Fast Diet: October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

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Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 07:36 AM PDT

Reuters - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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Obesity May Hinder Flu Shot's Effectiveness (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 08:51 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The various health risks associated with being overweight or obese are well known, but a new study now suggests that this extra weight may also make your annual flu shot less effective.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Obesity May Hinder Flu Shot's Effectiveness (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:22 AM PDT

Friday, October 21, 2011

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No-Cupcakes School Policy Battles Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 03:47 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Northeast Elementary Magnet School, in Danville, Ill., won a gold medal for fighting childhood obesity with a "no cupcakes" policy, active learning, classroom fitness and improved school nutrition. Northeast is the first elementary school to win the Alliance for a Healthier Generation award. Here's a look at AHG, Northeast's anti-obesity initiatives and how parents are responding.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under Anesthesia (HealthDay)
Neighborhood Can Affect Obesity, Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)
Study: Living in poor neighborhood can hurt health (AP)

Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under Anesthesia (HealthDay)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:52 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children need special attention when they undergo anesthesia, two new studies suggest.

Neighborhood Can Affect Obesity, Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:52 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Women living in poor neighborhoods are more likely to be obese and have type 2 diabetes than those who move into more advantaged areas, new research suggests.

Study: Living in poor neighborhood can hurt health (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 02:31 PM PDT

AP - Back in the 1990s, the federal government tried an unusual social experiment: It offered thousands of poor women in big-city public housing a chance to live in more affluent neighborhoods.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under Anesthesia (HealthDay)

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:04 AM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children need special attention when they undergo anesthesia, two new studies suggest.

Weight Loss Surgery Can Help Whole Families: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When one member of a family has bariatric surgery to lose weight, other family members may be more likely to shed a few pounds, a new study finds.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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Weight Loss Surgery Can Help Whole Families: Study (HealthDay)
Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: Study (HealthDay)
Weight loss after surgery seen in patient's family (Reuters)

Weight Loss Surgery Can Help Whole Families: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:06 AM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When one member of a family has bariatric surgery to lose weight, other family members may be more likely to shed a few pounds, a new study finds.

Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Many overweight and obese patients seen in hospital emergency departments don't believe their weight poses a risk to their health, and many say doctors have never told them otherwise, a new study finds.

Weight loss after surgery seen in patient's family (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 02:25 PM PDT

Reuters - People who have weight loss surgery aren't alone in slimming down after the procedure -- family members do so, too, a study in the Archives of Surgery shows.

Monday, October 17, 2011

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Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: Study (HealthDay)
No cupcakes here! Gold-medal school fights obesity (AP)
Ailing and overweight Americans cost billions in productivity (Reuters)

Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT

No cupcakes here! Gold-medal school fights obesity (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 03:29 AM PDT

AP - Five-year-olds dance hip-hop to the alphabet. Third-graders learn math by twisting into geometric shapes, fifth-graders by calculating calories. And everyone goes to the gym — every day.

Ailing and overweight Americans cost billions in productivity (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 01:25 AM PDT

Reuters - Full-time U.S. workers who have chronic health troubles or are overweight cost more than $153 billion in lost productivity each year from absenteeism, according to a Gallup-Healthways study released on Monday.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

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Kids Can Be Tougher on Obese Peers (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 09:07 AM PDT

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Children are more apt to dislike obese peers and others with an "undesirable trait" if they believe it's the child's own fault, according to new research.

Many Don't Believe Their Obesity Poses Health Risks: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 08:52 PM PDT

Saturday, October 15, 2011

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Many Don't Believe Their Obesity Poses Health Risks: Study (HealthDay)
Obese Mothers Increase Risk for Asthma in Children, Study Shows (ContributorNetwork)
Weight loss bypass surgery may muffle temptation (Reuters)

Many Don't Believe Their Obesity Poses Health Risks: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Obese Mothers Increase Risk for Asthma in Children, Study Shows (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 07:06 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - A Swedish study shows that pregnant women who are obese or overweight have an increased risk of giving birth to a baby with asthma. With more than one-third of women obese, and with asthma the most common childhood illness, this is an alarming link. Here is a by-the-numbers look at obesity in pregnancy, asthma in children and the connections between them.

Weight loss bypass surgery may muffle temptation (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Reuters - People who've had gastric bypass surgery might make healthier eating choices than those who opt for the weight loss procedure known as gastric banding, say UK researchers who found bypass patients less tempted by sweets and other fattening foods.

Friday, October 14, 2011

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Obese Mothers Increase Risk for Asthma in Children, Study Shows (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 03:16 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - A Swedish study shows that pregnant women who are obese or overweight have an increased risk for giving birth to a baby with asthma. With more than one-third of women obese and asthma the most common childhood illness, this is an alarming link. Here is a by-the-numbers look at obesity in pregnancy, asthma in children and the connections between them.

CDC Funds Childhood Obesity Studies (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:18 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The CDC has awarded $6 million in grant money to San Diego State University to study childhood obesity. The Massachusetts DHS also received $1.7 million to explore treatment options for overweight kids in New Bedford, Mass., and Fitchburg, Mass. Here is a Q-and-A about juvenile obesity and how those grants will be used.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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UK says Britons need to cut 5 billion calories (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 06:25 AM PDT

AP - British health officials say the country needs to slash 5 billion calories from its collective daily diet to slow the obesity epidemic.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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Weight-loss surgery lowers heart risks (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Weight loss surgery lowers patients' risks for heart disease, according to a new review of the medical literature.

EU regulator to review anti-obesity medicines (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Reuters - The European Medicines Agency said it would look into anti-obesity medicines that contain orlistat, including Roche's Xenical and GlaxoSmithKline's Alli.

Monday, October 10, 2011

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Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 03:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Pregnant women who are obese put their children at higher risk of developing asthma compared to mothers of normal weight, a large study in Sweden has found.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

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APNewsBreak: Mich. to require BMI reports on kids (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 04:47 PM PDT

AP - Gov. Rick Snyder plans to direct doctors in Michigan to begin monitoring the body weight of their young patients and provide the data to a state registry in one of the most extensive government efforts to address the growing problem of pediatric obesity, the Associated Press has learned.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

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Study finds some Americans slimming but most overweight (Reuters)
U.S. obesity rate declines slightly, study finds (Reuters)
Report questions weight-loss approach (Reuters)
EU regulator to review anti-obesity medicines (Reuters)

Study finds some Americans slimming but most overweight (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Some Americans are losing weight resulting in more people of "normal weight," according to a new study, but it is not clear if the trend will last.

U.S. obesity rate declines slightly, study finds (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Reuters - The percentage of Americans of "normal weight" has slightly increased in the past year, but overweight and obese people still command a solid majority, according to a new study.

Report questions weight-loss approach (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Researchers this week said there's not much evidence to support a common theory behind weight-loss programs known as the "stages of change" model.

EU regulator to review anti-obesity medicines (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Reuters - The European Medicines Agency said it would look into anti-obesity medicines that contain orlistat, including Roche's Xenical and GlaxoSmithKline's Alli.

Friday, October 7, 2011

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Missing 'Exercise Gene' Just Another Excuse for Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 02:34 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The celebrated "fat gene" is making news. Scientists in Scotland found that genes in fat tissue cause the body to retain excess weight unnecessarily. Canadian researchers found that missing "exercise genes" prevent people from exercising.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

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EU regulator to review anti-obesity medicines (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Reuters - The European Medicines Agency said it would look into anti-obesity medicines that contain orlistat, including Roche's Xenical and GlaxoSmithKline's Alli.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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Overweight Kids at Greater Risk for High Blood Pressure (HealthDay)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight or obese children are nearly three times as likely to have high blood pressure as kids who are a normal weight, according to a new study from the American Heart Association.

Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death (HealthDay)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and alcohol consumption are among the leading causes of sudden cardiac death not caused by coronary artery disease, a new study finds.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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Experts Assess What Works for Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY , Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss programs that focus on changing behaviors, as well as those that combine behavior changes and weight-loss medications such as orlistat (Alli, Xenical), can help people shed pounds, according to a new review.

Behavioral therapies work for weight loss: review (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Diet changes, exercise and other behavioral tactics do help obese adults shed some pounds -- with or without the help of medication, according to a study published Monday.

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