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Gov't may change Medicare rules for obesity 24 Nov 2005
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries may help people with extreme obesity. ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Medicare Decides Obesity Stomach Surgery too Risky for Senior ... 24 Nov 2005
...in light of recent studies indicating significant surgical risks particularly in seniors who have used the stomach surgery paid for by Medicare to treat obesity ...
- SeniorJournal.com,
Obesity Measure Should Be Redefined To Accurately Assess Heart ... 24 Nov 2005
Waist-to-hip ratio, not body mass index (BMI), is the best obesity measure for assessing a person’s risk of heart attack, concludes a global study by ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Obesity Is The Fastest-Growing Problem Is The US, But They're Not ... 24 Nov 2005
There's a growing problem in the United States...childhood obesity. ... Obesity can cause diabetes, hypertension, and joint and bone problems. ...
- WMDT,
National award for work on obesity 24 Nov 2005
Researchers at the Universidad of Navarra have obtained a national first prize for work on obesity. In concrete, the award was for ...
- Basque Research.com,
War on Obesity. Regular Cleansing and Using Simple Stress Release ... 24 Nov 2005
...the world. We are in a war—a war against fat and being unhealthy. Even our children are contributing to the obesity rates. It is ...
- PR Leap (press release),
Area: Schools receive obesity equipment 24 Nov 2005
To track and combat obesity, the state Department of Health has awarded measuring boards and scales to several area schools to help monitor students' weight ...
- Aberdeen American News,
Tonight on One News 24 Nov 2005
...shotgun blast in an Auckland suburb. A new warning about one of New Zealand's biggest health problems - obesity. A new way to bypass ...
- TVNZ,
Studies: Students can avoid 'freshman 15' 24 Nov 2005
...on how to estimate portion sizes did not gain weight. The findings are to be published in the International Journal of Obesity.
- United Press International
Resolution would back war claims bill 24 Nov 2005
...bills yesterday, including a bill that requires the public schools to determine the body-mass index of students to raise awareness about obesity and related ...
- Pacific Daily News,
Center for Prevention of Childhood Obesity Funded at Cal State ... Nov 22, 2005
Fullerton has received $396,800 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop an interdisciplinary center to promote obesity prevention and ...
- AScribe
Help Win the War on Obesity Using Simple Stress Release Techniques ... Nov 22, 2005
Combine this with stress release techniques to curb the propensity to overeat, you have a compound to beat obesity. ... We must fight this war on obesity. ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
Obesity killed 2,500 people in 'epidemic timebomb' last year Nov 22, 2005
On the day the Government published a new National Nutrition Policy it emerged the number of deaths from obesity and related illnesses is costing the State ...
- Irish Independent,
WHO: Fight against obesity needs more help Nov 22, 2005
Efforts so far by the food and drink industry to improve the nutritional value of their products to help fight childhood obesity are simply not good enough ...
- Restaurant News Resource,
10 News Extra: Fighting childhood obesity Nov 22, 2005
..."You all want to race," asks Wes Spurling as music blares in the gymnasium of Loudon Elementary. "That a boy," hollers Patsi Llumbet ...
- WBIR-TV,
Lifestyle Modification Plus Medication More Effective than ... Nov 22, 2005
..."NIH is fighting the increasing problem of obesity in America by supporting research that will result in better treatments and therapies for weight loss and ...
- DG News
Generation Invincible Nov 22, 2005
Obesity, cancer, heart disease and a smattering of other health problems are splashed across headlines every day in America. But ...
- Hollister Free Lance,
Pt.II-Fat Like Me-One Man's Struggle With Obesity Nov 21, 2005
...(CBS) Gastric bypass surgery is an increasingly popular way for people to finally beat life-long obesity. One of the CBS 5 newsroom ...
- CBS 5,
Obesity Threat Nov 21, 2005
By Neal McCluskey. American higher education is getting dangerously fat. Unfortunately, the federal government’s idea of a diet ...
- National Review Online,
Fast food justice isn't good justice Nov 22, 2005
Activist lawyer John Banzhaf told me, "What we're trying to do is the same thing against the problem of obesity that we did so successfully against the problem ...
- Town Hall,
WHO Says Not Enough Done to Fight Obesity Nov 16, 2005
GENEVA -- Efforts so far by the food and drink industry to improve the nutritional value of their products to help fight childhood obesity are simply not good ...
- Newsday,
Study Links Sleep Deprivation, Obesity Nov 18, 2005
Gangwisch, a Columbia epidemiologist, led the study and are presenting results this week at a meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity ...
- PakTribune.com,
Stock obesity warning taken in good spirit Nov 17, 2005
The SPCA was concerned that farm animals were facing record levels of obesity from lush grass growth as a result of a mild winter, followed by a wet, warm ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
State unveils anti-obesity program Nov 18, 2005
The department received three years of funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2000 to develop the Connecticut Obesity Prevention and ...
- Newsday,
Obesity Ups Arrhythmia Risk After Bypass Nov 17, 2005
..."Obesity is increasingly prevalent among patients having coronary artery bypass graft surgery," Robert H. Habib, director of cardiopulmonary research at St. ...
- Forbes
School parties lose sweetness Nov 21, 2005
Centennial Lane is part of a movement across the country to take the battle against childhood obesity to one of education's most beloved functions: the school ...
- Fort Worth Star Telegram,
New Obesity Drug May Help Heart, Too Nov 16, 2005
...cholesterol. However, they don't present Acomplia as a magic bullet against obesity. ... writes. New obesity treatments are "welcome," Yanovski writes. ...
- WebMD
Don't Be a Turkey This Thanksgiving: Insist on the Obesity ... Nov 21, 2005
But with a cornucopia of trial lawyers seeking to make obesity lawsuits their next cash cow, those hosting a holiday feast should consider having their guests ...
- AScribe
DIET: Obesity pills need boost from dieting, exercise, study says Nov 16, 2005
The study backed by the National Institutes of Health says the pills work much better when accompanied by actually dieting and exercise. ...
- Eyewitness News,
Drugs no cure for obesity Nov 16, 2005
..."I think we are in a phase of the obesity epidemic where everyone is searching for the best science," said Rachael E. Kennedy, obesity prevention coordinator ...
- Richmond Times Dispatch,
Medication and Lifestyle Changes Combo Best to Fight Obesity Nov 16, 2005
...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research revealss combining weight loss medications and lifestyle changes can help people lose twice as much weight as either one ...
- Ivanhoe,
Obesity pills need boost from dieting and exercise Nov 17, 2005
A study backed by the National Institutes of Health being published today in The New England Journal of Medicine finds diet pills alone won't do the trick. ...
- WBOC TV 16,
Wanted: A General in the Obesity War Nov 17, 2005
...by Brian Albert and Tanya Bowers. Obesity is the fastest growing health threat in this country, currently on track to overtake tobacco as No. 1. ...
- The Jewish Journal of greater L.A,
Fitness Fatigue Nov 21, 2005
That couch potato culture has catapulted Gilroy right to the top of the obesity list. ... But the obesity rates also appear to mirror the city?s economic status. ...
- Gilroy Dispatch (subscription),
New UK nutrition guidelines target obesity crisis Nov 16, 2005
New guideline daily amounts (GDAs) on food packaging in the UK will empower consumers with vital nutritional knowledge and help cut rocketing obesity rates. ...
- Food Navigator,
Obesity on the upswing Nov 17, 2005
By SARAH LEWERS/Daily Herald Staff Writer. Obesity is on the upswing in the US The ever-expanding waistline of America continues to grow. ...
- Guymon Daily Herald,
Obesity is a sham by the weight-loss industry, says academic Nov 16, 2005
11/16/2005 - The much advertised ‘obesity epidemic’ does not exist, according to new research that claims the disease is nothing but attempts by the nation ...
- Food Navigator -USA,
Childhood obesity epidemic Nov 18, 2005
Obesity, now considered an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is blamed for a host of physical, social and economic problems. ...
- New Britain Herald,
Book Claims 'Obesity Epidemic' Is A Sham Nov 19, 2005
There's a new book that hit bookstore shelves this month claiming that the "obesity epidemic" that is so widely accepted by people as a fact is nothing more ...
- The Common Voice,
Using Obesity Pills? Don't Forget Diet, Exercise Nov 17, 2005
A study backed by the National Institutes of Health being published in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine found diet pills alone won't do ...
- NBC 11.com,
Center For Prevention of Childhood Obesity Funded at Cal State ... Nov 18, 2005
...has received $396,800,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop an interdisciplinary center to promote obesity prevention and healthy ...
- AScribe
Obesity connected to health problems Nov 18, 2005
By SARAH LEWERS/Daily Herald Staff Writer. Obesity, as defined by the American Obesity Association, is a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. ...
- Guymon Daily Herald,
High-fructose may be culprit in childhood obesity Nov 20, 2005
...big part of the problem. Nurture trumps nature in the current childhood-obesity epidemic, says Bray. It's the environment we're ...
- The State,
NIDDK media availability: Obesity pharmacotherapy Nov 16, 2005
WHAT: This week's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has two articles and an editorial on obesity pharmacotherapy. ...
- EurekAlert (press release),
PGI to hold symposium on obesity Nov 18, 2005
To address the issue PGI is organising a national symposium on Emerging Epidemic of Obesity and Related Cardiovascular Problems in India. ...
- Chandigarh Newsline,
Sugary Snacks May Lower Obesity-Related Stress Hormone Nov 16, 2005
...stress -- psychological and physical.' Sweets may decrease production of glucocorticoid, a stress-related hormone that has been linked to obesity and decreased ...
- Daily News Central,
Childhood obesity gaining in Lucas County Nov 19, 2005
The statistics on childhood obesity have gotten all too familiar: Every year, just like their parents, children are getting bigger. ...
- Toledo Blade,
Panel Urges Obesity Screening for Adults Nov 18, 2005
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Clinicians should screen all adult patients for obesity and offer to refer those who are obese to intensive counseling and behavioral ...
- Hellenic News of America
New UK nutrition guidelines target obesity crisis Nov 17, 2005
New guideline daily amounts (GDAs) on food packaging in the UK will empower consumers with vital nutritional knowledge and help cut rocketing obesity rates... ...
- LaSalute.net,
People told to adjust African-Caribbean diet to avoid obesity & ... Nov 17, 2005
Fried and sweet foods are the main culprits in causing the high numbers of obesity and diabetes amongst African-Caribbean people. ...
- Black Britain,
Parents should be first to fight child obesity Nov 18, 2005
...spend a considerable amount of time with students in their classrooms, they should be able to direct children away from eating habits that cause obesity. ...
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
Jordan has highest obesity rate in world Nov 16, 2005
AMMAN (Petra) — The percentage of obesity among Jordanians is the highest in the world, said Minister of Health Saeed Darwazeh in a joint press conference ...
- Middle East North Africa Financial Network,
UConn study urges action to combat childhood obesity Nov 19, 2005
The report, which took a year to compile and relied on data from 130 separate organizations, also found that Connecticut's childhood obesity problem is similar ...
- Journal Inquirer,
Postmenopausal Women's Risk of Gout Increases, Like Men's, with ... Nov 17, 2005
Rheumatology (ACR). As with men, women with obesity or hypertension, and those who use diuretics have a higher risk of gout. Therefore ...
- DG News
Food Industry Must Step Up Obesity Fight: WHO Nov 16, 2005
The global food and drink industry is not doing enough to improve the nutritional quality of their products in order to help combat childhood obesity, a World ...
- HealthCentral.com
More Intense Exercise, Home-Cooked Meals Curb Childhood Obesity Nov 18, 2005
Noting that "the lack of intense physical exercise is a contributing factor in childhood obesity," he warned that 50% of obese children become obese adults. ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Fat Like Me - One Man's Struggle With Obesity Nov 18, 2005
...(CBS 5) Gastric bypass surgery is an increasingly popular way for people to finally beat life-long obesity. One of the CBS 5 newsroom ...
- CBS 5,
Summit targets childhood obesity Nov 20, 2005
Joe Baca to discuss new policies aimed at providing children with proper nutrition education and physical activity to curb childhood obesity. ...
- San Bernardino Sun,
People told to adjust African-Caribbean diet to avoid obesity & ... Nov 17, 2005
...registers. Fried and sweet foods are the main culprits in the high numbers of obesity and diabetes amongst African-Caribbean people. ...
- Black Britain,
New Obesity Drug May Help Heart, Too Nov 17, 2005
Nov. 16, 2005 -- A new antiobesity drug, Acomplia, may trim some heart risks along with extra pounds. So says a year-long study ...
- LaSalute.net,
Health Chief Unveils Anti-Obesity Program Nov 18, 2005
HARTFORD, Conn. -- With 55 percent of adults either overweight or obese, Health Commissioner Robert Galvin said Connecticut is one ...
- NBC30.com,
Obesity complicates heart surgery recovery Nov 16, 2005
When the research team reviewed post-surgical outcomes with regard to obesity, they noticed a rise in AF risk correlated with an increase in Body Mass Index ...
- myDNA.com,
Subway's Jared warns JD Parker students against obesity Nov 17, 2005
By Kelly Tyko. These favorite pastimes of today's youth are the reason Jared Fogle, also known as the "Subway Guy," says he ballooned to more than 425 pounds. ...
- Stuart News (subscription),
Herbs for obesity Nov 19, 2005
OBESITY is a dreaded word, and for good reason. It is associated with serious diet-related chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes ...
- Malaysia Star,
W.Va. Sends Out SOS for Obesity Problem Nov 18, 2005
...(AP) - Federal disease investigators in Atlanta are studying obesity in West Virginia just as they would probe the rapid spread of an infectious disease. ...
- Hellenic News of America
CBS show makes stop on ‘Road to Ruin’ obesity tour Nov 16, 2005
...slices more.�. And that is precisely why the CBS crew came to Natchez on their “Road to Ruin: Fighting Obesity� tour. “The ...
- Natchez Democrat,
Mass Connections, KidsPeace Team Up to Fight Childhood Obesity at ... Nov 16, 2005
16, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Thanksgiving, the biggest meal of the year, could be a key weapon in winning the war on childhood obesity and family health. ...
- PrimeZone (press release),
The Evils Of Obesity In Pets Nov 18, 2005
BY DR. TUNJI NASIR. THE evils of obesity are, indeed, very scary and they are as bad as they come. All over the world and in clinical ...
- The Guardian - Nigeria,
American Council for Fitness and Nutrition Recognizes Oklahoma ... Nov 16, 2005
16 /PRNewswire/ -- New findings report that roughly 2 million US children ages 12 to 19 have a pre-diabetic condition linked to obesity and inactivity that ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Obesity and Hypertension Equalize Women's Risk of Gout after ... Nov 17, 2005
Because obesity, hypertension, and diuretic use were all found to be strong independent risk factors for gout in men, they wanted to know if these would also ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Smoking cut but obesity on increase Nov 18, 2005
SMOKING is down but obesity is up in Rotherham, new figures out today reveal. ... ... SMOKING is down but obesity is up in Rotherham, new figures out today reveal. ...
- Sheffield Today,
Take the obesity challenge Nov 19, 2005
This week, local officials announced that Springfield will take part in a national obesity challenge: "Activate America: Pioneering Healthier Communities.". ...
- News-Leader.com,
Discovery of hormone offers hope for obesity drug, Stanford Nov 16, 2005
11 issue of Science, offers a key to researchers developing treatments for obesity. ... But these insights have yet to yield a treatment for obesity. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Cigs, booze, obesity, smog, lack of fruit and vegetables kills ... Nov 19, 2005
Other risk factors include being overweight and obesity, which account for 11 percent of colon cancer deaths and 40 percent of deaths from cancer of the uterus ...
- Sunday Independent (subscription),
Joseph City School Officials Discuss Ways To Combat Student ... Nov 16, 2005
By Renee Dayea. Problems with obesity are continuously rising, but if children are healthy, their ability to grow and learn will be a little greater. ...
- AzJournal.com,
Hopeful Advances for Treating Obesity Nov 17, 2005
...--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study that appears in the November 17th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine offers hope for patients unable to lose enough ...
- Business Wire (press release),
Obesity operations cut by half at University Hospital Nov 18, 2005
Obese patients in the province of Malaga are continually complaining that they have difficulty finding a solution to their problem. ...
- Sur,
Hormone raises hope of victory in war on obesity Nov 10, 2005
Scientists have discovered a hormone that suppresses appetite, raising hopes of new treatments in the fight against obesity, according to a study published ...
- The Observer,
Obesity surgery 'up 10-fold in decade' 03 Oct 2005
Obesity surgery in Australia has risen more than 10-fold in the past decade, a conference has been told. Lap-band and gastric bypass ...
- The Age (subscription)
Ban on junk food adverts urged in fight against obesity 03 Oct 2005
BANNING junk food ads aimed at impressionable youngsters must be considered by the Government if the fight against childhood obesity is to be won. ...
- Unison.ie (subscription)
WALDE OBESITY MAIN 03 Oct 2005
BY MEGAN WALDE. If you were to create a society from scratch -- let's call it Utopia -- and you wanted its citizens to be healthy ...
- Patriot-News
Myriad Genetics Discovers COB1 Gene for Early-Onset Obesity 03 Oct 2005
Myriad researchers, investigating the genetic differences between DNA samples from approximately 200 individuals with early-onset obesity and a similar number ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Is junk food a myth? 03 Oct 2005
...says Dr Fitzpatrick. Dr Ian Campbell, President of the National Obesity Forum, says that is a load of stuff and nonsense. "There is ...
- BBC News
Europe's Fight Against Obesity 03 Oct 2005
...kids eat — not only at school but also junk food snacks at home and supermarket-prepared meals at dinner — is a big part of what causes childhood obesity. ...
- BEEF (subscription)
Junk Food Babes 03 Oct 2005
...authorities in the US. As a solution to obesity and the ill-health born of poor diet, such moves are tinkering. The drift towards ...
- Bakery & Snacks
Processed foods? Read this, France says 03 Oct 2005
...advertising standards, while the European Union is prodding food manufacturers to develop a code of self-regulations to confront rising obesity rates among ...
- International Herald Tribune
Nutrition a struggle for poor 03 Oct 2005
The poor have more barriers to dealing with obesity, eating healthy and leading an active life, said Dr. Lydia Tinajero-Deck, a pediatrician who works on an ...
- Washington Times
Diabetes deaths to rise 25pc as obesity soars Oct 1, 2005
Headlines in Britain have tended to focus on obesity, but Epping-Jordan pointed to studies from the US that show a woman who is only just overweight has eight ...
- The Observer
Rise in obesity critical issue Oct 2, 2005
...increase? A: This rise in obesity has multiple causes, many of which are related to changing lifestyles in the United States. There ...
- Iowa City Press Citizen
Delhi govt. to take steps to prevent obesity among children Oct 1, 2005
Alarmed over increasing obesity among Delhi's children, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said her government would soon come out with initiatives to ...
- Webindia123
Study Confirms High Blood Pressure and Obesity Increase the Risk ... Oct 1, 2005
A study conducted by researchers at the Medical School of Nancy in France concluded that overweight and obese men and women with high blood pressure have a ...
- Newsinferno.com
Obesity Scheme Oct 1, 2005
South Lakes youngsters are set to benefit from almost a million pounds of government funding in a bid to get more people involved in sport and tackle obesity. ...
- Lakeland Radio
Health guns fire on obesity front Oct 1, 2005
...junk food. Groups battling obesity want the educational approach expanded with wide-ranging "environmental" initiatives. Proposals ...
- New Zealand Herald
Dangers in obesity, pregnancy; Weight of mothers to be a growing ... Sep 30, 2005
Gynecologists. The report specifically addresses the risks associated with obesity in pregnancy. ... "But obesity is not viewed as a big deal.". Additional ...
- Harrington Journal
Food guidelines, game for kids to combat obesity Sep 29, 2005
...hoping that sound dietary advice combined with an interactive computer game featuring a rocket ship will help combat the growing obesity epidemic among children ...
- San Francisco Chronicle
Health services not meeting obesity challenge-experts Sep 29, 2005
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Healthcare systems have failed to come to grips with the global obesity epidemic and its serious health consequences, leading ...
- Reuters AlertNet
Collaboration call to fight obesity Sep 29, 2005
More collaboration between nurses, dieticians and physical activity experts is needed to tackle the growing obesity epidemic, it has been claimed. ...
- Daily Mail - UK
Foundation offering schools grants to address childhood obesity Sep 29, 2005
The effort was funded by a grant aimed at reducing childhood obesity. ... 4 at a Concord conference about ways schools can address childhood obesity.
- Boston Globe
Watching TV can lead kids to obesity, study says Sep 30, 2005
Cutting back on TV ''would be an important first step in attempts to tackle the current epidemic of childhood obesity,'' lead researcher Bob Hancox said. ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
OBESITY COSTS Sep 29, 2005
There’s no question that obesity in America has not only a health cost, but also a financial cost. How big is it, and can the ...
- WTOC
Tackling Obesity Still a Problem Sep 29, 2005
...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A successful way to fight the obesity epidemic is yet to be found. Researchers from the United Kingdom say ...
- Ivanhoe
Myriad Genetics Discovers COB1 Gene for Early-Onset Obesity Sep 29, 2005
...announced today that it has made an exciting discovery for the future differential diagnosis and treatment of childhood obesity. ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Perceptions of peer opinion influences attitudes about obesity Sep 29, 2005
Rebecca Puhl, associate research scientist in the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity and lead author of the study, said the model used in this study, known ...
- EurekAlert
TV Could Lead Children Into Obesity Sep 30, 2005
...(CBS) CHICAGO Too much TV watching could be a major predictor of obesity in children. Researchers in New Zealand started studying ...
- CBS2 Chicago
Videogame hits at kids' obesity Sep 29, 2005
ATLANTA — Drag, drop and blast off. The government's latest attempt to curb childhood obesity engages kids on their home turf: Computer games. ...
- Middletown Journal
LA’s Fight to Combat Obesity – Cultural Restaurants Take Aim Sep 30, 2005
...in Hollywood, diverse LA based cultural restaurants and chefs are uniting to offer samples and nutritional tips from their culture on how to combat obesity. ...
- PR Web (press release)
Group offering school grants to address obesity Sep 30, 2005
...fruits and other healthier foods. The effort was funded by a grant aimed at reducing childhood obesity. The Healthy New Hampshire ...
- Nashua Telegraph
Health services not meeting obesity challenge-experts Sep 29, 2005
Healthcare systems have failed to come to grips with the global obesity epidemic and its serious health consequences, leading experts said on Friday. ...
- Scoopt.org
Foundation offering schools grants to address childhood obesity Sep 29, 2005
CONCORD, NH A New Hampshire foundation is offering grants to schools to address childhood obesity. The HNH Foundation and the New ...
- WCAX
New laws set to curb obesity, provide accountability Sep 30, 2005
Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two education bills that supporters say will help the ongoing childhood obesity problem in schools and allow parents to follow how ...
- Santa Cruz Sentinel
Air Force initiative seeks to trim youth obesity Sep 29, 2005
...“Several studies have shown youth obesity is a growing problem in America. We want to help combat that and get kids healthy and fit. ...
- Stars and Stripes
Schools can get help to fight obesity Sep 30, 2005
While officials with the other Seacoast schools say they may not have applied for the grant, they say childhood obesity is not being ignored. ...
- Portsmouth Herald News
Fighting Obesity Will Involve Politics As Well As Medicine Sep 29, 2005
...marketing of large-portion meals loaded with fats, sugars, and salts -- has overtaken lack of exercise as the leading contributor to obesity and overweight ...
- MedPage Today
Expert suggests new ways to fight obesity Sep 30, 2005
The answer is not so easy, a national obesity expert said in Iowa this week. Judith S. Stern, co-founder of the American Obesity ...
- DesMoinesRegister.com
Should the province spend 400 million to combat child obesity? Sep 29, 2005
A private foundation is promising to put 400 milion dollars into fighting childhod obesity, but there's a catch. The Lucie and Andre ...
- 940 News
Health Alert: Study on obesity finds NEAT results Sep 30, 2005
...team designed suits for study participants that monitored their activity levels every half-second, "We have identified the people with obesity are seated for ...
- WIS
Mastering Leptin and obesity. The Leptin hormone supplement could ... Oct 1, 2005
...(PRLEAP.COM) The Leptin Hormone is a product of the obese gene. It is a protein hormone that regulates body weight and metabolism. ...
- PR Leap (press release)
USDA food pyramid for kids aims to curb obesity Sep 28, 2005
...unveiled new guidelines to encourage children to eat healthier foods, but critics charged they do not go far enough to eliminate the growing problem of obesity ...
- ABC News
Obesity bursting boomers' expectation of having a healthy ... Sep 29, 2005
By GARY MASON. VANCOUVER -- The notion that we're eating ourselves to death isn't new. But a recently released book on the impact ...
- Globe and Mail
Junk food ban to beat child obesity Sep 28, 2005
Vending machines selling chocolate, crisps and fizzy drinks will be banned under moves to outlaw junk food in schools, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has ...
- Daily Mail - UK
Seaweed could end junk food obesity Sep 26, 2005
Obesity associated with eating too much junk food could become a thing of the past following a scientific breakthrough. According ...
- Daily Mail - UK
Seaweedburgers hailed in war on obesity Sep 26, 2005
CREAM cakes and hamburgers containing a seaweed extract rather than fat could be the key to tackling the obesity epidemic, scientists said yesterday. ...
- Scotsman
New plan unveiled in drive to cut US obesity Sep 27, 2005
The US government will on Wednesday unveil the latest weapon in the battle against childhood obesity with a version of the country's new "food pyramid" of ...
- MSN Money
Chocolate is out in US' battle against childhood obesity Sep 25, 2005
Although the public health issue of obesity is being fought with national campaigns, most schools provide popular fattening foods. ...
- Taipei Times
Vending machine sales targeted in fight against obesity Sep 28, 2005
...dispensing fizzy drinks, chocolate and crisps, is not the only country targeting such machines in its fight against the burgeoning problem of childhood obesity ...
- Financial Times
Bottle-feeding link to obesity in adults Sep 27, 2005
She said the findings could also help explain a current epidemic of obesity, particularly among 40 to 50-year-olds, who had high exposure to artificial feeding ...
- The Age (subscription)
Video Game Hopes To Zap Kids Away From Obesity Sep 28, 2005
...materials,? he said. ?That would really drive home the point that these empty-calorie foods are causing obesity.?. Elizabeth Pivonka ...
- CBS 5
Video Game Hopes To Zap Kids Away From Obesity Sep 28, 2005
...(CBS/AP) Kids these days are more likely to play video games than go out for a jog. So federal scientists must have thought: if you can't beat 'em.. Join 'em. ...
- Scoopt.org
New food pyramid targets obesity Sep 29, 2005
...he US Department of Agriculture announced its latest weapon in the battle against childhood obesity Wednesday - a punched-up new version of the century-old ...
- Gainesville Sun
Children and Obesity in the United States Sep 28, 2005
28, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24913) has announced the addition of Children and Obesity in the United States to ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Fixing the obesity problem Sep 28, 2005
...(WTNH, Sept. 28, 2005 6:30 PM) _ Obesity is one of the greatest health problems facing America these days. Researchers gathered ...
- WTNH
Parents must save kids from obesity Sep 25, 2005
On Sept. 15, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation to ban all carbonated soda from California high schools in order to help prevent teen obesity. ...
- Daily Aztec
Impressive New Weapon In The Fight Against Obesity Sep 28, 2005
We have discovered a new and effective treatment for weight management and obesity. Two tablets taken with regular meals is sufficient ...
- PR Web (press release)
Are parents or the food industry to blame for obesity? Sep 26, 2005
9/26/2005 - Most adults blame parents for America's current adolescent obesity crisis, though the proliferation of junk food remains a critical concern ...
- Food Navigator -USA
World Heart Day Advances Weight Loss, Exercise To Reduce Obesity ... Sep 25, 2005
With obesity now a global problem that every nation in the world is having to deal with, the theme of "Healthy Weight, Healthy Shape" is being promoted to ...
- The Common Voice
Dole combats obesity with school program Sep 28, 2005
Schwarzenegger's Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity in Sacramento. Dole was recognized for its contribution in fighting obesity in California schools. ...
- Ventura County Star (subscription)
SAD 35 takes aim at obesity Sep 26, 2005
...courses. The courses would be designed to fit curriculum needs, including the No Child Left Behind act and the push to reduce obesity. ...
- Portsmouth Herald News
Workers' obesity is adding to employers' health costs Sep 25, 2005
...ages 18 to 64. The study concluded that obesity costs about $285,000 a year at companies with 1,000 employees. The report appears ...
- Arizona Republic
Harkin calls for radical rethink on obesity and nutrition Sep 28, 2005
Senator Tom Harkin has called for a radical overhaul of USDA food standards in order to drag them into line with current thinking on obesity and nutrition. ...
- Food Navigator -USA
Use of real women in ads sparks debate on obesity Sep 25, 2005
...the rejection of anorexic images, others worry that by embracing larger figures we may be sending the wrong message to address Canada's obesity problem. ...
- Ottawa Sun
Childhood Obesity: A Serious Challenge That Demands Serious ... Sep 27, 2005
27 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling childhood obesity a "problem of epic proportions," US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) today applauded attendees at the ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease: New Research Initiated Sep 28, 2005
Scientists at Edinburgh University hope to shed light on the relationship between heart disease and two of the risk factors involved, namely obesity and non ...
- HeartZine
Media invitation - Junk food and obesity: what role should ... Sep 26, 2005
...and anti-junk-food campaigns, demonstrating that the two movements share many principles and tactics and that government action against obesity could open the ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
ACFN Recognizes Albuquerque Obesity-Fighting Initiatives Sep 27, 2005
...programs highlighted today by the American Council for Fitness and Nutrition (ACFN), a non-profit coalition that moves toward viable solutions to obesity, at a ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Smoking, obesity top health threats Sep 26, 2005
...pulmonary disease. Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some types of cancer and other problems. If children ...
- Louisville Courier-Journal
Does Control of Stress Hormone Link Heart Disease and Obesity Sep 26, 2005
Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are well known to be major risk factors for heart disease, but the biochemical mechanisms by which this occurs are unclear. ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
Fun Foods and Exercise May Reduce Childhood Obesity Sep 28, 2005
Childhood obesity has become an international health priority, as fatty diets and sedentary lifestyles spread across the globe. ...
- eMaxHealth.com
Letter: Applaud Bauer for tackling obesity Sep 28, 2005
Given evidence that junk food can undermine children's ability to concentrate in school, and given the epidemic of obesity among children - and associated ...
- Somerville Journal
After-School Snacks Can Lead To Obesity Sep 25, 2005
...(WCCO) Parents can control what their teenagers eat at the dinner table and monitor what they're getting at school, but there's another obesity issue lurking ...
- WCCO
New food pyramid aims to curb child obesity Sep 28, 2005
...government this week. The latest pyramid comes in response to a sharp rise in childhood obesity and related health problems. More than ...
- WFAA (subscription)
New Obesity Treatment? Sep 27, 2005
That's right. Researchers at Utah State University, in Logan, are working on ways to develop a safer treatment for obesity. "You ...
- Ivanhoe
Feet hit the streets on walks to fight obesity Sep 26, 2005
...of many similar events being held across the country Wednesday in affiliation with the American on the Move program, which is aimed at combating obesity in the ...
- Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription)
Childhood Obesity Poses Serious Threat Sep 27, 2005
MADISON, Wis. -- For the first time the American Heart Association has issued dietary guidelines for kids. News 3’s Toni Morrissey ...
- WISC
Fletcher links health, Kentucky prosperity Oct 1, 2005
..."We need to promote healthier habits, which means reducing our smoking rate," Fletcher said. Hacker pointed to the state's obesity problem. ...
- Louisville Courier-Journal
District fighting obesity Sep 25, 2005
But in the Delaware Valley School District, it's not enough to recognize that child obesity is a growing problem. Officials here want to do something about it. ...
- Times Herald-Record
Chartwells Steps Up its Fight Against Childhood Obesity: Helps ... Sep 26, 2005
...that serves breakfast, lunch and snacks to over 2.5 million school children in 38 states, has stepped up its fight against the national obesity epidemic by ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Watching TV increases the risk of obesity Sep 27, 2005
Time spent watching television is a significant predictor of obesity in childhood, suggests a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity. ...
- European Public Health Alliance
McDonald's praised for anti-obesity work Sep 26, 2005
Last week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recognized initiatives offered by McDonald’s to combat obesity, naming it an Honor Roll member of the ...
- Drovers (subscription)
hVps34, a new target in fight against obesity and diabetes Sep 25, 2005
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati ( UC ) have identified a possible new target for treating obesity and diabetes. The ...
- Xagena.it
Study Finds Obesity Epidemic among Children Also Poses Long-Term ... Sep 26, 2005
Over the past twenty years, there has been a sharp increase in obesity among children and adolescents in several affluent countries. ...
- Newsinferno.com
Obesity Lawsuit Jamboree Sep 26, 2005
David Ludwig, this year's keynote speaker, recommended fat taxes, marketing restrictions, and insurance reimbursement for obesity treatment. ...
- Consumer Freedom
Week 39/ 2005: Obesity is linked to social status Sep 26, 2005
Obesity is linked to education and social status, according to a recent study published by the Department of Public Health and the National Institute of Public ...
- Universitas Helsingiensis
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