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Tennessee obesity, diabetes rates climb

The Tennessean - 1 hour 58 minutes ago

A first-time look at diabetes and obesity at the county level shows that in Tennessee, conditions go from bad to worse.

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Obesity and Inactivity -- The Biggest Threat to the Nation’s Health
PRWeb - Tue Dec 8, 1:59 am ET
America’s health reform will be severely compromised without an all out war on obesity and inactivity. TrekDesk offers a valuable tool in the nation’s biggest health battle. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/TrekDesk/obesity/prweb3310404.htm
Nutrition: Health risks, medical costs tied to obesity increase
The News-Press - Tue Dec 8, 1:18 am ET
As obesity rates in the United States continue to rise at an alarming rate, so do the medical costs associated with weight-related illnesses.
Study: Missing DNA can promote childhood obesity
Omaha World-Herald - Tue Dec 8, 1:12 am ET
Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report.
Getting A 'Head Start' On Obesity Prevention
redOrbit - Mon Dec 7, 11:10 pm ET
Temple study finds early childhood program goes above and beyond requirements to prevent obesity among high-risk childrenAlmost 1 million preschool children from low-income families are enrolled in Head Start, a national program for young children that readies them for school.
A healthier Head Start focuses more on preventing obesity
USA Today - Mon Dec 7, 8:30 pm ET
Many preschool children in Head Start programs are being offered fruits and vegetables and low-fat or non-fat milk daily.
Type 2 Diabetes Gene Predisposes Children To Obesity
redOrbit - Mon Dec 7, 8:10 pm ET
Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood.
Fighting childhood obesity
Victorville Daily Press - Mon Dec 7, 5:27 pm ET
Giggling preschoolers prance around a classroom as music plays — then hurry to get inside a hula hoop when the music stops. Don’t tell them, but they’re exercising. And it’s serious business. St. Mary Medical Center and Head Start...
Researchers study adolescent obesity, weight loss
UC Newsroom - Mon Dec 7, 5:07 pm ET
In a study published in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from UC San Diego School of Medicine identified overweight adolescents who successfully lost weight, and overweight adolescents who did not, and compared the two groups on weight control behaviors, dietary intake and physical activity to determine which strategies are effective.
Healthy move: Leadership Blount Class of 2010 tackles childhood obesity
The Maryville Daily Times - Mon Dec 7, 3:26 pm ET
Leadership Blount's ultimate purpose is to identify, train and motivate individual citizens for community service.
Obesity may be in kids' DNA, not due to parents overfeeding them: study
New York Daily News - Mon Dec 7, 2:42 pm ET
Some kids who are obese aren't necessarily being overfed by well-meaning parents. They just can't stop eating because of a chromosome deletion that keeps them constantly ravenous, according to the Associated Press, as reported on Msnbc.com.
College Football Linemen Take One for the Team in Terms of Health
Newswise - Mon Dec 7, 1:21 pm ET
The high-intensity exercise performed by college football linemen does not protect them from obesity, related health problems and the potential for cardiovascular disease later in life, new research suggests.
Health Buzz: Gene Mutation Linked to Severe Obesity and Other Health News
US News & World Report - Mon Dec 7, 12:59 pm ET
How to reduce the health hazards of the night shift; the future of prostate cancer vaccines.
Gene for Type 2 Diabetes Predisposes Children to Obesity
Newswise - Mon Dec 7, 12:52 pm ET
Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of diabetes and may present an avenue for developing drugs to counteract type 2 diabetes, currently increasing among youths.
Health Highlights: Dec. 7, 2009
Forbes - Mon Dec 7, 12:34 pm ET
Missing DNA may be linked to obesity in some children, according to British researchers.
Deletions and Obesity
GenomeWeb News - Mon Dec 7, 12:15 pm ET
British researchers report that a 16p11.2 deletion is associated with severe early-onset obesity. That deletion, as they say in Nature , includes the SH2B1 gene that is involved in leptin and insulin signaling.