Archive for March, 2010
Reuters - Two-years of after-school physical activity helped lessen the number of overweight and obese fourth- and fifth-grade girls, but not boys, and led to declines in cholesterol levels in girls and boys, report researchers from Spain.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)AP - Federal agents have arrested a Chinese national in Honolulu for illegal importation of counterfeit weight-loss medication.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Time.com - Risk factors for obesity start in early infancy — even before birth — which is why many obesity researchers think prevention efforts must start earlier than school-age
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) — Obesity, high blood
pressure and alcohol consumption are among the major risk factors for gout
in women, a new study finds.
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Reuters - Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Agriculture needs revolutionary change to confront threats such as global warming and end hunger in developing nations without adding to the ranks of the obese, an international study showed on Thursday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - Moderate exercise helps middle-aged women avoid putting on
the pounds, but only if they are already a normal weight, a new study suggests.
Women who are overweight or obese do not appear to reap the same benefits in
terms of weight-gain prevention, the researchers say.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Obesity compounds the harmful effects of heavy drinking on the liver, new research in more than 9,000 Scottish men shows.
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Reuters - Obese people are known to have a higher risk of colon cancer. Now, a new study suggests they may have poorer long-term survival odds than their thinner counterparts if they do develop the disease.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Extreme obesity among American children is much worse than previously believed, putting them at greater risk of serious health problems as they age, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - “Fat Actress” star Kirstie Alley - following a well-publicized
failure as spokeswoman for weight loss company Jenny Craig - has
developed a new diet system called Organic Liaison. So if you want to
look like Kirstie Alley, here’s your chance.
But Organic Liaison is not just a diet, since diets per se
cannot be trademarked or copyrighted. …
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) — The obesity epidemic is
hitting children harder than ever, with 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5
percent of girls classified as extremely obese in a California study,
researchers from Kaiser Permanente report.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - While obesity puts people at risk for a whole host of
chronic illnesses, including heart disease, there’s a least one situation in
which extra pounds appear to provide a health advantage.
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AP - Has even the Last Supper been supersized?
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) — Obese children are at increased
risk for leg and foot injuries, a new study finds.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Food manufacturers need to work faster to re-formulate and re-package food so that it is healthier for kids, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama said on Tuesday.
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AP - First lady Michelle Obama says her fight against childhood obesity isn’t about appearance but about whether kids have enough energy to be productive at school.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Supplements containing the dietary fat conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may help overweight kids curb the amount of fat they gain over time, a small study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — Obesity plus daily drinking
boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in
two new studies.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — Hopes that two available drugs
could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight
people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed by a major
international study.
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