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Sep 19, 2003 |
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Abstract: Behavioural management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain: a review
OBJECTIVE: Although psychiatrists are aware of weight gain induced by atypical antipsychotics, only few studies on behavioural interventions in this patient group are published. This review aims to summarize the evidence on effectiveness of behavioural interventions for weight gain in the general population and in-patients treated with atypical antipsychotics. |
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Sep 19, 2003 |
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Abstract: Nutritional enhancement of exercise performance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation is effective in improving exercise performance and health status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the role of nutritional support in the enhancement of the benefits of exercise training has not been explored. A double blind, randomised, controlled trial of carbohydrate supplementation was undertaken in patients attending outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation. |
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Sep 19, 2003 |
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Abstract: Family involvement in weight control, weight maintenance and weight-loss interventions: a systematic review of randomised trials
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a descriptive systematic review into the nature and effectiveness of family involvement in weight control, weight maintenance and weight-loss interventions. |
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Sep 19, 2003 |
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Abstract: Binge eating disorder and obesity in 2003: could treating an eating disorder have a positive effect on the obesity epidemic?
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between binge eating disorder (BED) and obesity. |
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Sep 19, 2003 |
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Abstract: Binge eating disorder: disorder or marker?
OBJECTIVE: To describe the evidence for the constellation of symptoms known as binge eating disorder (BED) and to evaluate the utility of this diagnosis. |
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Sep 10, 2003 |
Article |
Comfort-Food Cravings May Be Body’s Attempt to Put Brake on Chronic Stress
UCSF researchers have identified a biochemical feedback system in rats that could explain why some people crave comfort foods - such as chocolate chip cookies and greasy cheeseburgers - when they are chronically stressed, and why such people are apt to gain weight in the abdomen. |
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Aug 20, 2003 |
Article |
OBESITY, DEPRESSION TEAM UP TO INCREASE HEART-ENDANGERING INFLAMMATION
Obesity and depression may work together to provoke the chronic low-level inflammation associated with atherosclerosis and increased risk of heart disease, according to a new report in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity. |
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Jun 16, 2003 |
Article |
Book Examines Connections Between Food, Culture and Psychology
Do you mash your potatoes or roast them? Prefer a martini or a rum and Coke? The answers to these and other questions about what you eat can tell researchers a lot about who you are. |
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Jun 06, 2003 |
Article |
Mother's Perception of Obesity Different Between Boys & Girls
A mother's perception of her overweight child can be tainted by gender according to a recent study in the May issue of the journal Pediatrics. Mothers of heavy-set children are more likely to perceive their daughters as being "overweight" than their sons. This study conducted by the Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, Georgia also found that approximately one-third of mothers find no problem with their overweight kids, reporting both boys and girls as being at "about the right weight." |
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May 30, 2003 |
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Body Dissatisfaction Can Lead to Excessive Exercise, Dieting and Eating Disorders
Signs of poor body image including strict dieting to conform to unrealistic body shapes and sizes, rates of eating disorders, and excessive levels of exercise indicate growing numbers of people are struggling with their appearance, according to body image expert Michele S. Olson, Ph.D. |
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