Friday, April 1, 2011

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

NIH obesity plan focuses on real-world research (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Health officials Thursday announced a new effort to curb America's obesity epidemic by moving science from the lab into clinical trials to find practical ways for prevention and treatment.

China toddler fights fat in land of little emperors (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Reuters - In a sleepy riverside village in Southern China, three-year-old Lu Zhihao tears around his home; his belly, arms and legs wobbling with fat as he stuffs a pear into his mouth.

Obese man cut out of Ohio home, dies in W.Va. (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:22 PM PDT

AP - Media reports say a morbidly obese man who hadn't moved from his recliner in two years and had to be cut out of his Ohio home when he fell ill has died at a West Virginia hospital.

Obesity Rates Climb, as Does Stigma (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:37 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In a society increasingly aware of political correctness, many long-held stigmas have faded from public consciousness. We have elected our first black president, women serve alongside men in war zones and gay marriage is being legally recognized. But for one group, the stigma placed by society is actually spreading. The wave of acceptance has yet to wash over people struggling with obesity.

Obese with strong heart beats thin and weak (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PDT

Reuters - For overweight people with heart disease, improving their physical fitness could pay big dividends.

Painful, itchy skin linked to obesity in kids (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Small children who are obese may be more likely to develop severe eczema, a painful, extremely itchy skin condition, a new study says.
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