2008

September

• Normal Weight Obesity: A Real Health Risk -

• Weight-loss surgery won’t “cure” sleep apnea -

• Weight loss may cut risk of colorectal growths -

August

• Addiction treatment proves successful in animal weight loss study -

• Obesity in elderly a ticking time bomb for health services -

• Obesity Continues to Rise in Most States -

• Five Financial Costs of American Obesity -

• Less REM Sleep Associated With Being Overweight Among Children and Teens -

July

• Obesity Linked to Newer, Less Walkable Neighborhoods -

• Limiting fructose may boost weight loss, researcher reports -

• Research Says Fat Friends and Poor Education helps People Think Thin -

• More Americans obese, government finds -

• Supervised diet and exercise best for weight loss -

• Obesity Is No. 1 Health Concern for Kids in 2008 -

• Kaiser Permanente study finds keeping a food diary doubles diet weight loss -

• Weekends Slow Weight Loss -

• Exercise recommendations may not curb kids’ weight -

June

• Study links gastric bypass surgery to increased risk of kidney stones -

• Device blocking stomach nerve signals shows promise in obesity -

• Minimally-invasive weight loss surgery improves health and morbidly obese teens -

• Obesity surgery for diabetes is a tough sell -

• Obese Women in Canada Less Likely to Get Pap Tests -

• Heightened Sense of Taste Can Promote Weight Loss -

• Need Help Losing Weight? Dietitians Aren’t One-size Fits All -

• Finds Fat Mass and Obesity Associated Genes Increase Risk of Disease In Mexican Americans -

• ‘Do more, talk less’ to help heavy teens slim down -

May

• Teens OK with community-based weight loss program -

• Lose weight, make peace at Middle East diet group -

• New research identifies potential remedies to obesity and its health threats -

• Researcher Reports on Noninvasive Device for GERD, Obesity -

• France reports levelling childhood obesity rates -

• Gastric Bypass Surgery Restores Sexual Function in Morbidly Obese Men -

• Study Supports Reason for Concern in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity -

• Common gene variants linked to obesity -

• Obese Patients Face Increased Risks for Infection and Dislocation Following Revision Hip Replacement -

• Second genetic link to weight and obesity -

• A consistent, worldwide association between short sleep duration and obesity -

April

• Body image program reduces onset of obesity and eating disorders -

• How to stop regaining weight? That’s the real question -

• Obesity, inactivity as common among cancer survivors as rest of Canadians, study shows -

• School nutrition policy can prevent obesity -

• Considering Weight Loss Surgery? What You Need to Know -

• How and Where Fat Is Stored Predicts Disease Risk Better than Weight -

• Association between low birth weight, excessive weight gain and heart problems in later life -

• Dietary Oil May Need Help in Avoiding Side Effects of Weight Loss -

• Children at Highest Risk from Obesity Struggle with Change -

• Children at Highest Risk from Obesity Struggle with Change -

• Less Sleep, More TV Leads to Overweight Infants and Toddlers -

• In weight loss, an unexpected gain -

• Lower thyroid activity tied to weight gain -

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