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Kids should get moving to avoid obesity

Reuters - 41 minutes ago

Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn't appear to have a major role in making them fat, new research shows.

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Survey: S.C. high in obesity, diabetes
The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Mon Nov 23, 11:06 pm ET
A first-ever, county-by-county survey of obesity paints another dim picture for South Carolina and the Southeast.
Mickie Drake loses 236 pounds, shares her secret to beating obesity
Great News Network - Wed Nov 25, 9:22 am ET
It's often said there's no magic bullet when it comes to losing weight. However, a local woman has discovered her secret to taking off pounds and she's sharing it in the hopes of helping others who are morbidly obese.
Ambulance for large patients gets more use than expected
The Press-Enterprise - Wed Nov 25, 11:49 pm ET
The growing problem of obesity in the United States has dealt emergency responders special challenges in how to aid people whose weight exceeds the limitations of their standard equipment. American Medical Response, a national ambulance company that is the major Inland provider of transport services for the sick and injured, has met that challenge by investing in what are known as bariatric ...
Body's natural defenses fight fat, don't always win
Seattle Times - Thu Nov 26, 3:14 am ET
The human body is equipped with an array of defenses to fend off fat, from ratcheting up metabolism to dialing down appetite. But in a world where fast food beckons and calories have never come so cheap, those defenses can crumble for many of us. Figuring out why is one of the hottest topics in obesity research.
Report: SC Among Highest Rates Of Obesity
MyNC.com - Mon Nov 23, 4:06 pm ET
The most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes the first county-by-county survey of obesity nationwide, and it found that South Carolina has some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes.
WIC aims to fight obesity as well as hunger
The Columbus Dispatch - Mon Nov 23, 4:33 am ET
The biggest overhaul in its 35-year history leaves the federal Women, Infants and Children nutrition program with a dual mission: fight childhood hunger and childhood obesity at the same time.
NFL, Heart Association Team Up to Fight Obesity
WCPO Cincinnati - Tue Nov 24, 8:40 pm ET
Ndukwe tells students to get off the couch.
New program targets obesity in children at Savannah pre-school site
Savannah Morning News - Mon Nov 23, 7:07 am ET
Activity and healthy eating habits are replacing obesity for little ones at one preschool. A new program, "I am moving, I am learning," offers lifestyle changes for 899 children ages 6 months to 4 years old in the Economic Opportunity Authority's Head Start and Early Head Start programs. It tries to get the message home to parents. "If we catch children early, we don't have obese adults ...
Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity
Science Daily - Tue Nov 24, 2:22 pm ET
One out of five type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight -- a new study has found.
1 in 5 Type 2 diabetics way overweight
Chicago Sun-Times - Wed Nov 25, 10:43 am ET
One in five Type 2 diabetics in the United States is morbidly obese -- a percentage that has more than doubled since the 1970s, according to a new study.Researchers from Loyola University Health System used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to compare obesity rates among diabetics and non-diabetics between 1976 and 2006. They found that the rate of morbid obesity ...
Obesity May Have Adverse Role in HIV Treatment
Newswise - Tue Nov 24, 5:28 pm ET
The immune systems of HIV patients who are obese don't respond to antiretroviral therapy as well as do those of people of normal weight.
Obesity Brings Highers Risks and Health Care Costs
KIMA Yakima - Tue Nov 24, 9:38 pm ET
YAKIMA -- People are budgeting for all sorts of things these days. Their weight may not be one of them. Health care costs have shot up for everyone, but it's an even heavier burden for people who are overweight. Eating right and exercising can save your life but it can also save you a lot of money.
Meigs County schools monitoring BMI
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Thu Nov 26, 12:07 am ET
Not all fast food is junk food and not all soft drinks are filled with sugar, but Americans are consuming these products — and neglecting to exercise — enough to cause an epidemic of obesity.
Fat cells appear to block anti-cancer drugs
Hernando Today - Thu Nov 26, 12:00 am ET
Doctors know that obesity can render children less likely to benefit from anti-cancer drug therapy and suffer relapse. Researchers think they may know why.
Dallas Texas Weight Loss Surgeon Using Social Media To Reach Out to Patients
PRWeb - Thu Nov 26, 3:09 am ET
Dr. David Kim of the Live Life Again Center, a practice offering weight loss surgery in Dallas (http://www.mylapbanddallas.com/), is one of a growing number of physicians who are taking advantage of popular social networking sites to connect with individuals who are interested in surgical weight loss treatment to fight morbid obesity. Dr. Kim is utilizing Facebook to ...