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Decrease in physical activity may not be a factor in increased obesity rates among adolescents

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Obesity rates rising, Mississippi's still fattest (Update)

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.


Help for the overweight could be at the end of a phone

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created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.





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US survey shows southern counties most obese

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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.


Be overweight and live longer

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created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrary to what was previously assumed, overweight is not increasing the overall death rate in the German population.


Researchers discover gene linked to adult-onset obesity

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created Jun 10, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered a gene that may provide a clue as to why obesity rates increase with age. The research was published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


Women live longer, not better, largely because of obesity and arthritis

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created May 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Obesity and arthritis that take root during early and middle age significantly contribute to women's decreased quality of life during their senior years, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.


Changing the price of foods may significantly affect Americans' weight

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created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

A new article published in The Milbank Quarterly explores how food prices can affect weight outcomes, revealing that pricing interventions can have a significant effect on obesity rates. This article is part of the March ...


Research shows rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled in the last 25 years, putting many children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, according to a report in Academic Pediatrics by an obesity expert at Brenner Children's Hospit ...


Diet, exercise, weight curbs could cut cancer rates by third

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created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A third of common cancers could be prevented if people shifted to a sounder diet, exercised more and controlled their weight, researchers said on Thursday.


Minimizing obesity's impact on ovarian cancer survival

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created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity affects health in several ways, but new research shows obesity can have minimal impact on ovarian cancer survival. A study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center ...


Obesity associated with worse outcomes after pancreatic cancer surgery

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created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 appear more likely to have cancer that has spread to their lymph nodes, lower rates of survival and higher rates of recurrence following surgery for pancreatic cancer, ...


Differences in neighborhood food environment may contribute to disparities in obesity

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health examined the association of neighborhood food environments and "walkability" with body mass index (BMI) and obesity in New York City and found that a higher ...



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