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Jun 9th, 2009
Being overweight is a health concern, and using only body mass index (BMI) to determine weight classification may not give an accurate picture of a person’s health.
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Jun 2nd, 2009
In recent years, obesity has taken on epidemic proportions in developed nations, contributing significantly to major medical problems, early death and rising health care costs. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates, at least a quarter of all American adults and more than 15 percent of children and adolescents are obese.
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May 28th, 2009
Almost one-quarter of overweight and obese children at a suburban Detroit school resolved their weight problem through a recent Beaumont Weight Control Center program. A 12-week program developed and delivered by the Beaumont Healthy Kids Program and the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble help kids fight obesity.
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May 13th, 2009
A new plan by the Virginia Department of Health seeks to reverse a 67 percent increase in the state’s adult obesity rate, a decade-long trend that has resulted in most adults in Virginia now being classified as either obese or overweight.
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May 8th, 2009
Results of a new study shows that it is not inactivity, but more calories causing the obesity epidemic in the United States. The study, presented at the European Congress on Obesity shows that changes in physical activity in the United States has played a minor role in the current obesity epidemic. The finding about the cause of obesity may become a breakthrough in providing treatment and help for obesity.
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Apr 30th, 2009
The average rate of post-surgical and other complications in patients who have obesity surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, declined 21 percent between 2002 and 2006.
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Apr 17th, 2009
The Department of Health Healthy Hawai‘i Initiative and University of Hawai‘i Department of Pediatrics have developed educational obesity prevention materials to help pediatricians talk to families with children during routine health visits.
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Apr 14th, 2009
A new fat-fighting strategy comes from a UCSF scientist, who is probing a fat-morphing enzyme called MGAT. He says MGAT might one day be targeted to prevent fat storage and obesity.
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Apr 14th, 2009
I have been leading the fight to cause a cultural shift in obesity awareness and is pushing for a change in American society. My research supports the idea that people are inherently lazy, which is a big problem.
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Apr 11th, 2009
Researchers have demonstrated that adult humans still have a type of “good” fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children. Unlike white fat, which stores energy and comprises most body fat, this good fat, called brown fat, is active in burning calories and using energy.
