Saturday, February 20, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


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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