warmer parts of America and Europe. The particular kind of Aloe Vera used for natural remedies has the Latin name Aloe barbadensis and its leaves contain a gel that is rich in therapeutic properties.

Aloe has been used medicinally for over 6,000 years. The ancient Egyptians used it to heal battle wounds and cure infections. The early Greeks used it for relieving blisters, burns and leg ulcers as well as healing bowel and stomach disorders.

Today it is found in health products in the form of gels, juices and creams, and also as an ingredient in some cosmetic products.

How it Works
Aloe Vera contains 75 known ingredients including:
· All the vitamins (except Vitamin D).
· Enzymes that aid digestion and reduce inflammation.
· The minerals needed for the enzymes to function.
· Long-chain sugars that help to re-balance the digestive system.
· Saponins, which have an anti-microbial effect against bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeast.
· Twenty of the 22 amino acids (including seven out of the eight essential amino acids that can't be produced by the body).

It's thought that the synergistic effect of these ingredients is what gives Aloe Vera its power.
It is only recently that the scientific establishment has started to carry out proper studies of Aloe Vera but the results so far are encouraging. It appears to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and restorative properties. In one study it was found to have a beneficial effect in lowering the risk factors among patients with heart disease. Another study, started in 2005 at the University of Strathclyde, is investigating the effects of Aloe Vera against super-bugs such as MRSA, after finding that it has the ability to destroy bacteria such as E.coli.

The Benefits of Aloe Vera
Small-scale studies and anecdotal evidence suggests that Aloe Vera may be beneficial in the following cases:
· Applied as a cream for:
- Healing small cuts, insect stings, grazes and wounds.
- Healing and repairing skin tissue after burns, including sunburn.
- Healing skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, general itching.
- Cosmetic uses such as moisturising and improving the elasticity of the skin.
· Ingested as a gel/juice for:
- Digestive conditions such as IBS, peptic ulcers, acid reflux, Crohn's disease, candida etc.
- Musculo-skeletal conditions such as arthritis, rheumatism, etc.
- Immune-related conditions such as asthma, hayfever and even ME.
- Overall protection (as an antioxidant) against free radicals.

How to Take Aloe Vera
You can grow your own Aloe Vera plant indoors and use it as a quick remedy for minor burns and grazes. Just break off a leaf and apply the gel directly.

If you are buying an Aloe Vera product, always purchase those made from 100% pure Aloe Vera. Look out for the International Aloe Science Council Seal of Approval as a guide.

Natural fruit flavourings may be added to Aloe Vera drinks to make them more palatable, but avoid those that contain artificial flavours and colourings. Clear juices should be avoided as it means the pulp (containing much of the benefit) has been strained. Also avoid those products that use the whole plant, as the outer leaf contains a latex that has a strong laxative effect. If you experience side-effects, such as diarrhoea, you should reduce your dose and consider switching products.

The words 'gel' and 'juice' are often used interchangeably, so some drinks can be described as gels. If taking Aloe Vera internally you would normally take between 2 fl oz (60ml) and 6 fl oz (180ml) per day depending on the acuteness of your condition. If you start out on a high dose you would expect to reduce to the lower doses by about six weeks.

To experience the full benefits of an Aloe Vera product it is often recommended that it is used regularly for a minimum period of three months.

[Please note that this does not constitute medical advice. If you suffer from a medical condition you should always seek the advice of a doctor or your chosen practitioner.]

About the Author
Penny Williams is a nutritional therapist helping women to achieve optimum health through nutrition. She writes regularly for the LifeFirst ezine, which you can sign up for here: http://www.lifefirst.info

Hoodia: le migliore diete per dimagrire

Tra i molti doni della fitoterapia dei popoli aborigeni al povero occidente risalta il cactus Hoodia che potrebbe risolvere una delle patologie più gravi dei paesi ricchi: l'obesità.

Questo cactus è infatti usato da millenni dai boscimani San (Kung) ed altre tribu' per ridurre l'appetito; cresce principalmente nel deserto del Kalahari (ma anche in Nabimia, Angola e Botswana), trovandovi il suo habitat ideale con temperature che arrivano a 50°C.

L'uso tradizionale consolidato di Hoodia da parte dei San permette anche a noi un'assunzione sicura e libera da effetti secondari. Ciò è stato confermato dalle prime ricerche.

I San masticavano fette di questo cactus specialmente durante la caccia per essere indipendenti dai rifornimenti di cibo e acqua. Hoodia permetteva loro inoltre di mantenere i livelli di energia necessari. Gli Anikhwe del settentrione del Botswana cibano i loro figli con Hoodia per indurre disappetenza.

I nativi della tribù Haijlom del settentrione della Namibia usano il succo di Hoodia per trattare le reazioni allergiche degli occhi e per curare gravi dolori dello stomaco. Fanno bollire dei pezzi di Hoodia nell'acqua e bevono la poltiglia. I Khomani del Nordovest del Sudafrica usano Hoodia per dimagrire.

Le tribu' San intervistate, compresi gli Xun ed i Khwe, che tuttavia non abitano in Sudafrica, riferiscono che Hoodia serviva loro per reprimere la fame - mangiando il cactus due volte al giorno - durante le escursioni di caccia e per mantenere inalterato il livello di energia. Hanno pure riferito che hoodia ha lo stesso effetto sui cani da caccia.

"Ho appreso l'uso di Hoodia dai miei avi, esso è il mio cibo, la mia acqua e la mia medicina" dice Andries Steenkamp , un membro della tribu' dei San.Le sostanze attive di Hoodia replicano l'effetto che il glucosio ha sulle cellula nervose del cervello, inducendo una sensazione di pienezza anche quando questa in effetti non c'è. Una delle molecole attive di Hoodia individuata da ricercatori inglesi della Phytopharm LTD inglese, fu chiamata P57. Essa sembra 10'000 volte più efficace del glucosio. L'uso di Hoodia ha ridotto nei soggetti sperimentali (da test eseguiti in doppio cieco in UK) il fabbisogno calorico quotidianodi 1'000 calorie. L'assunzione di calorie puo' dunque essere ridotta del 30-40%.

ATTENZIONE: una riduzione drastica del peso dovrebbe essere fatta solo sotto controllo medico, specialmente nel caso di diabete, cancro e malattie cardio-circolatorie. I bambini non dovrebbero assumere riduttori di appetito che sotto controllo medico.

Il popolo San (ca. 100'000 persone) ora vive in una Bidonville, ma un tempo, quando ancora era stabilito nel deserto, le sue antiche abitudini di vita a contatto con la natura garantivano ai suoi membri una vitalità ed una salute sconosciuta agli occidentali. La loro alimentazione era basata esclusivamente su prodotti naturali, con poca carne (da animali selvatici). Il popolo San si è cibato per millenni del cactus Hoodia allo stato naturale, cioè non lavorato, in un contesto di ottima salute e con effetti secondari nulli.

Dato che Hoodia è una pianta protetta e molto cara, bisogna accertarsi che esista una licenza delle autorità Sudafricane per la sua esportazione, anche per evitare falsificazioni.

USO delle pastiglie: 3-4 pastiglie due volte al giorno almeno mezz'ora prima dei pasti. Dopo alcuni giorni (da 3 a 8) compaiono secchezza buccale o inappetenza. A questo punto basta 1 pastiglia due volte al giorno.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Global meet on Aloe Vera in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The city-based Yeturu Bio-Tech Ltd (YBTL) is organising a one-day international seminar on Aloe Vera by the US-based International Aloe Science Council (IASC) at the Sri Satya Sai Nigamagamam here on November 5.

YBTL is involved in Aloe Vera farming, processing and manufacturing and trading of Aloe health drinks and Aloe-based healthcare, skincare, hair care products, cosmetics and consultancy services. In a press release here, YBTL said the seminar would focus on the benefits of Aloe Vera. According to YBTL, the estimated size of the Aloe industry is $65-80 million for raw material and $110 billion for finished products containing Aloe, which is growing at 25 per cent per annum.

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Study cites statin drugs for decline in cholesterol

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By Lindsey Tanner
Associated Press



CHICAGO - Despite the sharp rise in obesity in the United States, cholesterol levels in older Americans have fallen markedly over the past 40 years, mainly because of the introduction of statin drugs in the late 1980s, a government study found.

Statins -- which include such widely used medicines as Lipitor, Zocor and Pravachol -- can dramatically reduce levels of LDL cholesterol, the bad kind that can clog arteries and lead to heart attacks. The drop in Americans' overall cholesterol levels resulted from a decline in LDL.

From 1960 to 2002, average total cholesterol levels for men and women ages 20 to 74 dropped from 222 milligrams per deciliter of blood to 203, mostly because of declines in people age 50 and up. Among Americans ages 60 to 74, average levels fell from 232 to 204 in men (a 12 percent decline) and from 263 to 223 in women (down 15 percent). Below 200 is considered desirable for people at average risk for heart disease.

Also, in the study's final decade, the percentage of adults with high cholesterol -- a reading of at least 240 -- fell from 20 percent to 17 percent, about eight years sooner than the government's goal of reaching the 17 percent mark by 2010.

At the same time, the portion of adults using cholesterol-lowering drugs, mostly statins, increased from 3.4 percent to 9.3 percent, with higher rates in the oldest Americans.

Senior author Clifford Johnson, a researcher with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, called the figures a glimmer of good news, although cholesterol levels were mostly unchanged in adults under 50.

Other government studies have shown that from 1988 to 2002, the percentage of overweight U.S. adults climbed from 56 percent to 65 percent, while obesity rates increased from 23 percent to 30 percent. Obesity is often accompanied by high cholesterol levels, and both factors raise the risk of a heart attack or a stroke.

``A lot of people think once they've gone on statin drugs, they don't need to diet and exercise anymore,'' said Dr. Robert Eckel, president of the American Heart Association.

The study appears in today's Journal of the American Medical Association (http://jama.ama-assn.org). It is based on a comparison of data from periodic government health surveys.

Co-author Dr. James Cleeman, coordinator of the government's National Cholesterol Education Program, said a slight reduction in Americans' consumption of saturated fat probably contributed to the cholesterol declines.

Annual deaths from heart disease in the United States dropped from nearly 800,000 in the late 1980s to about 650,000 in 2002. Cleeman said falling cholesterol levels may have contributed to that decline. Still, cardiovascular disease remains the nation's No. 1 killer.

``Statins are great, but if you put statins in the water supply, cardiovascular disease would still be the leading cause of death in America,'' said Dr. Steven Nissen, a Cleveland Clinic cardiologist who was not involved in the study.

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Daily Weigh-Ins Help Dieters Lose Pounds

RESEARCH - OBESITY - WEIGHT LOSE

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Medical Writer

October 16, 2005


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- If you want to tip the scales in your favor, try stepping on one each day.

Research presented Sunday at an obesity conference suggests that the simple act of regularly weighing in helps prevent people from regaining lost pounds.
That's important because experience shows that most dieters regain a third of what they lost within the first year, and two-thirds of it in the second year.

"That's the biggest problem we have. We have lots of ways to help people lose weight. What's the real challenge is getting people to keep their lost weight off over the long term," said Dr. Susan Yanovski, director of the obesity and eating disorders program at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. She had no role in the study, which was funded by her institute.

The study was led by Rena Wing, a psychologist and director of the weight control center at Brown University Medical School in Providence, R.I.

It involved 291 people, mostly women, who in the previous two years had lost at least 10 percent of their body weight, an average of 44 pounds. They weighed 171 on average when the weight maintenance study began.

They were randomly put into three groups. The Internet and face-to-face groups met through online chat rooms or in person, respectively, with a weight-loss counselor weekly for four weeks and then monthly for 17 months. All submitted weekly weight reports and were counseled if they were in the "red zone," meaning they had regained 5 pounds or more.

The third group received counseling via monthly newsletters. Participants in all three were advised at the outset on diet and exercise, and were given scales and encouraged to use them daily.

A year and a half later, researchers checked on participants, assuming that those who dropped out of the program had regained 5 pounds or more.

They found that 46 percent of the face-to-face and 55 percent of the Internet groups were in the "red zone," compared with 72 percent in the newsletter group. The median weight gain was 2.5 pounds in the face-to-face group, 6 pounds in the Internet group and 10.4 pounds in the newsletter group.

This, like other research, shows that intensive support and contact, whether in person or online, help dieters maintain weight loss. What surprised researchers was how well the results tracked with how often people stepped on the scales.

At the start of the study, about 40 percent of participants in each group were weighing themselves daily. Eighteen months later, that had fallen to 30 percent in the newsletter group, but had increased to 65 percent of the Internet group and 72 percent of the face-to-face group.

Among daily weighers, only 39 percent regained 5 pounds or more, but 68 percent of those who weighed themselves less frequently did.

"You're more likely to catch small changes in body weight" if checking weight daily, Wing said. "It's much easier to get back on track if you've just gained a pound or two."

Gary Foster, clinical director of the weight and eating disorders program at the University of Pennsylvania, said the study "focuses on the Achilles heel of obesity treatment" -- finding ways to make weight-loss last for many years.

People need concrete, simple things to do like weighing themselves to help them stay in line, he said.

Other things known to help keep lost pounds from coming back are getting regular exercise and eating a low-fat, low-calorie diet.

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Scientists Examine Possible Link Between Bacteria, Obesity

RESEARCH - OBESITY - ULCERS - CANCER

DALLAS _ When two Australian scientists won a Nobel Prize this month for discovering that a bacterium causes ulcers, the judges praised the men for keeping faith in an idea dismissed by the scientific mainstream as crazy.

True to Helicobacter pylori's unconventional past, some scientists are now exploring another theory just as radical: that wiping out those bacteria with antibiotics, thus curing all those ulcers, could unintentionally make people fat.

Populations throughout the modern world have been revamping their internal ecosystems through improved hygiene and six decades of antibiotics. The resulting decline of H. pylori or some microbe nestled alongside it, the theory goes, may be a force behind the epidemic of obesity.

"It's speculative, but intriguing," said Dr. Martin Blaser of New York University School of Medicine. Blaser began his research more than 20 years ago with the belief that H. pylori was a stomach-wrecking nuisance. Yet the more he has studied it, the more he has come to think that causing disease is not H. pylori's day job.

Scientists believe that the bacterium, though declining in developed nations, has inhabited the human stomach for more than 60,000 years. It is usually passed from person to person, and doesn't make its home in any other animal. "The evidence of its ancientness suggests that it is normal," he said.

H. pylori, he says, may be a germ that has a benefit as well as a cost. Up to now, he said, "we only focused on the cost side."

Recent research has suggested that H. pylori might protect against acid reflux and cancer of the lower esophagus, conditions that have risen dramatically in the past two decades.

And weaker evidence, but with more profound implications, implies a role in obesity. Most striking to Blaser and others are data suggesting that H. pylori might tinker with the stomach's production of certain hormones that affect appetite and energy regulation.

It's a provocative proposal that some scientists view with caution or even outright skepticism.

Though well-regarded _ Blaser is a department chairman, a listed author on more than 400 research papers and president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America _ he is also known for taking theories to their limits, said gastroenterologist Dr. David Graham of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Some of his ideas end up hitting the target. Some miss the bull's-eye altogether.

"This is probably another wrong one," Graham said. "I don't see how this fits with current data."

Blaser and his colleagues are quick to say they don't think that H. pylori alone could be responsible for a person's weight.


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Research on link between obesity and cancer

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The National Cancer Institute has awarded researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California $12.1 million over five years to create a center to study the relationship between obesity and cancer.

The Keck School of Medicine of USC is one of four institutions nationwide selected by the NCI to conduct the five-year, $54 million Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) initiative, which will unite researchers who focus on diet, weight and physical activity and their effects on cancer.

“TREC will bring together outstanding scientists from many disciplines,” says Robert Croyle, Ph.D., director of NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences. “Together these experts will answer critical questions that will help guide our nation's public health efforts. NCI is determined to help avoid an increase in cancer deaths in the 21st century due to obesity like the one caused by tobacco in the 20th century.”

Keck School researchers specifically will address how to deter cancer by preventing and controlling obesity during childhood and adolescence: the critical, formative period that sets the stage for the remainder of the life cycle.

“Obesity and related factors such as poor diet and inactivity are known to contribute to cancer risk, and these are factors we can actually do something about,” says Michael I. Goran, Ph.D., Keck School professor of preventive medicine and physiology and biophysics, associate director of the USC Institute for Prevention Research and director of the new TREC Center at USC. “Our goal is to study obesity from all directions-from physiology to behavior-and focus on children from high-risk ethnic groups to further understand ethnic disparities in the relationships between obesity, metabolism and health.”

Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D., AFLAC Chair in Cancer Research and professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School, serves as associate director of the USC TREC Center and also leads the center's training and career development component. Bernstein is known for her extensive studies examining links between hormone exposure, obesity and physical activity and cancer risk.

“We know that being overweight or obese raises risk for several types of cancer-including breast, kidney, colon, esophageal and endometrial cancers-and that physical activity reduces risk of some cancers,” Bernstein says. “By focusing on children, we hope to learn how to impact obesity early in life by increasing physical activity and changing environmental factors, and to uncover some of the biological mechanisms that link obesity and physical activity to cancer risk.”

The USC TREC research program focuses on children because obese children frequently become obese adults. Over the past two decades, the percentage of overweight teens in the United States has tripled-from 5 percent to 16 percent. And certain ethnic groups are more vulnerable to obesity than others; today, experts estimate that 44 percent of Latino and 40 percent of African-American teenagers are considered overweight, about double the prevalence among Caucasian children.

“We are thrilled to be selected as one of four sites across the nation to conduct this research,” says Keck School Dean Brian E. Henderson, M.D., the Kenneth T. Norris Jr. Chair in Cancer Research. “The center reflects the transdisciplinary research we intend to foster here-research that improves public health, from cancer to metabolic diseases.”

Keck School scientists will lead three inter-related projects:

-- Examining cancer-related metabolic risk factors in overweight African-American and Latino teens and the use of strength training as a way to improve them.

-- Finding the physiological and psychosocial reasons that African-American and Latino girls slow or halt their physical activity in their teens.

-- Understanding how factors in the “built” environment influence physical activity, dietary intake and obesity development during childhood. Other TREC centers include Case Western Reserve University, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Minnesota.

Source: MedicalNewstoday

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Being 'Choosy' About Carbs and Other Foods May Be More Important Than Counting Calories

STUDY - WEIGHT LOSS - CARBOHYDRATE - DIETS - OVERWEIGHT

VANCOUVER, BC--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 16, 2005 -- Counting calories and portioning food is tough for many dieters. Now a new study suggests you might be as successful at weight loss by changing the types of foods you eat without counting calories.

"Our results showed that a modified carbohydrate diet is a successful and alternate way to lose weight without counting calories," said lead researcher Kevin Maki, Ph.D., who presented his findings today at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity conference (Abstract # 308P).

This study, funded by Kraft Foods (NYSE:KFT - News), was conducted by Dr. Maki and his colleagues at Radiant Research -- a research company that specializes in conducting clinical trials. Kraft announced an alliance with "The South Beach Diet" and its author Dr. Agatston in June 2004 and is committed to supporting research to document the effectiveness of the diet.

Dr. Maki and colleagues evaluated the weight loss of 86 overweight/obese men and women, ages 18 to 65, who followed two different diets for 36 weeks. The first 12 weeks of treatment focused on weight loss while weeks 12 through 36 focused on weight maintenance.

One group followed a traditional low-fat, portion controlled diet and was instructed to shave off 500 to 800 calories a day.

The second group was told simply to eat until hunger was satisfied. They were instructed to follow a "modified-carbohydrate diet," which was consistent with the recommendations outlined in "The South Beach Diet," developed by Miami cardiologist Arthur Agatston, M.D. These participants changed the type and amount of carbohydrates -- replaced refined grains with the slower-digesting and more nutrient-rich whole grains -- and focused on lean sources of protein.

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Hoodia Cafes

San to benefit when fat-busting cactus cafes take off

October 16, 2005

London - Hoodia cafes serving slices of the wonder cactus in salads could soon be dotting London's pavements.

For centuries, the San have used hoodia gordonii, a succulent plant indigenous to South Africa, as an appetite suppressant and stimulant.

In June 1997, drug company Phytopharm licensed the active ingredient, P57, from the CSIR in Pretoria, and recently installed another botanical supplies unit in South Africa to increase its P57 manufacturing.

The CSIR, which was responsible for isolating P57 in the course of unrelated research, took the unprecedented step of including the San in the agreement brokered with Phytopharm.

This was largely in recognition of the San's intellectual property rights regarding the cactus, whose appetite-suppressing qualities have enabled them to stave off hunger during long trips in the Kalahari.

In 2003, the San Council and the CSIR signed a benefit-sharing agreement in terms of which the San would receive 8 percent of all milestone payments from Phytopharm and 8 percent of global sales thereafter once the drug was marketed.

The CSIR also agreed to make study bursaries and scholarships available to the San community and promised to collaborate with them in future bioprospecting.

According to Roger Chennels, the lawyer who negotiated the deal on behalf of the San, it would provide the income and security that had been absent in their recent history.

In a BBC interview, Chennels said: "The San will finally throw off thousands of years of oppression, poverty, social isolation and discrimination. We will create trust funds with their hoodia royalties and the [San] children will join South Africa's middle classes in our lifetime.

"I envisage hoodia cafes in London and New York. Salads will be served and the hoodia cut like cucumber on to the salad."

In August 1998, an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement was signed with Pfizer for the development and global commercialisation of P57 as an oral prescription drug to treat obesity.

Last year, Phytopharm signed a £21 million (R243 million) deal with Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever for the exclusive right to produce Slimfast products from the compound.

The agreement also includes substantial royalty payments to Phytopharm once the product is on the shelves. Phytopharm's stock jumped 10.7 percent earlier this month on the news, with analysts saying that sales of £309 million a year were possible.

Successful completion of the proof-of-principle clinical study for P57 was announced in December 2001. This study used raw materials manufactured in the existing South African unit. The new facility will expand the capacity for processing raw materials by 300 percent and a plan to process substantial quantities of plant material is now under way.

Phytopharm's chief executive, Richard Dixey, said: "Phytopharm continues to make strong progress in the development of P57, as well as other products that we hope to develop in our long-term collaboration with the CSIR."

The US market for treating obesity is estimated at being worth in excess of $3 billion (R20 billion). - Independent Foreign Service.

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(I-Newswire) - Hoodia Tea is the slimming product; the world has been waiting for! The hoodia cactus is native to the Kalahari Desert region of southern Africa, and used by African bushmen to ward off hunger during long hunting expeditions. Now it has been developed into a remedy to fight obesity. The six foot plant, called Hoodia cactus, contains an active ingredient which research has shown could reduce appetite by up to 2,000 calories a day.

Integrating Hoodia Slimming Tea into any diet is easy. Simply enjoy two or three freshly steeped cups a day between meals or when you experience cravings. You should immediately notice a difference in the frequency and intensity of your in between meal cravings, making it easier to help break the habit of ritual snacking, and to resist the temptation of overeating.

In order to normalize your weight, you need to control your appetite so your food calorie intake is not excessive over your daily need. A normal person finds it difficult to control their appetite. Hoodia Slim Tea is an all natural, ephedrine free, and stimulant free product to help control your appetite to reduce caloric intake.

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Monday, October 17, 2005

Study cites statin drugs for decline in cholesterol

STUDY - CHOLESTEROL LEVELS - OBESITY - DRUGS

By Lindsey Tanner
Associated Press


CHICAGO - Despite the sharp rise in obesity in the United States, cholesterol levels in older Americans have fallen markedly over the past 40 years, mainly because of the introduction of statin drugs in the late 1980s, a government study found.

Statins -- which include such widely used medicines as Lipitor, Zocor and Pravachol -- can dramatically reduce levels of LDL cholesterol, the bad kind that can clog arteries and lead to heart attacks. The drop in Americans' overall cholesterol levels resulted from a decline in LDL.

From 1960 to 2002, average total cholesterol levels for men and women ages 20 to 74 dropped from 222 milligrams per deciliter of blood to 203, mostly because of declines in people age 50 and up. Among Americans ages 60 to 74, average levels fell from 232 to 204 in men (a 12 percent decline) and from 263 to 223 in women (down 15 percent). Below 200 is considered desirable for people at average risk for heart disease.

Also, in the study's final decade, the percentage of adults with high cholesterol -- a reading of at least 240 -- fell from 20 percent to 17 percent, about eight years sooner than the government's goal of reaching the 17 percent mark by 2010.

At the same time, the portion of adults using cholesterol-lowering drugs, mostly statins, increased from 3.4 percent to 9.3 percent, with higher rates in the oldest Americans.

Senior author Clifford Johnson, a researcher with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, called the figures a glimmer of good news, although cholesterol levels were mostly unchanged in adults under 50.

Other government studies have shown that from 1988 to 2002, the percentage of overweight U.S. adults climbed from 56 percent to 65 percent, while obesity rates increased from 23 percent to 30 percent. Obesity is often accompanied by high cholesterol levels, and both factors raise the risk of a heart attack or a stroke.

``A lot of people think once they've gone on statin drugs, they don't need to diet and exercise anymore,'' said Dr. Robert Eckel, president of the American Heart Association.

The study appears in today's Journal of the American Medical Association. It is based on a comparison of data from periodic government health surveys.

Co-author Dr. James Cleeman, coordinator of the government's National Cholesterol Education Program, said a slight reduction in Americans' consumption of saturated fat probably contributed to the cholesterol declines.

Annual deaths from heart disease in the United States dropped from nearly 800,000 in the late 1980s to about 650,000 in 2002. Cleeman said falling cholesterol levels may have contributed to that decline. Still, cardiovascular disease remains the nation's No. 1 killer.

``Statins are great, but if you put statins in the water supply, cardiovascular disease would still be the leading cause of death in America,'' said Dr. Steven Nissen, a Cleveland Clinic cardiologist who was not involved in the study.

Source: The Mercury News

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It takes a community to keep the pounds off

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By JESSICA YORK
Staff Writer

BENNINGTON -- Fighting to lose, and keep off, unhealthy weight should not be a battle fought alone.

Dorothy Ducha is the coordinator of the Bennington chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight-loss support group. Ducha, who has been a TOPS member for the last 11 years, compared it to Alcoholics Anonymous.

Weekly meetings

"People are more apt to be consistently aware of what they are putting in their mouths if they have got to answer to themselves or somebody else," said Ducha after one of the group's Thursday night meetings at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation.

A youthful-looking 72, Ducha works to adhere to a healthy diet at her doctor's request due to high blood pressure. When she quit smoking several years ago, Ducha said, her weight went from 135 pounds to her current 175 pounds.

Emotional support

Now, she is using the emotional support and a TOPS healthy eating guide to work back down to a healthier weight. And, Ducha said, the price of annual membership ($20 now and $24 starting in January) is one of the most reasonable she's come across.

"If I'm paying attention and do what I'm supposed to, I will lose weight," said Ducha, an East Arlington resident. "My feeling is it is more of a behavior modification than a diet."

Obesity is an issue coming into sharp focus across the nation as one of the leading factors in unnecessary deaths, according to Kevin Robinson, a spokesman for Southwestern Vermont Health Care.

Some weight-related health concerns include increased rates of type 2 diabetes, higher blood pressure and cholesterol levels and onset of obesity.

Direct health costs attributed to obesity have been estimated at $75 billion annually in 2003, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 55 percent of people in Southernwestern Vermont Medical Center's coverage area are over a healthy weight, according to its 2004 community needs assessment.

Growing problem

SVMC and its patients also recognize the growing problem of overweight residents. By obtaining a $190,000 grant targeting childhood obesity and offering a weight loss program, the organization is attacking the problem head-on.

SVMC's youth weight management program soon will receive funding from the Canaday Family Charitable Trust. The grant provides $114,841 for the program's first year, and $75,966 for the second year with favorable first year review. The program will be an adaptation of the Trim Kids program and will be for children ages 6-12 and their families beginning in January.

The hospital also offers a general weight loss program, "Weight No More, " which meets weekly for 12 consecutive sessions.

Moderation the way

One of the hospital's registered dietitians, Rachel Rodney, said the best course for weight loss is moderation.

In the community, at least two organizations that offer healthy exercise and educational support for residents include Off the Wall, a Bennington gym, and local Curves franchises.

Curves features a 30-minute cardiovascular and strength training workout for women. Dieting alone is not sufficient to maintain a healthy weight, said Arlington Curves co-owner Paula Maynard.

"We have people aware of what I call the obesity epidemic," said Bennington Curves owner Judi Ketles. "I think it's changing slowly."

Maynard added, "I think it's a particular challenge in areas where the cold weather is almost equal to the warm weather."

Daunting experience

Off the Wall's assistant manager, Gail Ghidotti, said she was aware that coming into a gym when a person is extremely overweight can be a daunting experience - but once they make it up the stairs and to her desk in the gym, she knows they are ready to commit.

"Our job is to make people feel at home and give them encouragement," said Ghidotti. "I think that's the positive environment we offer. I don't think that people feel uncomfortable here, although they may be initially intimidated."

Source: Bennington Banner

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Team approach to lifestyle change helps patients maintain weight loss and gain fitness

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By Lisa Darwen

OTTAWA Behavioural lifestyle change is the only treatment for obesity worth pursuing, if you ask Dr. Yoni Freedhoff. At his clinic, the Bariatric Medical Institute (BMI), the approach to helping patients with weight loss is curriculum-based. With his small team—registered dietitian Shawna Hunt and certified personal trainer Rob Matthews—he's given the 400 patients who've joined BMI since it opened in April 2004 the tools needed to maintain a diet and fitness regime that's sustainable for each individual.

In order to teach others about changing their lives, Dr. Freedhoff changed his, too. He began his career in family medicine. He found many patients were seeking advice on weight loss and he was diagnosing a lot of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Encouraging people to eat less and exercise more, as he was taught in school, wasn't effecting much change. Instead, he was increasingly prescribing medications for conditions that were controllable without them.

"I don't think family doctors as a whole have the resources or the time, and in some cases the experience or education, to deal directly with weight-related problems," said Dr. Freedhoff.

After leaving his practice, Dr. Freedhoff sought certification in weight management by the only body in North America that offers it, the American Board of Bariatric Medicine (ABBM). He is the third physician in Canada to be certified by the ABBM.

At BMI, Dr. Freedhoff sees patients every two weeks of the 22-week program to work on cognitive behavioural therapy and adjust or switch medications if necessary. The $1,350 fee includes a minimum of five hours with the dietitian and access to the personal trainer and 1,000-sq.-ft. fitness facility where both group classes and individual assessments are offered.

Part of the behavioural therapy comes from The Learn Program, a weight managment workbook written by Dr. Kelly Brownell (PhD), one of the world's experts on behavioural weight management and head of the eating disorder unit at Yale University. It helps people to change their attitudes about weight loss by teaching them about the realities of obesity and calories.

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Big And Fast Growing Infants At Greater Risk Of Later Obesity

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Large infants, and those who grow rapidly during the first two years of life, are at increased risk of obesity in childhood and adulthood, a study published online by the British Medical Journal (14 October 2005) has found.

There is an urgent need to tackle rising levels of obesity in the population. However it is not clear how early in life prevention could begin. This study examines the relation between infant size and growth and later obesity.

Researchers analysed 24 studies which assessed the relation between infant size and growth and the development of obesity at any later age. They found that the heaviest infants, those with the highest body mass index, and those who gained weight rapidly during the first and second year of life, were more likely to be obese in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood than other infants.

The authors believe that factors during or before infancy that are related to infant growth probably influence the risk of later obesity.

They suggest that future studies need to investigate what determines these patterns of growth, and to explore whether interventions to alter infant growth could be associated with other benefits or harms.

It will also be important to assess whether factors influencing infant growth are amenable to change, to establish which strategies might alter infant growth, and to find out whether these are acceptable to parents, they conclude.

Source: ScienceDaily

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Big, fast-growing babies face later obesity risk

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By Patricia Reaney

LONDON (Reuters) - Big babies and infants who gain weight very quickly early in life have a higher risk of suffering from obesity.

A review of 24 studies published online by the British Medical Journal on Friday showed that size early in life has a life-long impact.

"In the majority of studies the infants who were heaviest or those with the highest body mass index (BMI), and those who gained weight more rapidly in the first two years of life were more at risk of obesity," Dr Janis Baird, of the University of Southampton, in southern England, told Reuters.

"This was true for obesity in childhood, adolescence and adulthood."

Rates of obesity around the globe have been rising at an astounding rate. An estimated 155 million school-age children worldwide are overweight and about 35-40 million of that figure are obese, according to the International Obesity Task Force.

Obesity is measured by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. A BMI of more than 25 for adults is overweight. Above 30 is considered obese.

Studies have also shown that infants who do not weigh much at birth but who catch up rapidly could also be more likely to grow into obese adults.

Baird said the results of the review were consistent across the studies which were done in the United States, Britain, other European countries and a couple of less developed nations.

The research covered people born between 1927 and 1994.

"There were very consistent findings in all of the studies we looked at," Baird added.

She and her colleagues do not know why big and fast growing babies had a higher risk of obesity. But they believe that some factors related to how an infant grows are important in influencing their later risk of obesity.

"What is needed are in-depth studies to try to understand better the pattern of growth in infancy and also to look at the factors that are associated with it," said Baird.

She suggested that infant feeding, being bottle or breast fed, the timing of weaning and social circumstances were factors that should be studied.

"Research about the prevention of obesity should consider infancy, as well as childhood," Baird added.

A lack of exercise, changing diets and bigger meals have been blamed for the rise in childhood obesity.

Health experts have said that ensuring women are properly nourished during pregnancy will help to ensure babies are born at the optimal weight and breastfeeding will give the baby the right nutrients for normal development.

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Chubby Babies May Have Greater Risk for Adult Obesity

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Chubbiness is generally considered to be a sign of good health in babies, but it may also be a warning sign for obesity later in life, say researchers in the U.K.

They report that big babies and those who gain the most weight during the first two years of life appear to have an increased risk for being overweight later in childhood and beyond.

The researchers based this conclusion on a review of 24 studies that examined the relationship between early weight gain and later obesity.

The review is reported in the Oct. 13 edition of the British Medical Journal.

“There are a whole range of factors that influence infant growth,” researcher Janis Baird, MD, PhD, tells WebMD. “Our finding suggests that these factors are also important in influencing the risk of later obesity.”

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Sunday, October 16, 2005

Weight linked to prostate cancer aggression


RESEARCH - OBESITY - CANCER

Research finds obese patients are more likely to have an aggressive form of the disease

By TODD ACKERMAN
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

Local researchers have discovered that obesity increases the risk of a man's prostate cancer progressing rapidly.

Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center found that men who were obese at the time their prostate cancer was diagnosed, as well as those who gained considerable weight before their diagnosis, were more likely to have an aggressive form of the disease.

"These findings support the view that the development of aggressive forms of prostate cancer may be influenced by environmental effects that occur early in life," said Sara Strom, an epidemiologist who led the study.

Strom said if the findings are validated by follow-up studies, doctors should consider a man's weight and history of weight gain when designing a treatment plan for patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, such as incorporating diet and exercise strategies.

Previous studies have suggested a link between obesity and the risk of developing prostate cancer.

But Strom's study is the first to associate adult weight gain and a man's body mass at different ages with the risk of progression after the cancer has been surgically treated.

In the study, published this month in Clinical Cancer Research, Strom's team evaluated self-reported measures of obesity at different ages in a group of 526 prostate cancer patients who had their prostate removed. They followed patients for an average of 4 1/2 years.

Specifically, they checked whether the men had rising PSA levels following surgery, which is known as biochemical failure and leads to life-threatening metastasis 30 percent of the time. After removal of the prostate gland, the PSA should be undetectable.

The study found men who were obese (having a body mass index of 30 or more) at the time of diagnosis were more likely to experience rising PSA levels than those who weren't obese; and men who were obese at age 40 had an even greater rate of biochemical failure.

It also found both obesity between ages 25 and 40, and annual weight gain of at least 3 1/2 pounds between age 25 and diagnosis, were associated with more than a doubling of the biochemical failure risk. The average age of prostate cancer diagnosis is the early 60s.

Strom, a cancer survivor herself (she was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2000), said it's not yet clear how obesity contributes to prostate cancer progression, although leading theories suggest it could be linked to changes in a number of different hormones or lifestyle behaviors.

She said her team is now working with animals in an attempt to understand the mechanism behind obesity's role in prostate cancer progression.

The study was funded by the National Cancer Institute

Source: HoustonCronicle

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Hefty corpses cost county

By KEVIN DOBBS
REGISTER STAFF WRITER


Obesity's costs now reach to the grave.

Polk County's medical examiner has received permission to hire a private company when corpses are too hefty to move.

Dr. Gregory Schmunk said 300-pound bodies have become common, and he needs extra hands just to get some of them to the autopsy table.

Iowa ranks 20th in the nation for its proportion of obese adults, at 23.4 percent. Experts say everyone pays for the problem through higher health-care costs. Now add $250 to the cost.

That's what Schmunk's office will pay Seely Funeral Services Inc. of Urbandale to help move bodies when it falls behind or the subjects are too large.

"The times we need help with transportation are on those days when we have to do multiple runs or when we have an extremely heavy person, which isn't uncommon anymore," said Schmunk, who conducts more than 300 autopsies per year, from murder victims to people who die at home without a doctor.

One of his employees recently strained an arm tendon and was put on limited duty for nearly a month when he tried to move an obese person's corpse.

Schmunk estimates he will call on Seely about 30 times a year.

Large bodies are not only difficult to lift but also hard to maneuver.

"It just something you can't do by yourself," said Kevin Seely, who runs the funeral service. "It takes a lot of muscle, and you have to learn how to move people gracefully."

Source: DesmionesRegister.com

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Migrants' health merits checkup

OBESITY - HEALTH - STUDY

Mexico, U.S. experts target better care on both sides of border

By Oscar Avila
Tribune staff reporter




Immigrants who cross back and forth between Mexico and the United States create new medical demands on both sides of the border, compelling the two countries to jointly tackle obesity, AIDS and other medical issues, experts said Wednesday.

About 300 public health officials, doctors, researchers and elected officials gathered at the Hyatt Regency Chicago to devise binational strategies for a population that is disproportionately vulnerable to disease, and often without health insurance.

Participants warned that the sheer size of the Mexican population in the U.S. means that health problems could strain the resources of medical providers, overburden the budgets of health departments and expose more people to communicable diseases and other public-health risks.

The Mexican and U.S. governments have been collaborating on health policy along the border for about five years, but this week's Chicago conference is the first outside a border state.

The conference drew top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mexican Ministry of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

"When immigrants move, they change their culture, their society, their customs," said Miguel Angel Gonzalez, executive director of a research center with Mexico's National Institute of Public Health. "But the vulnerabilities they confront don't change."

Chicago has emerged as the nation's second-largest Mexican community. Disturbing health-care trends have been noted in Mexican nationals around the country, participants said.

Nearly 40 percent of Mexicans under 65 have no health insurance, compared with 16 percent of non-Hispanic whites. At the same time, Mexicans suffer from higher rates of diabetes and chronic disease.

Participants floated ambitious proposals, such as a binational health insurance plan, as well as basic strategies, such as a computer network that would transmit medical files from Mexican doctors to their U.S. counterparts.

Francisco Cisneros, executive director of the Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health Center and a conference organizer, said Mexico has to realize that its people are facing health obstacles.

Cisneros suggested that Mexican officials invite U.S. health practitioners to study and work there so they could better understand the culture.

Mexican officials also could play a role in health education in the United States, especially because undocumented immigrants might be reluctant to turn to U.S. government agencies, Cisneros said.

The conference was supplemented by a week of workshops on diabetes, domestic violence and other topics in primarily Hispanic neighborhoods.

Conference participants said the joint approach was especially necessary in battling HIV and AIDS. Health officials said many Mexican men immigrate alone to the United States and engage in unsafe sex with prostitutes or others. Many then bring HIV back to their wives in their Mexican hometowns.

Monica Ochoa-Delgado, community relations manager for the Chicago Department of Public Health, said everyone has a stake in improving the health of Mexican nationals. If Mexican parents don't have information about vaccinating their child, for example, that lack of care could affect all the child's classmates.

"If I am an immigrant and I get sick and I don't have insurance, it doesn't matter that you are a citizen with insurance," she said. "We all live together. We all need to be healthy."

Source: ChicagoTribune

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Huckabee says states must deal with obesity 'emergency'

DES MOINES, Iowa Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says the federal government is providing little leadership in the crisis of childhood obesity.

He says that leaves the responsibility to state and local governments.

Huckabee says the country is now seeing its first generation of people who aren't expected to live as long as their parents.

Huckabee is a Republican who is considering a bid for his party's presidential nomination.

He is the head of the National Governor's Association and has made wellness his top priority.

Huckabee and Governor Vilsack toured a Des Moines middle school today where they observed a physical education program that promotes team-building and physical activity.

Vilsack says the federal government can do more to raise the awareness about the link between physical fitness and health care costs.

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As child obesity doubles, France acts against advertisers

FRANCE - OBESITY - CHILDREN - OVERWEIGTH

PARIS (AFP) - With a new report showing that obesity levels among children have doubled in five years, the French government has announced plans to punish companies that fail to carry health advisories on advertisements for many food and drink products.

As part of a social security law approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, manufacturers will from next year be made to pay a 1.5 percent tax on their media budgets unless they include wording agreed by the health ministry in a prominent position on all printed and broadcast publicity.

The list of foodstuffs affected by the law has yet to be finalised, but it will certainly include all goods with high fat or sugar content. Industry insiders fear it could extend to any pre-packaged product, and they have expressed mounting concern about the damage to their competitiveness.

"One of the immediate consequences of this text will be a new and significant increase in the financial burden that our sector has to bear," warned Jean-Rene Buisson, president of the National Association of Food Industries.

Following a recent ban on vending-machines selling sweets and fizzy drinks in schools, the new measure reflects growing public awareness in France of the threat of obesity -- particularly among children and the poor.

According to a parliamentary report released this week, the proportion of adults that are obese has gone up from eight to 11 percent in five years. In the under-15 age bracket, the figure doubled from two to four percent in the same period.

The study -- conducted by the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) -- found that the risk of obesity is concentrated among the socially and economically disadvantaged, with graduates three times less likely to be obese than those who leave school early.

Only seven percent of children of executives are overweight, compared to 25 percent of children of the unemployed, the report found.

Obesity is clinically defined in terms of a ratio between height and body weight. With a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 30, a person is described as overweight. Above 30, he or she is obese.

Most developed countries have experienced similar increases in obesity, and the report found that France's figures are slightly lower than in Britain and Australia. Obesity levels among French children are now about the same level as in the United States 20 years ago, it found.

As elsewhere, lifestyle changes are blamed for the increase in French obesity -- which flies in the face of received wisdom about the so-called "French paradox".

Recent books with titles such as "French women don't get fat" and "Chic and Slim" have argued that the French have found the secret for healthy eating -- but according to the INSERM report French women are only slightly less likely to be overweight than their equivalents elsewhere in Europe.

The Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Health Policy (OPEPS), which commissioned the study, made several recommendations to combat the scourge, which it is feared could vastly inflate the country's medical expenditure in decades to come.

These include investment in sporting facilities and cycle tracks, and -- more controversially -- state subsidies on fruit and vegetables.

Noting that the cost of fatty foods in France has fallen by a half in 50 years while vegetables have gone up by a third, the deputies said that the country's richest 25 percent now consume three times more fruit and vegetables than the poorest.

"Fruit and vegetables must be accessible to all, including the most disadvantaged housholds, thanks to subsidies that allow us to bring down the prices," the OPEPS concluded.

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