Can Obesity Raise Autism Risk?

The autism rate in the U.S. has risen from 1 in 110 to 1 in88 over the last few years. This disorder can run from mildly impaired social connection, repetitive behavior to virtual isolation from the world. While cures & causes remain elusive, research points to a contributing factor: Obesity.

Researchers found that obese mothers were more than 60% more likely to have a child with autism, & over 2 times as likely to have children with developmental disorders, especially with speech. The study emphasizes autistic risk may stem from many factors, including older parental age, malnutrition & premature births. But what affects the mother’s body affects the sensitive, developing fetal brain, and the metabolic impact of obesity includes increased inflammation, blood pressure, blood sugar & hormonal variations.

The autism/obesity link is the latest in research showing that healthier more fit pregnancies benefit mother as well as the child. Being overweight or obese, increases the risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, congenital malformations & miscarriage. Eating more produce will not only help with pregnancy weight management, but might, also, lower a woman’s chances of giving birth to a child with leukemia. And according to research from a North Carolina Research Campus, a maternal diet high in choline may increase memory & mental function in offspring over a lifetime.

Who Needs a Hug?

Borrowed from Dr. Oz's "The Good Life"

Here are 3 reasons why:

1. It protects your heart.

According to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 10 minutes of hand holding followed by a 20-second hug can lower your blood pressure & slow your heart rate. Since an elevated heart rate has been linked to cardiovascular disease, this helps protect your heart.

2. It eases stress.

Huggers showed fewer symptoms of stress when asked to complete a public speach than non-huggers according to researchers at UNC following the same protocol of hand holding & hugging.

3. It boosts immunity.

According to Tiffany Field, Ph.D., of the University of Miami School of Medicine, a friendly touch helps lower levels of the hormone cortisol. This is good for your immune system, because cortisol attacks the cells that fight off viruses & diseases.

Belly Fat & Your Memory

Did you know that people with excess belly fat are more likely to develop dementia later in life than those with a smaller waistline? Researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have learned that the hippocampus, the brain's memory center, & the liver use the same protein called PPARalpha. The liver uses it to burn belly fat, while the brain uses it to process memory. According to scientists, those who have excess belly fat have a liver that has to work harder. Thus, the liver uses up more of the protein depleting levels from the brain & possibly affecting memory.
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tudies have shown that a good diet in your later years can reduce the risk of certain health conditions, like heart disease & osteoporosis.  Also, choosing the right foods can help keep your body strong, mind sharp, & energy up!
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The Truth About the Hormone Leptin and Obesity

by Katherine Kam @ WebMD & Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD When scientists discovered leptin in 1994, excitement arose about its potential as a blockbuster weight loss treatment.  WebMD asked two experts on leptin to discuss how this hormone affects weight and appetite, as well as other aspects of health. Q: What is Leptin? A: "Leptin is not our obesity hormone. Leptin is our starvation hormone," says Robert H. Lustig, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco and a member of the Endocrine Society's Obesity Task Force. Leptin is a protein that's made in the fat cells, circulates in the bloodstream, and goes to the brain. "Leptin is the way your fat cells tell your brain that your energy thermostat is set right," Lustig says. "Leptin tells your brain that you have enough energy stored in your fat cells to engage in normal, relatively expensive metabolic processes," he says.  But when people diet, they eat less and their fat cells lose some fat, which then decreases the amount of leptin produced. Then several processes begin within the body to drive leptin levels back up. Q: How Does Leptin Affect Weight? A: If this thing works like a thermostat, an adipostat, why do we keep gaining weight?" Lustig says. The problem is that overweight people have large amounts of leptin, but their brains aren't getting the important signal to stop eating. "How come the brain doesn't get it? That phenomenon is called ‘leptin resistance,'" says Lustig, who has done research on the subject. Leptin resistance is similar to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes, in which the pancreas produces large amounts of insulin, but the body doesn't respond to it properly. Leptin levels can keep going higher as people get fatter. "We all have a leptin floor; the problem is, we don't have a leptin ceiling," Lustig says. In leptin-resistant people, the reward system doesn't cue a person to stop eating when leptin levels rise, Lustig says. Q: What about leptin supplements? A: Because leptin is a digestible protein that doesn’t enter the bloodstream, it can’t be taken in supplement form, Richard Atkinson, MD, an endocrinologist, obesity expert, and clinical professor of pathology at Virginia Commonwealth University says. Rather than taking supplements that haven’t been fully proven to help, overweight people have other options to aid leptin functioning, experts say. Lustig advises them to reduce resistance to insulin (a hormone that controls blood sugar) and to bring down high levels of triglycerides (a blood lipid). “Insulin resistance generates leptin resistance. The practical advice is: Get your insulin down,” Lustig says. “How do you get insulin down? The best way is don’t let it go up. Sugar makes insulin go up. We are overdosed on sugar in this country. I think that if we got the sugar down, our insulin resistance would improve and that would help with the weight loss.” Reducing high triglyceride levels helps, too, Lustig says. Too much triglyceride interferes with leptin’s journey from the blood to the brain via a leptin transporter that allows the hormone into the brain.
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Eat colorful fruits & vegetables packed with potent nutrients to help your heart.
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How to Boost Your Memory

According to researchers at UCLA, healthy eating, regular exercise, & not smoking were linked to better memory. A recent poll found that those who engaged in only one of these healthy behaviors were 21% less likely to have memory problems than those who didn't.
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Furthermore, findings reinforced the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle at all ages to help limit cognitive decline per Gary Small, director of the UCLA Longevity Center. Mary Ann Johnson of the American Society for Nutrition says, "Healthy eating keeps heart & blood vessels healthy, & the brain needs a healthy blood supply to function."
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