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Dieters with a certain combination are predisposed to reacquire lost pounds, researchers say
HealthDay News
FRIDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) –Some dieters may be more likely than others to regain any excess pounds they’ve lost, depending on their particular hormonal makeup, new Spanish research cautions.
A certain combination of appetite hormones leptin and ghrelin appears to predispose some people to weight gain following a diet, the researchers found.
Hindustan Times
November 9, 2009
Over 100,000 types of cancers are caused by obesity, according to an American study.
Excess body fat makes a person vulnerable to cancer by increasing the amount of hormones like estrogen circulating in the body and disrupting how the body processes insulin, which is linked to higher risk of cancer. It also triggers low-grade inflammation in the body, which is increasingly being found to play a role in cancer.
Any medication, from antidepressants to antihistamines, has the potential to make you ravenous or sluggish, or meddle with your metabolism. Here are the worst offenders and how to fight back.
US News & World Report
July 27, 2009
A new study finds that the increasing prevalence of obesity could wind up costing the nation almost $147 billion a year, the AFP reports. The study, published in the journal Health Affairs, shows that money spent to treat chronic conditions associated with obesity has doubled in the past decade. More than 25 percent of Americans are now obese, compared with 18.3 percent in 1998, the researchers reported….
Women taking Depo Provera, the progesterone-only birth control shot, may gain an average of 11 pounds over three years, compared to the 3 to 4 pounds gained by women using other forms of contraception, according to a study published in March in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
The Saratogian
Saratoga, NY
Since menopause I have gained weight. How can I get this under control?
Published: Monday, July 6, 2009
During menopause transition, maintaining your usual weight becomes more difficult. Weight gained after menopause seems to be harder to lose and the inches tend to accumulate around your abdomen, rather than your hips and thighs.
For most women, increases in weight begin during perimenopause. A study found that women gain an average of 12 to 15 pounds during this phase of life, and the body transitions from pear-shaped to apple-shaped. There is also a 5 percent decrease in metabolic rate per decade. Why?
Straight.com
June 11, 2009
By Gail Johnson
Natasha Turner remembers the year she graduated from university. It was 1993 and, at age 22, she started gaining weight even though she ate healthily and exercised regularly. She had irregular periods, was losing hair, and was exhausted to the point of confusion. She chalked it all up to stress.
Years later, after becoming a naturopathic doctor, the Toronto resident found herself craving sweets and feeling perpetually pooped.
Along the way she learned she was dealing with not one but two metabolic conditions: hypothyroidism and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Turner began taking various types of medication, some of which she still takes to this day. But given her belief and background in naturopathy, she wanted to incorporate other, more natural ways to stay healthy.
Tampa Bay Online
By JACKIE SILVER
Tribune correspondent
Published: May 23, 2009
Did you know that a 40-year-old woman has half the testosterone of a 20-year-old? Symptoms of hormone imbalance begin as early as the mid-30s and can include anxiety, depression, weight gain, fatigue, memory loss, PMS and more.
Healthy young women actually have 10 to 15 times more testosterone than they do estrogen, according to Dr. Rebecca Glaser, a Dayton, Ohio-based breast cancer surgeon who feels that testosterone, not estrogen, is the “hormone of vitality.” Most women feel better after their cycle, when estrogen levels are lowest, not before their cycle, when many experience fluid retention, weight gain, breast pain, headaches and PMS.
Marie Clare
United Kingdom
May 5, 2009
Middle-aged spread in both men and women is the result of hormonal imbalance, specifically too little progesterone and too much oestrogen. And the problem with too much oestrogen is that the hormone acts like a ‘fat magnet’ locking it in around your middle.
As Dr Randolph explains, in a healthy person there is a finely tuned balance between the three sex hormones: oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone. But as we age, that balance changes. As a woman reaches her mid-30s, her levels of progesterone – which is produced in the ovaries and is essential for fertility – start to decline. The result is an oestrogen ‘dominance’.
National Public Radio Morning Edition By Brenda Wilson April 20, 2009 · The average American woman — if she wants only two children — has to spend a total of 30 years trying to avoid becoming pregnant. Millions of women find that hard to do; more than half the pregnancies in the United States are Continue Reading …
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