Fitness and Wellness Business Week

North American Association for the Study of Obesit - Study shows that lack of sleep may lead to obesity

North General Hospital, South Yorkshire - Dietary recommendations for diabetes reviewed

Obesity - U.S. health officials admit error calculating Americans' obesity

Ospedale S. Maria Incoronata dell'Olmo e Costa d'A - Preclinical changes found in abdominal aorta of obese children

Pan American Health Organization - New study shows diabetes higher on U.S.-Mexico border

Pediatric Fitness - Three-fourths of California students fail fitness test

Population Reference Bureau, Washington DC - Higher obesity prevalence in U.S. may contribute to mortality

Rutgers State University - Program improves fitness in Black and Hispanic college-age women

Sahlgrenska Univ. Hospital - Long-term obesity linked to loss of brain tissue in women

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe - Physical exercise PlayStation title produced in London, released by Sony Europe

St. Louis University - Histological criteria guide the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Toho University - Low carbohydrate diet benefits obese type 2 diabetic patients

Tufts-New England Medical Center - Endocrinological effects of agouti-related protein examined

University of Adelaide - Disease management protocol would aid physicians, patients

University of Birmingham - 11-Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase regulates glucocorticoid response

University of Calgary - Barriers to clinical management of diabetes outlined

University of Exeter - Exercise does not increase short-term energy intake in girls

University of Florida - HapMap helps identify sequence variants increasing obesity risk

University of Liverpool - Leptin leads hypothalamic feeding circuits in a new direction

University of Michigan - Sleep and its disorders in children reviewed

University of Miyazaki - Central administration of ghrelin preferentially enhances fat ingestion

University of Nottingham - Prenatal exposure to undernutrition causes fatty food preference in adult mice

University of Otago - Dietary factors not linked to obesity in New Zealand children

University of Pais Vasco - Conjugated linoleic acid isomer reduces hepatic triacylglycerol content

University of Southern California - Contraceptive efficacy and safety of DMPA-SC reviewed

University of Strasbourg 1, Illkirch Graffenstaden - Antagonizing PPARgamma activity in fat effectively combats osteoporosis

University of Ulsan - Short-term weight loss would expand the pool of living liver transplant donors

University of Virginia - Books tries to set the record straight on dieting

Utrecht University - Effect of C18 fatty acids on body fat and energy metabolism studied

Virginia Commonwealth University - Physical activity promotes weight loss in gastric bypass patients

Wake Forest University - Location of body fat may be important in disability risk

Weight Management - HealtheTech launches BodyGem 40 weight management kit