Obesity rates rising, Mississippi’s still fattest (AP)

Thursday 2 July 2009 @ 2:07 pm

Obesity during early adulthood raises the chances that a person will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.(AFP/File)AP - Mississippi’s still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.


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Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. (HealthDay)

Thursday 2 July 2009 @ 2:07 pm

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) — The rates of adult obesity
in the United States increased in 23 states during the past year and did
not decrease in any state.

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State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings (AP)

Thursday 2 July 2009 @ 1:07 pm

AP - State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings

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American adults getting fatter (Reuters)

Thursday 2 July 2009 @ 11:07 am

Reuters - Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Wednesday.

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Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 3:06 pm

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — People who are overweight
and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order
to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are
unknown, new research contends.

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Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries (HealthDay)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 12:06 pm

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — Despite having one of the
highest rates of obesity in America, the poor are less likely to undergo
weight loss surgery than obese people who are better off financially, new
research shows.

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Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals (AP)

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 12:06 pm

A Northern Fur Seal stretches his mouth on the trainer's command at the New England Aquarium in Boston on Friday, June 26, 2009. A new program titled 'Move It!' featured in a new exhibit at the aquarium, aims to entice an increasingly obese generation of kids to get moving. (AP Photo/Eric J. Shelton)AP - Yes, he’s obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he’s only 9 years old. And he’s a seal.


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Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer rate in obese women (AFP)

Thursday 25 June 2009 @ 3:06 pm

Shadows of patients at a weight reduction clinic. Weight-loss surgery that curbs food intake by stitching up parts of the stomach or small intestine reduces the risk of cancer in obese women by more than 40 percent, according to a study.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Weight-loss surgery that curbs food intake by stitching up parts of the stomach or small intestine reduces the risk of cancer in obese women by more than 40 percent, according to a study released Thursday.


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Stomach stapling may lower cancer risk in women (AP)

Thursday 25 June 2009 @ 1:06 pm

AP - Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study of more than 2,000 obese people who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs, Swedish researchers found women who had the procedure were less likely to get cancer than those who did not.

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Many overweight youngsters underestimate weight (Reuters)

Thursday 25 June 2009 @ 12:06 pm

Reuters - In a study of urban-living mostly African American adolescents, nearly 40 percent were overweight or obese, and 27 percent of these youngsters underestimated their weight, researchers report.

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Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risks in women (Reuters)

Thursday 25 June 2009 @ 12:06 pm

Shadows of patients at a weight reduction clinic. Weight-loss surgery that curbs food intake by stitching up parts of the stomach or small intestine reduces the risk of cancer in obese women by more than 40 percent, according to a study.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)Reuters - Weight-loss surgery may help obese women lower their risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday.


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Races Differ in Rates of Sleep-Related Obesity (HealthDay)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 3:06 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) — People who get too little sleep are
at risk for obesity, and for blacks the risk is greater than for whites,
New York researchers have found.

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Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese (HealthDay)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 3:06 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — Severely obese people
undergoing surgery are at greater risk of heart problems, wound
infections, prolonged hospital stays and other complications, according to
a Scientific Advisory from the American Heart Association.

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Obesity May Dampen Response to Asthma Meds (HealthDay)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 2:06 pm

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that
obesity may not worsen asthma, as many experts have thought, but it could
dampen the response to medications commonly used to manage the chronic
condition.

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AMA objects to calling obesity a disability (AP)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 2:06 pm

AP - The American Medical Association has taken action to support doctors’ ability to discuss obesity with their overweight patients.

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Obesity While Young Boosts Pancreatic Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 2:06 pm

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Being overweight or obese as
a young adult increases the risk for pancreatic cancer, and obesity in
middle age is linked with poorer survival from the disease, a new study
finds.

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Fracture risk doubled after obesity surgery (Reuters)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 2:06 pm

Reuters - The dramatic and sustained increase in bone turnover that occurs following surgery for obesity, or bariatric surgery, translates into a significantly increased risk of fractures, especially in the hands and feet, according to a study presented today at The Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.

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PE requirement isn’t enough to fight obesity (AP)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 2:06 pm

In this photo taken May 26, 2009 Betty Hale, center, instructs a physical education class in a 100-year-old gymnasium at Eberhart Elementary School in Chicago. Although the school has a newer gym, for much of the day it doubles as a cafeteria where the school's 1,800-plus students are offered breakfast and lunch. Time and space limitations mean each class gets physical education just once a week for 40 minutes. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - The gym at Eberhart Elementary School is bright and spacious — with high ceilings, several basketball hoops, even a large, colorful climbing wall.


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US, Canadian obesity scientists share $1 mln Shaw Prize (AFP)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 2:06 pm

Yang Chen-ning, a professor and chairman of the Shaw Prize board announces the winners in Hong Kong. Two scientists whose work challenges the assumption that obesity is caused by a lack of willpower were Tuesday announced as the winners of the Shaw Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of the east.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Two scientists whose work challenges the assumption that obesity is caused by a lack of willpower were on Tuesday announced as the winners of the Shaw Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of the east.


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Heart dangers seen in very young obese children (Reuters)

Tuesday 23 June 2009 @ 2:06 pm

Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Obese children as young as 7 have worrying levels of compounds linked to heart disease and heart attacks, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.


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