Singapore Slimming

Singapore Slimming @singaporeslimming.com: Medical slimming, weight/fat loss/management/reduction, diet program/medication clinic, Singapore

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Singapore Ministry of Health registered general practice (GP) clinic:

Shim Clinic 168 Bedok South Avenue 3 #01-473 Singapore 460168 Tel: 6446 7446 Fax: 6449 7446 Web: Singapore Slimming Clinic

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Fresh Fruits, Vegetables For 188 Illinois Schools
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:03:14 +0100 | RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity
Students in 188 Illinois schools will get fresh fruits and vegetables to eat this school year. The Illinois State Board of Education said Wednesday the schools will participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The federally funded program would provide fresh produce throughout the school day. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

Fat accumulation linked with atherosclerotic burden
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:00:40 +0100 | MedWire News - Lipidology
General obesity, and specifically the accumulation of fat around the abdomen, is linked with systemic atherosclerotic burden, South Korean research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Lipidology)

How do organisms make dietary choices?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:45:42 +0100 | ScienceDaily Headlines
When given a choice, organisms will choose a diet that maintains a nutritional balance in tune with their needs. That choice, studied in fruit flies for the first time, is regulated by activity in a molecular pathway involved in aging, cancer and diabetes. Humans share the same molecular pathway. The study, the first to be done in a genetically tractable lab animal, could lead to treatments that would "reboot" metabolic pathways in individuals who are obese or suffer from diabetes. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet, study finds
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:45:41 +0100 | ScienceDaily Headlines
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality -- and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to new research. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

Dr Oz colon polyps raises question of "spontaneous disease" without cause
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100 | NaturalNews.com
(NaturalNews) Dr Oz was recently found to have a precancerous colon polyp which was surgically removed. Following this experience, he appears to be surprised and confused about the origin of the condition, and he credits colonoscopy screening with saving his life.Dr Oz even seems to think he has a perfect health record, saying, "I have done everything right. I don't have any family history, and yet I'm high risk now." His personal physician, meanwhile, is implying that even though Dr Oz's "healthy" diet was perfect, it wasn't enough to prevent colon polyps, and therefore you might get them too. (And therefore everybody should get screened...)Dr Jonathan Lapook, went on to say "...no matter what you do, you can't totally eliminate your risk of developing this disease, which is expected to s...

Teens Who Sleep Less Eat More Fatty Foods And Snacks
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that teens who slept less than eight hours per weeknight ate higher proportions of fatty foods and snacks than adolescents who slept eight hours or more. The results suggest that short sleep duration may increase obesity risk by causing small changes in eating patterns that cumulatively alter energy balance, especially in girls... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

School vending machine food fatty, sweet
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:02:29 +0100 | Health News - UPI.com
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Students who eat foods and beverages sold in school outside of the school lunch program may have a higher risk of obesity, U.S. researchers say. Obesity - United States - Vending machine - Business - Vending (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

Link between everyday stress and obesity strenthened with study using an animal model
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +0100 | ScienceDaily Headlines
A new study examined the effects of stress on the meal patterns and food intake of animals exposed to the equivalent of everyday stress on humans. The results suggest that, not only does stress have an impact on us in the short term, it can cause metabolic changes in the longer term that contribute to obesity. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

Bariatric Surgery Cost-Effective in Very Obese With Diabetes
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | Modern Medicine
Both gastric bypass and gastric banding are cost-effective ways to reduce diabetes-associated complications and mortality among severely obese individuals with diabetes, according to research published in the September issue of Diabetes Care. (Source: Modern Medicine)