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Major overhaul of US life urged to cure obesity: experts
Two-thirds of American adults are too fat, and a major overhaul of US policies -- from schools to restaurants to urban planning -- is needed to stem the epidemic, medical experts said Tuesday.
US panel gives nod to new obesity drug
A panel of experts on Thursday urged US regulators to approve what could be the first new anti-obesity drug on the market in more than a decade -- Lorcaserin, made by Arena Pharmaceuticals.
Overweight pregnant women SHOULD be put on a diet say doctors as effects of obesity on childbirth are revealed
A new review of the evidence on how to tackle the obesity epidemic reveals, perhaps unsurprisingly, that going on a diet is the best way for pregnant women to stay in shape.
WWII Chemical Exposure May Pass Down Disease, Study Finds
The World War II generation may have passed down to their grandchildren the effects of chemical exposure in the 1940s, possibly explaining current rates of obesity, autism and mental illness, according to one researcher.
Sleeping longer may counter effects of "obesity genes"
Recent research suggests not getting a full night's sleep can raise a person's risk for obesity. A new study may have found a way to reverse the effect:
Arthritis in kids possibly linked to rising obesity rates
Diabetes, heart problems and asthma are common effects of child obesity. But now, new studies suggests obese kids who become teenagers are developing arthritis.
Effective strategies urgently needed to stop progression of childhood obesity epidemic
Currently more than 10% of preschoolers in the U.S. are obese and effective strategies that target pregnancy, infancy, and toddlers are urgently needed to stop the progression of the childhood obesity epidemic, as proposed in an article in Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.
The Economic Effects Of Obesity
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com A recent study by the University of Manchester and Monash University , Melbourne found that obese women are more likely to be discriminated against when looking for jobs and more likely to be offered lower starting salaries then their non-overweight colleagues. The report, published in the International Journal of Obesity , looked at anti-fat prejudice and a ...
DoctorsHealthPress.com Supports Study Showing the Effects of Capsaicin on Reducing Belly Fat
DoctorsHealthPress.com Supports Study Showing the Effects of Capsaicin on Reducing Belly Fat The Doctors Health Press, a publisher of various natural health newsletters, books and reports, including the popular online Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin, is lending its support to a recent study showing the effects of capsaicin on reducing belly fat. The Doctors Health Press, a publisher of various ...
Chemical exposure influences rat behavior for generations
When pregnant rats are exposed to a common crop chemical, their descendants three generations later show more anxiety and stress than the offspring of unexposed peers, US researchers said.
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