Obes Rev issue

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pdfs are not available, but the latest Obes Rev issue is available in Medline

at:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search & DB=pubmed

Using protein get short shrift in combating overeating in:

Simpson SJ, Raubenheimer D.

Obesity: the protein leverage hypothesis.

Obes Rev. 2005 May;6(2):133-142.

PMID: 15836464

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Whether weight loss prognosis depends on genetic make-up is addressed in:

Moreno-Aliaga MJ, Santos JL, Marti A, ez JA. Related Articles, Links

Does weight loss prognosis depend on genetic make-up?

Obes Rev. 2005 May;6(2):155-68.

PMID: 15836466

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The obesity epidemic is evidenced among the younger generation is:

Janssen I, Katzmarzyk PT, Boyce WF, Vereecken C, Mulvihill C, C,

Currie

C, Pickett W; The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Obesity Working

Group*.

Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school-aged youth from 34

countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patterns.

Obes Rev. 2005 May;6(2):123-32.

PMID: 15836463

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The latter is expanded upon for Canada in the below.

Canadian youth rate poorly on obesity scales

Last Updated Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:49:35 EDT

CBC News

KINGSTON, ONT. - Canadian youth are spending so much time in front of TV and

computer screens that they rank fourth in the world for obesity, a new study

finds.

The international survey is based on statistics gathered in 2001-2002 on more

than 160,000 people aged 11, 13 and 15 across Europe and North America.

Couch potato habits can form early in life.

Dr. Boyce of Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., co-ordinated the

Canadian portion of the WHO project, which compared physical activity levels and

dietary habits in 34 countries.

Wednesday's study, published in the May issue of Obesity Reviews, is the

latest

in a long line of such research that points to a disturbing weight trend among

Canadian youth.

In almost all of the countries profiled, too much television and low physical

activity were the main culprits behind excess weight, rather than poor diet.

In Canada, young people are watching an average of three hours of TV per day,

and

even more on weekends. Canadians ranked among the most frequent TV viewers.

Much of the time would be better spent outside or being active, said study

author

Dr. Ian Janssen, a phys-ed professor at Queen's.

" Clearly there is time for children to be out there doing more physical

activity, " said Janssen. " It's just a matter of, I think, getting them away from

the

screen and getting them out there being more active. Easier said than done,

obviously. "

Janssen and his co-authors conclude increasing physical activity

participation

and reducing TV time should be the focus of strategies to prevent and treat

overweight and obesity.

One finding ran contrary to what they expected. As consumption of candy and

chocolate increased, the likelihood of being overweight decreased.

The result doesn't mean the authors condone eating large amounts of sweets.

Janssen noted his team looked at the frequency of candy eating, rather than the

total amount consumed.

The study also found Canadian youth ranked fifth for being overweight.

Malta and the U.S. held the number 1 and 2 spots for most obese and

overweight

youth.

Those in Lithuania and Latvia were least likely to be overweight.

Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@...

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