2005

July

• Pharmacological therapies for obesity -

• Weight loss injection makes patients feel full -

• Why is a diet high in saturated fats harmful? -

• High-protein diets curb appetite -

• Extra pounds add stress to feet and ankles -

• People who lose weight may gain wealth -

• Weight loss surgery sometimes worsens acid reflux -

• Putting fun into fitness helps kids stay healthy -

• Desk jobs may be hazardous to men’s waistlines -

• Inactivity may be main factor in girls’ obesity -

• Weight-loss camp can work for kids: study -

• 6 strategies for successful weight loss -

• What 30 minutes a day can do for your body -

• Diet pills hard on the heart -

• Obese Women Fitter than Obese Men -

• More fast food means more calories, fat, salt -

• From Fat to Fit -

• Cleft lip more likely in babies of overweight moms -

• Overweight Child’s weight was a health issue -

• Argentina’s fashion police target rake-thin teens -

June

• Can Diets Cut Your Life Short? -

• Weight-Loss Surgery Produces Unexpected Drop in Heart Disease -

• Obese women run risk of frailty in old age -

• Does weight loss up death risk for obese people? -

• Obesity worsens outcomes of joint surgery -

• Obese women should slow down to lose weight -

• Obesity costs soar tenfold to $36.5 billion in US -

• Study Shows Obesity May Be Linked to Late Dementia -

• Serve kids more food, and they’ll eat it -

• Vegetarian women weigh less than meat-eaters -

• UK doctors call for dramatic obesity action -

• Obesity no bar to donor-egg pregnancy success -

• Modest weight loss curbs high blood pressure risk -

• Swedish biotech to test obesity drug on humans -

• Soy-based shakes help lower weight, cholesterol -

• Combination approach helps diabetics lose weight -

• Xenical helps obese teens shed weight -

• Obesity, smoking add years to cells’ age -

• Obese kids’ excess pounds make exercise tough -

• Low-fat diets have modest success in kids -

• Overweight? Don’t diet -

• Drinking more milk won’t accelerate weight loss -

• Heavy babies more likely to be heavy adults -

• CDC tackles confusion over dangers of obesity -

• Health costs of obesity exceed smoking and drinking -

• Xenical improves cardio risk factors - Roche -

• Combining diets best way to lose weight -

• WELL diet effective for reducing blood pressure -

• Children threatened by obesity-related syndrome -

• Obesity must be treated as disease -

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