Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

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• Obesity in middle age bodes ill for old age (Reuters)
• Obese Middle-Aged Women Face Unhealthy Future (HealthDay)
• No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin (HealthDay)
• Being overweight can cut women's life expectancy (AP)
• Overweight and young equals ill health in old age (AFP)
• Losing a few pounds helps very obese kids' health (Reuters)

Obesity in middle age bodes ill for old age (Reuters) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - Women who are obese in middle age may live to be at least 70 but they are nowhere near as healthy as women who kept in good shape, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

Obese Middle-Aged Women Face Unhealthy Future (HealthDay) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 06:02 AM PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- If excess weight doesn't kill you by old age, it could make your life miserable in the form of chronic health problems and impaired mental fitness.

No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin (HealthDay) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 08:50 PM PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The appetite-regulating hormone leptin may contribute to osteoarthritis in obese people, according to a new study that suggests that skeletal wear and tear caused by excess weight isn't the only cause of the painful and debilitating condition.

Being overweight can cut women's life expectancy (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 06:42 PM PDT AP - Being fat in middle age may slash women's chances of making it to their golden years in good health by almost 80 percent, a new study says. American researchers observed more than 17,000 female nurses with an average age of 50 in the U.S. All of the women were healthy when the study began in 1976. Researchers then monitored the women's weight, along with other health changes, every two years until 2000.

Overweight and young equals ill health in old age (AFP) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 04:34 PM PDT AFP - Women who gain weight in the early decades of adulthood dramatically reduce their chances of reaching old age in good health compared with lean counterparts, a study published on Wednesday said.

Losing a few pounds helps very obese kids' health (Reuters) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:15 PM PDT Reuters - The bad news: Not all the benefits of a family weight management program for severely obese kids last longer than six months, according to a new study.

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