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Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Even a Little Weight Loss Helps Lower Blood Pressure in Obese Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- For overweight children, losing just a little weight can significantly lower their blood pressure, according to researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine.

Study: Obesity care costs twice previous estimates (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 03:29 PM PDT

Intuitive Automata Chief Executive Cory Kidd demonstrates Autom during an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts October 15, 2010. Autom is a weight loss coach robot. REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH EDUCATION BUSINESS)AP - Nearly 17 percent of U.S. medical costs can be blamed on obesity, according to new research that suggests the nation's weight problem may be having close to twice the impact on medical spending as previously estimated.
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