OBESITY – RESEARCH – AUSTRALIA

Hidden gene clue to diabetes

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Original article by Cathy O’Leary
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 27-Aug-14

Medical researchers from the University of Melbourne and the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth have identified a new gene that is linked to obesity. Dr Sof Andrikopoulos of Melbourne University says the discovery of the gene is like to result in changes to the way diabetes is classified and treated, noting that a range of genetic factors rather than lifestyle choices contribute to the onset of diabetes

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UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, HARRY PERKINS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, DIABETES SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN DIABETES EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, AUSTIN HOSPITAL

Ageing bad news for overweight

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Original article by Kate Hagan
The Age – Page: 8 : 7-Jul-14

A new VicHealth report forecasts that by 2025, some 83% of male Australians and 75% of women will be overweight or obese. The document also contains data from a study performed by the Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, on levels of "self care disability". The research indicates that difficulties in old age with dressing or cleaning oneself will be experienced by 27% of those who had a healthy weight in middle age. For obese people however the ratio increases to 57%

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VICHEALTH, BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE HOLDINGS LIMITED

Obesity triggers asthma risk for children – study

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Original article by Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 2 : 2-Jul-14

A new study published in the "PLOS Medicine" journal on 2 July 2014 suggests a link between childhood obesity and asthma. The research by Australian and UK experts shows that each one-point rise in a child’s Body Mass Index is equivalent to a 55% higher risk of developing the disease. However Paul Robinson, a paediatric respiratory physician at University of Sydney and medical adviser to the Asthma Foundation, notes that the findings are not yet conclusive

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ASTHMA FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

Adult ‘baby fat’ could help weight loss

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Original article by Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 6 : 23-Jun-14

Garvan Institute endocrinologist and clinical research fellow Paul Lee is leading a study in the US and Australia on obesity. The research indicates that adults who sleep in a cool rather than hot room for a month develop "baby fat", or brown fat, that burns energy to produce heat. The scientists believe that each 60 grams of this substance can burn 4.5 kilograms of white fat during a year, and that current high obesity rates may be linked to modern dwellings being climate-controlled environments

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THE GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, ENDOCRINE SOCIETY