Archive for August, 2011
ContributorNetwork - By 2030, trends are pointing out that approximately half of all Americans (164 million) will be obese, as reported by The Daily Mail. Already, obesity in America is putting a strain on state government funds to where financially-strapped California is being bled to the tune of some $15.2 billion annually (2009 estimate), according to MyHealthNewsDaily. Around 11 per cent of state medical budgets go to address this American crisis.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) — The number of obese people in the
United States will increase from 99 million in 2008 to 164 million by
2030, and the number of obese people in the United Kingdom will increase
from 15 million to 26 million, a new study predicts.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - If you were to walk the streets of, say, Denver, you’d probably see more thin people than overweight ones. Colorado continues to have the country’s lowest obesity rate, according to the latest Gallup poll results.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world’s leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts warned on Friday.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)Reuters - The experimental weight-loss drug lorcaserin may spur modest weight loss without the heart risks of some older drugs, a new clinical trial confirms — though whether the medication will ever reach the market remains up in the air.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - Despite healthy lifestyles initiatives, improved nutrition information in schools and healthy McDonald’s kids meals, the problem of obesity is growing. One-third of the nation is overweight. By 2030, half of Americans will be overweight. Obesity is fast overtaking tobacco as the number one lifestyle disease.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - It may come as little surprise to learn that those living in the United States and Britain have the highest rate of obesity as populations among all of the world’s leading economies, reports Reuters via Yahoo! News. In a series of four articles published in The Lancet on Friday, it is estimated that half of the adults in the United States will be obese by 2030 if current trends continue unabated. What remains unknown is how this public health dilemma will best be addressed.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - If current trends continue, about 50 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030, according to a new study.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is costing states
up to $15 billion each year, a new study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — Overweight women may still
feel stigmatized about their weight even if their family and friends don’t
judge them negatively, according to a new study.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) — Elderly people with extra
body fat may not live as long as those who maintain a normal weight,
according to a new study that contradicts previous research.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - Researchers are getting closer to figuring out the root causes of type 2 diabetes, as new studies released in the past week shed light on the dietary factors of the disease. Scientists have long known that there is a link between obesity and a person’s risk of developing diabetes, but now they may have isolated not only one of the main chemical reactions responsible for the disease’s devastating effects, but also some of the specific diet choices that increase the risk that you will develop it in the first place.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - Television appears to influence overweight women more than friends and family, according to a new study that finds high levels of shame about weight even in women whose social networks are supportive.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) — More doctors are performing
weight-loss surgery today, and hospitals are touting better survival
rates, a new study finds.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - Not everyone who is obese needs to lose weight — it’s possible to carry extra pounds and still be healthy, a new study says.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) —
Teens of mothers who were overweight or obese when they became pregnant
may be at increased risk for asthma symptoms, according to a new
study.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)ContributorNetwork - The number of obese children has tripled since 1986. A new obesity score links BMI to death risk. Another study found that parents aren’t responding to children’s obesity data. Who is responsible for juvenile obesity?
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — Many women in the United States
continue to use a Chinese weight-loss supplement that’s been recalled due
to dangerous ingredients, a new study indicates.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - A potentially hazardous weight loss supplement that has been recalled in the United States continues to be sold and consumed in significant amounts, a new study suggests.
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If you like this post, please buy me a beer for $3 8-)LiveScience.com - Drug abuse and childhood obesity ranked highest on a new survey of health concerns for children.
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