Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

US, Canadian obesity scientists share $1 mln Shaw Prize (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 03:52 AM PDT

Yang Chen-ning, a professor and chairman of the Shaw Prize board announces the winners in Hong Kong. Two scientists whose work challenges the assumption that obesity is caused by a lack of willpower were Tuesday announced as the winners of the Shaw Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of the east.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Two scientists whose work challenges the assumption that obesity is caused by a lack of willpower were on Tuesday announced as the winners of the Shaw Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of the east.

Obesity surgery thins bones, but enough to break? (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:14 AM PDT

AP - It isn't just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too.

Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese (HealthDay)

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese people undergoing surgery are at greater risk of heart problems, wound infections, prolonged hospital stays and other complications, according to a Scientific Advisory from the American Heart Association.

PE requirement isn't enough to fight obesity (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:49 PM PDT

In this photo taken May 26, 2009 Betty Hale, center, instructs a physical education class in a 100-year-old gymnasium at Eberhart Elementary School in Chicago. Although the school has a newer gym, for much of the day it doubles as a cafeteria where the school's 1,800-plus students are offered breakfast and lunch. Time and space limitations mean each class gets physical education just once a week for 40 minutes. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - The gym at Eberhart Elementary School is bright and spacious — with high ceilings, several basketball hoops, even a large, colorful climbing wall.
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