Archive for June, 2009
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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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)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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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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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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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)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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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)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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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Weight-loss surgery may help obese women lower their risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)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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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)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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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)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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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)AP - The American Medical Association has taken action to support doctors’ ability to discuss obesity with their overweight patients.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)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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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)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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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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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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Reuters - 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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AFP - Obesity during early adulthood raises the chances that a person will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) — A modified Atkins diet, one
that substitutes plant-based proteins for animal-based ones, helps people
lose weight and lowers their cholesterol, new research shows.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - A vegetarian version of the Atkins low-carb diet may help people lose weight and lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood, Canadian researchers said on Monday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)AP - It isn’t just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too.
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