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• Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection (HealthDay)
• Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity (HealthDay)
• Obesity costs U.S. health system $147 billion: study (Reuters)
• Lifestyle change the way to beat US obesity: experts (AFP)
• Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity (AP)

Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection (HealthDay) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists may be closer to solving a medical mystery with huge implications for personal and public health: Why obese people are prone to developing type 2 diabetes.

Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity (HealthDay) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity in the United States now carries the hefty price tag of $147 billion per year in direct medical costs, just over 9 percent of all medical spending, experts report.

Obesity costs U.S. health system $147 billion: study (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:43 PM PDT Reuters - Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of all medical spending in the United States or an estimated $147 billion a year, U.S. researchers said Monday.

Lifestyle change the way to beat US obesity: experts (AFP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 07:34 PM PDT AFP - Childhood obesity is now the United States' worst health crisis, experts said, urging parents to ban television in kids' rooms and lawmakers to slap a tax on sugar-laden sodas.

Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 01:23 PM PDT AP - Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. Overall obesity-related health spending reaches $147 billion, double what it was nearly a decade ago, says the study published Monday by the journal Health Affairs.

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