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2012/05/24 22:34
2012/05/24 22:34
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What's the most incongruous thing about the world's largest ($1 billion) swimming pool? (click for more) Food deserts are places that have good access to fast food outlets selling high-fat,...
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2012/05/24 22:28
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May 24, 2012 (WLS) -- There is yet another reason for women to think twice about an elective C-section: Researchers say babies born through caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese...
2012/05/24 22:28
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May 24, 2012 (WLS) -- People usually associate obesity with a higher risk for heart problems. But a new study finds that's not the case. British researchers say the people really at risk are the...
2012/05/24 22:02
2012/05/24 22:02
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Health researchers and government officials usually group people by income or education level or even by zip code, but this study illustrates a more targeted approach, according to Adam Drewnowski,...
2012/05/24 21:35
2012/05/24 21:35
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Celeb slim down: how much did they lose? Published On: May 24 2012 05:05:51 PM EDT Your bathroom scale doesn’t care whether you’re famous or not -- and with 1/3 of Americans overweight today, more...
2012/05/24 21:17
2012/05/24 21:17
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Acute kidney injury affects 5% to 30% of heart surgery patients. Newswise — Washington, DC (May 24, 2012) — Oxidative stress may put obese patients at increased risk of developing kidney damage after...
2012/05/24 21:13
2012/05/24 21:13
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SEATTLE (AP) - The value of your home may be a stronger predictor of your weight than the genes inhered from your ancestors. That's according to a new public health study from the University of...
2012/05/24 20:12
2012/05/24 20:12
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A new documentary gives us a stark look at the obesity crisis in the United States. Detroit school kids got a special screening so that they can understand the problems and the solutions. Watch...
2012/05/24 18:32
2012/05/24 18:32
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How to stop obesity before it starts By Dr. Jeffrey Mason and Donna pinto We have heard time and again about our nation’s obesity epidemic, and one way we can tackle the crisis is to look at where...
2012/05/24 16:40
2012/05/24 16:40
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The Problem Research shows overweight children get lower grades than their healthier peers. As the rates of childhood obesity rise and physical activity rates fall, schools face new challenges in...
2012/05/24 16:14
2012/05/24 16:14
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No parent wants to hear their child is likely to develop a serious disease. But if your teen is obese - 10 percent higher than what is recommended for their height and body type - he or she could be...
2012/05/24 14:33
2012/05/24 14:33
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ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's governor and the state health department have launched a program aimed at addressing childhood obesity through government, philanthropic and academic efforts. In announcing...
2012/05/24 13:42
2012/05/24 13:42
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So, I have been running a little experiment on twitter. Oh well, it doesn’t really deserve the term “experiment” – at least in an academic vocabulary – because there certainly are no treatment effects...
2012/05/24 12:31
2012/05/24 12:31
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Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Researchers from The Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center recently acknowledged that people who have particular “obesity genes” are more likely...
2012/05/24 11:35
2012/05/24 11:35
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The proportion of overweight teens had increased from 17 percent to 20 percent. Obesity in children is on the rise, and SA is now seeing the direct link with type 2 diabetes in earlier age groups as...
2012/05/24 10:38
2012/05/24 10:38
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WASHINGTON - Do you have a long commute to work? If so, researchers say it could be bad for your health. According to researchers, people who commute 10 miles or more each way are more likely to...
2012/05/24 09:53
2012/05/24 09:53
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Couple go under the knife together and shed 17 stone Dave and Debra Brassell after losing nine and eight stones A COUPLE have become one of the few husband and wife teams in the country to undergo...
2012/05/24 08:12
2012/05/24 08:12
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Obesity is the nation's fastest growing health problem. The number of serious cases it spawns is expected to overtake the number caused by smoking, and experts predict that by 2030, 42 percent of...
2012/05/24 07:49
2012/05/24 07:49
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The Irish Times - Thursday, May 24, 2012Calcium pill raises heart attack risk in women DICK AHLSTROM, Science Editor THOUSANDS OF Irish women taking calcium tablets to slow osteoporosis are doubling...
2012/05/24 07:28
2012/05/24 07:28
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To the Publisher: The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current 34 % to 42 % by the year 2030, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive...