Saturday, November 28, 2009

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Kids should get moving to avoid obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 11:04 AM PST

Children exercise during a weight-loss summer camp in Shenyang, Liaoning province, August 3, 2009. REUTERS/Sheng LiReuters - Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn't appear to have a major role in making them fat, new research shows.
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Monday, November 23, 2009

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Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes (HealthDay)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:38 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.
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Friday, November 20, 2009

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Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:15 AM PST

Reuters - A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, new research shows.

US survey shows southern counties most obese (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:31 PM PST

A resident is photographed Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 walking around downtown Lexington, Miss., in Holmes County. The first national statistics that look at obesity on the county level show that Mississippi has three counties among the worst in the nation, Humphreys, Jefferson and Holmes. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than in about 75 percent of counties in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes (HealthDay)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:25 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.

Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:51 PM PST

AP - When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said.

Low-carb, high-carb diet both help keep weight off (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 11:57 AM PST

Reuters - Low-carb and high-carb diets work equally well for maintaining weight loss, Australian researchers report.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke (HealthDay)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Secondhand smoke harms the cardiovascular health of children, especially toddlers and obese youngsters, U.S. researchers say.

Secondhand smoke worst for toddlers, obese kids (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:30 AM PST

Reuters - Toddlers and obese children suffer far greater blood-vessel damage and other harm from secondhand smoke than other children, which could put them on the path to heart disease later in life, according to a new study.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Surging obesity rates, especially among children, may be putting the brakes on progress made in the past few decades against heart disease, researchers report.

The Obese Don't Always Know It (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 01:06 PM PST

LiveScience.com - Some obese individuals don't realize they have a weight problem, a new study finds. That could be an unhealthy attitude as these same people tend not to exercise and have many risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

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For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave (HealthDay)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery, a new U.S. study finds.
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Friday, November 13, 2009

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On-off fasting helps obese adults shed pounds (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 11:09 AM PST

Reuters - Fasting every other day can help obese people lose weight, a small study hints.
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