Though it has more than four letters, “sedentary” is a dirty word in the anti-obesity business. Sure, workers who have to stand up all day suffer from discomfort and physical consequences. But according to an ever-increasing number of authorities, sitting down all day is literally killing office workers and anyone else whose job involves prolonged [...]
Public Perceptions of Obesity
May 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
“How I Got Back at the Strangers Who Mock Me for Being Fat” is the title of an account by Haley Morris-Cafiero, assistant professor of fine arts and photography at the Memphis College of Art. She takes her students on field trips with an unusual purpose. For instance, in a popular tourist area amongst the [...]
Brains, Botox, and Childhood Obesity
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Last time, Childhood Obesity News considered deep brain stimulation, or DBS. Now, we revisit the brain to look at other research where mice took center stage, concerning a change on the cellular level that “accompanies obesity.” ScienceDaily says: The findings could explain the body’s tendency to maintain undesirable weight levels, rather than an ideal weight… One head [...]
Childhood Obesity and Happy Mice
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This year has already produced some interesting news relating to childhood obesity, with a lot of help from little rodents. Deep Brain Stimulation, or DBS, for instance, involves inserting a devices into the brains of a mouse. Its home is stocked with low-calorie kibble 24/7, but high-fat food is made available for one hour per [...]
Fat and Famous
May 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
New Jersey governor Chris Christie had “lap-band” surgery three months ago, and has since lost 40 pounds. He didn’t really intend to make headlines over this particular topic, but some pesky reporter called and said they had the story, and wouldn’t he like the opportunity to tell his side? Incredibly, this personal health choice ended [...]
Food Porn and Fat Porn
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Did you know that YouTube offers over 12,000 items under the heading of “Food Porn”? It comes right through the computer screen, and a person can stare at food porn all day long without being ostracized by the community. The consumption of food porn has probably never been the grounds for a single divorce. It [...]
Food Porn and Its Opposite
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Before returning to the fascinating subject of food porn, excuse us for a moment while we pat ourselves on the back for being astute spotters of talent and relevance. Yes, Childhood Obesity News covered ChopChop way before it was chosen “Publication of the Year” by the prestigious James Beard Foundation. As J. M Hirsch reported [...]
Food Porn Bigger Than Ever
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As posts flow by on the Facebook stream, there are occasional pictures of food — and if you pick the right crowd, you don’t see too many of them. If someone invents a new dish, or a charming presentation, or makes an unusual combination, sure, fine, show it off. But the pictures of “What I [...]
Dizzying Contradictions in Childhood Obesity
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We saw how fathers can genetically influence the weight of their children, or at least the weight of their daughters, as shown by an Australian study. Medical Xpress recently wrote about the work being done at University College London with genome-wide complex trait analysis, or GTCA. This is a technique that “estimates the combined effects [...]
Positive Deviants and Other Early Interventionists
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There are studies showing that poverty correlates with childhood obesity. For instance, in 2010 Harvard Medical School issued study results that showed: [...] black and Hispanic children were more likely than white children to have gained weight rapidly during infancy. What’s more, they spent less time breast-feeding, were introduced to solid foods sooner, consumed more fast [...]
