Obesity, Malaysia

Obesity, Malaysia @beautymalaysia_com: Fat/overweight/obese. Slimming, weight/fat loss/management/reduction diet/program/medication clinic, Malaysia. Definitions, references, and latest news.

Description

Join our weight loss program to manage your obesity. For effective slimming and weight management. Choose our weight loss clinic. The weight management clinic with the program that is most likely able to help you achieve your goals.

Come to sunny Singapore to have your testing and treatment. Singapore Ministry of Health registered general practice (GP) clinic:

SHIM CLINIC 168 Bedok South Avenue 3 #01-473 Singapore 460168 Tel: (+65) 6100 7446 Fax: (+65) 6449 7446 24hr Answering Tel: (+65) 6333 5550 Web: Obesity, Malaysia

Opening Hours Monday to Friday: 9 am to 3 pm, 7 pm to 11 pm Saturday & Sunday: 7 pm to 11 pm Public Holidays: Closed Last registration: half hour before closing time. Walk-in clinic. Appointments not required. Bring NRIC, Work Pass or Passport for registration.

References

• Obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Obesity: Definition from Answers.com

Seeking A Grain Of Truth In "Whole Grain" Labels
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0100 | NPR Health and Science
Whole wheat, stone-ground, multi-grain. Have food labels got you confused? Joanne Slavin, a nutrition professor at the University of Minnesota, and David Ludwig, a pediatrician and obesity doctor at Boston Children's Hospital, discuss the meaning of "whole grain," and whether intact grains like wheat berries pack more nutritional punch than their ground-up counterparts, such as whole wheat flour.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)

Editorial: Healthier Snacks in Our Schools
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:45:30 +0100 | RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is moving to eliminate the sale of junk food in schools, and our students will be better for it… We urge those schools that haven’t already eliminated unhealthy snacks to act on this important initiative before the USDA deadline. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

Seeking A Grain Of Truth In "Whole Grain" Labels
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:45:03 +0100 | NPR Health and Science
Whole wheat, stone-ground, multi-grain. Have food labels got you confused? Joanne Slavin, a nutrition professor at the University of Minnesota, and David Ludwig, a pediatrician and obesity doctor at Boston Children's Hospital, discuss the meaning of "whole grain," and whether intact grains like wheat berries pack more nutritional punch than their ground-up counterparts, such as whole wheat flour.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)

Gastric bypass puts type 2 diabetes into remission
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:30:30 +0100 | theHeart.org
Two-year follow-up of the STAMPEDE study shows gastric bypass induces remission in moderately obese patients with type 2 diabetes and as such is a viable therapeutic option, say researchers. (Source: theHeart.org)

The Need for a Greater Focus on Obesity and Its Treatment in Sleep Medicine
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:30:04 +0100 | Sleep
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Sugar Consumption Linked To Diabetes, Independent Of Other Factors
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
Does eating too much sugar cause diabetes? For years, scientists have said "not exactly." Eating too much of any food, including sugar, can cause you to gain weight; it's the resulting obesity that predisposes people to diabetes, according to the prevailing theory. But now the results of a large epidemiological study suggest sugar may also have a direct, independent link to diabetes... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Worrying Upward Trend In Obesity Rates In Canadian Adult Population
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a new University of British Columbia study. Published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, the study provides the first comprehensive look at adult obesity rates across Canada since 1998, complete with "obesity maps." "Being obese or overweight significantly increases the risk of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers," says study lead author, Prof. Carolyn Gotay in UBC's School of Population and Public Health... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Age-associated changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular function in middle-aged and older men are modified by weight change and lifestyle factors: longitudinal results from the European Male Ageing Study.
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:00:02 +0100 | European Journal of Endocrinology
CONCLUSIONS: Body weight and lifestyle factors influence HPT axis function in ageing. Weight loss was associated with a rise, and weight gain a fall, in testosterone, FT and SHBG. Weight management appears to be important in maintaining circulating testosterone in ageing men, and obesity-associated changes in HPT axis hormones are reversible following weight reduction.

Effect of antihypertensive therapy on ventricular-arterial mechanics, coupling, and efficiency
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0100 | European Heart Journal
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Chapter I: Weight loss interventions in asthma: EAACI Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guideline
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0100 | Allergy
ConclusionWeight increases above the obesity threshold significantly increase the risk of asthma. The available studies show weak evidence of benefits from weight reduction on asthma outcomes. (Source: Allergy)