Friday, July 17, 2009

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Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S. (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic in the United States is hitting minorities the hardest, U.S. health officials report.

Blacks are most obese group, study finds (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 04:38 PM PDT

Graphic shows obesity prevalence by race and regionAP - Nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese — much more than other major racial or ethnic groups — and that gap exists in most states, a new federal study finds.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

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Obesity emerges as risk factor in severe flu (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 06:15 AM PDT

Pedestrians walk across the street near Times Square in New York August 28 2007. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - People who are obese but otherwise healthy may be at special risk of severe complications and death from the new H1N1 swine flu virus, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.

Obesity a risk factor in swine flu? (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 02:26 PM PDT

A woman and her children wear face masks as a precaution against swine flu. Pregnant women are at a greater risk than the rest of the population of suffering serious complications from swine flu, Canadian health authorities warned(AFP/File/Eitan Abramovich)AP - Some swine flu cases in Michigan are raising questions about obesity's role in why some people with infections become seriously ill.

"Glycemic load" of diet tied to breast cancer risk (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 12:17 PM PDT

Reuters - The amount of carbohydrates a woman eats, as well as the overall "glycemic load" of her diet, impact her chances of developing breast cancer, Swedish researchers report.
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Friday, July 10, 2009

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Anti-obesity product safe in mid-stage study (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jul 2009 04:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday a mid-stage study of its combination obesity product involving versions of hormones linked to appetite and metabolism yielded positive results.

Amylin obesity treatment trial fails to impress (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jul 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Reuters - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday a mid-stage study of its combination obesity treatment yielded positive results, but investors were unimpressed and the company's stock rose just 1 percent.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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More Americans than ever are obese: CDC (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 08:47 AM PDT

Pedestrians walk across the street near Times Square in New York in this August 28 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - Americans are getting heavier than ever, with more than 26 percent of the population now fully obese, the U.S. government reported on Wednesday.

Obesity worries lift health food prospects in Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 05:17 AM PDT

Reuters - It's the growing number of customers such as Bill Chung, who is on a diet after packing on 30 kilograms, that food companies hope to attract as they expand health food lines in Asia.
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Friday, July 3, 2009

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Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 07:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report.

Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Jul 2009 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

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Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- The rates of adult obesity in the United States increased in 23 states during the past year and did not decrease in any state.

Obesity rates rising, Mississippi's still fattest (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 05:44 PM PDT

Obesity during early adulthood raises the chances that a person will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.(AFP/File)AP - Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Mississippi's still fattest but Alabama closing in (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 08:00 AM PDT

Obesity during early adulthood raises the chances that a person will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.(AFP/File)AP - Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.

Two-thirds of American adults are too fat: study (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 07:51 AM PDT

A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York in this September 4, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Wednesday.

State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 04:38 AM PDT

AP - State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings

Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who are overweight and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are unknown, new research contends.
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