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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1419 Weight Loss News en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 03:47:12 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1419 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080513/hl_hsn/drugsalonedontlowerheartdiseaserisksforoverweightamericans hsn/20080513/drugsalonedontlowerheartdiseaserisksforoverweightamericans HealthDay Tue, 13 May 2008 03:47:12 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Daily doses of statins and blood pressure medications will not be enough to prevent heart disease among the ever-growing number of Baby Boomers who are overweight or obese, a new study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/hl_nm/us_obesity_dc nm/20080512/us_obesity_dc Reuters Mon, 12 May 2008 21:54:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/hl_nm/us_obesity_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080513/2008_05_12t182458_450x337_us_us_obesity.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=mbaKVDi7RozVbShKJLndBQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="New York subway riders walk through turnstiles in a 2007 photo. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - New research shows "alarming levels" of obesity in most ethnic groups in the United States, principal investigator Dr. Gregory L. Burke, of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina told Reuters Health. The study also confirms the potentially deadly toll obesity exacts on the heart and blood vessels.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/hl_nm/us_obesity_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080513/2008_05_12t182458_450x337_us_us_obesity.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=mbaKVDi7RozVbShKJLndBQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="New York subway riders walk through turnstiles in a 2007 photo. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_he_me/sleep_obesity ap/20080508/sleep_obesity AP Thu, 08 May 2008 20:57:12 GMT AP - People who sleep fewer than six hours a night — or more than nine — are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/hl_nm/obesity_drugs_dc nm/20080507/obesity_drugs_dc Reuters Wed, 07 May 2008 22:08:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/hl_nm/obesity_drugs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_07t190247_450x293_us_obesity_drugs.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=OJR9Obl4qcOO0yo3Tcrvzg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A drug from a new class of weight-loss treatments disrupted wiring needed for brain development in young mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, raising concerns about using such medications in children.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/hl_nm/obesity_drugs_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_07t190247_450x293_us_obesity_drugs.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=OJR9Obl4qcOO0yo3Tcrvzg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/hl_nm/gene_variants_dc nm/20080507/gene_variants_dc Reuters Wed, 07 May 2008 15:25:02 GMT Reuters - Researchers have identified new genetic variants that influence the risk of obesity and insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, according to findings from two studies published online this week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080507/hl_hsn/obesityrelatedinflammationboostsheartrisks hsn/20080507/obesityrelatedinflammationboostsheartrisks HealthDay Wed, 07 May 2008 03:46:55 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity causes prolonged inflammation of heart tissue that in turn boosts heart failure risk, according to a U.S. study of almost 7,000 people. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_he_me/diet_pudgy_police ap/20080507/diet_pudgy_police AP Wed, 07 May 2008 01:06:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_he_me/diet_pudgy_police"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080506/capt.7eb6dd6b0b394c2aa1abbeea69f8d25e.diet_pudgy_police_la203.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=WCWanV6zxQrV5s4EwU3Ahg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Los Angeles Police Department dietician Rana Parker is seen in an April 18, 2008 photo. While overweight officers aren't unique to Los Angeles, the police department believes it's the first to hire a full-time diet coach. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rana Parker tells pudgy police they have the right to remain chubby, but it can and will be used against them on the streets of Los Angeles. The dietitian lays down the law for recruits, veterans and top brass, letting them know that eating right can help them do a better job and could even save their lives.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_he_me/diet_pudgy_police"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080506/capt.7eb6dd6b0b394c2aa1abbeea69f8d25e.diet_pudgy_police_la203.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=WCWanV6zxQrV5s4EwU3Ahg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Los Angeles Police Department dietician Rana Parker is seen in an April 18, 2008 photo. While overweight officers aren't unique to Los Angeles, the police department believes it's the first to hire a full-time diet coach. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/hl_nm/obese_moms_dc nm/20080505/obese_moms_dc Reuters Mon, 05 May 2008 18:38:36 GMT Reuters - Pregnant women who are overweight or obese in the first trimester of pregnancy and those who have a greater change in body weight during pregnancy are more apt to have lengthier pregnancies and more complications, according to results of a new study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/hl_nm/diet_epilepsy_dc nm/20080505/diet_epilepsy_dc Reuters Mon, 05 May 2008 16:52:40 GMT Reuters - The results of a study provide strong evidence that a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates -- a so-called "ketogenic diet" -- can help control seizures in children with stubborn epilepsy that does not respond well to drug therapy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080505/hl_afp/healthobesitychildrengenes afp/20080505/healthobesitychildrengenes AFP Mon, 05 May 2008 11:38:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080505/hl_afp/healthobesitychildrengenes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.nby27.050508133722.photo00.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kiU7nQq6bv0JF1a1xXNLXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An overweight couple walks on Istiklal avenue in Istanbul. New investigations into obesity may identify people with an inherited risk of weight gain, explain why crash diets often fail and address a danger period in childhood that leads to obesity in adult life.(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0" /></a>AFP - New investigations into obesity may identify people with an inherited risk of weight gain, explain why crash diets often fail and address a danger period in childhood that leads to obesity in adult life.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080505/hl_afp/healthobesitychildrengenes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.nby27.050508133722.photo00.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kiU7nQq6bv0JF1a1xXNLXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="An overweight couple walks on Istiklal avenue in Istanbul. New investigations into obesity may identify people with an inherited risk of weight gain, explain why crash diets often fail and address a danger period in childhood that leads to obesity in adult life.(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080503/hl_hsn/specialdietcaneaseepilepticseizuresinkids hsn/20080503/specialdietcaneaseepilepticseizuresinkids HealthDay Sat, 03 May 2008 03:47:38 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- The "ketogenic" diet, which features high levels of fat, low levels of carbohydrates and controlled protein intake, helps control and prevent seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080502/hl_hsn/obesitymayworsenimpactofasthma hsn/20080502/obesitymayworsenimpactofasthma HealthDay Fri, 02 May 2008 03:46:50 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- A study of women with a wide range of body-mass indexes (BMIs) found that obesity may worsen the impact of asthma and also mask its severity in standard tests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080501/hl_nm/asthma_obesity_dc nm/20080501/asthma_obesity_dc Reuters Thu, 01 May 2008 17:49:58 GMT Reuters - In asthma patients, dynamic hyperinflation, following a test measure airway hypersensitivity, is greater in obese individuals than in their nonobese counterparts, which helps explain why asthma is perceived to be more severe in patients with a higher body mass index (BMI), investigators in New Zealand report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080429/hl_hsn/gastricbypassmayalsorelievelowbackpain hsn/20080429/gastricbypassmayalsorelievelowbackpain HealthDay Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:46:45 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people who underwent surgery that reduced the amount of food they could ingest not only lost weight, they also lost some of their lower back pain, according to a new report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080428/hl_nm/obesity_exercise_dc nm/20080428/obesity_exercise_dc Reuters Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:11:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080428/hl_nm/obesity_exercise_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080428/2008_04_28t160209_450x316_us_obesity_exercise.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=qiP76p56eItWKZ.q2q_VFA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Participants take part in the 'Summer Solstice in Times Square Yoga-thon' in New York June 21, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Exercise will not cut the risk of heart disease in those who are overweight unless they also slim down, according to a study of thousands of U.S. women published on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080428/hl_nm/obesity_exercise_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080428/2008_04_28t160209_450x316_us_obesity_exercise.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=qiP76p56eItWKZ.q2q_VFA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Participants take part in the 'Summer Solstice in Times Square Yoga-thon' in New York June 21, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/sc_nm/children_health_dc nm/20080424/children_health_dc Reuters Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:19:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/sc_nm/children_health_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080424/2008_04_24t121140_450x349_us_children_health.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=bNxI8ACssAsB0L4UT7MAcw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="A cyclist smiles as he watches pedestrians walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Rising obesity rates and a large percentage of children born with low birthweights are dragging down the overall health of American children in their first decade of life, according to a report tracking the health and well-being of young children in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/sc_nm/children_health_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080424/2008_04_24t121140_450x349_us_children_health.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=bNxI8ACssAsB0L4UT7MAcw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="A cyclist smiles as he watches pedestrians walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/hl_nm/obesity_kids_dc nm/20080424/obesity_kids_dc Reuters Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:08:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/hl_nm/obesity_kids_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080424/2008_04_24t120702_450x300_us_obesity_kids.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9I5VQDHrPtRIKQ9b7DSjCg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. Rising obesity rates and a large percentage of children born with low birthweight are dragging down the overall health of American children in their first decade of life, according to a report tracking the health and well-being of young children in the United States. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Rising obesity rates and a large percentage of children born with low birthweight are dragging down the overall health of American children in their first decade of life, according to a report tracking the health and well-being of young children in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080424/hl_nm/obesity_kids_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080424/2008_04_24t120702_450x300_us_obesity_kids.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9I5VQDHrPtRIKQ9b7DSjCg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. Rising obesity rates and a large percentage of children born with low birthweight are dragging down the overall health of American children in their first decade of life, according to a report tracking the health and well-being of young children in the United States. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080422/hl_afp/ushealthpovertywomenobesitysmoking afp/20080422/ushealthpovertywomenobesitysmoking AFP Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:47:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080422/hl_afp/ushealthpovertywomenobesitysmoking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080422/capt.cps.mza18.220408183726.photo00.photo.default-420x512.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=OHsni1dbSNsz7AkRBXBF1w--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="A woman smoking a cigarette. Life expectancy has declined for many women in the United States, largely due to smoking-related diseases and obesity, a study published Tuesday showed.(AFP/DDP/File/Timm Schamberger)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Life expectancy has declined for many women in the United States, largely due to smoking-related diseases and obesity, a study published Tuesday showed.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080422/hl_afp/ushealthpovertywomenobesitysmoking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080422/capt.cps.mza18.220408183726.photo00.photo.default-420x512.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=OHsni1dbSNsz7AkRBXBF1w--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="photo" title="A woman smoking a cigarette. Life expectancy has declined for many women in the United States, largely due to smoking-related diseases and obesity, a study published Tuesday showed.(AFP/DDP/File/Timm Schamberger)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080422/hl_hsn/manycancersurvivorsareoverweightandsedentarystudy hsn/20080422/manycancersurvivorsareoverweightandsedentarystudy HealthDay Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:47:09 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- A healthy lifestyle may help cancer survivors prevent recurrence of the disease and live longer, yet cancer survivors have rates of obesity and physical inactivity similar to those of the general population, according to new research. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080421/hl_nm/cancer_obesity_dc nm/20080421/cancer_obesity_dc Reuters Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:04:55 GMT Reuters - Cancer survivors in Canada are more likely to be obese and less likely to exercise than the rest of the population -- putting themselves at risk of having their cancers come back, researchers said on Monday.