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Although obesity and lack of physical activity both raise the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, obesity appears to be the more important factor, rese read more »
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"One way for this nation to cope with the issue of obesity is to get people outside -- whether it be through sports or hiking or conservation," Bus read more »
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Most adolescents do not get enough exercise each day or maintain a healthy diet, according to researchers who analyzed the diet and exercise behavior read more »
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The first non-prescription drug to treat obesity in American adults was approved Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. read more »
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The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) demands that the MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation immediately remove their billb read more »
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Growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s I ate a lot of canned food. The weird thing is, my mother was a dietitian, which suggests to me that everyone a read more »
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Scientists in the Netherlands are developing a new generation of foods that can help prevent obesity by making people eat less, a research institute read more »
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British gene hunters said Thursday they have found the strongest DNA marker yet for obesity, a finding that may provide some consolation to dieters w read more »
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Surgery has been effective in treating extreme obesity in adults. Researchers want to find out if adults and adolescents who have the surgery have si read more »
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"We have in our schools and communities a perfect storm that will continue to feed the childhood obesity epidemic until we adopt policies that impro read more »
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