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iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
According to a first-time report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the counties in the Appalachian region of the country report high rates of obesity and...
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SBWire Press Releases (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
RemedyMD's solution addresses Institute of Medicine's top 100 priorities and shifts focus towards research based on more comprehensive scientific evidence
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Docuticker (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Estimated County-Level Prevalence of Diabetes and Obesity — United States, 2007 Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Comprehensive disease surveillance systems are important for developing preventive health policies and tracking their impact in populations at high risk. Although existing chronic disease surveillance systems function well at the national or state level, few provide data...
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Top Stories from Newser (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Twenty-five seniors at a university in Pennsylvania must prove they've lost weight in order to graduate this spring. The unusual requirement stems from a policy Lincoln University put in place fours ago: Incoming freshmen with a body mass index of 30, the threshold for obesity, must take a nutrition class...
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Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
More PTSD - Post-Truth Stupidity Disorder. "Childhood obesity is on the rise, and with it comes an increased risk for developing health problems such as type 2 diabetes. The best way to reduce the risk of serious weight-related health issues such as diabetes is to eat healthy and increase physical activity. Researchers at Geisinger Health System's Henry Hood Center for Health Research and the...
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Weight Loss Blog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
If you have problems with your weight, you may be wondering what the reasons are for you’re your obesity or overweight. There are different reasons, such as the mixture of food you consume, size of your plate, portions of food you consume an so on and so forth. You can address a diet specialist who [...]
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kendrathil | 19/11/2009
Fructose, a type of sugar, is known to increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes and also augment the chance of obesity. Recent studies have revealed that fructose is more dangerous than other forms of sugar... http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2403598/fructose_adds_to_type_2_diabetes_and.html .
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Rants From The Rookery (Free subscription) | yesterday
Threaten them with Peruvian gangs: Peruvian gang allegedly killed for human fat for cosmetics
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Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press ATLANTA | Greene County has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation, and several other West Alabama counties are not far behind. The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.
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Clinical Correlations (Free subscription) | yesterday
Arlene Chung Faculty Peer Reviewed Despite the high prevalence of obesity 1 and its associated morbidity 2 and mortality 3,4 , it represents one of the most difficult chronic conditions to treat. Barriers include a metabolically toxic environment, a history of ill-fated weight-loss regimens, and a general…
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MSNBC.com: Nightly News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov. 19: The CDC on Thursday released a county-by-county breakdown of obesity and type II diabetes in the U.S., revealing that the highest concentration of both is found in Appalachia and the deep South. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)
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CalorieLab Calorie Counter News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Study predicts that 40 percent of Americans will be obese by 2018, leading some to say that to rein in healthcare costs, something has to be done about obesity first. From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News (REF3076322B7) Obesity noted as America’s most pressing health problem
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VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey. Obesity and diabetes "are basically the two conditions of greatest concern for U.S. adults right now," said study lead author Edward Gregg, chief of epidemiology and statistics...
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Seth's blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
In the 1950s — before the invention of BMI (Body Mass Index) — Jean Mayer and others did a study of obesity at a factory in India. They divided workers by how much exertion their job required. Almost everyone, even desk clerks, was thin, with the exception of the most sedentary. It appeared that walking [...]
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Thrive (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Other stories we’ve been reading: A new study says your child is more likely to become a criminal if they don’t have good fear conditioning. Pediatricians are ordering Viagra for children with heart defects. A new report says too much food, not a lack of exercise, is to blame for teen obesity, and researchers find that toddlers [...] Related posts: Health headlines: More H1N1 news, Down...
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kendrathil | 19/11/2009
Fructose, a type of sugar, is known to increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes and also augment the chance of obesity. Recent studies have revealed that fructose is more dangerous than other forms of sugar... http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2403598/fructose_adds_to_type_2_diabetes_and.html .
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kendrathil | 07/11/2009
Fructose, a type of sugar that is commonly found in honey, soft drinks, corn syrups and fruit juices is believed to develop Type 2 diabetes. Fructose also adds to obesity. .. http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/fructose-adds-to-type-two-diabetes-obesity/
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kendrathil | 31/10/2009
Every woman dreads Cellulite. It is a condition where the fats get accumulated in certain areas of the body. Certain women think that cellulite is related to obesity but it is not like that. Even lean persons get fats accumulated in some areas of their body..... http://www.bukisa.com/articles/183221_how-to-get-rid-of-dreaded-cellulite