Friday, March 26, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


Is There an Obesity Tipping Point in Infancy? (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Time.com - Risk factors for obesity start in early infancy -- even before birth -- which is why many obesity researchers think prevention efforts must start earlier than school-age

Chinese national arrest in Honolulu (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:31 PM PDT

AP - Federal agents have arrested a Chinese national in Honolulu for illegal importation of counterfeit weight-loss medication.

Obesity accelerates liver damage in heavy drinkers (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Obesity compounds the harmful effects of heavy drinking on the liver, new research in more than 9,000 Scottish men shows.

Farming reform needed to end hunger without obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:17 AM PDT

Children walk through a maize plantation in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Philimon BulawayoReuters - Agriculture needs revolutionary change to confront threats such as global warming and end hunger in developing nations without adding to the ranks of the obese, an international study showed on Thursday.


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