Health / Tags / Overweight

HEALTH / NEWS Wed May 28, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal battle. "That is a first encouraging finding in what has.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Aug 8, 2007 @ 10:44am neoform

Reuters -- Carrying a spare tire or two around the waist has become socially acceptable in the United States as the population's waistlines have expanded, according to a study released on Tuesday. Economic researchers from Florida State.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Feb 15, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

MSNBC -- Being obese or even overweight may increase a person’s risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study. Doctors have long suspected a link between weight gain and certain cancers, including colon.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Nov 7, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

BBC News -- About 6,000 middle-aged or older women in the UK develop cancer each year because they are obese or overweight, a Cancer Research UK-funded study says. The study, which looked at 45,000 cases of cancer in 1m women over seven years, says this is about 5.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed May 9, 2007 @ 9:40pm neoform

CNN -- Contrary to popular belief, drinking pure 100 percent fruit juice does not make young children overweight or at risk for becoming overweight, new research shows. Pure fruit juice provides essential nutrients and, in moderation, may actually help children.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Fri Apr 13, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

Alter Net -- An overweight teenager's year abroad is anything but an escape from the diet-obsessed social life she was hoping for. Note: The following is an outtake scene from author Abby Ellin's debut book, Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat-Camper Weighs in on Livin.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Jan 30, 2007 @ 3:54pm mrmdc

CNN -- Britain's GW Pharmaceuticals Plc said Tuesday it plans to start human trials of an experimental treatment for obesity derived from cannabis... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Jan 30, 2007 @ 8:35am neoform

Boston Globe -- The images are not subtle. One billboard shows an overweight child's lower legs and feet on a scale next to the words, "Fat Chance," along with a list of the health risks of obesity... Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Sun Jan 14, 2007 @ 9:57am neoform

The Age -- We need a positive message to give children the gift of good health, writes Leslie Cannold... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Dec 16, 2006 @ 11:09am neoform

Physorg -- There's no polite way to say this: Americans are the fattest people on the planet. Americans are heavier than Mexicans, Australians, Greeks, New Zealanders and the British.. Read More