Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss and malnutrition are among the medical conditions that increase treatment costs and the length of hospital stays for older adults with hip fractures, a new study finds.

Parents May Hold Key to Treating Kids' Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Parents and caregivers should be involved in treatment programs for obese children and should lead by example, praise children's progress and use setbacks as learning opportunities, experts say.
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

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Overweight linked to acne in teen girls (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:35 PM PST

Reuters - Overweight girls in their late teens were twice as likely as their normal-weight peers to report having a lot of acne in a large new survey of Norwegian teenagers that did not find the same link in boys.
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Friday, January 20, 2012

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Mexico enacts rules against 'miracle cure' ads (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:34 PM PST

AP - Mexico enacted tough new rules Thursday to ban advertising of "miracle cures" for weight loss, sagging body parts and more serious illnesses like prostate ailments, chronic fatigue and even cancer.

CDC: U.S. Obesity Rates Temporarily Stabilized (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday that obesity rates in the U.S. appear to have reached a plateau, at least for now. The CDC's reports indicated that both adult and child overall obesity rates have not significantly increased since 2003, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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Long term, gastric bypass beats out banding: study (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST

Reuters - Among weight-loss surgery options, gastric bypass comes with more complications shortly after surgery than gastric banding, but makes up for it with fewer long-term side effects and repeat operations, new research suggests.

U.S. Obesity Rates May Be Leveling Off (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:20 PM PST

LiveScience.com - The steady increase in U.S. obesity rates over the past 20 years seems to be leveling off, according to a new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

No Single Factor in Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:40 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A recent study of childhood obesity, as reported by The Lookout, proves something I often suspected. There is no single blame for the epidemic of childhood obesity in America.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 10:17 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 file photo, a 15-year-old girl has her sensor checked before starting a series of physical activities at a University of Southern California lab in Alhambra, Calif. A cell phone for gathering the data is attached to a belt on her hip. America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-10, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, Jan, 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Kim Johnson Flodin)AP - America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course.

Little change in U.S. obesity rates in recent years (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST

Reuters - The number of kids and adults in the United States who are obese has held steady over the last few years, two reports out Tuesday suggest.

Overweight Teen Girls May Have Higher Acne Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage girls who are overweight or obese are significantly more likely to develop acne than their normal-weight peers, a new Norwegian survey suggests.

More, Faster Weight Loss Seen With Gastric Bypass Than Banding (HealthDay)

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding, according to a new study by Swiss investigators.
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Friday, January 13, 2012

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America Stressed Out, Overweight and Depressed: Study (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 05:11 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - According to the 2011 Stress in America report, released on January 11, 39 percent of the 1,226 Americans who took the American Psychological Association's online survey report that their stress has increased in the past year. And respondents who reported higher levels of stress were more likely to be obese or suffering from depression.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

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Breastfeeding Reduces Childhood Obesity, Diabetes Risk (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:41 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Children who are breastfed through age 18 months have healthier growth patterns and reduced incidence of diabetes and obesity, says a new study from Denmark. Here are findings from this study about breastfeeding child health benefits and implications for parenting.

Newfound Hormone Irisin Could Fight Obesity and Diabetes (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 10:55 AM PST

LiveScience.com - A newly identified hormone that mimics the effects of exercise could one day help people lose weight and fight obesity-linked diseases without surgery.
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