Thursday, December 31, 2009

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College Linemen at Risk for Obesity, Diabetes (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:46 AM PST

LiveScience.com - Despite the high-intensity workout that college football linemen get out on the field, they are not protected from developing obesity, heart disease and related ailments later in life, a new study finds.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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Anti-Hunger Smells Could Battle Obesity (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:16 AM PST

An overweight woman. Cardiovascular disease linked to obesity may be worse than thought while health problems associated with being underweight may have been overstated, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Wednesday.(AFP/File)LiveScience.com - Anti-hunger aromas that make one feel full could help fight the global obesity epidemic, scientists now suggest.

New study sharpens focus on problems of obesity (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST

An overweight woman. Cardiovascular disease linked to obesity may be worse than thought while health problems associated with being underweight may have been overstated, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Wednesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Cardiovascular disease linked to obesity may be worse than thought while health problems associated with being underweight may have been overstated, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Wednesday.
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Friday, December 18, 2009

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Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- While physicians and surgeons are getting better at treating heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems, too many Americans are ignoring the basic rules for preventing them, according to new statistics from the American Heart Association.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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Puberty May Trigger Sleep Apnea in Overweight Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Among teenagers, being overweight or obese increases the risk of obstructive sleep apnea, but the same does not appear to be true for younger children, Australian researchers have found.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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Studies show obesity taking hold in Africa and UK (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:15 PM PST

A passenger waits for a delayed flight at Heathrow airport's terminal four in London August 12, 2006. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Obesity is becoming more common among poor city dwellers in Africa because of easier access to cheap, high fat, high sugar foods, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Monday, December 14, 2009

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Quarter of Taiwan kids are fat or obese: doctor (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 04:00 PM PST

A group of Taiwanese teenagers practise exercises. Obesity rates among Taiwanese children now rival those in the United States with a quarter classed as overweight or morbidly fat, a doctor said Sunday after compiling island-wide figures.(AFP/File/Tao-Chuan Yeh)AFP - Obesity rates among Taiwanese children now rival those in the United States with a quarter classed as overweight or morbidly fat, a doctor said Sunday after compiling island-wide figures.
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Monday, December 7, 2009

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Study: Missing DNA can promote childhood obesity (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST

AP - Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report.
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Sunday, December 6, 2009

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Pa. school drops required fitness class for obese (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 01:37 PM PST

AP - Obese students at a historically black college near Philadelphia won't have to take a fitness class to graduate after all.
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