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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.
One out of five type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight -- a new study has found.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
While well meaning in nature, we have to consider that obesity is incredibly complex and has multiple origins. Therefore, interventions are likely to be as complex in nature.
Perhaps you're working extra hard these days to hang onto your job, or if you're looking for work, you're using every avenue you know to find a job. In either case, better check out your waistline if you're serious about having a job in the future.
The wOw women weigh in on the growing problem of obesity and health care Question of the Day | 11/23/2009 2:00 am Joan Juliet Buck | 11/23/2009 1:00 am Joan Juliet Buck Solves the Health-Care Issue As the obese are obese because they can afford to eat only mass-made food ...
SPRINGFIELD - The obesity rate of children in Clark County is higher than the state and national rates.
The FDA is fickle when it comes to weight-loss drugs.
BOSTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight.
MATTOON — By celebrating the beginning of the holiday season with Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Festival of Trees, community members can help provide much needed dental care to kids in need, support programs aimed at reducing childhood obesity, and help make physical changes in the health center.
Researchers recently offered the sharpest-yet picture of how core biochemical pathways in skeletal muscle cells and fat cells are altered in people who suffer from insulin resistance -- a primary defect in type 2 diabetes and obesity. Taking a systems biology approach, the bioengineers and medical researchers also determined how a common class of drugs for treating insulin resistance -- TZDs ...
