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Obesity in Pregnancy Strongest Predictor of Large Babies
Obesity during pregnancy is the strongest predictor of whether a mother will give birth to a large infant, a new study from Canada suggests.
Matthew Tully: Childhood obesity is a threat we must take seriously
I read a new childhood obesity study that arrived in the office mail the other day more as a parent than a journalist, curious about the growing epidemic among this nation's alarmingly growing children. Although it's hard to imagine my son suffering from the problem -- he's a 15-month-old blaze of perpetual motion from sunrise to sunset -- I also know this is an issue no parent should take ...
Why The U.S. May Go Broke Over The Obesity Crisis
The obesity epidemic is still going strong. Obesity-related health problems may cost us an extra $550 billion over the next 20 years.
U.S. Obesity Plateau Shows What Works in Weight Battle
Obesity has become a danger far greater than hunger. Yet amid the alarming stories about its harm to America’s health and economy, one bit of information has been drowned out: The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese appears to have plateaued.
A Dire Sign Of The Obesity Epidemic: Teen Diabetes Soaring, Study Finds
The proportion of 12- to 19-year-olds who report having diabetes or "prediabetes" increased from 9 percent in 1999 to 23 percent in 2008, according to a paper published in the journal Pediatrics . "This report really sounds the alarm," says one researcher.
As Obesity Epidemic Soars, Scientists and Researchers Explore Connections to Other Diseases
New interdisciplinary conference brings together leading researchers and stakeholders to discuss the latest in obesity, cancer, diabetes and related metabolic disorders
Make obesity medical focus
Obesity is the nation's fastest growing health problem. The number of serious cases it spawns is expected to overtake the number caused by smoking, and experts predict that by 2030, 42 percent of American adults will be obese. Yet, while the health care
HBO film takes aim at nation's growing obesity epidemic
Produced by Sheila Nevins and John Hoffman, "Weight" pulls no punches, spares neither the multibillion-dollar food and advertising industries nor public officials for not only failing to fix the problem but actually making it worse. The category not only includes all kinds of packaged, processed foods, but, of course, fast-food offerings, which have become the plaque-building lifeblood of the ...
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson Chow has used mathematical models to determine the causes of obesity, and ways to stem the epidemic.
A Dire Sign Of The Obesity Epidemic: Teen Diabetes Soars
Karlton Hill was only 12 years old when when he found out he had diabetes. Even though he was only in seventh grade, Karlton knew what diabetes was; he had watched the disease destroy his great-grandmother's life.
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