Dangers of weight cycling
REPEATEDLY losing and regaining weight may increase the risk of endometrial cancer among women who have ever been obese, according to an Australian study.
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Metformin in pregnancy linked to heavier children
INTRAUTERINE metformin exposure may have long-term effects on a child’s weight, according to a study.
Metformin use in pregnancy linked to heavier children
INTRAUTERINE metformin exposure may have long-term effects on a child’s weight, according to a study.
5kg gain after quitting raises risk of type 2
AN INCREASED risk of type 2 diabetes associated with quitting smoking is confined to patients who gain at least 5kg when they give up tobacco, a study suggests.
Obesity linked to cognitive defects
COGNITIVE therapy aimed at improving planning, reasoning and problem solving should be considered in people who are obese, a controversial Australian review suggests. Researchers from the University of NSW school of psychiatry reviewed 38 studies on the link between obesity and cognition, finding high BMI is associated with cognitive defects, particularly executive function. They also found evidence of a “vicious cycle” in which cognitive dysfunction exacerbated weight gain, to exert a negative influence on the brain via biological mechanisms. Lead author Dr Evelyn Smith said the finding was controversial, but what it didn’t mean was that ...
Glitazone cuts conversion to type 2 at a cost
PIOGLITAZONE can reduce conversion to type 2 diabetes but at a cost of weight gain and oedema, a trial has shown. US researchers studied the effects of 30 mg pioglitazone per day compared with placebo in 600 patients with impaired glucose tolerance and baseline mean BMI of 34.5. Pioglitazone reduced the risk of converting from impaired glucose tolerance to type 2 diabetes by 72% over 2.4 years (48% pioglitazone vs 28% placebo), the manufacturer-supported study found. Treatment of 18 participants for a year prevented one case of diabetes. However, weight gain in the pioglitazone group was ...
Caution urged on sulfonylureas for diabetes
EXPERTS are calling for caution over the use of sulfonylureas as second-line diabetes therapies, after a new study highlighted their risks compared to newer agents. Reviewing 27 placebo-controlled trials, including 11,198 patients, US researchers found the different drug classes all led to similar HbA1c reductions in patients who had not achieved control on metformin alone. However sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones and glinides all caused weight gain compared to placebo, whereas glucagon-like peptide-1 analogs, α-glucosidase inhibitors and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors were weight neutral or promoted weight loss. Sulfonylureas were also linked to a more than two times greater risk ...
Overweight women need to watch weight gain in pregnancy
THE scales should be reintroduced by doctors during antenatal visits to help overweight women avoid excessive weight gain during pregnancy, Australian researchers say. They found regular weight measurement in pregnancy was effective in women who were overweight at the start of pregnancy – but not in other weight categories. Overweight women randomly assigned to regularly record their weight gained 0.12 kg a week less than women in the control group. There were no significant differences in underweight, normal or obese women. Two hundred and thirty-six women were recruited before 14 weeks’ gestation, with those in the ...
Promotion of fad diets must not be taken lightly
I FIRST heard about the ‘Thin by Friday’ diet when my teenaged daughter asked me if I would follow it with her. She’d read about it in Grazia magazine. I was able to discourage her by explaining that fad diets usually don’t work, and after I warned her of the probable weight gain afterwards, she was pretty happy to abandon the idea. However, I was left with a sense of unease about why she was considering such a diet. Alarm bells went off when I heard the diet seemingly being endorsed on a local radio station. It’s ...
Fash mag diet: ‘rubbish with a new twist’
THE latest fad diet to hit Australia could trigger psychological problems and rebound weight gain, according to nutrition experts. The 4 Day Diet , devised by New York nutritionist Dr Ian Smith, promises devotees will lose 2 kg in four days by following a series of modules. The plan advocates four-day dieting modules, followed by three days with no food restrictions. Modules include ‘protein’ where carbohydrates are limited and ‘smooth’ where forbidden foods, such as pizza, are permitted. The diet has been promoted by Grazia magazine, and Kristy Warner, a newsreader at Sydney ...
Weight gain predictors identified
YOUNG women of healthy weight are actually putting on more than half a kilo a year, according to data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Women aged 18 to 23 years gained weight over the decade at a rate of 0.93% per year, equivalent to 605 g/year for a 65 kg woman. Lead researcher Professor Wendy Brown (PhD), from the University of Queensland, told the Heart Foundation Conference in Brisbane yesterday that predictors of high weight gain included gaining a partner, having a baby, and sitting for more than six hours a day. In ...
Digital addiction
From Internet addiction to obesity, the new media has a significant impact on mental and physical health. Kirrilly Burton reports. BORN roughly between 1980 and 1995, they have been dubbed everything from Generation Y to the Echo Boomers. They are tech-savvy, multitask-oriented, and they want everything now. They’ve grown up with the Internet, iPods, mobile phones and video games, and, according to a 2007 Australian Communications and Media Authority report on media use among eight to 17 year olds, the Internet is integral to their lives, with an average of an hour and a quarter ...