Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

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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