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Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Stop the presses! This just in. "Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health." You mean being fat can have a bad consequence? No way. Weigh.
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Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
A consistent lie . "A study published in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP is the first attempt to quantify the strength of the cross-sectional relationships between duration of sleep and obesity in both children and adults. Cross-sectional studies from around the world show a consistent increased risk of obesity among short sleepers in children and adults, the study found." Also note...
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DarkZero (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Following recent reports that perfectly healthy child was labelled overweight by Wii Fit, an individual from the National Obesity Forum has spoken to condemn the game. He remarks that a BMI measurement is misleading when used with children. “I’m absolutely aghast that children are being told they are fat,” comments Tam Fry. “BMI is far from [...]
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linkfilter.net - fresh links (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Link # submitted by on May 15, 2008 09:24pm. (+100XP)Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size,: 0 Hits: 0 Points: 163702 Vote Now! [
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Sepia Mutiny (Free subscription) | yesterday
I recently wrote about the worldwide food price crisis, which has the potential to leave millions in the Indian subcontinent malnourished in the upcoming months and years. A number of commenters then wrote in to point out that middle-class Indians, who can afford to eat high-calorie, processed foods, have pretty unhealthy eating habits, and are rapidly growing obese. It's true, but it's not only diet....
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Truemors (Free subscription) | yesterday
With obesity on the rise, could there be a seemingly easy solution? The One Cent Solution to obesity: Require a minimum price of 1 cent per calorie of food at restaurants and fast food outlets. Would you order Outback Steakhouse cheese fries if they cost $29.00? Jack in the Box’s Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger at $10.70? [...]
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
France is the first European Union country to report a leveling off of childhood obesity rates, suggesting that healthier diet programs and a ban on vending machines in schools were paying off, researchers said Thursday.
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rediff News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Fast food and a sedentary lifestyle are fast turning Britons obese, with the British population becoming the fattest people in Europe, a survey has shown. In the survey compiled by the International association for the study of obesity, English and Scottish women lead the heavyweight league of 29 European countries ranked by weight, with almost six in ten obese. Britain is in the grip of an...
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JournalHome.com Free Blog Host (Free subscription) | yesterday
Obesity is a well known risk factor for certain physical health problems, but a new study suggests that heavy adults also have higher rates of psychiatric disorders. More: - Brought to my attention by
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Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity is a well known risk factor for certain physical health problems, but a new study suggests that heavy adults also have higher rates of psychiatric disorders.
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Dean's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
The chronic obesity/thermodynamics debate continues. I was going to take some of my recent comments and put them on the front page, but the discussion is complex enough it's easier to just tell you to read the comments.
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DVICE (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here’s a body mod that might do you some good: A doctor implants this gizmo from EnteroMedics just under the skin, and hooks up its two electrodes that can electrically block the nerve that makes you hungry. The result? A...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Geneva - All but four out of 27 EU countries plus Switzerland reported the majority of adult males as overweight, according to a new assessment of obesity rates published Thursday by the European Congress on Obesity. Estonia, Latvia, Romania and Swit...
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dannymax | 04/19/2008
Slimona (Rimonabant 20mg) is a anti-obesity drug. Slimona (Rimonabant 20mg) is a selective receptors called Cannabinod-1 or CB-1 part of Endocanabinoid system. These receptors (CB-1) are found more densely in brain, apart from brain these receptors are also found in fat tissue ,liver, digestive system and muscles .It has been found that in obese people CB-1 receptor is hyper activated because of this...
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nitesh | 12/17/2007
“By 2010, almost 50 percent of children in North America and 38 percent of those in the European Union will be overweight, researcher has found”. For pharmaceutical companies looking to target growing successful markets, the anti-obesity drug treatment market offers unique opportunities. This high-level management report examines the commercial prospects for anti-obesity prescription drugs in the...
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catop | 11/10/2007
Obesity is becoming a society problem in America. You will find information about what is obesity and some statistics about the situation in Canada. A continuacion... Obesity