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Obesity Could Be Infectious (LiveScience.com)

elegant — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:00 +0000

LiveScience.com – We’ve heard obesity can be “spread” between friends when we copy each other’s eating habits, but a new study in mice suggests obesity could actually be infectious.

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Childhood Obesity May Cause Future Heart Disease Epidemic (ContributorNetwork)

contributor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:06:28 +0000

ContributorNetwork – “A coming epidemic” is how pediatric cardiologists are describing the impending problems from high rates of juvenile obesity, reports The Missourian.

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When Mom-to-Be’s Overweight and Smokes, Risk for Birth Defects Rises (HealthDay)

contributor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:47:08 +0000

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan.

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Long Shifts May Raise Some Nurses’ Odds for Obesity (HealthDay)

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:47:17 +0000

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) — Nurses who work long hours and have less physically demanding jobs are much more likely to be obese than other nurses, according to a new study.

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Parents Are Key in Helping Obese Kids Lose Weight, AHA Says (ContributorNetwork)

publisher — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:20:58 +0000

ContributorNetwork – The key to combating juvenile obesity lies with parents, the American Heart Association says.

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Parents May Hold Key to Treating Kids’ Obesity (HealthDay)

publisher — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:47:26 +0000

HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — Parents and caregivers should be involved in treatment programs for obese children and should lead by example, praise children’s progress and use setbacks as learning opportunities, experts say.

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Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems (HealthDay)

creative — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:07:31 +0000

HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss and malnutrition are among the medical conditions that increase treatment costs and the length of hospital stays for older adults with hip fractures, a new study finds.

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U.S. Obesity Rates May Be Leveling Off (LiveScience.com)

publisher — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:20:10 +0000

LiveScience.com – The steady increase in U.S. obesity rates over the past 20 years seems to be leveling off, according to a new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

No Single Factor in Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)

contributor — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:40:56 +0000

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | A recent study of childhood obesity, as reported by The Lookout, proves something I often suspected. There is no single blame for the epidemic of childhood obesity in America.

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Overweight Teen Girls May Have Higher Acne Risk (HealthDay)

publisher — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:47:18 +0000

HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Teenage girls who are overweight or obese are significantly more likely to develop acne than their normal-weight peers, a new Norwegian survey suggests.

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