Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 09:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who are overweight and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are unknown, new research contends.

Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:47 AM PDT

A Northern Fur Seal stretches his mouth on the trainer's command at the New England Aquarium in Boston on Friday, June 26, 2009. A new program titled 'Move It!' featured in a new exhibit at the aquarium, aims to entice an increasingly obese generation of kids to get moving. (AP Photo/Eric J. Shelton)AP - Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal.
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