Overweight
Treatment of Overweight: Is Metabolically Healthy Obesity a Worthwhile Initial Goal?
“Being overweight causes serious health problems. You should lose weight.” Doctors repeatedly point this out to their overweight and obese patients. Through a…
Epigenetics: Overweight Affects DNA Methylation
While our genes do not change in the course of life, our lifestyle can directly influence their surroundings. Scientists speak here of the epigenome (Greek…
Sibling composition impacts childhood obesity risk
It is well documented that children with obese parents are at greater risk for obesity. In a new study, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital,…
Primary weight maintenance – a new way to prevent overweight and obesity
It is also important to reach groups that are normally regarded as being at low risk of gaining weight. This is what Kristina Lindvall shows in her doctoral…
Parents find terms 'large' or 'gaining too much weight' less offensive than 'obese'
If doctors want to develop a strong rapport with parents of overweight children, it would be best if physicians used terms like “large” or “gaining too much…
Overweight? There's a vaccine for that
Obesity and obesity-related disease is a growing health issue worldwide. Somatostatin, a peptide hormone, inhibits the action of growth hormone (GH) and…