Fast Diet: April 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Mothers' obesity tied to newborn heart defects (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:07 AM PDT

Reuters - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds.

Obesity, smoking may raise blood clot risk (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Reuters - Obesity and smoking may each raise a person's risk of potentially dangerous blood clots in the veins, but certain other suspected risk factors seem to have no impact, a new study finds.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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California county bans fast-food toys to stem child obesity (AFP)
OTC Drugs May Work Differently in Obese Kids (HealthDay)
Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Time.com)
California county wants to ban toys in kids' meals (Reuters)

California county bans fast-food toys to stem child obesity (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:56 AM PDT

AFP - A California county is stopping restaurants from using toys to lure children to high-calorie, salt-laden food such as popular "Happy Meals" hawked by fast-food giant McDonald's.

OTC Drugs May Work Differently in Obese Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are overweight or obese appear to metabolize over-the-counter drugs differently than normal-weight children, a new study finds.

Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 06:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Dr. Howard Shapiro's new book, Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes is an action plan for both adults and children.

California county wants to ban toys in kids' meals (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:32 PM PDT

Reuters - County lawmakers in California's famed Silicon Valley have passed a law that would prevent restaurants from giving away free toys and other incentives with unhealthy kids' meals.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Time.com - Dr. Howard Shapiro's new book, Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes is an action plan for both adults and children.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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Study Finds Patients Breathe Easier After Weight-Loss Surgery (HealthDay)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who've lost weight after bariatric surgery breathe easier and take 50 percent fewer prescription breathing medications, a new study finds.

More U.S. Women May Be Obese Than Thought (HealthDay)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new study says federal guidelines on obesity should be revised so more women fit into the category of "obese."

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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Parents' obesity, especially mom's, tied to kids' risk (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Having two obese parents may substantially raise a child's risk of becoming obese, with mom's weight playing a particularly important role, a new study suggests.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Gene makes people fat, raises Alzheimer's risk (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:45 PM PDT

Reuters - A variant of an obesity gene carried by more than a third of the U.S. population also reduces brain volume, raising carriers' risk of Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

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Obesity Epidemic May Cut Life Spans of Young Adults (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 08:50 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Because Americans are getting heavier at an earlier age and failing to lose the extra pounds for longer, researchers now believe that chronic illness and life expectancy will be worse than previously estimated.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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Weight-Loss Surgery May Ease Childbirth Risks (HealthDay)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Undergoing weight-loss surgery before having a baby greatly lowers the risk that obese women will develop major health problems during pregnancy, a new study reports.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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Weight-Loss Surgery May Ease Childbirth Risks (HealthDay)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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Simple Carbs Pose Heart Risk for Women (HealthDay)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- A diet rich in carbohydrates that are quickly transformed into sugar in the blood raises the risk of heart disease for women, a new Italian study finds.

High glycemic diet may raise female heart risk: study (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 01:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Women who eat lots of high glycemic index (GI) carbohydrates like white bread and ice-cream may be at greater risk of heart disease, but men do not seem to be affected, Italian scientists said on Monday.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

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Obesity in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Defect in Baby (HealthDay)
Child Obesity Soaring in Rural America (HealthDay)
Routine "recess" a hit at White House obesity summit (Reuters)
Food industry to Obama: We'll improve nutrition (Reuters)

Obesity in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Defect in Baby (HealthDay)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obese pregnant women are at increased risk of having a baby with a congenital heart defect, a new study finds.

Child Obesity Soaring in Rural America (HealthDay)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- In the past 35 years, the percentage of overweight or obese children in one Louisiana town has more than tripled, new research shows.

Routine "recess" a hit at White House obesity summit (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:12 PM PDT

Reuters - A doctor's endorsement of frequent recess breaks -- and not just for kids -- drew an appreciative response from experts meeting at a White House summit on childhood obesity on Friday.

Food industry to Obama: We'll improve nutrition (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 02:17 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. food industry agrees the White House can take the lead on making healthier school meals but said on Friday it could improve the food available in stores without government intervention.

Friday, April 9, 2010

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Obesity in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Defect in Baby (HealthDay)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:02 AM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obese pregnant women are at increased risk of having a baby with a congenital heart defect, a new study finds.

Obesity may boost pneumonia risk in men (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Reuters - Men who carry excess pounds may also carry an excess risk of pneumonia, a new study hints.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

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U.S. sugar group says sugar not to blame for obesity (Reuters)
Experts to design molecule to shut down fat gene (Reuters)
"Fat dissolving" spa treatment no such thing: FDA (Reuters)
Prostate cancer surgery more costly for obese men (Reuters)

U.S. sugar group says sugar not to blame for obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Sugar is being unfairly blamed for obesity problems in the United States at a time when per capita consumption of sweeteners has declined over the past decade, the head of an industry group complained on Wednesday.

Experts to design molecule to shut down fat gene (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Scientists in China may have discovered how a gene responsible for obesity kicks into action and want to design a molecule to shut it down.

"Fat dissolving" spa treatment no such thing: FDA (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:50 AM PDT

Reuters - So-called fat dissolving treatments offered by spas do not eliminate fat and the companies should stop saying so, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.

Prostate cancer surgery more costly for obese men (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Being obese may increase the cost of surgery for men with prostate cancer -- at least the more traditional forms of the procedure, a new study suggests.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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Obese Americans Get High Quality Medical Care (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Countering concerns that obese Americans get second-rate health care, a new study has found no difference in the quality of medical attention they receive versus that of normal-weight patients.

Doctors seem to treat obese just as well as others (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Despite surveys that show doctors have negative attitudes about heavier people, older obese patients don't get short shrift at the doctor's office, according to a new study.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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Online Brazilian Diet Pills Can Be Addictive (HealthDay)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although marketed on the Internet as "natural," the popular weight loss supplements known as Brazilian diet pills contain potentially addictive ingredients, researchers say.

1 hour daily exercise fights 'fatso' gene in teens (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 01:33 PM PDT

AP - One hour of moderate to vigorous exercise a day can help teens beat the effects of a common obesity-related gene with the nickname "fatso," according to a new European study.

Monday, April 5, 2010

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Online Brazilian Diet Pills Can Be Addictive (HealthDay)
Too many pregnancy pounds ups future obesity risk (Reuters)
Being overweight ups stroke risk, study confirms (Reuters)

Online Brazilian Diet Pills Can Be Addictive (HealthDay)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:03 AM PDT

Too many pregnancy pounds ups future obesity risk (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Gaining too much weight while pregnant can have consequences that last well after the pregnancy is over, new research shows.

Being overweight ups stroke risk, study confirms (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 07:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Excess weight increases stroke risk, a new study including nearly 2.3 million people confirms. And the heavier a person is, the greater their risk.

Friday, April 2, 2010

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Turning Your Workday Into Weight Loss (HealthDay)
Small Tax on Soda Won't Curb Child Obesity (HealthDay)
Jennifer Hudson takes new role for weight loss (Reuters)
High-protein low-carb diet an option in obese teens (Reuters)

Turning Your Workday Into Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- For decades, the office has been seen as the sedentary, do-nothing enemy of fitness -- a place to sit eight hours a day and slowly pile on weight.

Small Tax on Soda Won't Curb Child Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Small sales taxes aren't enough to reduce children's soda consumption, a new study finds.

Jennifer Hudson takes new role for weight loss (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:58 PM PDT

Reuters - Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson on Thursday took on a new role as a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers after slimming down since she gave birth more than seven months ago.

High-protein low-carb diet an option in obese teens (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Under medical supervision, a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet is a safe and effective way for severely obese teenagers to lose weight, according to a new study.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

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Study: Small soda taxes don't dent obesity (AP)
Turning Your Workday Into Weight Loss (HealthDay)
Small Tax on Soda Won't Curb Child Obesity (HealthDay)
Overweight babies may have delayed motor skills (Reuters)

Study: Small soda taxes don't dent obesity (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:07 AM PDT

AP - Small taxes on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity, but larger levies probably would, according to new research.

Turning Your Workday Into Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- For decades, the office has been seen as the sedentary, do-nothing enemy of fitness -- a place to sit eight hours a day and slowly pile on weight.

Small Tax on Soda Won't Curb Child Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Small sales taxes aren't enough to reduce children's soda consumption, a new study finds.

Overweight babies may have delayed motor skills (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Pudgy babies may be adorable, but being overweight may delay a baby's ability to roll over, crawl, or conquer other important physical skills, researchers report.

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