Obesity

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• Cardiovascular Disease
• Endocrinology
• Nutrition
• Primary Care Medicine

• Diet Influences Effect of Gene Variant on Metabolism Date: Jan 6, 2009

  A common gene variant has beneficial effects on metabolism such as reducing the risk of obesity and diabetes, but not in mice fed a fatty diet, according to the results of a study published in the Jan. 7 issue of Cell Metabolism.

• Obesity Linked to Diverticular Disease in Older Men Date: Jan 5, 2009

  In older men, obesity significantly increases the risks of diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding, researchers report in the January issue of Gastroenterology.

• Unpasteurized Milk Likely Source of Campylobacter Outbreak Date: Jan 5, 2009

  An outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni that occurred in Kansas during 2007 was likely due to the consumption of fresh cheese produced from unpasteurized milk, according to a report in the Jan. 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

• Sex, Substance Use References Common on MySpace Profiles Date: Jan 5, 2009

  References to health risk behaviors, such as substance use and sexual behaviors, are common on adolescents' MySpace pages, but a brief e-mail from a doctor can help reduce sexual references on these profiles, according to two studies published in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

• Antioxidants Not Seen to Reduce Women's Cancer Risk Date: Jan 1, 2009

  The use of supplemental vitamins C and E and beta-carotene -- all antioxidants -- does not appear to reduce the incidence of total cancer or cancer mortality in middle-aged and older women, according to research published in the Jan. 7 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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  Gastric bypass patients at risk for kidney stones Date: Jan 1, 2009 By: Mac Overmyer

  Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), a popular form of weight reduction surgery for morbidly obese patients, significantly elevates the risk of kidney stone formation.

• Gastric Bypass Can Reverse Diabetes in Very Obese Teens Date: Dec 30, 2008

  Roux-en-Y gastric bypass can improve insulin resistance, β-cell function and cardiovascular risk factors in extremely obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus, although the long-term efficacy is unknown, researchers report in the January issue of Pediatrics.

• Inorganic Phosphate Linked to Lung Cancer Date: Dec 29, 2008

  High dietary levels of inorganic phosphate promotes lung tumorigenesis and altered activation of the pro-survival signaling pathway controlled by the Akt protein, according to research published in the January issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

• Fish Oil May Reduce Death from Cardiac Causes Date: Dec 24, 2008

  Fish oil supplementation is associated with a reduction in deaths from cardiac causes, but does not have an impact on arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death, according to a report published online Dec. 23 in BMJ.