Saturday, July 01, 2006

Obesity - Strokes - recent promising advances in treatment (Daily News)



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Obesity surgery - Smoking and Obesity Curb Sex (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)




Drug Fights Obesity (RedNova)
A DRUG that could revolutionise the treatment of obesity and diabetes was launched in the UK yesterday. Rimonabant targets a natural body system that governs factors controlling appetite, weight, metabolism and energy use. The drug is also said to combata smoker's craving for nicotine.
Source: www.redorbit.com

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Friday, June 30, 2006

Obesity - Obesity pill now available in UK (BBC News)



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Obesity help - Small Towns Share Big-City Obesity Problems (Newswise)




Obesity pill now available in UK (BBC News)
A drug which treats obesity by reducing the desire to eat has been launched in the UK.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Doses First Patient Group In Phase IIa Trial For OE, Its Oral Obesity Drug Candidate (Medical News Today)
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (Amex: MHA) today announced that it commenced dosing the first groupof patients in its Phase IIa clinical trial of oral Oleoyl-estrone (OE),the company's novel drug candidate for the treatment of obesity. Patientrecruitment is ongoing. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

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Childhood obesity - Diabetes Brings Earlier Heart Disease, Death (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)



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Obesity - American Academy Of Pediatrics Offers Health Strategies For Parents In A Parents Guide To Childhood Obesity (Medical News Today)



Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions, affecting more than 9 million children and teens in the United States alone. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), one of the ways to alleviate this problem starts with parents. [click link for full article]

Ali squares up to obesity crisis with snack line (Guardian Unlimited)
Muhammad Ali plans to introduce a line of reduced claorie snacks for young people to help fight obesity.

'Save children from obesity' call (Yorkshire Post Today)
Council urged to ensure healthy eating and enough exercise Emma Dunlop HEALTH experts are warning something has to be done to tackle childhood obesity in Rotherham, where thousands of children are now seriously overweight. (29/06/2006 08:11:56)

Childhood Obesity Doesn't Have to be a Problem (KFVS12)
It's no secret that America is on the fast track to fat. Now our children are following in our footsteps. Within four years, it's projected that nearly half of American children will be overweight.

A woman fights to unravel mystery of her disease (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BOSTON -- Amy Farber stood before 40 scientists, researchers and physicians in a conference room at Harvard Medical School in May. They were there to hear a lecture about estrogen, and the role it might play in a rare lung disease that strikes mainly women.

Could Heavier Toys Help Fight Obesity In Children? (WLBZ Bangor)
With more and more American children getting fatter, health advocates are looking for creative ways for kids to stay fit.

posted by Obesity at 8:27 PM  

Beating Obesity In Children

Obesity in children is the biggest challenge facing parents in these early years of the twenty-first century and this article is designed to take a long hard look at the reasons.

Over the past 30 years children, and population in general, have been heading deeper into an obesity pattern, just as hours spent watching television or sitting in front of a computer have risen proportionately. In fact the graphs for obesity and television/computer sitting rise almost in unison, so there is little doubt that the two are linked. The challenge that faces parents is to tempt their children away from passive activities into action activities. A child gains more from chasing a ball in a local park than they do from TV or the internet so the first question you should ask of yourself is: “Am I doing enough to ensure my child achieves the basic level of sporting activity?” - It is parents that have created this situation by spending too much time at work at the expense of their children and therefore it is parents who must correct the situation.

The next thing that needs looking at is diet. A burger, pizza or some other take-home meal is fine as a once a month treat but not as a basic diet. There is a food pyramid indicating what we should eat to remain healthy and we should all be doing our utmost to follow the recommendations if we are truly interested in maintaining a healthy and long life.

Parents that I’ve met have made a pyramid of excuses why they can’t get their children into sport and physical activity, why they can’t get them to eat healthy food etc. But they all have one thing in common; they are just excuses that try to convince them that there is no problem. The problem isn’t in the children, it is a parental problem because when a parent states: ‘I’ve tried everything but it doesn’t work.’ They are really saying; ‘My children call the shots and lack respect for me and my judgment.’

Think about it for a moment.

- Isn’t it the role of a parent to give guidance to a child?

- Isn’t diet and activity guidance that will lead to a long healthy life a worthwhile goal for a parent?

- Do you think that a child truly respects a person that constantly gives in to them?

- If your child doesn’t learn to respect advice from people with greater experience what chance do they have at school or work?

There is a whole list of other questions but I think the few above are enough for now. It is not cruel to children to feed them a healthy diet and a healthy, but fun, exercise routine. I leave it to you to answer the alternative question: Is it kind to make your children unhealthy because doing the right thing takes a little effort at times? It is the healthy, well adjusted, children who will show most love to their parents in years to come. The secret is to make life fun and you have to be healthy to enjoy fun.

This article is copyright © David McCarthy 2006.

Side note: See http://www.recipesmania.com/article-food-pyramid-1.html for more information.

About The Author
David McCarthy is webmaster at http://www.recipesmania.com a site dedicated to freely sharing knowledge on all things connected to health and diet and featuring a wide range of recipes from basic family meals to entertaining specials. This is backed by diet meals and weight loss program that are all free to try and share.

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