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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/health/weight-loss health Weight Loss News en-us Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:47:11 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/health/weight-loss http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120211/hl_hsn/whenmomhaspregnancydiabetesbreastfeedingcurbschildobesity hsn/20120211/whenmomhaspregnancydiabetesbreastfeedingcurbschildobesity HealthDay health Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:47:11 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120211/hl_hsn/obesityappearslinkedtopain hsn/20120211/obesityappearslinkedtopain HealthDay health Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:47:05 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- There's a clear link between obesity and pain, suggests a new study that finds the heaviest people suffer the greatest discomfort. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120209/hl_nm/us_usa_military_obesity nm/20120209/us_usa_military_obesity Reuters health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:52:39 GMT Reuters - Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120209/hl_nm/us_teen_weight nm/20120209/us_teen_weight Reuters health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:25:47 GMT Reuters - A low-key, long term approach to teen weight loss produced modest benefits in a clinical trial, Australian researchers report, though a version of the program that added texts and emails didn't help kids slim down any further. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120209/hl_hsn/obesitylinkedtoworsefibromyalgiasymptoms hsn/20120209/obesitylinkedtoworsefibromyalgiasymptoms HealthDay health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:47:05 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people are not only at greater risk for fibromyalgia, they are likely to experience more severe symptoms of the condition, such as chronic pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance and mood disorders, according to a new study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120208/hl_hsn/evenfortheoverweightexercisehelpstheheart hsn/20120208/evenfortheoverweightexercisehelpstheheart HealthDay health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:47:09 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Getting and staying physically fit might help fend off heart disease even if you've put on a few pounds, new research suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120207/hl_nm/us_behavior_programs nm/20120207/us_behavior_programs Reuters health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:14:58 GMT Reuters - Programs that teach parenting skills early on may help prevent obesity in poor U.S. kids, a study published Monday suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20120206/hl_ac/10931462_study_family_intervention_parent_education_reduce_childhood_obesity ac/20120206/10931462_study_family_intervention_parent_education_reduce_childhood_obesity ContributorNetwork health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:10:49 GMT ContributorNetwork - A study published in the February issue of Pediatrics shows family intervention aimed at improving parenting skills reduced behavior problems in kids and obesity and associated health problems. One-third of Americans, including children ages 2 to 17, are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics. Here are details about parent-child interventions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120206/hl_nm/us_orexigen_obesity_drug nm/20120206/us_orexigen_obesity_drug Reuters health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:28:01 GMT Reuters - Orexigen Therapeutics Inc said it reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators on the design of a heart-safety trial required for the approval of its experimental obesity drug. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120205/ap_on_re_us/us_left_in_chair ap/20120205/us_left_in_chair AP health Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:54:17 GMT AP - A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20120203/sc_livescience/obesitycouldbeinfectious livescience/20120203/obesitycouldbeinfectious LiveScience.com health Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:00 GMT LiveScience.com - We've heard obesity can be "spread" between friends when we copy each other's eating habits, but a new study in mice suggests obesity could actually be infectious. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20120203/hl_ac/10919863_childhood_obesity_may_cause_future_heart_disease_epidemic ac/20120203/10919863_childhood_obesity_may_cause_future_heart_disease_epidemic ContributorNetwork health Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:06:28 GMT ContributorNetwork - "A coming epidemic" is how pediatric cardiologists are describing the impending problems from high rates of juvenile obesity, reports The Missourian. Here are details for parents about overweight kids, heart disease and other concomitant health issues. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120201/hl_nm/us_arena_fda nm/20120201/us_arena_fda Reuters health Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:51:39 GMT Reuters - An FDA advisory committee will meet in the second quarter to discuss Arena Pharmaceutical Inc's experimental obesity drug following the company's recent resubmission of an application seeking its approval, Arena said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20120201/hl_ac/10914441_mommy_bloggers_flawed_take_on_antiobesity_ads ac/20120201/10914441_mommy_bloggers_flawed_take_on_antiobesity_ads ContributorNetwork health Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:42:26 GMT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to HLN, the newest and most vocal critics of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's anti-obesity ad campaign are a group known as "mommy bloggers." These angry mothers feel the controversial ads, which depict obese children as unhappy and suffering from medical maladies, do more harm than good by shaming children instead of encouraging them. Critics argue that shaming tactics only lead to greater tendencies to overeat and can lead to higher numbers of eating disorders. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120201/hl_hsn/whenmomtobesoverweightandsmokesriskforbirthdefectsrises hsn/20120201/whenmomtobesoverweightandsmokesriskforbirthdefectsrises HealthDay health Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:47:08 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are both overweight and smoke during pregnancy could damage their baby's developing heart, a new study warns. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120131/hl_nm/us_weightloss_bladder nm/20120131/us_weightloss_bladder Reuters health Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:16:58 GMT Reuters - Overweight women with diabetes may be able to cut their risk of urine leakage if they shed some pounds, a new study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120131/hl_nm/us_biggestloser_pets nm/20120131/us_biggestloser_pets Reuters health Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:57:58 GMT Reuters - Alison Sweeney, host of the NBC network's weight loss TV series "The Biggest Loser," has worked with the show's contestants since 2007, supporting them as they drop pounds and learn to lead a healthier way of life. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120130/hl_nm/us_calories nm/20120130/us_calories Reuters health Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:03:37 GMT Reuters - People trying to lose weight may swear by specific diet plans calling for strict proportions of fat, carbs and protein, but where the calories come from may not matter as much as simply cutting back on them, according to a study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20120126/hl_hsn/longshiftsmayraisesomenursesoddsforobesity hsn/20120126/longshiftsmayraisesomenursesoddsforobesity HealthDay health Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:47:17 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Nurses who work long hours and have less physically demanding jobs are much more likely to be obese than other nurses, according to a new study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120125/hl_nm/us_devicemakers_weightloss nm/20120125/us_devicemakers_weightloss Reuters health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:17:45 GMT Reuters - Device manufacturers are pushing the government and health insurers to cover weight-loss surgery, an effort that could give millions more obese Americans access to the treatments.