obesity – Page 11 – Dr. Barry Dworkin

Meta-analysis study tries to answer relationship between body-mass index and lifespan

December 2, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 2, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Excess weight shortens lifespan Reference: Body-Mass Index and Mortality among 1.46 Million White Adults
More Ontarians gainng weight, developing hypertension and diabetes

September 10, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 10, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Majority of Ontario adults overweight or obese
Observational study demonstrates limitations interpreting teen risk factors for headaches

August 19, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 19, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Lifestyle factors linked to teens’ headaches
Bariatric surgery can reverse type II diabetes

August 17, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 17, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Bariatric Surgery Resolves Diabetes, Saves Money
Study shows breast development beginning earlier in girls, causality needs to be determined

August 10, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 10, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Girls as young as 7 hitting puberty: U.S. study References: Frank M. Biro, MD, director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati. Biro, F. Pediatrics, published online Aug. 9, 2010. Warren Seigel, MD, Committee on Adolescence, American Academy of Pediatrics; chair, department…
Canadians continue to yo-yo diet as they look for a quick fix for weight loss

April 1, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 1, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Canadians stuck on weight-loss roller coaster
More evidence on how certain foods can affect brain chemistry and addictive behaviours

March 29, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 29, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Addicted to Fat: Overeating May Alter the Brain as Much as Hard Drugs Reference: Dopamine D2 receptors in addiction-like reward dysfunction and compulsive eating in obese rats
Lifestyle's influence on breast cancer risk

March 26, 2010

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 26, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: One-third of breast cancer cases are avoidable: experts
I need a Big Mac before my Olympic time trial

February 21, 2010

Ottawa Citizen journalist Dan Gardner castigates, and rightly so, how Olympic athletes sell out to corporations for oodles of cash without any consideration for the potential harm to public health outcomes. His column can be read here.