Archive for February, 2010
AP - First lady Michelle Obama says too many people across the country don’t have a grocery store nearby where they can get fresh food.
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AFP - Taxing high-fat and sugary junk food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable, a study published Wednesday shows.
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Reuters - People who were morbidly obese and school-aged children were much more likely to become seriously ill or to die from H1N1 swine flu, U.S. experts said on Wednesday.
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Time.com - Does Obesity Rehab for Kids Work?
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Cutting down on carbs may help people lose weight, but it may not be so good for lowering cholesterol, new research shows.
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Reuters - While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows that diabetes may at least partly account for the link.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” is all about records. In
the past seasons, the weight-loss reality show has repeatedly set new
benchmarks for heaviest contestant (454, 476 and 526 pounds), fastest 100-pound
weight loss (seven weeks), and most weight lost in one week (34 pounds).
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of obesity
and inactivity, especially among women, explain why arthritis is more
common in the United States than in Canada, according to a new study.
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AFP - Chronic conditions including asthma, obesity and behavior disorders have become more common among US children in recent years, with environmental changes and more diagnoses partly to blame, a study published Tuesday shows.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - A few months of moderate aerobic exercise may not rev up obese teenagers’ ability to burn calories, even though it may increase thinner teens’ ability to burn dietary fat, new research suggests.
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isoleucine may play an important role in weight loss, a new study
suggests.
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AP - Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that he will manage his stress better after undergoing a procedure to unclog a blocked artery, but emphasized that he has no intention of slowing down.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Adding to evidence that obesity may affect a man’s sperm quality, a new study finds that obese men tend to have less-mobile sperm than their thinner counterparts.
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AFP - A team of US doctors has urged that obesity screening start in the cradle after a study they conducted showed that half of US children with weight problems became overweight before age two.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) — Repeat weight-loss surgery
carries a higher risk of complications than the initial surgical
procedure, new research has found.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - The ballooning waistlines of children hit the spotlight when
Michelle Obama admitted publicly her daughters had an unhealthy body
mass index. And while many urge kids to slim down to avoid heart
disease and other physical ailments, the emotional consequences from
teasing and low self-esteem could be just as debilitating, scientists
say.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - A new study strengthens evidence that the once widely advertised weight-loss supplement Hydroxycut caused serious liver damage in some users.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - You have to admit, chubby babies are oh-so-cute. But many
plump infants grow up to be obese teens, which puts them at higher risk for all
kinds of health issues, including type-2 diabetes, and high cholesterol and
blood pressure, suggests a new study.
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AFP - Being obese as a child increases the risk of dying before you reach 55, says a study published Wednesday, a day after US First Lady Michelle Obama launched a program to fight childhood obesity amid warnings it is shortening lives.
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