2007

July

• Overweight Children: An Emerging Epidemic -

• Doctors Find Advice to Obese Kids and Families Falls on Deaf Ears -

• Aggressive efforts needed to curb maternal obesity -

• Overweight kids face widespread stigma -

• Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in the United States -

• If you want to lose weight, eat more fiber -

• Childhood obesity task force extends study -

• New Diet Pill - You Can’t Buy This Publicity -

• Being breastfed may not cut kids’ obesity risk -

• Anti-obesity drug may prevent and treat obesity-related liver disease -

June

• Gene Deficiency is a Protective Barrier to Obesity -

• Gene deficiency is a protective barrier to obesity -

• Weight management program cuts diabetes risk, improves BMI in overweight children -

• If you’re told your baby is underweight, it could be the growth charts that are wrong -

• Obese pregnant women can safely lose weight -

• Does OTC diet pill Alli live up to its name? -

• Doctors: ‘Put obese children into care’ -

• Calorie density key to losing weight -

• Uncovering the molecular basis of obesity -

May

• Obesity bad for the bones -

• Few minutes of exercise could help inactive overweight women -

• Obesity Increases Risk of Injury on the Job -

• U.S. government calls for end to dairy weight loss ads -

• Parent interviews may prevent obesity in child -

• 100 percent juice not associated with overweight in children -

• 100 percent juice not associated with overweight in children -

• Why eating soup could be the key to losing weight -

• Obesity: It’s time to stop the fat attack -

April

• Simple system accurately predicts weight-loss surgery risk -

• Scientist create ‘anti-obesity’ infant formula -

• Obesity rising in Europe, especially in children -

• RAND study finds school playgrounds can help fight childhood obesity -

• “Glycemic load” of diet has no effect on weight loss -

• 20-year study shows significant rise in childhood obesity, especially among girls -

• Gene variant predisposes to obesity -

• Rising number of Japan kids have weight problem -

• Dieters put on weight in the long run - US study -

• First over-the-counter weight loss pill to be UK-approved next year -

• Asthma incidence shows a 50 percent increase in fat people -

March

• Job strain increases obesity risk -

• 15 minutes of football ‘can halve obesity risk’ -

• Preventing obesity in children—research highlights physical activity levels -

• Eating extra soy may not promote weight loss -

• Obesity at time of prostate-cancer diagnosis dramatically increases risk of dying from the disease -

• Obese patients run higher risk of post-operative complications -

• Obesity’s Connection to Cardiovascular Disease Remains Poorly Understood -

• Fat pregnant women ‘a burden on NHS’ -

• Obesity And Environmental Chemicals: Research Probes Potential Link -

• In obesity, brain becomes ‘unaware’ of fat -

• Mental woes common in weight-loss surgery patients -

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