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TV Ads for Fast Food Contribute To Childhood Obesity
Banning fast food ads from children’s television programs
would help to cull the number of...
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Will Fast Food Ads Be Banned?
Health experts around the world have concluded that it’s time to ban some ads for fast food...
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Censoring Fast-Food TV Ads Might Lower Childhood Obesity Rates
Banning fast-food advertising could lead to a decrease in
the number of overweight and obese...
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Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Drastically Reduces Risks
Researchers have found that obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery before becoming pregnant...
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CDC: Huntington, W. Virginia Is the Unhealthiest City in the US
A new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention places Huntington,
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Study: Big Waist Could Mean Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Too Much Belly Fat Doubles The Risk Of Early Death
It’s no secret anymore that overweight and obese people have
more health problems than those...
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Obese Children Face High Risk of Heart Disease
Tuesday, at the American Heart Association conference held
in New Orleans, a study concerning the...
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AHA's Study Says Obese Teenagers Have Old Arteries
Research
presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting that was
held in New...
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Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk
Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s
just a movie on our laptop or catching up...
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Pfizer, Sanofi-Avensis End Studies on Diet Drugs
Pfizer Inc.and Sanofi-Aventis on Wednesday separately announced their
decision to cancel further...
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Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears
Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, on Wednesday
said it abandoned an obesity drug known...
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More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases
The number of U.S children who take
medications for chronic diseases is growing dramatically, a...
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Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Hand in Hand
When you look at the list of risk factors
for developing type 2 diabetes you may see that there...
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Drug Prescriptions For US Children Rising At Alarming Rates
More and more children in the United States are prescribed
medication for chronic diseases,...
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Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South
The rate of new cases of diabetes almost doubled in the US in
the past ten years, fueled by...
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Anti-Obesity Drug Pulled From European Markets
On
Thursday, the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis halted the
sales of their...
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Sales of Sanofi’s Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Suspended In Europe
Warnings about Sanofi-Aventis’ anti-obesity
rimonabant (Acomplia) had always accompanied the drug,...
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Study Concludes Brain Signals Can Predict Weight Gain
A study published in the October 17 issue of the journal Science
has revealed that overweight...
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More Exercise and Less Alcohol
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a lot of reports and studies linked to breast...
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Overweight People Find Sweets Less Satisfying
Overweight people actually don’t enjoy
eating fatty food and sweets, a brain study found. The...
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Update: Believe It Or Not, Obese People Enjoy Food Less
In Friday's issue of the journal Science, psychology researchers in Texas, Oregon and Connecticut...
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Hypertension Across The Nation
Recent studies conducted by the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have shown that...
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Commitment to healthy eating a must after weight loss
Hamburg - Finally, you've lost the 15 kilograms you had hoped to lose, your body has emerged...
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Is Reading A Good Exercise For Losing Weight?
It is a known fact that besides certain chemical reactions
of the body, weight problems can be...
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Study Says: Literature Helps Obese Kids Lose Weight
Does the link between reading and losing weight ring you a bell? Of course it doesn’t! I bet you...
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Merck Cancels Further Examination into Its Experimental Obesity Drug Taranabant
Merck & Co. on Thursday announced its decision
to cancel further investigation into its...
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Think “Pink” for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
October is our chance to show that we care about breast
cancer victims or survivors. It is our...
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Obesity And The Brain - “Switch” In Brain Triggers the “Vicious Cycle” of Overeating
Overeating triggers a metabolic response in
the hypothalamus region of the brain which prompts...
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October’s Focus – Raising Breast Cancer Awareness
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off
today, it is important to remember that early...
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Researchers Link TV Ads With Childhood Obesity
A new study found a connection between fast-food television advertisements and childhood...
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Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts
A new study demonstrates that banning fast
food advertisements from children’s television programs...
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Weight Loss Surgery Improves Fertility
Women who become heavy with child after weight-loss surgery are prone to be healthier and less...
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Burlington’s Residents Know What Makes a City Healthy
Burlington, Vermont has been named the
healthiest city in the United
States and it is also...
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Corn – The Main Ingredient in Your Fast Food
It has long been known that fast-foods don’t do you any good but still you can’t help yourself from...
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Obese Children Have Middle-Aged Arteries, a Sign of Future Heart Disease
Obesity in children is a growing problem
nowadays. Childhood obesity is considered an epidemic in...
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Large Waist Equals Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’
Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with
a number of risks, such as heart...
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Fish Might Help Diabetics’ Kidneys
Including fish in your diet twice a week may prevent kidney
damage if you’re diabetic, British...
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Vigorous Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk
According to a study published in Breast Cancer Research, regular activity
such as running, heavy...
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Vigorous Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk by 30%, Study Shows
Vigorous exercise reduces a woman’s breast cancer risk by about 30 percent, according to a new...
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Vigorous Exercise Found to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Choosing a healthy life means to maintain a balance in everything. It means having a balanced diet...
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Diabetes Rate Up 90%
A study shows that in the past 10 years the rate of people suffering from diabetes has increased...
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Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Gets Suspended in Europe
The European Medicines Agency wants Sanofi-Aventis SA’s anti-obesity drug Acomplia out of the...
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Puppies Help Kids Shed Fat
Sydney - Old people with pets live longer and are healthier than those who don't share their home...
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Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!
Eating too much to simply satisfy your pleasure for food?
Then you’re probably one of those people...
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Food Doesn’t Satisfy Obese People
Individuals whose brains don’t produce pleasure while eating will overeat in order to obtain it,...
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Obese People Experience Less Pleasure From Eating
When you see a person weighing more than usual, the first
thought that crosses your mind is that...
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High Blood Pressure Rates Up 5 Percent In The US
High blood pressure rates appear to increase in the United States,
according to a report released...
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Ohio Killer Will Eventually Die By Lethal Injection
The Ohio Supreme Court as well as the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have both rejected...
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Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
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New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!
Trying to prevent obesity and thus health problems related
to obesity, the Department of Health...
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Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity
In fact, forget this article and just turn off the computer and stop working on it, stop playing...
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Book’s Overweight Character “Teaches” Girls to Lose Weight
As obesity increasingly becomes a global health concern,
researchers try to figure out what we can...
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Chemical Suppressing Hunger Hormone Might Be The Answer To Obesity
Blocking production of a hormone called ghrelin, which
creates the sensation of hunger, could be...
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LA Chain Restaurants to List Calories on Their Menus
In an attempt to reduce the number of obese and overweight
people, large chain restaurants in the...
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Obesity Comes With Heart Risks But Not Necessarily
Hundreds of previous studies have showed that obesity comes
with a number or risks, such as heart...
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Keep In Shape With a Revolutionary Pill
Scientists from California reported they discovered a pill
which improves physical endurance....
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It Only Takes An Hour Of Daily Exercise For Women To Get In Shape
Losing weight can be a real pain just thinking about it, but
in fact, a recent study found that it...
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More Exercise Is Required To Keep Weight Off
A study carried out at the University of Pittsburgh found that more exercise was needed to maintain...
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