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Health And Nutrition Guide
More Articles from Health and Nutrition Guide: MORE RESOURCES: Obesity creeps up in US: report (AFP)
Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (AP)
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new report found. More Americans obese, government finds (Reuters) Reuters - More than a quarter of all Americans are now obese, the latest U.S. government figures show. Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol (AP)
Diet Plans Produce Similar Results (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that Mediterranean and low-carb diets are just as good and just as safe as the low-fat diet often prescribed by doctors, a revelation that should give people more choices in eating well. Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study (Reuters) Reuters - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday. Laparoscopic gastric bypass provides better results (Reuters) Reuters - Performing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive "open" abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications, the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass is more expensive. Newest fertility treatment may be a diet (Reuters)
Obesity levels in China rising fast, study finds (Reuters)
Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The current childhood obesity epidemic in the United States may lead to large numbers of young adults developing type 2 diabetes in the future, along with serious diabetes-related health complications, warns a University of Michigan researcher. Quarter of Chinese adults are overweight, obese: US study (AFP)
Metformin may help obese teen girls lose weight (Reuters) Reuters - The addition of the type 2 diabetes drug metformin to a lifestyle modification program may help female adolescents lose weight loss if they also make dietary changes, according to a new study. ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 percent higher risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new study finds. Hardwired for fat: scientists identify obesity gene (AFP)
Obesity may offer some protection after stenting (Reuters) Reuters - Paradoxically, obesity may offer some protection against heart-related "events," like heart attack, in people who have a stent placed to prop open a clogged coronary artery, research shows. Kidney stones a risk after stomach bypass surgery (Reuters) Reuters - Morbidly obese adults who undergo a particular type of stomach bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) appear to be at increased risk of developing kidney stones earlier than previously thought. The increase in stone risk was evident just three months after the surgery. Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the high rate of obesity in the United States requires a comprehensive, population-based strategy, says a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement. Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6 million children in the United States have a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can boost their odds for heart disease, researchers report. Obesity may interfere with prostate cancer screen (Reuters)
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