| Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic (HealthDay) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:03 AM PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds. |
| Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:20 AM PDT Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. |
| Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study (HealthDay) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the risk of death in patients with a history of heart problems. |
| Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:50 PM PDT Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity |
| Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks (Time.com) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:50 PM PDT Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke |
| Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT  Reuters - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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