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Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U.K. study finds. "The people really at risk are the ones who have obesity in combination with other metabolic health risk factors," said Mark Hamer, a principal research associate at University College London who worked on the study. ...
Obesity in pregnancy may be link to autism
CHICAGO — Obesity during pregnancy may increase chances for having a child with autism, provocative new research suggests. It's among the first studies linking the two and, though it doesn't prove obesity causes autism, the authors say their results raise public health concerns because of the high level of obesity ...
U.S. Obesity Plateau Shows What Works in Weight Battle
Obesity has become a danger far greater than hunger. Yet amid the alarming stories about its harm to America’s health and economy, one bit of information has been drowned out: The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese appears to have plateaued.
Obesity and Arthritis: A Link Among Women?
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The Obesity Prevention Source Aims to Help Policymakers and Public Reverse the Growing Worldwide Obesity Epidemic
The Obesity Prevention Source website, launched by Harvard School of Public Health, provides quick and easy access to science-based information about the causes of child obesity and adult obesity and how to reverse the worldwide weight problem.Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 What is causing the obesity epidemic—and how can we stop and reverse this worldwide weight problem? A new website offers ...
As Obesity Epidemic Soars, Scientists and Researchers Explore Connections to Other Diseases
New interdisciplinary conference brings together leading researchers and stakeholders to discuss the latest in obesity, cancer, diabetes and related metabolic disorders
HBO film takes aim at nation's growing obesity epidemic
Produced by Sheila Nevins and John Hoffman, "Weight" pulls no punches, spares neither the multibillion-dollar food and advertising industries nor public officials for not only failing to fix the problem but actually making it worse. The category not only includes all kinds of packaged, processed foods, but, of course, fast-food offerings, which have become the plaque-building lifeblood of the ...
Doctors Should Ask Permission Before Discussing Patients' Weight
EDMONTON, ALBERTA-- - A new obesity management roadmap developed by the Canadian Obesity Network suggests that doctors and other health care providers ask for permission before discussing weight with their ...
Obesity, sedate lifestyles drive diabetes crisis
While cancer gets most of the headlines, another equally vexing disease is increasing fast. Your chances of suffering diabetes has risen to one in three.
Tom Barnidge: Richmond's plan to eliminate obesity, one soda at a time
The Richmond City Council came up with an unusual proposal last week. After a spirited debate and a 5-2 vote, it decided to ask voters to approve a tax measure in November that will bump up the price of sugar-sweetened drinks purchased in the city.
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