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Disney closes controversial fat-fighting exhibit (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:42 PM PST Reuters - Obesity experts on Friday applauded Walt Disney World for shuttering a new attraction that drew fierce criticism for its potential to shame overweight children and misrepresent the causes of the global obesity crisis.

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Weight-Loss Surgery Seems Safe for Kidney Disease Patients (HealthDay) Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:47 PM PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Obese chronic kidney disease patients who undergo surgery to achieve weight loss do not face a particularly dangerous rate of complications as a result, a new study suggests.

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Disney retooling obesity exhibit after complaints (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:51 AM PST AP - Walt Disney World is retooling an Epcot exhibit on childhood obesity after critics complained it was insensitive to obese kids and reinforced stereotypes.

Obesity Linked to Asthma in Children (HealthDay) Posted: 29 Feb 2012 08:49 PM PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Children and teens who are overweight or obese are more likely to have asthma than their healthy-weight peers, a new study finds.

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Clamor for obesity pill may test FDA limits (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:30 PM PST Reuters - U.S. drug regulators may have a hard time stopping millions of overweight Americans from taking a new obesity drug that many are likely to view as a miracle pill for slimming waistlines, despite its safety risks.

Analysis: Clamor for obesity pill may test FDA limits (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:53 AM PST Reuters - U.S. drug regulators may have a hard time stopping millions of overweight Americans from taking a new obesity drug that many are likely to view as a miracle pill for slimming waistlines, despite its safety risks.

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Qnexa Anti-Obesity Drug a Poor Substitute for Diet, Exercise (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:47 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Food and Drug Administration has approved the anti-obesity drug Qnexa for weight loss. Qnexa, an anticonvulsant plus appetite suppressant cocktail, has risks, says the LA Times. The FDA says being fat is a bigger threat to health than those issues, though.

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Qnexa Anti-Obesity Drug a Poor Substitute for Diet, Exercise (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 26 Feb 2012 08:25 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Food and Drug Administration has approved the anti-obesity drug Qnexa for weight loss. Qnexa, an anticonvulsant plus appetite suppressant cocktail, has risks, says the LA Times. The FDA says being fat is a bigger threat to health than those issues, though.

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Contraceptives Work Well in Obese Women, But Hormone Levels Lower (HealthDay) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:47 PM PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Hormonal contraceptives appear to thwart pregnancy just as well in overweight and obese women as those of normal weight despite markedly lower pregnancy-prevention hormone levels among heavier females, a group of reproductive experts said.

Dieting Can Prove Dangerous for Kidney Disease Patients (HealthDay) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:46 PM PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight or obese people with chronic kidney disease may suffer further kidney damage if they use certain weight-loss methods, a new study warns.

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