Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


Obesity Alone Raises Risk of Fatal Heart Attack, Study Finds (HealthDay)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:02 AM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Obese men face a dramatically higher risk of dying from a heart attack, regardless of whether or not they have other known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, a new study reveals.

Calories on menus don't affect kids' food choices (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 06:34 AM PST

Reuters - Requiring fast-food restaurants in New York City to post calorie counts on menus did little to cut the number of calories children and teens consumed, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Weight Guidelines May Be High for Severely Obese Moms-to-Be (HealthDay)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Current U.S. guidelines may overestimate the amount of weight that severely obese women need to gain during pregnancy, according to a new study.

Obesity Seems to Cut Women's Risk of Open-Angle Glaucoma (HealthDay)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity may be associated with reduced risk of the eye disease open-angle glaucoma in women, but not in men, a new study suggests.

Obesity, Bum Knees Robbing Seniors of Good Years: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and osteoarthritis of the knee are robbing millions of older Americans of an average of 3.5 years of life in which they might otherwise be feeling healthy and free of chronic pain, new research finds.

Why are 34 percent of Americans obese? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:06 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Is America getting fatter or fitter?

Overweight women show lower glaucoma risk (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:18 PM PST

Reuters - Overweight older women may be less likely than their thinner peers to develop the potentially blinding eye disease glaucoma, a study published Monday suggests.

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