Anti-Obesity PSA Will Make You Want To Eat Healthier

[Mr. Mensch]

[CAPUSAFcadet23]

Hey Menschhole. Denis Leary has something to tell you.

[Common Sense]

This is communism...or fascism, or Islamofascim.

[waltky]

Fat Labradors give clues to obesity...

Fat Labradors give clues to obesity epidemic
Tue, 03 May 2016 - Genes are partly to blame for some dogs getting fat, say scientists who have studied Labrador retrievers.

The Labrador retriever, known as one of the greediest breeds of dog, is hard-wired to overeat, research suggests. The dog is more likely to become obese than other breeds partly because of its genes, scientists at Cambridge University say. The gene affected is thought to be important in controlling how the brain recognises hunger and the feeling of being full after eating. The research could help in the understanding of human obesity. "About a quarter of pet Labradors carry this gene [difference]," lead researcher Dr Eleanor Raffan told the BBC. "Although obesity is the consequence of eating more than you need and more than you burn off in exercise, actually there's some real hard-wired biology behind our drive to eat," she added.

Lifestyle factors

Canine obesity mirrors the human obesity epidemic, with lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and high-calorie food both implicated - as well as genetics. As many as two in three dogs (34-59%) in rich countries are now overweight. The Labrador has the highest levels of obesity and has been shown to be more obsessed with food than other breeds. Researchers screened more than 300 Labradors kept as pets or assistance dogs for known obesity genes in the study, published in the journal Cell Metabolism.

The Labrador is the most common breed of dog in the UK

The international team found that a change in a gene known as POMC was strongly linked with weight, obesity and appetite in Labradors and Flat-Coated retrievers. In both breeds, for each copy of the gene carried, the dog was on average 2kg heavier. Other breeds of dog - from the Shih Tzu to the Great Dane - were also screened, but the genetic difference was not found. However, the variation was more common in Labradors working as assistance dogs, which the researchers say might be because these dogs are easier to train by rewarding with food.

Human health 'lessons'

Intriguingly, the POMC gene is a rare cause of childhood obesity. Dr Giles Yeo, a human geneticist from the University of Cambridge, worked on the study. "What we have found is that some Labradors get fat because they have a deletion in a gene within their brain," he said. "And this particular gene plays a role in sensing how much fat they have in their body - and so some Labradors don't know how much fat they have and so keep eating to try to get fatter." Research suggests that over 100 genes influence body weight in humans. Most function within the brain and are involved in eating behaviour.

Using dogs as a model to study obesity could lead to a better understanding of the biology of the condition. "Common genetic variants affecting the POMC gene are associated with human body weight and there are even some rare obese people who lack a very similar part of the POMC gene to the one that is missing in the dogs," Prof Stephen O'Rahilly of the Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science said. "So, further research in these obese Labradors may not only help the wellbeing of companion animals but also have important lessons for human health." The research was funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council and the Dogs Trust.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36170267

[waltky]

Seems like an extreme measure to go to...

FDA approves stomach-draining obesity treatment
June 14, 2016 | WASHINGTON (AP) — A new weight loss device offers a novel approach to cutting calories: draining them from the stomach before they are fully digested.

The AspireAssist system consists of a thin tube implanted in the stomach, connecting to an outside port on the skin of the belly. About 20 minutes after finishing a meal, users connect the port to an external device, which drains some of the recently-consumed food into the toilet. The manufacturer — Aspire Bariatrics based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania — says its system removes about 30 percent of food stored in the stomach before it begins causing weight gain. The Food and Drug Administration approved the device on Tuesday for adults who are obese, with a body mass index of 35 to 55, and have not been able to lose weight with other methods.

It's the latest option for millions of obese Americans who have been unable to lose weight via more traditional methods. Obesity is considered one of the nation's leading public health problems because it can trigger diabetes and lead to heart disease and other serious health problems. About 38 percent of all U.S. adults are obese. A 5-foot-9 person would be obese at 203 pounds. Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that rates of obesity among women had reached 40 percent for the first time. That compares to a 35 percent obesity rate for men.

The FDA said it approved the new device based on studies showing patients lost an average of 12 percent of their total body weight one year after the procedure. That compared to 3.6 percent weight loss for patients who didn't receive the device. Side effects seen with AspireAssist included nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea. "Patients need to be regularly monitored by their health care provider and should follow a lifestyle program to help them develop healthier eating habits and reduce their calorie intake," said FDA deputy director Dr. William Maisel, in a statement. Weight loss surgery is recommended for those with a BMI of 40 or those with a BMI of 35 who have other risk factors like diabetes or high blood pressure.

Patients undergoing permanent weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass surgery, generally lose about 34 percent of their total weight after one year. The 50-year-old procedure involves stapling a small pouch off from the rest of the stomach and connecting it to the small intestine Weight loss is significantly lower with reversible banding procedures, in which a small saline-filled band is wrapped around the stomach to reduce its size. Those patients generally see weight loss of 14 percent after one year. Potential side effects include esophagus irritation, infection and vomiting, in some cases.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fda-appro...66.html?ref=gs

[HoneyBadger]

Fat Labradors give clues to obesity epidemic

I have a lardass lab. He's fat because he loves to eat and his favorite form of exercise is sleep. He's on a strict diet with his food measured out precisely but I swear... that dog can gain weight from breathing air.

[waltky]

Granny says Uncle Ferd oughta take out some life insurance on his g/f...

Study: Obesity Can Shorten Lives by as Much as 10 Years
July 13, 2016 - Doctors have known for years the health risks of being overweight, but a new study shows that being too fat can cut as much as 10 years off your life.

The study in The Lancet, a medical journal, looked at the histories of 4 million nonsmoking adults in 32 countries from 1970 to 2015. The experts found that those who were overweight died one year earlier than their life expectancy and moderately obese people lost three years off their lives.

The study's lead author, Emanuele Di Angelantonio of the University of Cambridge, said the severely obese can expect to die 10 years prematurely. The study said being fat is far more dangerous for men than for women.

A woman walks along a boardwalk in New York. The lead author of a new medical study says the severely obese can expect to die 10 years prematurely.

Experts have already linked obesity to heart disease, stroke and cancer. The authors recognized how hard it is for many people to lose weight and keep it off. They said it is much easier for overweight people to slim down to normal weight before they reach middle age, rather than later in life.

http://www.voanews.com/content/study...e/3417706.html

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Telehealth Poised to Revolutionize Medical Care, Authors Say
July 13, 2016 - Via PCs, smartphones, doctors and nurses could be available 24 hours a day at relatively low cost to assess emergency situations, like heart attack or stroke

When you're sick, one of the hardest parts about getting better is getting up and getting to the doctor. It's a first-world problem for most Americans who live in cities or suburbs, but what if the doctor is 40 kilometers away, or 400 kilometers? Soon, the solution may be just a mouse click away. It's called telehealth, and it links patients and doctors using computers or mobile devices. Some researchers think it will revolutionize health care in the next decade. Telemedicine is now used to some extent to monitor heart patients and to connect doctors and distant emergency rooms. In the United States, veterans benefited from 2 million telemedicine visits in 2014 through the government’s health care service for them.

University of Miami dermatologist Dr. Anne Burdick checks the computer screen in her Miami office as she discusses telemedicine

But in the next decade, telemedicine or virtual care will evolve into telehealth, say the authors of an article in The New England Journal of Medicine. Utilizing computers or mobile devices, doctors and nurses could be available 24 hours a day at relatively low cost to assess emergency situations, like heart attack or stroke. Ray Dorsey, a neurologist at University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, says telehealth technology could benefit people in other countries. He said that in developing parts of the world such as China or India, telehealth will be increasingly seen as "a means to provide unprecedented access to care where previously care has just largely been inaccessible.”

Accessible to nearly everyone

The increasing use of smartphones worldwide has the potential to revolutionize medical care. In the world of telehealth, patients will be able to communicate with health care specialists directly from their homes, and school nurses will be able to talk with doctors directly and get information about why a child is not feeling well. “And it’s an evaluation in a timely, convenient way without having to go to the emergency room or an urgent care center, or even a pediatrician,” said Dorsey. “I think in the future it will increasingly be applied to chronic conditions to help reduce costs.” For example, telehealth could help doctors keep an eye on patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes or Parkinson’s disease. The technology also could be combined with wireless, wearable devices to watch over serious disorders such as congestive heart failure.

What’s driving telehealth

In the article, Dorsey and co-author Eric Topol with Scripps Research Institute in California predict a number of trends in the evolution of telehealth. It will be driven by the need to make health care more convenient and cost-effective for patients and doctors alike. It will expand the traditional use of telemedicine from general doctors to specialists such as psychiatrists, neurologists and dermatologists. The biggest challenge, according to Dorsey, is the digital divide, where those who need health care assistance the most don’t have access to a computer or smartphone. In the end, they say, telehealth won’t replace office visits, but it could fill in the gaps, enabling medical personnel to meet the growing burden of chronic disease and increasing access to badly needed health care worldwide.

http://www.voanews.com/content/teleh...e/3417244.html

[waltky]

Citrus Fruits May Head Off Obesity-Related Diseases...

Antioxidants in Citrus May Head Off Obesity-Related Diseases
August 21, 2016 - Eating citrus fruit could head off chronic diseases that are related to obesity, a growing health problem in many parts of the world, according to a new study.

Diabetes, heart disease and liver disease are increasing as more people pack on the kilos. But there’s a substance in citrus fruits called flavanones, which are antioxidants that help people’s bodies reduce the amount of oxidative stress. The diseases linked to obesity are caused by oxidative stress and its related inflammation. When humans consume a fatty diet, their fat cells produce reactive oxygen species that harm cells. When fat cells become too large, which they do in obese individuals, they produce higher levels of reactive oxygen species that overwhelm the body, causing inflammation and disease. Researchers say antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables, such as citrus flavanones, help fight reactive oxygen species and reduce oxidative stress in animals that eat a high fat diet.

Paula Ferreira, a graduate researcher at the Universidade Estadual Paulist in Brazil conducted the research. The month-long experiment by Ferreira and colleagues involved 50 mice, feeding them either a normal diet, a high fat diet, or a high fat diet with three flavanones. Investigators found the mice that ate a high fat diet, but no flavanones, had significantly higher levels of cell damage, than mice that ate a normal diet. Mice on the high fat died had 80 percent more cell damage markers in their blood and 57 percent in the liver compared to rodents fed a normal diet, report researchers. But mice fed a high fat diet plus the three flavanones - hesperidin, eriocitrin and eriodictyol - had a reduction in cell damage markers compared to mice on a standard diet. Reductions in the liver ranged from 50 to 64 percent depending upon the flavanone given compared to those on a high fat diet alone.

Clementines and oranges

Researchers said the obese mice became healthier consuming citrus flavanones even though they did lose any weight. “Our results indicate that in the future, we can use citrus flavanones, a class of antioxidants, to prevent or delay chronic diseases caused by obesity in humans,” said Ferreira. It’s also possible, said researchers, that citrus could be beneficial to people who are not obese but eat a fatty, Western-style diet, she said. Ferreira said the best way to get flavanones is to drink them, like orange juice. “Many of the citrus juices, because citrus juice has high amounts of ... these compounds.”

The researchers presented their findings at the American Chemical Society’s annual meeting in Pennsylvania, the largest scientific society in the world. Investigators next plan to conduct human studies, to see whether it’s healthier to give citrus flavanones in juice or pill form, or whether they have the same effect.

http://www.voanews.com/a/antioxidant...s/3473962.html

[waltky]

Granny says, "Better to be layin' inna grass dan smokin' it...

Puberty calorie burn fall 'could explain obesity rise'
Thu, 08 Sep 2016 - A sharp drop in calories burnt while resting during puberty could explain why a lot of teenagers put on too much weight, a study suggests.

A rise in obesity in adolescents may be down to a sharp drop in the amount of calories they burn while resting. A study in the International Journal of Diabetes found energy used at rest was 25% lower in 15-year-olds compared with when they were 10 - a fall of 500 calories a day. This is equivalent to cutting out an hour's strenuous exercise every day.

Teenagers lying on some grass

The study said the findings were unexpected but could help explain why a lot of teenagers put on excess weight. Most of the energy people burn is just to keep their bodies ticking over - using the brain, heart, liver and kidneys - rather than through physical activity. In a decade-long study following 279 children, researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School were surprised to find the number of calories the children burned at rest fell sharply during puberty.

Exercise drop

This is a period of rapid growth, which usually uses up lots of calories, but it was only around the age of 16 that the number of calories burned at rest started to rise again. During puberty there was also a noticeable drop in the amount of exercise, particularly among girls, which could add to weight gain, the researchers said. About a third of school children aged 10-11 in England are overweight or obese. Prof Terry Wilkin, from the University of Exeter Medical School, said: "Child obesity and associated diabetes are both among the greatest health challenges of our time. "Our findings can explain why teenagers gain excess weight in puberty, and it could help target strategies accordingly."
Junk food

Prof Simon Capewell, vice-president of the Faculty of Public Health, said the findings showed there was an even greater need to improve children's diets and protect them from the heavy marketing of junk food and sugary drinks. "Adolescents sitting around using their smartphones and iPads are being bombarded with junk food marketing - while using even fewer calories than we previously thought. "Last month's government strategy on childhood obesity confirmed the duty on sugary drinks, but was otherwise a disastrous missed opportunity. "We need much tougher regulation around the marketing of junk food to children - particularly on TV and online."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37297812

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