2009

March

• Infant weight gain linked to childhood obesity -

• Fire and ambulance recruits often overweight -

• Fructose metabolism by the brain increases food intake and obesity -

• ‘Born in the USA’ Might Mean Higher BMI for Asian-Americans -

• Exposure to insecticide may play role in obesity epidemic among some women -

• Majority of fire and ambulance recruits overweight -

• BMI and Increased Death Rates: Hazards Comparable to Smoking -

• Obesity reduces survival by at least 2 years -

• Sustained Physical Activity Better for Preventing Obesity in Kids -

• Food nutrition programs don’t lead to obesity: USDA -

• A diet rich in calcium aids weight loss -

• African Americans lose weight in 12-week, church-based program -

• Gene Therapy Shoes Early Promise for Treating Obesity -

• School fitness programs do not go far enough -

• 7 steps to successful child and adolescent weight loss -

• Study Sheds New Light on Link between Obesity and Infertility -

February

• Reduced-calorie diets promote similar weight loss -

• Weight-loss drug may not inspire diet change -

• Researchers Uncover ‘Obesity Gene’ Involved in Response to High-Fat Diet -

• Telephone counseling aids weight loss -

• Weight Loss Improves Fatty Liver Disease -

• Obesity, a Major Risk Factor for Diabetes and Other Ills, Targeted by Study -

• Weight-Loss More Effective than Intensive Insulin Therapy -

• Evolutionary link to modern-day obesity, other problems -

• Workplace Environmental Changes May Help Prevent Obesity -

• New Diagnoses May Provide Opportunity for Health Behavior Change -

• Chaotic Households Contribute to Mothers’ Obesity -

• Losing Weight Can Cure Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Overweight Patients -

• Amid rising childhood obesity, preschoolers found to be inactive -

• Possible Drug Target for Obesity Treatment a No-brainer -

• Obesity can complicate teen pregnancy -

January

• Want to lose weight? Don’t count on pills -

• Moderate Weight Loss Reduces Risk of Heart Disease -

• Lifestyle Changes Help Reduce Child Obesity -

• Childhood obesity risk increased by newly-discovered genetic mutations, says study -

• Role of Dieting -Binge Eating Among Children and Adolescents -

• Clarify and Conceptualize Binge Eating in Children -

• Outcome of Youths who Binge Eat -

• Binge Eating in Young Children -

• Correlates of Binge Eating -

• Prevalence and Correlates of Binge Eating in Adolescence -

• What is Binge Eating in Children and Adolescents? -

• Binge Eating Among Children and Adolescents -

• New Infant Feeding and Obesity Research Adds Insight to Ongoing Issue -

• Eat less to fend off weight gain in middle age -

• Help for the overweight could be at the end of a phone -

• Home Visits Reduce Risk of Low Birth Weight Babies -

• Obesity: Reviving the Promise of Leptin -

• Trying to Eat Less Becomes More Important to Fend Off Middle-Age Weight Gain -

2008

December

• Low death rate after obesity surgery in Sweden -

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