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Cinema popcorn is nutritional horror show US study

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News

LOS ANGELES (AFP) Forget Freddy Krueger or flesh-eating zombies: the real villain of a night at the movies could be lurking in a bag of popcorn or drinks carton, according to a new US study. Nutritional analysis of popcorn servings at some of Amer

Low-carb, high-carb diet both help keep weight off

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News

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Bills take obesity fight into Ohio schools

Siegel, Jim — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Columbus Dispatch

Ohio's children are fat and getting fatter. The problem has reached such alarming proportions that a new, powerful coalition of businesses and health-care advocates is pushing for statewide standards designed to make Ohio students healthier.

Comprehensive Obesity Registry - A First for Bariatric Research

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RemedyMD (www.RemedyMD.com), the leading provider of disease registry software, today announced the first nationwide comprehensive obesity registry for bariatrics. The new registry was developed to help clinicians and

Obesity Weighs Down Health Care

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: CBSNews.com

A new projection estimates that 40 percent of Americans will be obese by the year 2018, signifying the worst health problem in U.S. history. As Jeff Glor reports, health care costs could skyrocket nationwide.

Secondhand smoke worst for toddlers, obese kids (Reuters)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) Toddlers and obese children suffer far greater blood-vessel damage and other harm from secondhand smoke than other children, which could put them on the path to heart disease later in life, according to a new study. The

Texans getting fatter, but not as fast as folks in other states

BURTON, LYNSI — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Fort Worth Star-Telegram

WASHINGTON — Texas' obesity rate continued to climb last year, but the Lone Star State improved its national ranking because people in other states are getting fatter faster, a national report concluded Tuesday. In the annual America's Health Rank

The High Price of Raging Obesity

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: ABC News - Online

As Americans continue to get fatter, health care costs are skyrocketing.

Weight Loss Surgery Helps Teen's Hearts

Charlene Laino — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: WebMD

Nov. 17, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Weight loss surgery quickly improves the heart health of obese teens and continues to do so for at least two years, researchers report. In a study of morbidly obese children, cardiac risk factors improved within si

Avoid easy fall into the 'fat gap

Farrell, Jodi Mailander — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Star-Ledger

Have you heard of "the fat gap"? It's a term that sprang up last month, when a survey in Great Britain found the majority of overweight people there are oblivious to the fact that they're heavy. The findings pin down a phenomenon that health professi

CHEW ON THIS In battle of bulge, diet's just a start

RARBACK, SHEAH — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Miami Herald, The

You might think all body fat is created equal, but there is more to the story. Where fat is stored impacts health. Subcutaneous and visceral are the two storage forms of fat. The fat hanging under your arm or inside your thighs is subcutaneous --

Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health (HealthDay)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News

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Rising obesity will cost the USA $344B

Hellmich, Nanci — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: USA Today

If Americans continue to pack on pounds, obesity will cost the USA about $344 billion in annual medical-related expenses by 2018, eating up about 21% of health-care spending, says the first analysis to estimate the future medical costs of obesity.