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Obesity and Asthma Severity: Could There be a Link?
Sep 7 2008, SAHER

If you are plagued with severe, prolonged bouts of asthma then maybe you should blame it on your weight. An analysis conducted by a team at Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta showed that the asthma patients who were obese were more likely to show...

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Fatties live longer than skinny people
Jeremy Taylor, New York
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...
Lifestyle, life expectancy, LifeExpectancy, obesity
made popular Jun 24 2009
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Street Gyms to tackle UK’s weighty problem
Shaweta Chauhan, Shimla
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...
Great Outdoor Gym Company, obesity, global warming, green house gas emissions
made popular May 11 2009
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Obesity leading to climate change
Shaweta Chauhan, Shimla
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...
Obesity, Global Warming, WHO, International Journal of Epidemiology
made popular Apr 25 2009
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Gym for pets will keep them fit, I bet!
Rahul Bhandari, Shimla
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...
Animal Active, Obesity, Gym, Sir Richard Branson
made popular Apr 1 2009
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Meet Fat America! And You Pay For It
Marco Villa, Connecticut
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...
Hamlin, Health Care, socialism
made popular Mar 6 2009
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Fat Women Earn Less
Marco Villa, Connecticut
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....
obesity, sexism, Income disparity
made popular Feb 18 2009
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Study: Favorite foods are hard for women to resist
AP, Washington
When it comes to favorite foods, women have a hard time saying no _ a much harder time than men, scientists have discovered.
SCI, Obesity, Gender, Washington
made popular Jan 20 2009
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Study: Women less able to suppress hunger than men
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...
SCI, Obesity, Gender, Technology
made popular Jan 19 2009
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Study: Women less able to suppress hunger
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...
SCI, Obesity, Gender, Technology
made popular Jan 19 2009
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Study: Obesity surgery reverses diabetes in teens
AP, New York
Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study.
MED, Diabetes, Obesity, Surgery
made popular Dec 29 2008
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Obese couple have weight-loss surgery on same day
AP, Chicago
An Indiana couple who topped the scales at more than 700 pounds combined have undergone weight-loss surgery _ on the same day.
ODD, Obesity, Surgery, Couple
made popular Dec 22 2008
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How to Lose 15-20 Kg Weight? | LifeMojo
LifeMojo, Bangalore
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...
lose weight, 10-15 kg, diet, weight loss
made popular Dec 19 2008
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Kids with obesity-linked gene like fattening foods
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...
Obesity, Gene, Technology, Scientists
made popular Dec 11 2008
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Kids with obesity-linked gene pick fattening foods
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...
Obesity, Gene, Technology, Scientists
made popular Dec 10 2008
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Need help with those Tight Jeans?
LifeMojo, Bangalore
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...
Obesity, weight-loss, over-weight, Health & Fitness
made popular Nov 26 2008
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Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity
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...
MED, TV, Ads, Obesity
made popular Nov 20 2008
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Obesity affects Fertility
Priya Mohapatra, pune
According to research Obesity is increasing among adult American women. About 34% of them are fighting with obesity. Researchers say there are various constant...
obesity, fatness, fertility
made popular Nov 15 2008
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Six Simple Tips to Lose Weight Naturally
PRASAD JVSK, Chennai
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...
Weight loss, Obesity, healthy life
made popular Nov 7 2008
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The (huge) shape of women to come
Grace Calderon, Quezon City
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...
British people, obesity, healthcare, health problems
made popular Nov 1 2008
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Sanofi-Aventis suspends Acomplia sales in Europe
AP, Paris
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis temporarily suspended sales of anti-obesity drug Acomplia in Europe, the company said Thursday, after health authorities...
Sanofi, Aventis, Obesity, Drug
made popular Oct 23 2008
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Hormone enriched formula milk prevents obesity in infants: Study
Rekha, Bangalore
Future parents can now cheer up and stop worrying about their kids getting obese; they’ll stay slim no matter how much of junk food you feed them, sounds exciting...
Leptin-enriched formula milk, Breast feeding, Obese kids, Leptin
made popular Apr 23 2007
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Researchers to solve brain-obesity puzzle
Anupam Agnihotri, Shimla
It seems, to some extent, researchers have unriddled the brain-obesity puzzle, which has been confounding people all round the world. Actually, during the course of...
Brain cells, Brain, Obesity, Fat problem
made popular Jan 30 2007
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'Leptin' can reduce high insulin production in Type2 diabetes!
Poonam, Shimla
Type2 diabetic patients often become resistant to insulin effects leading to high amount of it to get assembled in the body. A recent study reported a hormone that can...
Type2 Diabetes, Insulin, Appetite Hormone, Leptin
made popular Sep 28 2006
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Sleep more and weigh less?
Pratyush, New Delhi
Sleeping gives us energy to live complicated modern lifestyle. If you do not sleep sufficiently there are so many consequences that you may face. Weight-gain is one of...
Sleeping, Obesity, Leptin, Glucose Tolerance
made popular Jun 24 2006
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