Saturday, December 31, 2011

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Obesity, Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans (HealthDay)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long been concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes epidemic.

Friday, December 30, 2011

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Obesity, Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans (HealthDay)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 06:02 AM PST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long been concerned that increasing rates of childhood obesity could fuel a diabetes epidemic.

Are Global Market Forces Linked to Obesity Epidemic? (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Nations with open trade policies have greater densities of fast food restaurants and higher rates of obesity than those with more trade controls, a new study has found.

State child care cuts force hard choice on parents (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:45 AM PST

In this Oct. 20, 2011, photo, child care aid recipients Shilo Comito, left, with his wife, Sarah play with their cats at their home in Oxnard, Calif. Advocates of welfare reform in California often cite one statistic as they have pressed for cuts and changes to the program in recent years: The state has one-eighth of the nation's population but one-third of all welfare recipients. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Sarah Comito rolls out of bed before dawn most days and slips quietly out of her house. Before her rambunctious toddler wakes up, she heads off to work as a waitress in an upscale weight-loss resort in Malibu.


Thursday, December 29, 2011

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Obesity tied to older adults' risk of falls: study (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:08 PM PST

Reuters - Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall -- though the most severely overweight may be somewhat protected from injury, according to a U.S. study.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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Teen obesity tied to poor mom-child relationship (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:21 PM PST

Reuters - Toddlers who have poor relationships with their moms are more likely to pack on extra pounds as they grow up, a new U.S. study shows.

Obesity linked to older adults' risk of falls (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:14 AM PST

Reuters - Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall -- though the most severely obese may be somewhat protected from injury, a new study suggests.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

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Mother-Toddler Bond May Influence Teen Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Teens are more likely to be obese if they had a poor emotional relationship with their mother when they were toddlers, according to a new study.

Monday, December 26, 2011

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Mother-Toddler Bond May Influence Teen Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 09:03 AM PST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Teens are more likely to be obese if they had a poor emotional relationship with their mother when they were toddlers, according to a new study.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

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Overweight 7-Year-Olds Face Higher Risk of Asthma (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are overweight or obese during early childhood have a greater risk of having asthma at age 8 than normal-weight kids, a new study finds.

Obesity Linked to Higher Esophageal Cancer Death Rates (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 08:47 PM PST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people who have had surgery to treat esophageal cancer are twice as likely to have a recurrence of the disease or die from cancer within five years as patients of normal weight, according to a new study.