| Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday. |
| News Source: Reuters |
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| Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't
get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood
obesity, a new study suggests. |
| News Source: HealthDay |
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| Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that
derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is
probably healthier, new research finds. |
| News Source: HealthDay |
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| Young kids who sleep less at risk of obesity: study
(AFP)
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| AFP - Children under the age of five who don't get enough sleep at night are more likely than kids who do get their 40 winks to become obese at a young age, a study published Monday showed. |
| News Source: AFP |
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| Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks
(Time.com)
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| Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke |
| News Source: Time.com |
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| Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. |
| News Source: Reuters |
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| Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed
perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are
lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting
otherwise, a new poll finds. |
| News Source: HealthDay |
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| Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. |
| News Source: Reuters |
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| Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking
the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal
heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the
risk of death in patients with a history of heart problems. |
| News Source: HealthDay |
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| Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study
(Time.com)
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| Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity |
| News Source: Time.com |
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| Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. |
| News Source: Reuters |
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| Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a
person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new
English study. |
| News Source: HealthDay |
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| Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40 percent: study
(AFP)
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| AFP - Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed. |
| News Source: AFP |
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| Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around. |
| News Source: Reuters |
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| The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players. |
| News Source: Reuters |
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| Concerns as obesity surgery soars in Britain
(AFP)
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| AFP - British health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years. |
| News Source: AFP |
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| Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday. |
| News Source: Reuters |
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| French diet guru Montignac dies at 66
(AFP)
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| AFP - Michel Montignac, author of worldwide best-sellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday. |
| News Source: AFP |
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| Short-Term Overeating Could Make Long-Term Weight Loss
Tougher
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you think a few weeks
of slothful behavior and caloric overindulgence can be easily worked off
at the gym, think again. |
| News Source: HealthDay |
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| Study Suggests Link Between Diet Sodas, Preterm Delivery
(HealthDay)
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| HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Could drinking one or more
artificially sweetened, carbonated diet sodas a day boost a woman's odds
of premature delivery? A new study from Denmark suggests such a
link. |
| News Source: HealthDay |
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