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Obesity drops among children enrolled in NY state WIC nutrition program
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 09 13

New York children participating in a federal nutrition program had healthier eating behaviors and lower rates of obesity two years after improvements to the… Obesity drops among children enrolled in NY state WIC nutrition program   

 
 

Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 09 13

While the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased - especially… Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity   

 
 

Few Americans Know All the Risks of Obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 08 13

Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health?

Carrying too many… Few Americans Know All the Risks of Obesity   

 
 

Obese Moms Risk Having Babies With Low Vitamin D
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • • Pregnancy • Jan 08 13

Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may be passing on insufficient levels of vitamin D to their babies, according to… Obese Moms Risk Having Babies With Low Vitamin D   

 
 

Childhood obesity: Jeremy Hunt threatens food industry with legislation
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 07 13

The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said he will consider introducing new laws to limit the amount of sugar, salt and fat in processed… Childhood obesity: Jeremy Hunt threatens food industry with legislation   

 
 

Few people know obesity can cause more harm to health than just heart disease, diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Obesity • Jan 06 13

Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health?

Carrying too many pounds… Few people know obesity can cause more harm to health than just heart disease, diabetes   

 
 

More evidence for “obesity paradox”
• Obesity • Jan 02 13

In a review of almost 100 past studies covering nearly three million people, researchers found that being overweight or slightly obese was linked to… More evidence for “obesity paradox”   

 
 

Higher levels of obesity associated with increased risk of death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Jan 02 13

In an analysis of nearly 100 studies that included approximately 3 million adults, relative to normal weight, overall obesity (combining all grades) and higher… Higher levels of obesity associated with increased risk of death   

 
 

Rates of Childhood Obesity Fall Slightly
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 27 12

New data suggest that we may have turned an important corner in the childhood obesity epidemic.

While rates of obesity and extreme obesity in… Rates of Childhood Obesity Fall Slightly   

 
 

Obesity declining in young, poorer kids: study
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 27 12

The number of low-income preschoolers who qualify as obese or “extremely obese” has dropped over the last decade, new data from the Centers for… Obesity declining in young, poorer kids: study   

 
 

Obesity may be declining among preschool-aged children living in low-income families
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 26 12

“Obesity and extreme obesity in childhood, which are more prevalent among minority and low-income families, have been associated with other cardiovascular risk factors, increased… Obesity may be declining among preschool-aged children living in low-income families   

 
 

Targeting taste receptors in the gut may help fight obesity
• Obesity • Dec 21 12

Despite more than 25 years of research on antiobesity drugs, few medications have shown long-term success. Now researchers reporting online on December 21 in… Targeting taste receptors in the gut may help fight obesity   

 
 

NTU study finds ways to prevent muscle loss, obesity and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Dec 19 12

A research study from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has yielded important breakthroughs on how the body loses muscle, paving the way for new treatments… NTU study finds ways to prevent muscle loss, obesity and diabetes   

 
 

Researchers identify role for protein linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Dec 17 12

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have taken another step toward better understanding the metabolic functions of obesity and its connection to type 2… Researchers identify role for protein linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes   

 
 

Obesity Hormone Linked to Pancreatic Ca
• Cancer • • Obesity • Dec 15 12

Low levels of the obesity-related hormone adiponectin are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, researchers reported.

In a case-control study, pancreatic cancer… Obesity Hormone Linked to Pancreatic Ca   

 
 

Globaly Disease Report: The World Is Fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Dec 14 12

Well, shit - it’s not just Americans who are living longer but sicker lives, and it’s not just Western nations, either. The new Global… Globaly Disease Report: The World Is Fat   

 
 

Targeting kids’ salt intake may curb childhood obesity rates, study says
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 12 12

When it comes to childhood obesity, experts are not shy about suggesting a link between consumption of calorie-filled sugary drinks and ballooning obesity rates… Targeting kids’ salt intake may curb childhood obesity rates, study says   

 
 

Novo bets on high-price niche for obesity drug
• Drug News • • Obesity • Dec 11 12

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk is sizing up a high-price niche market for its drug liraglutide as a weight-loss treatment, with the United States the prime… Novo bets on high-price niche for obesity drug   

 
 

Metformin improves blood glucose levels and BMI in very obese children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 11 12

Metformin therapy has a beneficial treatment effect over placebo in improving body mass index (BMI) and fasting glucose levels in obese children, according to… Metformin improves blood glucose levels and BMI in very obese children   

 
 

Bedroom TV viewing increases risk of obesity in children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 11 12

The average American child from age 8 to 18 watches about 4.5 hours of TV each day. Seventy percent have a TV in the… Bedroom TV viewing increases risk of obesity in children   

 
 

Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Dec 10 12

Overweight women are not receiving proper advice on healthy weight gains or appropriate exercise levels during their pregnancies, according to Penn State College… Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice   

 
 

Scientists Discover Mechanism That Could Reduce Obesity
• Obesity • Dec 06 12

Approximately 68 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to the National Cancer Institute, which puts them at greater risk for developing… Scientists Discover Mechanism That Could Reduce Obesity   

 
 

Obese children more vulnerable to food advertising
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 30 12


Rates of childhood obesity have tripled in the past 30 years, and food marketing has been implicated as one factor contributing to this trend.… Obese children more vulnerable to food advertising   

 
 

Parents talking to their teens about being overweight
• Obesity • Nov 08 12

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 28% of adolescents are overweight. This means that about 1 in every 5 parents… Parents talking to their teens about being overweight   

 
 

Rethinking body mass index (BMI) for assessing cancer risk
• Cancer • • Obesity • Nov 08 12

A study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that body mass index (BMI) - the most commonly used… Rethinking body mass index (BMI) for assessing cancer risk   

 
 
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