| Complex Weight-Loss Plans Erode Dieters' Resolve (HealthDay) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:03 AM PST HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The more complex a person's diet plan, the sooner the person will abandon it, a new study finds. |
| Federal Panel Urges Obesity Screening for Kids Ages 6 and Up (HealthDay) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:48 PM PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A federal panel of health experts has issued new recommendations encouraging U.S. doctors to screen children aged 6 and older for obesity, and to offer them a referral to intensive weight management programs when necessary. |
| For Very Obese, Gastric Bypass May Extend Life (HealthDay) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:48 PM PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery could have life-extending benefits for most of the five percent of Americans who are very obese, a new study suggests. |
| Experts urge screening for obesity in kids (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:18 PM PST  Reuters - Doctors should screen children and teens between 6 and 18 years for extra pounds, a federal task force recommends.
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| Obesity linked to higher risk of kidney stones (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:21 PM PST Reuters - Obese people are more likely to develop kidney stones than normal weight individuals, but severe obesity doesn't seem to further increase risk, research in the Journal of Urology shows. |
| Starting spoonfeeding later may trim obesity risk (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 11:19 AM PST Reuters - Waiting longer to start infants on solid food could make for slimmer adults, new research shows. |
| Task force: Screen kids, obesity treatment works (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:09 AM PST AP - An influential advisory panel says school-aged youngsters and teens should be screened for obesity and sent to intensive behavior treatment if they need to lose weight — a move that could transform how doctors deal with overweight children. |
