Friday, February 26, 2010

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Obesity, Lack of Exercise Heighten Arthritis Risk for Women (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of obesity and inactivity, especially among women, explain why arthritis is more common in the United States than in Canada, according to a new study.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Obesity, Lack of Exercise Heighten Arthritis Risk for Women (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:03 AM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of obesity and inactivity, especially among women, explain why arthritis is more common in the United States than in Canada, according to a new study.

Junk food tax could help fight obesity: US study (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 03:52 PM PST

People shop at a Manhattan grocery store. Taxing high-fat and sugary junk food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable, a study published Wednesday shows.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - Taxing high-fat and sugary junk food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable, a study published Wednesday shows.

Children and obese hard hit by swine flu: experts (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 02:41 PM PST

A young child is vaccinated against the H1N1 virus in Schiedam November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Jerry LampenReuters - People who were morbidly obese and school-aged children were much more likely to become seriously ill or to die from H1N1 swine flu, U.S. experts said on Wednesday.

Low-carb diet can increase bad cholesterol levels (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:13 AM PST

Reuters - Cutting down on carbs may help people lose weight, but it may not be so good for lowering cholesterol, new research shows.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Schwarzenegger, Clinton attend obesity summit (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 08:06 AM PST

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former President Bill Clinton are in Los Angeles to discuss solutions to America's obesity crisis.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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Does Obesity Rehab Help Overweight Teens Enough? (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:40 AM PST

A teen gets help with her bracelet at a special school that helps students lose weight along with academic courses, in California in 2009. Chronic conditions including asthma, obesity and behavior disorders have become more common among US children in recent years, with environmental changes and more diagnoses partly to blame, a study published Tuesday shows.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)Time.com - Does Obesity Rehab for Kids Work?
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Monday, February 22, 2010

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'The Biggest Loser' Has Big Problems, Health Experts Say (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 01:16 PM PST

LiveScience.com - NBC's "The Biggest Loser" is all about records. In the past seasons, the weight-loss reality show has repeatedly set new benchmarks for heaviest contestant (454, 476 and 526 pounds), fastest 100-pound weight loss (seven weeks), and most weight lost in one week (34 pounds).
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Saturday, February 20, 2010

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First lady takes obesity campaign to Philly school (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:48 PM PST

First lady Michelle Obama tours a Fresh Grocer store in Philadelphia, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. Mrs. Obama's visit to the store was to highlight Philadelphia's efforts to get healthy, affordable food to its communities. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - First lady Michelle Obama says too many people across the country don't have a grocery store nearby where they can get fresh food.

Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 09:16 AM PST

First lady Michelle Obama applauds the spouses of the nation's governors as she begins her address on childhood obesity at the at the start of the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)Reuters - While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows that diabetes may at least partly account for the link.
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Friday, February 19, 2010

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New Weight Loss Aid? (HealthDay)

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- An amino acid called isoleucine may play an important role in weight loss, a new study suggests.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Obesity tied to poorer sperm quality (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 01:20 PM PST

Reuters - Adding to evidence that obesity may affect a man's sperm quality, a new study finds that obese men tend to have less-mobile sperm than their thinner counterparts.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Bill Clinton speaks out against childhood obesity (AP)

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:50 AM PST

Former President Bill Clinton arrives at the Westmont Presbyterian Church in Johnstown, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, for funeral services for U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. Murtha died Feb. 8 at age 77 after complications from gallbladder surgery. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Bill Clinton is officially back at work.

Chronic conditions including obesity up in US kids: study (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:13 PM PST

A teen gets help with her bracelet at a special school that helps students lose weight along with academic courses, in California in 2009. Chronic conditions including asthma, obesity and behavior disorders have become more common among US children in recent years, with environmental changes and more diagnoses partly to blame, a study published Tuesday shows.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Chronic conditions including asthma, obesity and behavior disorders have become more common among US children in recent years, with environmental changes and more diagnoses partly to blame, a study published Tuesday shows.

Exercise may not boost obese teens' metabolism (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:15 PM PST

Reuters - A few months of moderate aerobic exercise may not rev up obese teenagers' ability to burn calories, even though it may increase thinner teens' ability to burn dietary fat, new research suggests.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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Repeated Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks (HealthDay)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Repeat weight-loss surgery carries a higher risk of complications than the initial surgical procedure, new research has found.
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Monday, February 15, 2010

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Childhood Obesity Takes Psychological Toll, Too (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 05:55 AM PST

LiveScience.com - The ballooning waistlines of children hit the spotlight when Michelle Obama admitted publicly her daughters had an unhealthy body mass index. And while many urge kids to slim down to avoid heart disease and other physical ailments, the emotional consequences from teasing and low self-esteem could be just as debilitating, scientists say.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

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Start obesity prevention in the cradle, study urges (AFP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2010 01:50 AM PST

Two babies are pictured at a food store in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A team of US doctors has urged that obesity screening start in the cradle after a study they conducted showed that half of US children with weight problems became overweight before age two.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AFP - A team of US doctors has urged that obesity screening start in the cradle after a study they conducted showed that half of US children with weight problems became overweight before age two.

Hydroxycut linked to other cases of liver damage (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 01:21 PM PST

Reuters - A new study strengthens evidence that the once widely advertised weight-loss supplement Hydroxycut caused serious liver damage in some users.
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Friday, February 12, 2010

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Chubby Babies Often Become Obese Teens (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 11:20 AM PST

LiveScience.com - You have to admit, chubby babies are oh-so-cute. But many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, which puts them at higher risk for all kinds of health issues, including type-2 diabetes, and high cholesterol and blood pressure, suggests a new study.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

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Michelle Obama on Obesity: Good Diet vs. Fad Diet (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 05:50 AM PST

US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about her initiative, LiveScience.com - Though the president of the United States is arguably the most powerful man in the world, his wife wields considerable influence. Each First Lady usually has a pet social cause they wish to champion. Nancy Reagan famously tackled America's drug problem, for example, and Michele Obama recently launched a campaign to reduce childhood obesity.

Premature Death Could Await Obese Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children are at a greater risk of dying young, a new study finds.

Childhood obesity linked to early death: US study (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 07:19 PM PST

Being obese as a child increases the risk of dying before you reach 55, says a study published Wednesday, a day after US First Lady Michelle Obama launched a program to fight childhood obesity amid warnings it is shortening lives.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Being obese as a child increases the risk of dying before you reach 55, says a study published Wednesday, a day after US First Lady Michelle Obama launched a program to fight childhood obesity amid warnings it is shortening lives.

Mom's Obesity May Affect Baby's Health (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 06:35 PM PST

LiveScience.com - Obese mothers put newborns at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and other ills, new research suggests.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Study backs gastric surgery for obese teens (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 02:57 AM PST

Lap-band surgery for severely overweight teenagers on Wednesday won support from Australian researchers after a study found the procedure helped them lose 80 percent of their excess fat.(AFP/File/Stephen Shaver)AFP - Lap-band surgery for severely overweight teenagers on Wednesday won support from Australian researchers after a study found the procedure helped them lose 80 percent of their excess fat.

Gastric Banding Most Effective for Obese Teens (HealthDay)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese teens who received gastric banding surgery lost significantly more weight than those who made lifestyle changes such as dieting and exercise, Australian researchers report.

Michelle Obama rallies US to push back child obesity (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 06:54 PM PST

US First Lady Michelle Obama, alongside members of the 2009 National Championship Pee-Wee football team, the Watkins Hornets, speaks about her initiative, AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors, the food industry and media to take on the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.

Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 03:45 PM PST

Reuters - Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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US First Lady leads push against childhood obesity (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:52 AM PST

US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.

Obamas take on problem of obese children (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:20 AM PST

Reuters - Alarmed that nearly a third of U.S. children are obese or overweight -- and likely to stay that way all their lives -- President Barack Obama launched an initiative on Tuesday to roll back the numbers and put his wife in charge of promoting it.
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Monday, February 8, 2010

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For obese, vaccine needle size matters (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 07:37 AM PST

Reuters - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic.

3 Simple Steps Can Cut Childhood Obesity (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:35 AM PST

LiveScience.com - A new study finds three household routines lower the risk of obesity in children: having family dinners, getting enough sleep and limiting weekday TV time.
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Friday, February 5, 2010

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Protein Supplement Myth Revealed by Body of Work (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:50 PM PST

LiveScience.com - Most health stores are tainted with the irony that so few of their products are actually healthy, from herbal potions of unknown purity and utility to dietary supplements capitalizing on recent trends in weight loss or hair gain.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

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Obese People Lose Weight at High Altitudes (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:46 AM PST

LiveScience.com - Here's a possible future diet tip: Move to a mountaintop.

Very Obese People May Be Missing Genes (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more evidence to theories linking DNA to weight, European scientists report that a genetic variation seems to virtually guarantee that a person will become obese.

Obese people struggle with their genes (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 10:43 AM PST

Debate over the obesity epidemic sweeping parts of the world has focussed on whether lifestyle -- too much junk food and couch-potato living -- is the big culprit or whether genes are also to blame. A new study may help tip the balance in favour of those who claim that fat runs in their family and there is little they can do about it.(AFP/File)AFP - Debate over the obesity epidemic sweeping parts of the world has focussed on whether lifestyle -- too much junk food and couch-potato living -- is the big culprit or whether genes are also to blame.
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