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Why is Childhood Obesity Increasing?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 25 10

Almost two thirds of Americans are considered overweight or obese. Some feel that it has reached epidemic proportions here and around the world. The… Why is Childhood Obesity Increasing?   

 
 

Heart Patients Warned Against Using Meridia, an Anti-Obesity Drug
• Drug Abuse • • Heart • • Obesity • Jan 23 10

European and American drug regulators had two starkly different reactions this week to data on an obesity drug. The raw data from the study… Heart Patients Warned Against Using Meridia, an Anti-Obesity Drug   

 
 

Fighting Childhood Obesity at Home
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 22 10

You’ve heard the alarming statistic before: one-third of U.S. children and teens are overweight or obese, increasing their risk of developing health problems such… Fighting Childhood Obesity at Home   

 
 

Link Between Obesity and Enhanced Cancer Risk Elucidated
• Cancer • • Obesity • Jan 21 10

Epidemiological studies indicate that being overweight or obese is associated with increased cancer risk. The most dramatic effect of obesity on cancer risk has… Link Between Obesity and Enhanced Cancer Risk Elucidated   

 
 

The Pregnancy Complications Of Maternal Obesity
• Obesity • • Pregnancy • Jan 21 10

New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology points to a strong association between maternal obesity and adverse… The Pregnancy Complications Of Maternal Obesity   

 
 

Model estimates risks and benefits of bariatric surgery for severely obese
• Obesity • • Surgery • Jan 18 10

A computerized model suggests that most morbidly obese individuals would likely live longer if they had gastric bypass surgery, according to a report in… Model estimates risks and benefits of bariatric surgery for severely obese   

 
 

Experts urge screening for obesity in kids
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 18 10

Doctors should screen children and teens between 6 and 18 years for extra pounds, a federal task force recommends.

For children who are found… Experts urge screening for obesity in kids   

 
 

Starting spoonfeeding later may trim obesity risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 18 10

Waiting longer to start infants on solid food could make for slimmer adults, new research shows.

“The later you introduce complementary feeding to an… Starting spoonfeeding later may trim obesity risk   

 
 

Obesity linked to higher risk of kidney stones
• Obesity • • Urine Problems • Jan 18 10

Obese people are more likely to develop kidney stones than normal weight individuals, but severe obesity doesn’t seem to further increase risk, research in… Obesity linked to higher risk of kidney stones   

 
 

Obesity and Anesthesia- Yes, There is a Connection
• Obesity • • Public Health • • Surgery • Jan 13 10

At a time of year when people make plans to drop a few pounds, perhaps even consider bariatric surgery, the American Society of Anesthesiologists… Obesity and Anesthesia- Yes, There is a Connection   

 
 

US adult obesity still high, but recent data suggest rates may have stabilized
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 13 10

The prevalence of adults in the U.S. who are obese is still high, with about one-third of adults obese in 2007-2008, although new data… US adult obesity still high, but recent data suggest rates may have stabilized   

 
 

Prevalence of high body mass index among children and teens remains steady
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 13 10

The prevalence of high weight for length or high body mass index (BMI) among children and teens in the U.S. (i.e., at or above… Prevalence of high body mass index among children and teens remains steady   

 
 

Major Grant Amplifies Efforts of Childhood Anti-Obesity Alliance
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 12 10

CAN DO Houston (Children and Neighbors Defeating Obesity) will expand its community-based efforts with a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Healthy… Major Grant Amplifies Efforts of Childhood Anti-Obesity Alliance   

 
 

Even with fewer risk factors, heavy men die earlier
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Obesity • • Stroke • Jan 06 10

Overweight middle-aged men may have a higher risk of heart problems and strokes and die earlier than their thinner peers - even in the… Even with fewer risk factors, heavy men die earlier   

 
 

Proximity to convenience stores fosters child obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 17 09

Childhood obesity is directly related to how close kids live to convenience stores, according to the preliminary findings of a major Canadian study presented… Proximity to convenience stores fosters child obesity   

 
 

Studies show obesity taking hold in Africa and UK
• Obesity • • Public Health • Dec 16 09

Obesity is becoming more common among poor city dwellers in Africa because of easier access to cheap, high fat, high sugar foods, scientists said… Studies show obesity taking hold in Africa and UK   

 
 

Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for ‘at risk’ teenage girls
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Dec 15 09

A team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have piloted psychotherapy treatment… Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for ‘at risk’ teenage girls   

 
 

Latest epidemic? High cholesterol, obesity in fruit flies
• Obesity • • Public Health • Dec 02 09

How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do – by eating a diet that’s too rich… Latest epidemic? High cholesterol, obesity in fruit flies   

 
 

Investigators identify successful weight control strategies for adolescents
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Dec 01 09

Adolescent obesity is a major public health problem that impacts one out of every three children, resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the… Investigators identify successful weight control strategies for adolescents   

 
 

Investigators identify successful weight control strategies for adolescents
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 01 09

Adolescent obesity is a major public health problem that impacts one out of every three children, resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the… Investigators identify successful weight control strategies for adolescents   

 
 

Tall in Third Grade, Overweight in 12th?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Dec 01 09

Being tall and overweight, or just being tall, might be a marker in children for an increased risk of being overweight or obese in… Tall in Third Grade, Overweight in 12th?   

 
 

Bias Skews Obesity Findings Bias Skews Obesity Findings
• Obesity • Dec 01 09

A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health shows that obesity research may be… Bias Skews Obesity Findings Bias Skews Obesity Findings   

 
 

Kids should get moving to avoid obesity
• Children's Health • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Nov 30 09

Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn’t appear to have a… Kids should get moving to avoid obesity   

 
 

It can be predicted the reaction obese patients will have to a diet
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 24 09

The presence of increased body fat, and therefore higher levels of inflammatory substances in the blood, hinders the loss and maintenance of body weight;… It can be predicted the reaction obese patients will have to a diet   

 
 

Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Nov 23 09

A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese - approximately 100 pounds or… Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity   

 
 
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