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Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices
ALHAMBRA, Calif. – The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their daily lives. Full Story;
'Plate weighing scales' to help tackle child obesity
PARIS (AFP) – A new device aimed at discouraging eaters from bolting their food is a useful tool in combatting childhood obesity, according to a study published online on Wednesday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Full Story;
Dieters Beware: Food Calorie Counts Are Frequently Off
A new study find that calories are often understated in both restaurants and in supermarkets' prepared foods Full Story;
Young, Overweight Fall Prey to Weight-Loss Spam
TUESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) — Many computer users lunge for
the delete key when they get unsolicited e-mails about weight-loss
products. But some respond, and new research suggests that almost one in
five young, overweight people have fallen prey to the hard sell that shows
up in their spam. Full Story;
Hazards of Obesity Now Rival Smoking in U.S.
TUESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) — Obesity now poses as great a
threat to Americans' quality of life as smoking, a new study shows. Full Story;
US team may have found key to fight obesity: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Shutting down an energy-controlling mechanism in mice left them leaner than normal mice and could be a new way to fight obesity in humans, US researchers said in a study published Tuesday. Full Story;
Cash for Weight Loss: Website Pays People to Slim Down
The website HealthyWage will pay obese members $100 if they slim down and up to $1,000 if they put some of their own money on the line Full Story;
How Childhood Trauma Can Cause Adult Obesity
Scientists are gaining new insight into how the psychological experience of childhood neglect causes physical effects like obesity, heart attack and stroke Full Story;
Psychotherapy, guided self-help best for binge eating
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Certain kinds of talk therapy and guided self-help are both more likely than behavioral weight loss treatment to keep people free from binge eating disorder, according to a new study. Full Story;
Might Surgical Weight Loss Put Bones at Risk?
FRIDAY, Jan. 1 (HealthDay News) — When diet and exercise
attempts haven't worked, increasing numbers of overweight people have
turned to bariatric, or weight-loss, surgery to shed pounds. Full Story;
College Linemen at Risk for Obesity, Diabetes
Despite the high-intensity workout that college football linemen get out on the field, they are not protected from developing obesity, heart disease and related ailments later in life, a new study finds. Full Story;
Timing of weight-loss surgery in teens important
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When it comes to weight-loss surgery for very obese adolescents, having the surgery sooner rather than later may yield a better long-term outcome, new study findings hint. Full Story;
Anti-Hunger Smells Could Battle Obesity
Anti-hunger aromas that make one feel full could help fight the global obesity epidemic, scientists now suggest. Full Story;
New study sharpens focus on problems of obesity
PARIS (AFP) – Cardiovascular disease linked to obesity may be worse than thought while health problems associated with being underweight may have been overstated, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Wednesday. Full Story;
Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down
THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) — While physicians and
surgeons are getting better at treating heart attacks and other
cardiovascular problems, too many Americans are ignoring the basic rules
for preventing them, according to new statistics from the American Heart
Association. Full Story;
Puberty May Trigger Sleep Apnea in Overweight Kids
TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — Among teenagers, being
overweight or obese increases the risk of obstructive sleep apnea, but the
same does not appear to be true for younger children, Australian
researchers have found. Full Story;
Studies show obesity taking hold in Africa and UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Obesity is becoming more common among poor city dwellers in Africa because of easier access to cheap, high fat, high sugar foods, scientists said on Tuesday. Full Story;
Quarter of Taiwan kids are fat or obese: doctor
TAIPEI (AFP) – Obesity rates among Taiwanese children now rival those in the United States with a quarter classed as overweight or morbidly fat, a doctor said Sunday after compiling island-wide figures. Full Story;
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