Friday, January 29, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


Health Tip: Who's a Candidate for Gastric Bypass Surgery? (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:02 AM PST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery, sometimes recommended for obese people, involves re-routing the path that food takes, including shrinking the size of the stomach. But the procedure has a number of risks, including the possibility of post-surgical infection, blood clots or developing gallstones.

First lady leads charge against obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 06:03 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. health officials have leveraged the star power of first lady Michelle Obama to roll out a new campaign against obesity, a preventable condition that drains billions of dollars from the economy.

Study: Overweight Adults Over 70 May Live Longer (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:15 AM PST

Time.com - A new study by Australian researchers finds that overweight adults over 70 tend to outlive their thinner -- and much fatter -- peers

Over 70 and Overweight May Add Years to Life (HealthDay)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the warnings that being overweight will kill you, a new Australian study finds that overweight adults over the age of 70 are less likely to die over a 10-year period than their normal-weight peers.

Michelle Obama makes obesity campaign personal (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:44 PM PST

First lady Michelle Obama waits to speak about childhood obesity, Thursday, Jan. 28,2010, at the YMCA in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms Thursday, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family's pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it.


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