Internal Medicine News, the leading monthly newspaper for internists recently featured some new obesity news. Here's the rundown:
Diabetes Patients Need Realistic Goals
Recently updated exercise guidelines for patients with diabetes are taking a kinder approach because experts felt previous versions were just to daunting for the average patient. Roadblocks to exercising for the average patient with diabetes include lofty goals they feel they can never reach, in terms of time spent and effort...
In this article: Highlights of Studies How Body Mass Index is Determined Possible Reasons Children with ADHD are Overweight What... Read more »
Ordinarily, I like to read the recent research and write shareposts about what’s new and upcoming in the world of reflux. This week... Read more »
A new study in The Journal of Pain reports there is close association between obesity and disability in fibromyalgia patients.Past research... Read more »
A recent article and editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (April 2, 2008) follows many recent studies on the... Read more »
It's a shocking title to a blog. Unfortunately it's also true. When you carry significant amounts of extra weight, you are basically... Read more »
People who are obese may be three to five times more likely to suffer from ADHD than their normal-weight peers, a recent study suggests. The study of... Read more »
Todd D. Eisner, M.D. is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Eisner received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis... Read more »
Physicians have known for years that women who have more to term pregnancies appear to be somewhat protected against developing breast cancer. Women... Read more »
A number of different studies have shown a link between anxiety and obesity, however, it is not known whether the obesity can contribute to feelings... Read more »
Neck measurements may be a better way to assess obesity than the traditional body mass index (BMI), some experts say. An article published in the... Read more »
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