Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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Obesity Can Take Toll on Sex Life (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is tied to reduced sexual activity and poorer sexual health, according to new research from France.

Unplanned Pregnancies More Common in Obese Women (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 07:20 AM PDT

LiveScience.com - Obese women are less likely to use certain types of birth control and more likely to have unintended pregnancies, according to a new study on a French population.

Obese have poorer sex life: study (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:00 PM PDT

Obese women are likelier to neglect contraception, obese men are more prone to impotence and both are far less sexually active than counterparts of normal weight, a study said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - Obese women are likelier to neglect contraception, obese men are more prone to impotence and both are far less sexually active than counterparts of normal weight, a study said on Wednesday.

Being obese raises the risk of sexual problems (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 06:15 PM PDT

AP - Scientists say being fat can be bad for the bedroom, especially if you're a woman.

Obese have worse sexual health despite less sex (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 04:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Obese women have four times as many unplanned pregnancies as healthy-weight women despite having less sex, and obese men are more likely to have sexual diseases despite fewer partners, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

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Sebelius stumps for anti-childhood obesity plan (AP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 09:17 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration is calling on mayors to help in the fight against childhood obesity because the effort won't work if communities don't engage in it, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told a conference Friday.
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Friday, June 11, 2010

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Moms' full-time work tied to childhood obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Reuters - The growing number of full-time working moms in the past few decades could be one of the factors contributing to the concurrent rise in childhood obesity, new research hints.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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When Mom Is Abused, Child's Obesity Risk May Rise (HealthDay)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Children of abused women are at increased risk of being obese by age 5, new research suggests.

Another price of family violence: obese kids (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Reuters - The young children of moms abused by their partners are at increased risk of being obese, a new study from Massachusetts finds.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

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Michelle Obama, chefs aim to spice up school food (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Reuters - First lady Michelle Obama enlisted professional chefs on Friday as critical allies in helping fight the U.S. childhood obesity epidemic and making school food more nutritious and affordable.

Hail to the chefs: Michelle Obama in new anti-obesity drive (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 11:24 AM PDT

US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks on childhood obesity during a meeting in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 2010. The US First Lady on Friday challenged the maxim that too many cooks spoil the broth -- inviting 500 chefs to the White House to serve up a new initiative in her anti-obesity campaign.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - US First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday challenged the maxim that too many cooks spoil the broth -- inviting 500 chefs to the White House to serve up a new initiative in her anti-obesity campaign.
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Friday, June 4, 2010

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Neighborhood Planning Could Help More Kids Avoid Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children have a better chance of avoiding the obesity epidemic if they live in neighborhoods where they can safely walk, bike and have access to parks and sports fields, researchers say.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

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Study links obesity to more agressive prostate cancer (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:59 AM PDT

An overweight man is pictured a a county fair in Maryland. The size of a cancerous prostate tumor is directly proportional to the weight of the patient and the bigger the tumor the more aggressive the cancer, a study published Wednesday has found.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - The size of a cancerous prostate tumor is directly proportional to the weight of the patient and the bigger the tumor the more aggressive the cancer, a study published Wednesday has found.
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