Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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US First Lady leads push against childhood obesity (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:52 AM PST

US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.

Obamas take on problem of obese children (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:20 AM PST

Reuters - Alarmed that nearly a third of U.S. children are obese or overweight -- and likely to stay that way all their lives -- President Barack Obama launched an initiative on Tuesday to roll back the numbers and put his wife in charge of promoting it.
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Monday, February 8, 2010

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For obese, vaccine needle size matters (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 07:37 AM PST

Reuters - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic.

3 Simple Steps Can Cut Childhood Obesity (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:35 AM PST

LiveScience.com - A new study finds three household routines lower the risk of obesity in children: having family dinners, getting enough sleep and limiting weekday TV time.
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Friday, February 5, 2010

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Protein Supplement Myth Revealed by Body of Work (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:50 PM PST

LiveScience.com - Most health stores are tainted with the irony that so few of their products are actually healthy, from herbal potions of unknown purity and utility to dietary supplements capitalizing on recent trends in weight loss or hair gain.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

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Obese People Lose Weight at High Altitudes (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:46 AM PST

LiveScience.com - Here's a possible future diet tip: Move to a mountaintop.

Very Obese People May Be Missing Genes (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more evidence to theories linking DNA to weight, European scientists report that a genetic variation seems to virtually guarantee that a person will become obese.

Obese people struggle with their genes (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 10:43 AM PST

Debate over the obesity epidemic sweeping parts of the world has focussed on whether lifestyle -- too much junk food and couch-potato living -- is the big culprit or whether genes are also to blame. A new study may help tip the balance in favour of those who claim that fat runs in their family and there is little they can do about it.(AFP/File)AFP - Debate over the obesity epidemic sweeping parts of the world has focussed on whether lifestyle -- too much junk food and couch-potato living -- is the big culprit or whether genes are also to blame.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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Later Puberty Seen for Obese Boys (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity causes later onset of puberty in boys, new research indicates.

Fat-Burning Chemical Points to New Weight-Loss Drug (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- American scientists say they may have found a new way to trick the body into burning more fat.

Michelle Obama flexes muscles against child obesity (AFP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 02:54 PM PST

US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) speaks alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (L) on childhood obesity, and steps that families, schools and communities can to fight it, during a meeting with Cabinet and Congressional members in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday went to war against childhood obesity, meeting with US lawmakers to prepare the battle plans.

If you're 70 and overweight, you may live longer (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 02:21 PM PST

Reuters - A few extra pounds might help you live longer if you're past your prime but otherwise healthy, a new study finds.

Starting spoonfeeding later may trim obesity risk (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:42 AM PST

Reuters - Waiting longer to start infants on solid food could make for slimmer adults, new research shows.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Later Puberty Seen for Obese Boys (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:04 AM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity causes later onset of puberty in boys, new research indicates.

Mexico tackles record child obesity (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 09:07 AM PST

A row of ¨Tacos Dorados¨ (corn tortillas filled with cheese, beans, pork meat and chilli sauce) on display by a AFP - Mexico's rich diet of tacos, tortillas and tortas (large sandwiches), which is jokingly nicknamed "Vitamin T," has steered its children to the top of world obesity charts.
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Monday, February 1, 2010

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Girl's odyssey shows challenge of fighting obesity (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 01:40 AM PST

AP - Paris Woods is hardly a poster child for the obesity epidemic. Lining up dripping wet with kids on her swim team, she's a blend of girlish chunkiness and womanly curves.
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