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According to Canadian researchers people who had surgery for getting rid of morbid obesity had a much lower risk of cancer then the obese ones who did not go through such a surgery. The difference was significant in colon and breast cancers, both of...
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Filed under: Food, Happy Hour Hero, Health Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Slightly chubby people live six to seven years longer than the very...
made popular Jun 24 2009
Obesity and Global Warming
Obese people are blamed of causing global warming. High rates of obesity in richer countries cause up to 1bn extra tons of greenhouse gas...
made popular May 11 2009
Climate change and obesity are the most talked about issues today. No one is left untouched by them. However, a relationship between the two is surprising. New findings...
made popular Apr 25 2009
Obesity leads to many ailments. In your opinion, what’s the best way to keep obesity in check? Pulling down the iron rod and sweating in the gym, right? After human...
made popular Apr 1 2009
The Economist introduces us to Hamlin, West Virginia.
Hamlin is one of the fattest, most unhealthiest towns in America where people seem to be content to eat...
made popular Mar 6 2009
An independent study conducted by economists at the U.S. Department of Labor reports data which show that overweight women makes less than their thinner counterparts....
made popular Feb 18 2009
AP, Washington
When it comes to favorite foods, women have a hard time saying no _ a much harder time than men, scientists have discovered.
made popular Jan 20 2009
AP, Washington
Faced with their favorite foods, women are less able than men to suppress their hunger, a discovery that may help explain the higher obesity rate for females, a new...
made popular Jan 19 2009
AP, Washington
Faced with their favorite foods, women are less able than men to suppress their hunger, a discovery that may help explain the higher obesity rate for females, a new...
made popular Jan 19 2009
AP, New York
Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study.
made popular Dec 29 2008
AP, Chicago
An Indiana couple who topped the scales at more than 700 pounds combined have undergone weight-loss surgery _ on the same day.
made popular Dec 22 2008
To begin with, there are two basic components to lose weight: diet and exercise. You can’t take any shortcuts here; you can’t do one without the other. But...
made popular Dec 19 2008
AP, New York
Scientists may have figured out one reason some people reach for the french fries instead of an apple. It could be a gene that’s been linked to an increased risk...
made popular Dec 11 2008
AP, New York
Scientists may have figured out one reason some people reach for the french fries instead of an apple. It could be a gene that’s been linked to an increased risk...
made popular Dec 10 2008
Are those expensive, chic-looking jeans that you used to flaunt in college just lying there in your wardrobe because they don’t fit anymore. Is it getting too...
made popular Nov 26 2008
AP, Atlanta
A little less “I’m Lovin’ It” could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure...
made popular Nov 20 2008
According to research Obesity is increasing among adult American women. About 34% of them are fighting with obesity. Researchers say there are various constant...
made popular Nov 15 2008
It is a well known fact that excess fat content in the body is the reason for putting on weight. And we also know that burning more calories than we eat is the best way...
made popular Nov 7 2008
Nearly one in four British people is at least double the healthy weight for their height. The numbers are rising faster than anywhere else in Europe, and if the trend...
made popular Nov 1 2008
AP, Paris
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis temporarily suspended sales of anti-obesity drug Acomplia in Europe, the company said Thursday, after health authorities...
made popular Oct 23 2008
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A study has given new hope for obese kids taking to surgery. Researchers have found that adolescents are less likely to suffer complications from obesity surgery than...
made popular Jun 17 2007
On health front, it seems that toughest challenge for Europe would be the rising tide of obesity, especially among the kids, as more and more European kids are putting...
made popular Apr 23 2007
Report stating that the number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in the recent years brings out a mixed response. On reading this report, three...
made popular Mar 6 2007
As per recent reports, the number of people going for some kind of surgery meant to get rid of the extra flab has risen. I think this exudes both positive as well as...
made popular Jan 11 2007
Are you planning to undergo stomach surgery to get rid of the extra flab? Then before going to do so, you must be aware of the fact that scientists have thrown up in...
made popular Oct 5 2006
There are two groups of obese people. Eighty pounds overweight for women and hundred pounds for a man may be termed as severe obesity. This is the first kind of...
made popular Jul 3 2006
If anyone is having bariatric surgery, it may reduce your risk for heart disease! That’s the finding by researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn,...
made popular Mar 17 2006
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