HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — While some research suggests
that the incidence of childhood obesity may be leveling off, a new study
finds that for certain racial groups the rates may actually be getting
higher.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — Bariatric weight-loss surgery
in obese people with type 2 diabetes can have an unexpected, yet positive
side effect — nearly 3 out of 4 patients in one study were able to stop
taking their insulin and other diabetes medications within six months of
surgery.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)AP - Obese government workers in South Carolina can get stomach-shrinking surgery through the state health plan under a pilot program that starts in January.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Genetic testing might have helped identify people who would become depressed or suicidal while taking Sanofi-Aventis’ weight loss drug Acomplia, which might have helped keep the drug on the market, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Three-fourths of obese diabetics who had weight-loss surgery were able to quit taking diabetes drugs within six months of their operation, U.S. researchers said on Monday, citing a new study.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)AP - Dreams of rapid weight loss and fake celebrity endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray lured customers into providing their credit or debit card numbers as they signed up online for a “free trial” of acai berry pills.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - A recent study found that heavier women were less likely to get one type of glaucoma than their thinner peers - the first time this association has been shown, the authors report.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - In what could be a first for weight-loss surgery in the United
States, surgeons have removed 80 percent of a stomach through a patient’s mouth.
Previously, surgeons performing stomach-reduction surgery had to make a large
incision in the abdomen to remove the excess stomach.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - The larger a pregnant woman is when she checks in on delivery day, the greater her risk of having a cesarean section, suggests a large new study.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Young men who are obese may have a lower sperm count than their normal-weight counterparts, a new study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Time.com - Researchers have found that women who gain too much weight in pregnancy have heavier babies — and that heavier babies are more prone to obesity later on
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AP - Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting their children at risk of becoming heavy later on, a new study says.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Time.com - Researchers have found that women who gain too much weight in pregnancy have heavier babies, and that heavier babies are more prone to obesity later on
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AFP - Obesity in the United States has grown “faster than anyone could have imagined,” doubling in adults and tripling in children in recent years, a leading health official said Tuesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) — If you’re overweight, should
you cut carbs or fat?
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - EnteroMedics Inc said it received conditional approval from the U.S. health regulator for a clinical trial of its device for treating obesity, sending its shares up 52 percent.
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AP - Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds — and it might be better for your heart, new research suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - Obese people take more time off work for illness than their
slimmer counterparts, a new study suggests, adding perhaps more incentive for
employers to combat expanding waistlines in the workplace.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is associated with
early puberty in young girls, according to a researcher who analyzed more
than 100 reports on the issue.
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