Wikio - Obesity

Percentage of States that Reached Obesity Reduction Goal: Zero (SportsGeezer)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:49:00 GMT

Way back in the year 2000, officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services figured out that the nation whose health was in their care was being overrun by fat people. Where did they come from? What, other...

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New Obesity Treatment Option For NHS Patients As It Emerges Public Want Doctors To Help Obese Patients Lose Weight, UK (Fitness Watch)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:04:00 GMT

Hark! I hear the call of the moron. "The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued new guidance recommending use of Acomplia® (rimonabant) in England and Wales, within its licensed indications, as an adjunct to diet and exercise for adults who are obese or overweight and who have had an inadequate response to, are intolerant of or are contraindicated to other anti-obesity...

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Researchers Link Obesity, Exhaustion (Health - The Post Chronicle)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:48:50 GMT

Pure exhaustion could be tagged as another contributor to obesity, British and U.S. researchers said....

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Loosen that belt another notch: Hoosier obesity grows (IndyStar.com)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:40:42 GMT

CDC: 27.4 percent of Indiana adults in 2007 � 1.3 million people � fit bill.

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Junk food diet fuels epidemic of pet obesity (The Guardian)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:22 GMT

Animals that pile on the pounds are increasingly suffering from diseases associated with obesity in humans: from poor energy levels and breathing problems to painful and sometimes fatal illnesses such as arthritis, asthma, diabetes, liver and heart disease and breeding problems. The huge rise in health problems has led to growing calls for pet owners to face prosecution for cruelty if a fat...

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Obesity puts women at pancreatic cancer risk (Indian Express)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:34:45 GMT

Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 per cent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers have said. The findings suggest some of the first evidence that the link between obesity and pancreatic cancer is as strong in women as in men, Juhua Luo of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and colleagues reported in the British Journal...

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Fighting childhood obesity: A challenge that's worth it (ScrippsNews)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:18:00 GMT

PITTSB URGH -- Two years ago, when Denise Snell's family physician told her that her son Malik should lose weight and referred her to a specialist, she brushed the idea off. "We hesitated," said Snell, of Pittsburgh. "We thought we could make it on our own." read more

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Vitamins, nutrients suppress obesity genes in mice, study finds (LA Times)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:37:00 GMT

A diet supplemented with folic acid, vitamin B-12 and other additives kept successive generations of mice from getting fatter, researchers find. Scientists have used a special blend of vitamins and nutrients to stop successive generations of mice from becoming progressively overweight.

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Researchers Link Obesity, Exhaustion (Red Orbit )

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:00:57 GMT

Pure exhaustion could be tagged as another contributor to obesity, British and U.S. researchers said.

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Obesity in Southern States and How To Correct It (Roney Smith)

roneysmith@gmail.com (Roney Smith) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:59:54 GMT

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a research report that stated the southern states has the largest rates of obesity. I find their research to be true while... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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CNN Fit Nation Tour Uses Exergames to Raise Profile of Obesity Epidemic (Red Orbit )

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:00:50 GMT

"We are very pleased to be the first exergame company in the CNN Fit Nation Tour," said Jim Teatum of XerGames and the former President of Nautilus. "Studies have demonstrated that the obesity problem is being driven by a dramatic increase of inactivity. We believe that most people are inactive because they are not very keen on counting reps or watching the time tick down on a treadmill; they...

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Seahorse Bioscience Receives Poster Award from the European Association for the Study of Obesity (PR News Wire )

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:56:00 GMT

Mechanism of Action of Metformin on Insulin Sensitization Poster Wins One of Three Prizes N. BILLERICA, Mass., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Seahorse Bioscience, Inc., leaders in real-time measurement of cellular bioenergetics announced today the receipt of The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) poster award at the 16th European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2008) May 14-17, 2008...

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Breakdown of State Obesity Percentages (FREEDOM EDEN)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:50:00 GMT

A Centers for Disease Control report shatters the image of Wisconsin as the home of the fattest people in the country. We rank 27th in adult obesity pervalence with 24.7% of adults being deemed obese. That's not good news, but we're nowhere near the top of the list. Illinois is fatter. Minnesota is fatter. Michigan is fatter. Iowa is fatter. Below is a list of how each state ranks in adult obesity...

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American Diabetes Association Urges Congress To Examine Ravages Of Childhood Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes (Medical News Today)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) today, applauded Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT), Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and members of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families for holding a hearing on, "Childhood Obesity: The Declining Health of America's Next Generation." Appearing before the Committee was Francine Kaufman, M.D.

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Obesity Still Rising Among Americans (Medical News Today)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Obesity is still rising among Americans, according to figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, where data based on annual nationwide telephone surveys with more than 350,000 adults showed that between 2005 and 2007, the percentage who reported being obese went up from 23.9 to 25.6, a rise of nearly 2 per cent.

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More Arizonans losing ground in fight against obesity (Arizona Republic)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:56:51 GMT

The rate of obesity in Arizona is rising.

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Obesity not a priority for city, commission says (adn.com: Lifestyle)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:19:08 GMT

... the resources it needs. The report faults "community leaders and policy makers (who) have not made obesity a priority issue.""I believe that this is one of the most critical threats to the health and welfare of the people of this city," Brian Saylor, commission chairman, said. "We will be the first generation to pass on a shorter life span to our children, the first generation ever, and...

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CDC report: U.S. obesity rate continues to grow (New York Newsday)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:49:00 GMT

Forty-five U.S. states lost ground in an ongoing push to reduce obesity to 15 percent of the population by 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Wii Fit raises obesity furore (http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:47:46 GMT

MSNBC Nintendo's Wii Fit game has attracted the ire of childhood obesity experts for telling healthy kids they are fat, which might cause eating disorders and self-esteem issues. The game assesses play… Read the full article here

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McDonald's and Burger King calorie information on the menu (The Composed Gentleman)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:28:00 GMT

Food chains like McDonald's and Burger King are starting to unveil new menu boards, posting the calorie information count that had long been available on Web sites and tray liners and putting it front-and-center above the cash register. This is part of New York City's anti-obesity campaign. Lately, it has also unveiled a citywide ban on artificial trans fats in restaurant food. Don't be

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