Archive for June, 2010
AP - Most parents think childhood obesity is a problem. Just not their kids’ problem.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) — Children with a condition known as
developmental coordination disorder are at greater risk of being
overweight or obese than other youngsters, a new study finds.
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Reuters - Obesity rates climbed again last year with 28 U.S. states reporting adults are fatter now than a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Tuesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) — School-based efforts at better
nutrition, more exercise and improved education about healthy living can
help kids who are most at risk for obesity keep the weight off, compared
to children in schools without such programs, a new study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)AP - Overweight women have a much higher risk of a miscarriage after having in-vitro fertilization compared with slim women, new research says.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) — Too few local health
clinics in the United States offer diabetes screening or obesity
prevention programs, according to a nationwide study from the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Americans are continuing to
get fat, with obesity rates nudging upwards in 28 states over the past
year, a new report shows.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Stroke rates among women in their late 30s to early 50s have tripled over the past two decades and researchers suspect a parallel rise in obesity may be playing a role.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - Most parents don’t realize if their preschool-age child is
overweight or obese, a new study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - The compound resveratrol, which is present in red wine and gained fame for its supposed life-extending properties, might also help combat obesity, a new study in animals suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — For a small number of obese
people, those extra pounds do not condemn them to heart disease or
diabetes, Dutch researchers report.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Raising the price of sugary soft drinks will likely prompt thirsty consumers to seek out cheaper, healthier beverages, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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AFP - Obese women are likelier to neglect contraception, obese men are more prone to impotence and both are far less sexually active than counterparts of normal weight, a study said on Wednesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is tied to reduced sexual
activity and poorer sexual health, according to new research from
France.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - Obese women are less likely to use certain types of birth
control and more likely to have unintended pregnancies, according to a new
study on a French population.
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about food in ways that might promote obesity, a new study finds.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - More Americans are exercising but rates of obesity and smoking have not changed, according to the latest government data.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Obese women have four times as many unplanned pregnancies as healthy-weight women despite having less sex, and obese men are more likely to have sexual diseases despite fewer partners, scientists said on Wednesday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) — They’re out there on the
Web: Sites that offer tips to successful purging or water-only fasts;
others that list methods of hiding rapid weight loss from parents and
doctors.
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