Archive for May, 2011
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) — Youngsters who do not get enough
sleep on a regular basis are more likely to be overweight, a new study has
found.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) — Older women who are overweight
or obese and lose more than 15 percent of their body weight could
significantly boost their levels of vitamin D, new research suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) — As Americans sit —
literally — in more sedentary jobs, they’re packing on the pounds, and
it’s this inertia that’s a major contributor to the obesity epidemic, new
research suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - Studies done on lab mice revealed a link between sleep apnea and the spread of cancer. There’s a persistent and dangerous myth circulating that only fat people have Obstructive Sleep Apnea. OSA is a congenital, structural problem in which breathing stops during sleep.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of psoriasis —
a chronic, inflammatory disease of the skin — is significantly higher
among overweight and obese kids, researchers have found.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - McDonald’s Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of its food on childhood obesity, and said its trademark clown Ronald McDonald would be hawking Happy Meals to kids for years to come.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a “master switch” that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) — Obese patients are at a
significantly increased risk for surgical site infections after undergoing
partial or full removal of the colon, a new study finds.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Women who are very obese may be able to safely lose some weight during pregnancy — and possibly reduce their risk of needing a cesarean section, a new study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Time.com - Obesity researchers from Yale University say that online news outlets overwhelmingly use negative images of overweight people to illustrate stories about obesity
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Young adults born via Cesarean section are more likely to be obese than those delivered vaginally, suggesting C-sections could be feeding the obesity epidemic, researchers have found.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - There is no one diet or eating plan that fits everyone, but Consumer Reports has ranked diet/eating plans according to their effectiveness for weight loss. Baby boomers, Generation Xs and all parties interested in shedding pounds take heed of the rankings: 1. Jenny Craig diet; 2. Slim-Fast Plan Diet; 3. Weight Watchers; 4. Zone Diet; 5. Ornish Diet; 6. Atkins Diet and 7. NutriSystem Diet.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Time.com - New research finds that toddlers who aren’t securely attached may have a greater risk of being obese before they even start kindergarten
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — Having the flu during
pregnancy isn’t associated with a heightened risk of autism or
developmental delay in children, although having a fever during pregnancy
might be.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Seniors can undergo weight-loss
surgery without any worse side effects than younger people experience, new
research shows.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Could gastric bypass
weight-loss surgery raise the odds for alcohol abuse afterwards?
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Adults who undergo Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass surgery show improvement in biochemical cardiac risk
factors, but teens that have the procedure may realize even greater heart
health benefits, according to new research.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - A changing climate and a more settled lifestyle have removed any protection that Canada’s Inuit people may once have had from diabetes, according to a report published on Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) — Seeing overweight people can
cause you to choose unhealthy foods and to eat more of them unless you
consciously focus on your health goals, according to new research.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) — Low levels of vitamin D are
common in obese adolescents, a new study finds.
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