Saturday, August 28, 2010

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Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.
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Friday, August 27, 2010

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The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 08:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players.

Concerns as obesity surgery soars in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 04:30 AM PDT

Health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - British health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years.

Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:14 PM PDT

A man sits on a wall in the Canary Wharf financial district of London, April 1, 2009. REUTERS/Simon NewmanReuters - Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.

French diet guru Montignac dies at 66 (AFP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:46 AM PDT

Cover of Michel Montignac's Glycemic Index Diet. Montignac, author of worldwide bestsellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday.(AFP/OFF)AFP - Michel Montignac, author of worldwide best-sellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Short-Term Overeating Could Make Long-Term Weight Loss Tougher (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you think a few weeks of slothful behavior and caloric overindulgence can be easily worked off at the gym, think again.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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Short-Term Overeating Could Make Long-Term Weight Loss Tougher (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you think a few weeks of slothful behavior and caloric overindulgence can be easily worked off at the gym, think again.

Study Suggests Link Between Diet Sodas, Preterm Delivery (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Could drinking one or more artificially sweetened, carbonated diet sodas a day boost a woman's odds of premature delivery? A new study from Denmark suggests such a link.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Study Suggests Link Between Diet Sodas, Preterm Delivery (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Could drinking one or more artificially sweetened, carbonated diet sodas a day boost a woman's odds of premature delivery? A new study from Denmark suggests such a link.

Could Drinking Water Before Meals Help You Lose Weight? (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:47 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Close the diet books and skip the pills. The latest weight-loss trick may be as simple as gulping a couple of glasses of water before you eat.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010

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Adding Fish Oil to Low-Fat/High-Carb Diet May Improve Cholesterol (HealthDay)

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For people with the metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, high levels of blood fats or triglycerides and high blood sugar -- adding a little fish oil to a diet low in saturated fats and high in complex carbohydrates might be just the ticket, a new study suggests.

Study IDs 'alarming disparities' in child obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 02:39 PM PDT

Reuters - While the extent of obesity among kids overall seems to have peaked, it's still climbing among African American and Native American girls, new research from California shows.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

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Obesity top threat to children's health: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 12:44 PM PDT

Reuters - Adults consider obesity the number one threat to children's health in the United States and many believe the problem is getting worse, according to a new poll.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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Some Minority Groups Hit Hard by Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- While some research suggests that the incidence of childhood obesity may be leveling off, a new study finds that for certain racial groups the rates may actually be getting higher.

Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Medication Use (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Bariatric weight-loss surgery in obese people with type 2 diabetes can have an unexpected, yet positive side effect -- nearly 3 out of 4 patients in one study were able to stop taking their insulin and other diabetes medications within six months of surgery.

FTC sues Ariz. company over acai pill free trials (AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 01:23 PM PDT

AP - Dreams of rapid weight loss and fake celebrity endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray lured customers into providing their credit or debit card numbers as they signed up online for a "free trial" of acai berry pills.

Weight-loss surgery cuts diabetics' costs: study (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 01:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Three-fourths of obese diabetics who had weight-loss surgery were able to quit taking diabetes drugs within six months of their operation, U.S. researchers said on Monday, citing a new study.
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Monday, August 16, 2010

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Some Minority Groups Hit Hard by Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:02 AM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- While some research suggests that the incidence of childhood obesity may be leveling off, a new study finds that for certain racial groups the rates may actually be getting higher.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010

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South Carolina to cover obesity surgery next year (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 12:31 PM PDT

AP - Obese government workers in South Carolina can get stomach-shrinking surgery through the state health plan under a pilot program that starts in January.
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Friday, August 13, 2010

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Gene testing could have saved weight-loss drug (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 03:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Genetic testing might have helped identify people who would become depressed or suicidal while taking Sanofi-Aventis' weight loss drug Acomplia, which might have helped keep the drug on the market, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

Obesity linked to lower risk of glaucoma in women (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 01:24 PM PDT

Reuters - A recent study found that heavier women were less likely to get one type of glaucoma than their thinner peers - the first time this association has been shown, the authors report.

Part of Stomach Removed Through Patient's Mouth (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:25 PM PDT

LiveScience.com - In what could be a first for weight-loss surgery in the United States, surgeons have removed 80 percent of a stomach through a patient's mouth. Previously, surgeons performing stomach-reduction surgery had to make a large incision in the abdomen to remove the excess stomach.

Is obesity contributing to high c-section rates? (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 11:18 AM PDT

Reuters - The larger a pregnant woman is when she checks in on delivery day, the greater her risk of having a cesarean section, suggests a large new study.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

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Obesity linked to lower sperm count in young men (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Young men who are obese may have a lower sperm count than their normal-weight counterparts, a new study suggests.
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Friday, August 6, 2010

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High Weight Gain in Pregnancy: Heavier, More Obesity-Prone Babies (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Researchers have found that women who gain too much weight in pregnancy have heavier babies -- and that heavier babies are more prone to obesity later on
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Tracing the Roots of Obesity Back to the Womb (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 02:10 AM PDT

Time.com - Researchers have found that women who gain too much weight in pregnancy have heavier babies, and that heavier babies are more prone to obesity later on

Pregnant moms who overeat could make obese babies (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:01 PM PDT

A panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday against approving for sale a new obesity treatment called Qnexa, citing safety risks. While a high percentage of Americans are overweight or obese, there are few medical treatments.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AP - Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting their children at risk of becoming heavy later on, a new study says.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

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Number of Obese Adults Keeps Rising, CDC Says (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- America's waistline continues to widen.

US obesity growing 'faster than anyone imagined' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:54 PM PDT

Two overweight women cross the street in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Obesity in the United States has grown AFP - Obesity in the United States has grown "faster than anyone could have imagined," doubling in adults and tripling in children in recent years, a leading health official said Tuesday.

Are Americans now more honest about their weight? (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 05:59 PM PDT

A panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday against approving for sale a new obesity treatment called Qnexa, citing safety risks. While a high percentage of Americans are overweight or obese, there are few medical treatments.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AP - Are Americans becoming more honest about their weight?

More than 70 million U.S. adults obese, agency says (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:32 PM PDT

A woman in exercising clothing is seen in New York in this December 18, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyReuters - More than 72 million U.S. adults, or 26.7 percent, are obese, up 1 percentage point in two years, the U.S. government reported on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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Obesity weighs heavily on health, lifespan in US: study (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:43 AM PDT

A overweight teenager working out. Americans' expanding girths are driving down the number of years they live in good health, a study published Tuesday said.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AFP - Americans' expanding girths are driving down the number of years they live in good health, a study published Tuesday said.

Low Carb-, Low-Fat Diets Tied for Long-Term Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- If you're overweight, should you cut carbs or fat?

Low-carb diet trumps low-fat on 'good' cholesterol (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:16 PM PDT

An overweight teenager works out. Overeating combined with the wrong mix of fats in one's diet can cause obesity to be carried over from one generation to the next, researchers in France reported Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AP - Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds — and it might be better for your heart, new research suggests.

Obese Employees Take More Sick Leave (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:00 AM PDT

LiveScience.com - Obese people take more time off work for illness than their slimmer counterparts, a new study suggests, adding perhaps more incentive for employers to combat expanding waistlines in the workplace.
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Monday, August 2, 2010

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EnteroMedics gets conditional FDA nod for obesity trial (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:52 AM PDT

Reuters - EnteroMedics Inc said it received conditional approval from the U.S. health regulator for a clinical trial of its device for treating obesity, sending its shares up 52 percent.

Experimental Diet Pill May Bring 'Modest' Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:47 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Contrave, an experimental weight loss drug that combines an antidepressant with an anti-addiction medication, appears to help users shed pounds when taken along with a healthy diet and exercise, researchers report.

Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says.
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