Health News - Child Obesity Interventions?Is Change in BMI a ...

New Rochelle, NY ? Body mass index (BMI) or a change in BMI is often the sole measure used to evaluate whether an intervention intended to combat childhood obesity is effective. But a new study clearly shows that an intervention can have beneficial effects on other health outcomes, such as cardiovascular fitness, regardless of its effect on BMI. Focusing on a single factor like the degree of BMI change is restrictive and can overlook other important outcomes, according to an article published in Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

The article is available free on the Childhood Obesity website.

Maria Kolotourou and a team of authors involved in the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition?Do It! (MEND) trial from University of London, University College London, and Mytime MEND gathered data from a group of obese children before they participated in the MEND childhood obesity intervention and again at 6- and 12-month follow-up intervals. The researchers measured BMI, degree of change in BMI, waist circumference, cardiovascular fitness, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and self-esteem.

In the article ?Is BMI Alone a Sufficient Outcome to Evaluate Interventions for Child Obesity?? the authors report improvements, in several of the parameters measured, independent of whether a child?s BMI decreased, increased, or remained the same.

?Good interventions aimed at helping overweight children lose weight should be equally directed at helping them to find health. This article suggests that health benefits may be seen independent of weight change, per se, and we are thus better served by evaluation strategies that encompass an array of relevant and important measures,? says David L. Katz, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief of Childhood Obesity and Director of Yale University?s Prevention Research Center.

About the Journal
Childhood Obesity is a bimonthly journal, published in print and online, and the journal of record for all aspects of communication on the broad spectrum of issues and strategies related to weight management and obesity prevention in children and adolescents. The Journal includes peer-reviewed articles documenting cutting-edge research and clinical studies, opinion pieces and roundtable discussions, profiles of successful programs and interventions, and updates on task force recommendations, global initiatives, and policy platforms. It reports on news and developments in science and medicine, features programs and initiatives developed in the public and private sector, and includes a Literature Watch. Tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the Childhood Obesity website.

About the Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative medical and biomedical peer-reviewed journals, including Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, Population Health Management, Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT), and Journal of Women?s Health. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry?s most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm?s 80 journals, newsmagazines, and books is available on the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers website.

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Southern California crustacean sand-dwellers suffering localized extinctions

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Two types of small beach critters ?? both cousins of the beloved, backyard roly-poly ?? are suffering localized extinctions in Southern California at an alarming rate, says a new study. As indicator species for beach biodiversity at large, their disappearance suggests a looming threat to similar sand-dwelling animals across the state and around the world.

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Kim Kardashian Speaks On Motherhood, Weight Loss, and Going ...

Kim Kardashian is finally speaking up about becoming a new mother to baby North West;?her challenge to lose her pregnancy weight before appearing on Kris Jenner?s talk show; and even how she is flaunting a fresh face without makeup for her ?baby daddy,? Kanye West.

It?s a rare moment in entertainment history when articles about Kim slow to only one headline per day, down significantly from her two headlines every hour.

Okay, not really, but she certainly hasn?t been out and about in the media limelight as much as she used to be.

According to her own blog post, Kim K is just trying to have some private time with her new baby girl.

?These past couple of weeks have been filled with the most exciting experiences of my life,? she wrote on the blog post titled, ?Thank You.? ?I?m enjoying this time to fully embrace motherhood and spend time at home with my family.?

She went on to thank all of her fans for their kind words and thoughtful letters as she transitions into being a new mommy.

?I am so blessed to have the support of my family and fans in this beautiful moment,? she added.

While she is loving motherhood, she isn?t a big fan of the changes her body had to go through to get there, and now she is working hard to get back to her famous hourglass figure.

Despite Kris Jenner saying she wants to use her daytime talk show to prove that she doesn?t have to rely on her daughters for fame and fortune, it seems that the entire program will be dedicated to giving the world the latest updates on the most famous Kardashian.

After using baby North to promote the first episode, she is already planning to use the show to debut Kim K?s new body after pregnancy.

?She wants to show up like Heidi Klum and have everyone marvel at how fast she lost weight,? one source told Us Weekly. ?She won?t leave the house until she?s thinner.?

So far the reality star has lost 20 of the 50 pounds she gained while carrying North West and that?s without even exercising.

Kanye?s boo was instructed to take it easy for five weeks after pregnancy so extraneous workouts are out of the picture for the new mom.

What?s also out of the picture, for now anyway, is makeup.

Kim explained that her man loves when she goes all natural so she?s been trying to push the beauty products aside every now and then.

Kim told FeelUnique.com that while Yeezy loves when she dresses up, he would prefer her to keep makeup to a minimum and she is doing her best to give Mr. West what he wants.

She?s also giving him his wish when it comes to keeping the baby under wraps.

While we were all convinced that Kim wouldn?t be able to deny the urge to show the world her baby girl, she has kept North out of the watchful lens of the media and only allowed close friends and family to get a peek.

Best pal LaLa Anthony is one of those select few and she says Kimye?s baby is beyond adorable.

?The cutest, absolute cutest baby ever,? she told Access Hollywood hosts Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Tuesday.

She also pointed out that the public won?t be seeing any photos of the new baby any time soon.

?She?s not even ready to be out in the world with germs and around people,? LaLa said about Kim?s daughter. ?As a mom your protective instinct comes in before anything else.?

Of course, we all know it?s more than just germs keeping baby North away from the spotlight. As her famous daddy said, ?It?s my baby, not America?s.?

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/07/18/kim-kardashian-speaks-on-motherhood-weight-loss-and-going-natural-for-kanye/

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Museum in China shut over fake artefacts

A museum in northern China has been closed down by local authorities after many of its artefacts were revealed to be fakes.

The Jibaozhai Museum opened in 2010 in the city of Jizhou in Hebei Province, costing 540 million yuan (?5.8 million) to develop. Its twelve exhibition halls were initially deemed a patriotic education centre and was given a respectable ?Grade 3A Tourist Attraction Rating?.

But the dubious credibility of its artefacts was brought to public attention when Ma Boyong, a Beijing-based writer, visited the museum and published his scepticism online along with pictures of the exhibits.?

In one of the pictures, a vase ? which the museum claimed to be a Qing dynasty relic ? was decorated with bright green cartoon animals, including what appears to be a smiling octopus.

Other items are displayed as having been signed by the legendary Yellow Emperor, who according to tradition reigned in the 27th century BC. However the signature uses the simplified Chinese characters introduced by the Communist Party in 1949, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported.

Attention was also drawn to a five-colour porcelain vase which the museum recorded as dating from the 8th century Tang Dynasty, despite the fact that the technique used to create it was not invented until hundreds of years later.

Wei Yingjun, chief consultant at the Jibaozhai Museum, reportedly said he could only be sure of the authenticity of around 80 of the museum?s 40,000 objects. Its deputy curator Shao Baoming was more confident, arguing that ?at least half of the exhibits? are legitimate.

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David J. Neal: SEC?s Mike Slive takes aim at NCAA

By David J. Neal The Miami Herald

?Secession,? a word often associated with the South in our nation?s history, starts with ?SEC.? I couldn?t help thinking about that as Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive fired on the NCAA during his Tuesday remarks at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala.

Oh, Slive said the NCAA would still have the SEC?s support as the overall governing body of collegiate sports. Then, he followed with words that made that sound like the vote of confidence or the declaration of love before the divorce.

?We have supported and will continue to support the NCAA as the appropriate governing organization for intercollegiate athletics, but at the same time, however, we will continue to push for changes we believe are in the best interest of our student-athletes,? he said.

?The NCAA has not been successful in meeting the full cost of attendance of our student-athletes. ? Conferences and their member institutions must be allowed to meet the needs of their student-athletes,? he continued. ?In recent conversations with my commissioner colleagues, there appears to be a willingness to support a meaningful solution to this important change.?

Now, Slive is not exactly fighting for the working man?s rights out of a deep admiration for John L. Lewis or Eugene V. Debs. The areas the SEC dominates in recruiting, especially for football, include some of the poorest, least educated areas of the country. College is where many of us learned how to stretch a dollar, often one sent from home. SEC football and basketball teams are filled with kids who don?t have a dollar to stretch.

That?s how you lose athletes who can perpetuate your rule on the field. You can also lose athletes who might have no other shot at an education and upward mobility. That doesn?t help them. Nor does it help your school?s Academic Progress Rate, which could drop enough to cause the NCAA to start swinging the switch on your program?s behind.

Of course, Slive wondered about the NCAA?s basic structure. Again, sounds like someone who wants a new government.

?For example, what changes need to be made to the NCAA structure to provide significant roles for the stakeholders, the presidents, chancellors, athletic directors, institutional administrators, conference administrators, and coaches?? he asked. ?What is the proper role, function and composition and size of the NCAA Board of Directors? Do we need all of the services provided by the NCAA?s national office, its many committees and task forces, or are some of these services better provided elsewhere?

?And how do we streamline the NCAA committee and legislative processes to provide leaders and visionaries who will ensure the NCAA?s future??

People with juice rarely get up in public and ask questions that start with ?Do we need all ??? unless they already have thought about it and concluded the entity in question is superfluous.

The SEC dominates the most lucrative (and, occasionally, profitable) sport, the highest profile sport, the sport that has driven so much of the conference jumping the past few years. Their teams make for good TV, too. Alabama, Florida, LSU, South Carolina (under Steve Spurrier) and Georgia inspire feelings, one way or another, in a way that, say, Ohio State doesn?t (outside of Michigan).

This irresistibly titled College Football Playoff won?t eliminate the simple fact that, like rich unincorporated areas of a financially troubled county, a few conferences draw the major bucks in football and basketball. And it has been suggested that, sooner or later, the schools in those conferences will and should secede from the NCAA.

In fact, one of the folks doing the suggesting over the past couple of years is Kentucky coach John Calipari, head of the SEC?s premier basketball program.

So perhaps this will be a day worth remembering a few years down the road when sports page headlines across the country read ?THE NCAA IS DISSOLVED.?

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/16/3503698/david-j-neal-secs-mike-slive-takes.html

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