Obesity
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Weight loss surgery surges as obesity numbers grow
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Obesity is an epidemic in the United States—the startling numbers have lead the issue to be the cause celeb of First Lady Michelle Obama, and caused states such as New York to take drastic measures to curb the issue.
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AMA pushes for required obesity education for children
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The American Medical Association on Wednesday put its weight behind requiring yearly instruction aimed at preventing obesity for public schoolchildren and teens.
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Exercise has less of an effect on black girls than white, study shows
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Young black girls are less affected by exercise than young white girls, a new study has found.
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Do you agree with a proposal to ban the sale of large sugary drinks? (poll)
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New York City plans to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to combat obesity. Do you agree? Take our poll.
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Child obesity and cesarian section link suggested by new study
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According to the study published the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, researchers from the Harvard Medical School say that more than 15 percent of children studied who were born via c-section were obese by age 3.
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Study: When you eat outweighs what you eat in obesity battle
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A study put on by the Salk Institute in Southern California concluded that there could be a link between the hours during the day a person eats and whether they're obese or not.
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Black Girls Run! to fight obesity
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What started as a blog for women has turned into a national movement to fight obesity.
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Massachusetts bake sale ban set to go into effect in August
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In the latest effort to try and curtail obesity in children, one state is getting ready to ban bake sales so that junk food might not be around kids while they're in school.
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HBO documentary 'Weight of the Nation' explores nation's obesity epidemic
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There’s an unprecedented public health campaign aimed at fighting the nation’s obesity epidemic.
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Obesity in America not slowing down, report says
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The progress to stop obesity in the United States, which impacts two-thirds of adults and one-third of children, has been too slow, a new Institute of Medicine report says.
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Obesity down, but still an epidemic
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The obesity epidemic may be slowing, but don't take in those pants yet. Today, just over a third of U.S. adults are obese. By 2030, 42 percent will be, says a forecast released Monday.
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Robert Gibbs, 700-pound 23-year-old, pleads for help on YouTube
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23-year-old Robert Gibbs, who lives in the San Francisco suburb of Livermore, posted a video to YouTube pleading for help losing some of his 700 pounds. Now, he might get the help he needs.
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Qnexa, new weight loss drug, could be first approved by FDA in 13 years
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Qnexa, which is made by Vivus Inc., cleared a major hurdle toward FDA approval Wednesday when an independent group of medical experts recommended that the weight loss drug be brought to the market.
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Denmark starts taxing fat to curb unhealthy habits
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Denmark has imposed a "fat tax" on foods such as butter and oil as a way to curb unhealthy eating habits.
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Group suggests adding obesity to anti-bullying legislation
CommentA civil rights group is asking for the inclusion of weight in an act designed to prohibit school bullying.
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