PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: obesity rates http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Decrease in physical activity may not be a factor in increased obesity rates among adolescents Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news176388849.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:55:51 EST news176388849 Obesity rates rising, Mississippi's still fattest (Update) (AP) -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. http://www.physorg.com/news165656393.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:30:01 EST news165656393 Help for the overweight could be at the end of a phone Counselling via the phone and internet can help weight management in overweight individuals, according to a Dutch study published in the open access journal, BMC Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news150695972.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:59:32 EST news150695972