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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Saturday, January 30, 2010

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Health Tip: Who's a Candidate for Gastric Bypass Surgery? (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery, sometimes recommended for obese people, involves re-routing the path that food takes, including shrinking the size of the stomach. But the procedure has a number of risks, including the possibility of post-surgical infection, blood clots or developing gallstones.
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Friday, January 29, 2010

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Health Tip: Who's a Candidate for Gastric Bypass Surgery? (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:02 AM PST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery, sometimes recommended for obese people, involves re-routing the path that food takes, including shrinking the size of the stomach. But the procedure has a number of risks, including the possibility of post-surgical infection, blood clots or developing gallstones.

First lady leads charge against obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 06:03 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. health officials have leveraged the star power of first lady Michelle Obama to roll out a new campaign against obesity, a preventable condition that drains billions of dollars from the economy.

Study: Overweight Adults Over 70 May Live Longer (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:15 AM PST

Time.com - A new study by Australian researchers finds that overweight adults over 70 tend to outlive their thinner -- and much fatter -- peers

Over 70 and Overweight May Add Years to Life (HealthDay)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the warnings that being overweight will kill you, a new Australian study finds that overweight adults over the age of 70 are less likely to die over a 10-year period than their normal-weight peers.

Michelle Obama makes obesity campaign personal (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:44 PM PST

First lady Michelle Obama waits to speak about childhood obesity, Thursday, Jan. 28,2010, at the YMCA in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms Thursday, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family's pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

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Over 70 and Overweight May Add Years to Life (HealthDay)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:03 AM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the warnings that being overweight will kill you, a new Australian study finds that overweight adults over the age of 70 are less likely to die over a 10-year period than their normal-weight peers.

Overweight septuagenarians live longer: study (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:17 AM PST

Overweight septuagenarians are less likely to die within 10 years than people of AFP - Overweight septuagenarians are less likely to die within 10 years than people of "normal" weight in the same age group, an Australian study said Thursday.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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Low-carb diet best for lowering blood pressure (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:21 PM PST

Fresh vegetables are chopped in the kitchen of Revolution Foods in Los Angeles August 19, 2009. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - People with high blood pressure who want to drop some pounds may want to choose a low-carb diet, a new study shows.
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