Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


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

Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Doctors should screen children and teens between 6 and 18 years for extra pounds, a federal task force recommends.


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.

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