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Poll: Most Americans don't think they have a big weight problem
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Despite government data that show a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States over the past 20 years, most Americans don't think they have much of a weight problem, according to a new McClatchy-Ipsos poll.
Childhood obesity link to parents
Jul 13, 2009 |
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The relationships between children and their parent of the same gender in the earliest years of life could be the key to understanding why some young people become obese and others do not, new research conducted by the EarlyBird ...
Childhood ear infections may predispose to obesity later in life
Aug 20, 2008 |
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Researchers are reporting new evidence of a possible link between a history of moderate to severe middle ear infections in childhood and a tendency to be overweight later in life. Their study suggests that prompt diagnosis ...
Is the obesity epidemic exaggerated?
Feb 01, 2008 |
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Last week, the UK health secretary declared that we are in a grip of an obesity epidemic, but does the evidence stack up? Researchers in this week’s BMJ debate the issue.
Obesity may be wired in the brain, rat study suggests
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Feb 05, 2008 |
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A predisposition for obesity might be wired into the brain from the start, suggests a new study of rats in the February issue of Cell Metabolism.
US survey shows southern counties most obese
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.
Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations
Jan 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new genetic variations that increase the risk of obesity are revealed in a new study, published today in the journal Nature Genetics. The authors suggest that if each acted independently, these ...
Increasing prosperity has prompted Irish kids to balloon 24 kilos since 1948
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Irish kids now weigh 24 kilos more than they did in 1948, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Obesity linked to decreased seatbelt use
Jan 02, 2008 |
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Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population, adding to the public health risks associated with this rapidly growing problem.
More Can Be Done to Combat Childhood Obesity
Aug 22, 2008 |
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School officials and parents concerned about childhood obesity should look to national guidelines that recommend 60 minutes of exercise per day, according to public health officials. A new report issued this week showed that ...
New poll provides snapshot of New Yorkers' views
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New York state residents are concerned about the obesity epidemic -- but only 24 percent support a junk food tax, and 39 percent support banning TV ads for junk food.
Children with emotional difficulties at higher risk for adult obesity
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Previous research has shown that low self-esteem and emotional problems are found in people who are overweight or obese- but not which influences which. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine, sheds ...
Excess body weight causes over 124,000 new cancers a year in Europe
Sep 24, 2009 |
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At least 124,000 new cancers in 2008 in Europe may have been caused by excess body weight, according to estimates from a new modelling study. The proportion of cases of new cancers attributable to a body mass index of 25kg/m2 ...
Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity
Nov 23, 2009 |
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A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.
Americans need lifestyle change to fight the fat: experts
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Americans need to change the way they live if they want to beat the obesity epidemic that is robbing the United States of millions of dollars every year and threatening a generation with shorter lives, experts said Monday.
