Diabetes and Obesity - Research
- Most Americans Consider Childhood Obesity to be a Serious National Problem
The Obesity Research Highlight Published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights results from a survey conducted in October 2005 by the Harvard School of Public Health and RWJF. The results of the survey of 1,108 adults include: Ninety-two percent of all Americans surveyed consider childhood obesity to be a serious national problem; parents are less concerned about obesity in their own children; and parents concerned with obesity in their own children were significantly more likely than other parents to view childhood obesity as a very serious national problem (63 percent versus 50 percent).
Download: RWJF Obesity Research Highlight [113k pdf file]
- Obesity Among US Urban Preschool Children
An Article published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (2006;160:578-584) concludes that there are there are racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of obesity among preschool children but that the high prevalence of obesity among Hispanics relative to blacks or whites was not explained by racial/ethnic differences in maternal education, household income, or food security.
Download: Obesity Among Preschool Children [142k pdf file]
- Book Release: Obesity: Dietary and Developmental Influences from the UC Berkeley Center for Weight and Health
The latest research on obesity is detailed in March 2006 book from UC Berkeley's Center for Weight and Health. The book uses an evidence-based approach to shed light on what to eat and what not to eat in order to maintain a healthy weight. The book includes: synopsis of the diet most likely to protect against the development of obesity; the roles of growth and developmental periods in obesity development; the influence of parenting practices on children's weight; information on the relationship between each aspect of dietary intake and obesity. The book can be ordered at the CRC Press Web site:
www.crcpress.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=9245
For more information please visit the Center for Weight and Health web site at:
cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh
- Type 2 Diabetes Rising Among Adolescents - Attachment: PDF "Type 2 Diabetes and Adolescents"
Some 39,000 adolescents in the United States already have obesity-linked type 2 diabetes, and nearly 2,770,000 more may have blood sugar levels that could spur diabetes and other health problems, researchers report. A subscription or payment is required to receive the entire article, but the abstract is available at:
archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/160/5/523
- Child Overweight Rates on the Rise in California Assembly Districts
California Center for Public Health Advocacy released a study showing a six percent jump in the number of California children from 2001 to 2004. The data, based on 2004 California Physical Fitness Test results for 5th, 7th and 9th graders, shows that childhood overweight rates have climbed to 28.1% in California. The Growing Epidemic: Child Overweight Rates on the Rise in California Assembly Districts reports rates of overweight by Assembly District, which is important data to have when working with lawmakers on local policy solutions. The link to the report is at:
www.publichealthadvocacy.org/policy_briefs/overweight2004.html
- MMWR Report on Competitive Foods and Beverages
The September 2005 issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) contained a new report Competitive Foods and Beverages Available for Purchase in Secondary Schools - Selected Sites, United States, 2004. The data show that most secondary schools from participating states and cities allow students to purchase snack foods or beverages from vending machines or at the school store, canteen, or snack bar. However, the types of competitive foods and beverages available for purchase vary widely across states and school districts. To access this report go to:
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5437a1.htm
- New Overweight Estimates Published
In April 2006 New estimates of overweight among children and adolescents and obesity among adults were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study shows that about one-third of U.S. children are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight, and two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese. Obesity rates increased among children and men from the 1999-2000 period to the 2003-2004 period, but rates were steady for women over the same time. Additional findings show significant differences in obesity among race/ethnic groups with higher prevalence of overweight in Mexican-American and non-Hispanic black girls and significantly higher prevalence among Mexican Americans boys. Among adults similar differences existed. Approximately 30% of non-Hispanic whites were obese while 45.0% of non-Hispanic blacks and 36.8% of Mexican Americans were obese.
Download: JAMA Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity [97k pdf file]
- Estimated Deaths from Obesity
In April of 2005, an article appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association that appeared to contradict an earlier report on the number of deaths associated with underweight, overweight and obesity in the United States. Attached are the two articles that appeared in JAMA, one in March 2004 and the second in April 2005, additional news reports on the controversy and a series of PowerPoint slides from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that addresses some of the controversy.
Download: JAMA Article [134k pdf file]
Download: Actual Causes [116k pdf file]
Download: The Escalating Obesity Wars [20k pdf file]
Download: Attempts to Downplay [9k pdf file]
Download: CDC Obesity Slides [106k pdf file]
- Diabetes Related Mortality in Hispanic Subgroups
Among Hispanics, type 2 diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death. This paper examines diabetes-related mortality in Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans over 35 years of age in the United States during 1996 and 1997.
Download: Diabetes Related Mortality in Hispanic Subgroups [81k pdf file]
- F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America 2005
- Trust for America's Health published in their 2005 report on obesity that 49 of the 50 states (Oregon being the exception) showed increases in obesity rates. The link to the report is:
healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2005/
- California Adolescents Increasingly Inactive
This April 2005 report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds that the number of California adolescents who are physically inactive is increasing.
Download: UCLA - Teens Inactive [314k pdf file]
- Too Many California Adults Are Tipping the Scales at an Unhealthy Weight
This April 2005 report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research highlights the severity of unhealthy weight among California adults throughout the state and within local communities.
Download: UCLA - Unhealthy Weight [173k pdf file]
One Out of Three Latino Adolescents Overweight or At Risk
This April 2005 report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds that Latino adolescents in California have the highest prevalence of being overweight.
Download: UCLA - Latino Adolescents Overweight [215k pdf file]
- Diabetes on the Rise in California
This policy brief examines the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in California based on data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003). It also describes how the prevalence has changed since 2001 based on data from CHIS 2001. The brief concludes with public policy recommendations intended to reduce the risk of diabetes and its related complications.
Download: UCLA - Diabetes on the Rise [268k pdf file]
- More Than Half of Californians in HMOs are Overweight or Obese
More than 5 million Californians enrolled in HMOs - more than half of all enrollees ages 12 to 64 - are overweight or obese, according a new policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The study highlights the role that California HMOs can play in addressing the growing problem of overweight and obesity among the state's residents.
Download: UCLA - Californians in HMOs [187k pdf file]
- More California Teens Consume Soda and Fast Food Each Day Than Five Servings of Fruits and Vegetables
A report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that two-thirds of California teens (more than 2 million) drink soda every day, and that nearly half (more than 1.5 million) eat fast food daily. Based on data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey, the new study offers a rare look at the eating habits of the state's young people, and provides valuable information for those crafting new policies to provide a healthier future for this generation of Californians.
Download: UCLA - Teen Soda Consumption [381k pdf file]
- Childhood Obesity and Disparities in Care
Children covered by Medicaid are nearly six times more likely to be treated for severe obesity than are children with private insurance, a research firm said. The company's data, from government and employer records, showed that 1,115 of every 100,000 children covered by Medicaid were treated for obesity. In contrast, 195 of every 100,000 privately insured children were treated for that diagnosis. The research brief from Thomson Medstat is attached.
Download: Childhood Obesity Disparities in Care [430k pdf file]
- Harvard School of Public Health Opinion Poll on Obesity
Findings from a Harvard School of Public Health opinion poll show that, despite conflicting studies about obesity, three-fourths of Americans rate obesity as a serious public health problem in the United States. The press release on the survey, including links to the full results and a summary slide show can be found at:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press07142005.html
- Metropolitan Area Food Prices and Children's Weight Gain
Overweight among children has increased rapidly over the past two decades. A prevalent belief is that characteristics of the local food supply, such as the affordability of fresh produce and the density of food markets and restaurants, are associated with children's diet and weight gain. This USDA study investigates these issues and finds an association between the relative cost of fruits and vegetables and excessive weight gain by elementary-age children.
Download: Metro Food Prices [94k pdf file]
- Linking Education, Activity and Food (LEAF) Program
The Center for Weight and Health (CWH) at the University of California, Berkeley has conducted a multi-component, cross-site evaluation of the LEAF program which granted funds through the California Department of Education (CDE), Nutrition Services Division with funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for several schools to pilot the implementation of new legislation that imposes nutrition standards in schools.
www.cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh/activities/LEAF.shtml#eval
- CDC Health Topics - Childhood Overweight
The CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health has released Obesity Fact Sheets that contain results from weighted YRBS and School Health Profiles data related to obesity among youth. No fact sheets are available for California overall, but there are fact sheets available for Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco.
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm
- MMWR Trends in Recommended Lifestyle Physical Activity and Inactivity
More than half of US adults (54.1 percent) are not active enough to gain health benefits. This is the first national report on the trend of recommended lifestyle physical activity that includes activities during household work, transportation and discretionary/leisure time.
Download: MMWR Report on Physical Activity [430k pdf file]
- Obesity and Eating Disorders in Longitudinal Study of Adolescents
A new study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association show that dieting predicted weight gain, overweight status, disordered eating, and eating disorders. This study provides some supporting evidence for focusing on environmental changes to influence eating behaviors, rather than on individual weight management. It also supports the HEAC position that BMI results should not be reported to students through the schools, as the consequence of this may be for students to practice unhealthful dieting behaviors to lower their BMI.
Download: Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Dieting [125k pdf file]
- Infants and Toddlers Show Signs of Unhealthy Diets, Research Shows
New analyses of data from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study found that infants and toddlers as young as four to six months were consuming too many calories and eating inappropriate foods, such as French fries, showing signs of the unhealthy diet adopted by most American adults, but they were meeting vitamin and mineral requirements. Many young children drink sweetened drinks, and one-fourth to one-third of children six months of age eat no fruits or vegetables on a given day. Detailed findings were published in the January 2006 supplement to The Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA).
www.mathematica-mpr.com/nutrition/infantfeeding.asp
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