Obesity

ADHD in childhood may be linked to obesity in adults – UPI.com

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:41:28 GMT

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NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) — U.S. men who had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder as children weighed 19 pounds more at age 41 than those with no ADHD, researchers say. Study co-author F. Xavier Castellanos, a psychiatrist at the Child Study Center at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York, and colleagues at Verona University [...] ...

Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of both obesity and gestational diabetes in their daughters

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:56:52 GMT

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Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of both Obesity and gestational diabetes, in their daughters. ...

ADHD in childhood may be linked to obesity in adults

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:57 GMT

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NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- U.S. men who had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder as children weighed 19 pounds more at age 41 than those with no ADHD, researchers say. ...

Gym class reduces probability of obesity, study finds for first time

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:36:36 GMT

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Little is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability of Obesity. ...

Childhood ADHD often leads to obesity as adults

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:46:22 GMT

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Obesity Often Thwarts Living Kidney Donation

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:30:00 GMT

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New findings could explain, at least in part, why live kidney donation has stagnated in the U.S. ...

Childhood ADHD linked to obesity in adulthood according to new study

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:06:09 GMT

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Men who were diagnosed with ADHD as children are more likely to be obese when they're adults, according to a new study. ...

Boys with ADHD may be at risk for obesity later in life, according to a new stud...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:05 GMT

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Boys with ADHD may be at risk for Obesity later in life, according to a new study. More details: http://on.myfox8.com/a7xAuOD ...

Best Tool to Fight Childhood Obesity? Your Kitchen

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:37:02 GMT

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In describing the many fronts in the “war” against Obesity, Jane E. Brody, Well’s Personal Health columnist, is drawn inexorably to one conclusion: the road to a slimmer waistline starts in the home kitchen (“Many Fronts in Fighting Obesity”). “The increase in Obesity began nearly half a century ago with a rise in calories consumed daily and a decline in meals prepared and eaten at home,” she writes. Sugar alone is a “minor player.” We eat larger portions and accept restaurant and prepackaged foods that are high in calories but packaged with a “healthy aura,” like yogurt. Researchers from the Department of Agriculture... ...

Motherlode Blog: Best Tool to Fight Childhood Obesity? Your Kitchen

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:07:00 GMT

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Preparing food at home means eating better and lighter for most families. That doesn’t make it easy. ...

Link between childhood ADHD and obesity revealed in first long-term study

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:39:39 GMT

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A new study found men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese in a 33-year follow-up study compared to men who were not diagnosed with the condition. ...

Childhood ADHD linked to obesity later in life

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:42 GMT

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don't have the condition, a new study suggests. ...

ADHD in childhood linked to adult obesity in men?

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:25 GMT

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Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later http://t.co/9KWwbLy8ES

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:11:31 GMT

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ADHD in childhood may raise risk for obesity in adulthood

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:59:00 GMT

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Boys who are diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to become obese adults as those who didn't have the disorder when they were young, a new 30-year study shows. ...

Childhood ADHD Linked to Causing Adult Obesity, Study Reports

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:24 GMT

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Researchers found a link between childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and adult Obesity. ...

ADHD In Childhood May Feed Obesity In Adults

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:00 GMT

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ADHD In Childhood May Feed Obesity In Adults by Nancy Shute May 20, 2013 12:42 PM Enlarge image i Does ADHD affect eating and weight? iStockphoto.com Men who were diagnosed with ADHD as children are more likely to be obese in adulthood, according to a new study. The men who had ADHD weighed 19 pounds more at age 41 than otherwise similar men who hadn't had ADHD as boys, the researchers found. "It makes sense, because they're self-medicating with carbohydrates," says Dr. Edward Hallowell, a psychiatrist in Sudbury, Mass., who has ADHD and treats adults with ADHD. "Carbs do the same thing that stimulant medications do — promote dopamine," says Hallowell, who wasn't involved in the latest study. "So you get the gallon of ice cream at midnight." Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder may affect up to 11 percent of American children, the majority of them boys. Earlier studies had suggested that adults with ADHD may be more likely to gain weight. That research doesn't prove that the ADHD is causing the weight gain. And this new study doesn't prove that, either. But it does provide better evidence for a potential link because it followed the same group of people over time. It looked at a group of 111 boys with ADHD at age 8. Then their weight was assessed at age 41. The men with ADHD were then compared to similar men who didn't have ADHD as children. The men who had had ADHD weighed an average of 213 pounds, and 41 percent of them wer ...

STUDY: ADHD leads to adult obesity

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:32:32 GMT

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Boys with ADHD may be at risk for Obesity later in life, according to a new study - which, if confirmed in larger studies, may have implications for more than 4 million kids in the United States living with the disorder. ...

Childhood ADHD Linked To Obesity In Adulthood

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:32:15 GMT

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By Tara Haelle ( Click here for the original article ) Identification and treatment issues surrounding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are challenging enough. Now research is shedding light on long-term outcomes for people with ADHD. A recent study in Pediatrics reports that men who had ADHD in childhood are twice as likely to be obese in middle age, even if they no longer exhibit symptoms of ADHD. ADHD is a mental disorder characterized by hyperactivity , impulsivity, inattention and inability to focus. It affects approximately 6.8 percent of U.S. children ages 3 to 17 in any given year, according to a recent report by the CDC . Medications used to treat ADHD, such as Ritalin (methylphenidate) or Adderall (dextroamphetamine and amphetamine), are stimulants that can suppress appetite, however, a couple recent retrospective studies have pointed to a possible increased risk for Obesity among adults diagnosed with ADHD as children. The new 33-year prospective study started with 207 healthy middle-class white boys from New York City between 6 and 12 years old, who had been diagnosed with ADHD. When the cohort reached an average age of 18, another 178 healthy boys without ADHD were recruited for comparison. At the most recent follow-up when the participants were an average age of 41, a total of 222 men remained in the study. A troubling pattern emerged: A comparison of the men's self-reported height and weight revealed ...

Studies show that ADHD and obesity are intricately connected.

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:24:06 GMT

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Studies show that ADHD and Obesity are intricately connected. Children Diagnosed With ADHD More Likely To Become Obese, Says Study www.medicaldaily.com Researchers speculate that the link between ADHD and Obesity is rooted in poor decision making skills and in the struggle to manage impulses. ...