Top weight loss studies of 2012
Obesity
and weight gain are major lifestyle problems that haunt a majority of
people the world over. Today we take a look at the top weight loss
studies in 2012 that will put misconceptions and myths to rest, and
change our image too. We relive 2012 to build a healthy future in 2013.
These are the top weight loss studies of 2012.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Weight loss procedures lack standarisation and proficiency
None of the weight-loss solutions currently available in the country are functioning on any reliable logical science, leading to short term weight loss and several linked complications, experts said at the "National Conference on Tackling Nutritional Challenges Among the diabetic Young".
"Lately, centres selling weight-loss in kilos and companies offering weight loss pills and drinks have cropped up as quick-fix solution. Most of them lack a holistic and customized approach, leading to various related health problems," said Manjari Chandra, senior nutritionist from Nutritionistsrepublic.com after attending the discussion, organised by Anna Adarsh Women's College, Chennai and Panacea Health Education.
"The problem with most of the weight-loss centers and products is that instead of making the person understand the science and logic behind the weight gain, they merely work on creating easy and shortcut methods of weight loss, which could be as irrational as 'mono-diet and sauna bath'," said Divyaa Ravi of Fitness One Group India Ltd.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Older obese kids eat less than healthy peers
Obese kids who are older actually consume fewer calories per day than their healthy peers, while younger overweight children consume more calories than their healthy peers. "Children who are overweight tend to remain overweight," said Asheley Cockrell Skinner, assistant professor of paediatrics at University of North Carolina (UNC), who led the study the journal Paediatrics reports.
"One reason this makes sense is because we know overweight children are less active than healthy weight kids. Additionally, this is in line with other research that obesity is not a simple matter of overweight people eating more - the body is complex in how it reacts to amount of food eaten and amount of activity," added Skinner.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Can it! Soda studies can closer link to obesity
As Americans debate what is most to blame for the nation's obesity epidemic, researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that sugary drinks play a leading role and that eliminating them would, more than any other single step, make a huge difference.
Three studies published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine represent the most rigorous effort yet to see if there is a link between sugar-sweetened beverages and expanding U.S. waistlines.
"I know of no other category of food whose elimination can produce weight loss in such a short period of time," said Dr. David Ludwig, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children's Hospital, who led one of the studies. "The most effective single target for an intervention aimed at reducing obesity is sugary beverages."
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Need to counter spread obesity and diabetes: Experts
Growing prosperity and the changing lifestyle of urban Indians has led to an alarming increase in obesity and diabetes, Ramji Singh, general secretary of the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India.
"Obesity is the root course of all diseases and there is a need to encourage people to go to parks and sports fields. The rising cases of obesity among youth is a matter of concern and we must chalk out a strategy to counter it," said the university's Pro Vice Chancellor Brig. (retd.) Syed Ahmad Ali.
He said obesity was no longer a problem of big cities. "It is spreading in small cities too."
He said children should not be allowed to watch TV and work on computers for more than seven hours a week.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: TV viewing: A cause for obesity?
Talking about foundation of lifestyle behaviours being established as early as pre-school, a study found that nearly half of obese children ate dinner in front of the TV more than three times a week.
Seventy percent of parents of overweight kindergarten children thought their child was the 'right weight' and 30 percent of the parents of obese children thought their child was the right weight.
The researchers concluded that the foundation for many lifestyle behaviours is already established by the time children enter school.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: 'Exposure' to the US may raise Immigrants obesity risk
A new study finds that the longer immigrants from Mexico, and their U.S.-born offspring, spend in the United States, the greater their odds of becoming obese. Compared to similar individuals living in Mexico, researchers found the grandchildren of immigrants to the U.S. from Mexico were three times more likely to be obese adults.
"We just couldn't believe the fact that we found roughly a threefold increase from the one extreme... to the people on the other side," said the study's lead author Karen R. Florez, an associate social scientist at the non-profit research institute Rand Corporation, in Santa Monica, California.
Kiarri Kershaw, an assistant professor of preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago points out, "I think it's complicated. It could be the food environment; it could be stress with acculturation or the loss of support networks when a person moves to a new country. I don't think that's clear," she said.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Slimmer future for heavy kids who get help early
Weight-loss programs can help even very young children slim down, and it appears that acting early may improve the odds of success, according to a pair of new studies.
"What they are showing is a pretty consistent trend that if we were to intervene early, we could really have an effect on changing the trajectory of weight gain in children," said Dr. Elsie Taveras, a pediatrician at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, who co-wrote an editorial on the findings.
Excessive pounds in childhood often stay on into adulthood, where they have been linked to heart disease, diabetes and other health problems.
Taveras said there is mounting evidence that paying attention to young kids may be a promising way to stem the global obesity epidemic.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Burst of sprinting burn 200 calories
Short bursts of sprinting, known as "high intensity exercise", can actually burn 200 calories, much more than jogging or walking for long periods, according to a research.
Colorado State University researchers compared the energy expenditure of a group of men on two different days: one spent watching TV, the other doing high-intensity exercise followed by long periods of recovery.
"Research shows that many people start an exercise programme but just can't keep it up," said Sevits. "The biggest factor people quote is that they don't have the time to fit in exercise," he added.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Skipping breakfast could make you fatter
Those who skip breakfast to lose weight not only eat more for lunch, they also crave fatty and sugary foods, researchers say.
Over time, this could lead to slimmers piling on the pounds, despite their best intentions, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
The warning comes from doctors and scientists at Imperial College London who scanned the brains of 21 healthy young men and women while they looked at pictures of various foods.
The volunteers also rated how appealing they found the foods, which ranged from salads and vegetables to calorie-laden chocolates, desserts, cakes, pizzas and burgers.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Obese teen likely to turn impotent
Obese young men between 14 and 20 years of age have only half the testosterone levels of their leaner counterparts, and a high likelihood of infertility as adults, found a team of US researchers led by Indian-origin professor Paresh Dandona.
Researchers from University at Buffalo, New York, reported as early as 2004 that low testosterone levels, or hypogonadism, was found in obese, type-2 diabetic adult males.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Men with belly fat ripe for bone loss
Men with belly fat are ripe candidates for bone loss and decreased bone strength, says a new study.
"It is important for men to be aware that excess belly fat is not only a risk factor for heart disease and diabetes, it is also a risk factor for bone loss," said Miriam Bredella, radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Knee replacement linked the weight gain
Being overweight is known to increase the risk of needing a knee replacement, but a new study finds that knee replacement surgery may also raise a person's risk of gaining weight, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers, whose findings appeared in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, analyzed the medical records of nearly 1,000 knee-replacement surgery patients, and found that 30 percent of them gained five percent or more of their body weight in the five years following surgery.
One possible explanation for the counter-intuitive results, experts said, is that if people have spent years adapting to knee pain by taking it easy, they don't automatically change their habits when the pain is reduced.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Mind your diet, overcome your scary ailments
Scientists have suggested by reducing the calories and carbohydrates, one can not just slow the ageing process but also overcome a host of ailments from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's.
Researchers have found out how limiting the calories' intake works in the body and can influence our chances of living longer. It has offered scientists a way to protect cells from the damage caused by chronic disease, Daily Express reported.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Stick to healthy diet for weight loss
Cutting down butter and cheese, biscuits, cakes and crisps and going in for low-fat diet could help shed pounds, according to a new research.
In this way, people can get slimmer in six months without dieting. The more fat you stop eating, the more weight is lost, says a new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
The results prove for the first time that weight loss is possible simply by choosing foods lower in fat despite a plethora of recent publicity extolling the benefits of low-carbohydrate and no-carb diets, the British Medical Journal reported.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Youth who overeat more likely to take up drugs
Children and teens who reported overeating, including binge eating, were more likely to start using marijuana and other drugs, according to a U.S. study looking at over 10,000 youths.
Binge eating, defined by loss of control during overeating, was also tied to a higher chance of depression and becoming overweight or obese, researchers writing in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine said.
"Physicians and parents should be aware that both overeating and binge eating are quite common in adolescents, and these problems put them at risk for other problems, such as drug use," said lead author Kendrin Sonneville, from Boston Children's Hospital.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Weight loss? There's an app for that - and it works
Mobile devices that let people track how much they eat and exercise may help them shed weight over and above the benefits of a typical weight-loss program, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers writing in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that overweight and obese adults lost an average of over eight pounds (3.6 kilograms) more when they had personal digital assistants (PDAs) and occasional phone coaching to help them, in addition to a group program.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Facebook prompts overeating, spending: Study
Facebook may lower one's self-control and tempt him or her into excessive eating or spending, says a new consumer study. A number of studies have found that Facebook usage lowers self-control for consumers who focus on close friends while browsing their social network, the Journal of Consumer Research reports. Specifically, such consumers are more likely to choose an unhealthy snack after browsing Facebook due to enhanced self-esteem, according to a Columbia and Pittsburgh statement.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Bedroom tv increases children's obesity risks
Children watching TV in bedrooms might have greater chances of becoming obese, says a US study.
A team from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Los Angeles linked the relationship between watching TV in bedrooms and childhood obesity, especially larger waists.
"The established association between TV and obesity is predominantly based on BMI (Body Mass Index which is height-to-weight ratio). The association between TV and fat mass, adiposity stored in specific depots (including abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue) and cardiometabolic risk, is less well understood," says lead investigator Peter T. Katzmarzyk, from Pennington.
"It is hypothesized that higher levels of TV viewing and the presence of a TV in the bedroom are associated with depot-specific adiposity and cardiometabolic risk," adds Katzmarzyk.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Aerobic exercise best for weight and fat loss
Aerobic exercises are the best for burning fat and losing weight, according to a US study.
The study, conducted by the Duke University Medical Centre, is the largest randomised trial to analyse changes in body composition from aerobic exercise, weight training and a combo of the two, in obese adults without diabetes.
Aerobic exercise, which includes walking, running, and swimming, has been proven to be an effective way to lose weight, the Journal of Applied Physiology reports. It also helped with weight loss by increasing a person's resting metabolic rate, according to a Duke statement.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Women can nag me into shape after all
Nagging your husband to lose weight works better for women than cajoling or persuading him, a new study has found.
Research proves that men are much more likely to lose weight if their other halves criticise, confront and reject them, rather than offer sugar-coated encouragement.
The results showed husbands who whined and moaned about being overweight were more likely to start dieting and exercising if they faced what psychologists call 'oppositional behaviour' from their wives -- or constant criticism rather than sympathy.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Weight loss procedures lack standarisation and proficiency
None of the weight-loss solutions currently available in the country are functioning on any reliable logical science, leading to short term weight loss and several linked complications, experts said at the "National Conference on Tackling Nutritional Challenges Among the diabetic Young".
"Lately, centres selling weight-loss in kilos and companies offering weight loss pills and drinks have cropped up as quick-fix solution. Most of them lack a holistic and customized approach, leading to various related health problems," said Manjari Chandra, senior nutritionist from Nutritionistsrepublic.com after attending the discussion, organised by Anna Adarsh Women's College, Chennai and Panacea Health Education.
"The problem with most of the weight-loss centers and products is that instead of making the person understand the science and logic behind the weight gain, they merely work on creating easy and shortcut methods of weight loss, which could be as irrational as 'mono-diet and sauna bath'," said Divyaa Ravi of Fitness One Group India Ltd.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Older obese kids eat less than healthy peers
Obese kids who are older actually consume fewer calories per day than their healthy peers, while younger overweight children consume more calories than their healthy peers. "Children who are overweight tend to remain overweight," said Asheley Cockrell Skinner, assistant professor of paediatrics at University of North Carolina (UNC), who led the study the journal Paediatrics reports.
"One reason this makes sense is because we know overweight children are less active than healthy weight kids. Additionally, this is in line with other research that obesity is not a simple matter of overweight people eating more - the body is complex in how it reacts to amount of food eaten and amount of activity," added Skinner.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Can it! Soda studies can closer link to obesity
As Americans debate what is most to blame for the nation's obesity epidemic, researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that sugary drinks play a leading role and that eliminating them would, more than any other single step, make a huge difference.
Three studies published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine represent the most rigorous effort yet to see if there is a link between sugar-sweetened beverages and expanding U.S. waistlines.
"I know of no other category of food whose elimination can produce weight loss in such a short period of time," said Dr. David Ludwig, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children's Hospital, who led one of the studies. "The most effective single target for an intervention aimed at reducing obesity is sugary beverages."
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Need to counter spread obesity and diabetes: Experts
Growing prosperity and the changing lifestyle of urban Indians has led to an alarming increase in obesity and diabetes, Ramji Singh, general secretary of the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India.
"Obesity is the root course of all diseases and there is a need to encourage people to go to parks and sports fields. The rising cases of obesity among youth is a matter of concern and we must chalk out a strategy to counter it," said the university's Pro Vice Chancellor Brig. (retd.) Syed Ahmad Ali.
He said obesity was no longer a problem of big cities. "It is spreading in small cities too."
He said children should not be allowed to watch TV and work on computers for more than seven hours a week.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: TV viewing: A cause for obesity?
Talking about foundation of lifestyle behaviours being established as early as pre-school, a study found that nearly half of obese children ate dinner in front of the TV more than three times a week.
Seventy percent of parents of overweight kindergarten children thought their child was the 'right weight' and 30 percent of the parents of obese children thought their child was the right weight.
The researchers concluded that the foundation for many lifestyle behaviours is already established by the time children enter school.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: 'Exposure' to the US may raise Immigrants obesity risk
A new study finds that the longer immigrants from Mexico, and their U.S.-born offspring, spend in the United States, the greater their odds of becoming obese. Compared to similar individuals living in Mexico, researchers found the grandchildren of immigrants to the U.S. from Mexico were three times more likely to be obese adults.
"We just couldn't believe the fact that we found roughly a threefold increase from the one extreme... to the people on the other side," said the study's lead author Karen R. Florez, an associate social scientist at the non-profit research institute Rand Corporation, in Santa Monica, California.
Kiarri Kershaw, an assistant professor of preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago points out, "I think it's complicated. It could be the food environment; it could be stress with acculturation or the loss of support networks when a person moves to a new country. I don't think that's clear," she said.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Slimmer future for heavy kids who get help early
Weight-loss programs can help even very young children slim down, and it appears that acting early may improve the odds of success, according to a pair of new studies.
"What they are showing is a pretty consistent trend that if we were to intervene early, we could really have an effect on changing the trajectory of weight gain in children," said Dr. Elsie Taveras, a pediatrician at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, who co-wrote an editorial on the findings.
Excessive pounds in childhood often stay on into adulthood, where they have been linked to heart disease, diabetes and other health problems.
Taveras said there is mounting evidence that paying attention to young kids may be a promising way to stem the global obesity epidemic.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Burst of sprinting burn 200 calories
Short bursts of sprinting, known as "high intensity exercise", can actually burn 200 calories, much more than jogging or walking for long periods, according to a research.
Colorado State University researchers compared the energy expenditure of a group of men on two different days: one spent watching TV, the other doing high-intensity exercise followed by long periods of recovery.
"Research shows that many people start an exercise programme but just can't keep it up," said Sevits. "The biggest factor people quote is that they don't have the time to fit in exercise," he added.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Skipping breakfast could make you fatter
Those who skip breakfast to lose weight not only eat more for lunch, they also crave fatty and sugary foods, researchers say.
Over time, this could lead to slimmers piling on the pounds, despite their best intentions, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
The warning comes from doctors and scientists at Imperial College London who scanned the brains of 21 healthy young men and women while they looked at pictures of various foods.
The volunteers also rated how appealing they found the foods, which ranged from salads and vegetables to calorie-laden chocolates, desserts, cakes, pizzas and burgers.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Obese teen likely to turn impotent
Obese young men between 14 and 20 years of age have only half the testosterone levels of their leaner counterparts, and a high likelihood of infertility as adults, found a team of US researchers led by Indian-origin professor Paresh Dandona.
Researchers from University at Buffalo, New York, reported as early as 2004 that low testosterone levels, or hypogonadism, was found in obese, type-2 diabetic adult males.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Men with belly fat ripe for bone loss
Men with belly fat are ripe candidates for bone loss and decreased bone strength, says a new study.
"It is important for men to be aware that excess belly fat is not only a risk factor for heart disease and diabetes, it is also a risk factor for bone loss," said Miriam Bredella, radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Knee replacement linked the weight gain
Being overweight is known to increase the risk of needing a knee replacement, but a new study finds that knee replacement surgery may also raise a person's risk of gaining weight, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers, whose findings appeared in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, analyzed the medical records of nearly 1,000 knee-replacement surgery patients, and found that 30 percent of them gained five percent or more of their body weight in the five years following surgery.
One possible explanation for the counter-intuitive results, experts said, is that if people have spent years adapting to knee pain by taking it easy, they don't automatically change their habits when the pain is reduced.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Mind your diet, overcome your scary ailments
Scientists have suggested by reducing the calories and carbohydrates, one can not just slow the ageing process but also overcome a host of ailments from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's.
Researchers have found out how limiting the calories' intake works in the body and can influence our chances of living longer. It has offered scientists a way to protect cells from the damage caused by chronic disease, Daily Express reported.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Stick to healthy diet for weight loss
Cutting down butter and cheese, biscuits, cakes and crisps and going in for low-fat diet could help shed pounds, according to a new research.
In this way, people can get slimmer in six months without dieting. The more fat you stop eating, the more weight is lost, says a new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
The results prove for the first time that weight loss is possible simply by choosing foods lower in fat despite a plethora of recent publicity extolling the benefits of low-carbohydrate and no-carb diets, the British Medical Journal reported.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Youth who overeat more likely to take up drugs
Children and teens who reported overeating, including binge eating, were more likely to start using marijuana and other drugs, according to a U.S. study looking at over 10,000 youths.
Binge eating, defined by loss of control during overeating, was also tied to a higher chance of depression and becoming overweight or obese, researchers writing in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine said.
"Physicians and parents should be aware that both overeating and binge eating are quite common in adolescents, and these problems put them at risk for other problems, such as drug use," said lead author Kendrin Sonneville, from Boston Children's Hospital.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Weight loss? There's an app for that - and it works
Mobile devices that let people track how much they eat and exercise may help them shed weight over and above the benefits of a typical weight-loss program, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers writing in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that overweight and obese adults lost an average of over eight pounds (3.6 kilograms) more when they had personal digital assistants (PDAs) and occasional phone coaching to help them, in addition to a group program.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Facebook prompts overeating, spending: Study
Facebook may lower one's self-control and tempt him or her into excessive eating or spending, says a new consumer study. A number of studies have found that Facebook usage lowers self-control for consumers who focus on close friends while browsing their social network, the Journal of Consumer Research reports. Specifically, such consumers are more likely to choose an unhealthy snack after browsing Facebook due to enhanced self-esteem, according to a Columbia and Pittsburgh statement.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Bedroom tv increases children's obesity risks
Children watching TV in bedrooms might have greater chances of becoming obese, says a US study.
A team from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Los Angeles linked the relationship between watching TV in bedrooms and childhood obesity, especially larger waists.
"The established association between TV and obesity is predominantly based on BMI (Body Mass Index which is height-to-weight ratio). The association between TV and fat mass, adiposity stored in specific depots (including abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue) and cardiometabolic risk, is less well understood," says lead investigator Peter T. Katzmarzyk, from Pennington.
"It is hypothesized that higher levels of TV viewing and the presence of a TV in the bedroom are associated with depot-specific adiposity and cardiometabolic risk," adds Katzmarzyk.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Aerobic exercise best for weight and fat loss
Aerobic exercises are the best for burning fat and losing weight, according to a US study.
The study, conducted by the Duke University Medical Centre, is the largest randomised trial to analyse changes in body composition from aerobic exercise, weight training and a combo of the two, in obese adults without diabetes.
Aerobic exercise, which includes walking, running, and swimming, has been proven to be an effective way to lose weight, the Journal of Applied Physiology reports. It also helped with weight loss by increasing a person's resting metabolic rate, according to a Duke statement.
Top Weight Loss Studies of 2012: Women can nag me into shape after all
Nagging your husband to lose weight works better for women than cajoling or persuading him, a new study has found.
Research proves that men are much more likely to lose weight if their other halves criticise, confront and reject them, rather than offer sugar-coated encouragement.
The results showed husbands who whined and moaned about being overweight were more likely to start dieting and exercising if they faced what psychologists call 'oppositional behaviour' from their wives -- or constant criticism rather than sympathy.
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