Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


Diabetes, Obesity After 60 May Drive Up Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:02 AM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A woman's risk of developing breast cancer appears to rise if she has diabetes or is obese after age 60, a new study indicates.

Most Doctors Don't Tell Parents Kids Are Overweight (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Less than one-quarter of American parents with an overweight child remember ever being told by a health care professional that this was the case, a new study says.

Vitamin D Levels Tied to Diabetes Risk in Obese Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of vitamin D are much more common in obese children than in those who aren't obese and are associated with insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, researchers have found.

FDA Targets Homeopathic Weight Loss Products (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. officials on Tuesday said that they are taking action to remove controversial, unapproved and illegally labeled HCG weight loss products from the market.

Increase of Obesity and Child Poverty Are Troubling (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:42 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In October, after years of promising myself and my family that I would do so, I stopped being part of the 17.3 percent of the American population who smokes cigarettes. According to the United Health Foundation's annual report on America's health, there are fewer smokers this year, down from 17.9 percent in 2010, and more than 25 percent fewer since 2001.

FDA takes aim at "unproven" HCG weight-loss brands (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:15 AM PST

Reuters - Regulators have taken first steps to remove from the market over-the-counter products containing HCG hormone, saying the homeopathic formulations fraudulently claim to produce weight loss and may pose serious health risks.

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