Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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Researchers Pinpoint Array of Obesity Genes (HealthDay)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found genes that appear to play a role in the propensity for obesity.
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Monday, October 11, 2010

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Researchers Pinpoint Array of Obesity Genes (HealthDay)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 09:02 AM PDT

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found genes that appear to play a role in the propensity for obesity.

Obese workers cost US 73-bln dlrs a year: study (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 06:43 AM PDT

A customer waits in a fast food restaurant in New York. Obese workers cost US employers 73.1-billion dollars a year, much of it due to AFP - Obese workers cost US employers 73.1-billion dollars a year, much of it due to "presenteeism," or being less productive on the job due to health problems, a study published Friday shows.

Obese? Apple or pear shaped? It may be your genes (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2010 10:02 AM PDT

A competitor prepares to go in front of judges at a casting call for the second season of the reality television programme Reuters - Scientists have found more than 30 new gene variations linked to obesity and fat in research they say could help explain why some people get so overweight, and why some are apple shaped and some shaped like pears.
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Saturday, October 9, 2010

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Weight-Loss Programs Work for Severely Obese (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:51 AM PDT

LiveScience.com - For people who are severely obese and struggling with their weight, new research shows weight-loss intervention programs that combine diet and exercise really can work.

Obesity Among U.S. Workers Has Hefty Price Tag: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Obese workers cost U.S. employers $73.1 billion, a new study has found.

Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market (HealthDay)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday.

Weight-Loss Surgery for Teens May Be Gaining Advocates (HealthDay)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery may be gaining traction as a viable treatment for obese teenagers, particularly those who are beginning to show the detrimental health effects of morbid obesity.

First Person: Medication-induced weight loss (associatedcontent)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:08 PM PDT

associatedcontent - With a family history of diabetes and a parent on dialysis, I was determined to take preventive measures to avoid such a fate.

Abbott pulls obesity drug from US market (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:54 AM PDT

Diet pills are seen in California 2007. US pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories on Friday said it was pulling its obesity drug Meridia from the US market after European tests found the key ingredient increased the risk of serious heart problems.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - US pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories on Friday said it was pulling its obesity drug Meridia from the US market after European tests found the key ingredient increased the risk of serious heart problems.

Diet pills contain unlisted stimulant, US agency warns (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Diet pills are seen in California 2007. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned consumers not to use a brand of weight loss pills that claim to be AFP - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned consumers not to use a brand of weight loss pills that claim to be "100 percent herbal" after lab tests showed they contain a dangerous stimulant.

U.S. pulls Abbott's Meridia diet drug off market (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Reuters - Abbott Laboratories' has pulled its controversial diet drug, Meridia, off the U.S. market after regulators said it was too dangerous, making it the latest casualty in the troubled obesity drug sector.
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Friday, October 8, 2010

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Obesity Among U.S. Workers Has Hefty Price Tag: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:02 AM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Obese workers cost U.S. employers $73.1 billion, a new study has found.

New York takes new aim at sugary drinks (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:56 AM PDT

Reuters - New York expanded its anti-obesity campaign on Thursday with a proposal to ban the use of food stamps to buy sugary drinks, drawing beverage industry complaints that it is another government attempt to tell people how to behave.

Hidden Costs of Obesity Bring Yearly Total to $73 Billion (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:46 AM PDT

LiveScience.com - Loss of productivity due to obesity costs as much as medical expenditures for the condition, according to a new study that pegs the cost of obesity among full-time workers in the United States at $73.1 billion per year.

Obese workers cost US 73-bln dlrs a year: study (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:35 PM PDT

A customer waits in a fast food restaurant in New York. Obese workers cost US employers 73.1-billion dollars a year, much of it due to AFP - Obese workers cost US employers 73.1-billion dollars a year, much of it due to "presenteeism," or being less productive on the job due to health problems, a study published Friday shows.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010

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Doctors' Weight Loss Talks Better When Empathetic (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- American doctors spend a lot of time discussing diet and weight with their patients, but it has little effect unless doctors have the right communication style, a new study finds.

Office Obesity: Desk Jockeys Put on Pounds (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:50 PM PDT

LiveScience.com - Sitting at your desk all day may be helping to add extra pounds around your waist, a new study suggests.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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Gorging study shows with fat, location matters (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Researchers who persuaded slender volunteers to gorge themselves on sweets to gain weight said on Monday they have overturned the common wisdom that adults cannot grow new fat cells.
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Sunday, October 3, 2010

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Gastric Bypass Surgery Poses Pregnancy Risks for Teens (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 08:58 AM PDT

LiveScience.com - Teen girls who become pregnant after gastric bypass surgery may have an increased risk of having children with birth defects, researchers said today.

Obese But Healthy? Gray Area Confounds Science (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 06:36 AM PDT

LiveScience.com - Is it possible to be fat and fit? Perhaps, researchers say, but losing weight may make you even better off.
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