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Obesity Could Be Infectious (LiveScience.com)

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

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan.

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Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems (HealthDay)

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)

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.

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More, Faster Weight Loss Seen With Gastric Bypass Than Banding (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding, according to a new study by Swiss investigators.

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Weight Loss Surgery May Help Diabetes (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan.

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Are Global Market Forces Linked to Obesity Epidemic? (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — Nations with open trade policies have greater densities of fast food restaurants and higher rates of obesity than those with more trade controls, a new study has found.

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Overweight 7-Year-Olds Face Higher Risk of Asthma (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Dec.

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Breastfeeding Reduces Childhood Obesity, Diabetes Risk (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Children who are breastfed through age 18 months have healthier growth patterns and reduced incidence of diabetes and obesity, says a new study from Denmark. Here are findings from this study about breastfeeding child health benefits and implications for parenting.

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As Obesity Rises, More Suffer From Acid Reflux (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) — As the obesity epidemic spreads around the world more people are suffering from acid reflux, likely increasing the number of those who will develop esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.

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