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5/25/12 - Study links lower education levels to higher obesity rates

5/25/12 Study links lower education levels to higher obesity rates

‎American Medical News

Obese children are more likely to live in homes where the heads of the households lack high school diplomas.

5/22/12 - CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk

5/22/12 CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk

BusinessWeek 

Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks ...

5/22/12 - Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer

5/22/12 Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer

U.S. News & World Report 

Study says they also were in the later stages, had more aggressive disease at diagnosis.

 

 

5/21/12 - Overweight, Obese Teens Show Early Heart Risks

5/21/12 Overweight, Obese Teens Show Early Heart Risks

WebMD 

Two new studies show the early health risks the ever-enlarging number of obese U.S. teens face, from diabetes to heart damage.

 

5/11/12 - Obesity May Contribute to Organ Shortage

5/11/12 Obesity May Contribute to Organ Shortage

‎MedPage Today

This study found that potential living kidney donors who were excluded by obesity from donating were generally unsuccessful at losing weight and thus were ...

5/9/12 - FDA Panel to Mull Weight-Loss Drug -- Again

5/9/12 FDA Panel to Mull Weight-Loss Drug -- Again

‎MedPage Today

By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- In the second go-round for FDA approval of the investigational obesity drug ...

5/8/12 - Obesity fight must shift from personal blame-US panel

5/8/12 Obesity fight must shift from personal blame-US panel

Reuters 

By Sharon Begley | NEW YORK (Reuters) - America's obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and systemic measures - from overhauling...

 

5/7/12 - Obesity could affect 42% of Americans by 2030

5/7/12 Obesity could affect 42% of Americans by 2030

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USA TODAY

By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – A new forecast on America's obesity crisis has health experts fearing a dramatic jump in health care costs if ...

4/30/12 True cost of US obesity: $190 billion a year in excess medical ...

4/30/12 True cost of US obesity: $190 billion a year in excess medical ...

‎msnbc.com

NEW YORK — US hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients.

4/30/12 - Obesity-linked diabetes hard to treat in children

4/30/12 Obesity-linked diabetes hard to treat in children

‎Examiner.com

With one-third of children overweight or obese, type 2 diabetes is starting to catch up with type 1 diabetes as the leading cause of diabetes in children.

4/27/12 Obese Drivers Much Less Likely to Wear Seatbelts

4/27/12 Obese Drivers Much Less Likely to Wear Seatbelts

‎LiveScience.com

And a new study finds obese drivers are much more likely to drive without buckling up. The University at Buffalo study found that normal weight drivers are ...

4/26/12 - Obesity Epidemic Fueling Rise in Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women

4/26/12 Obesity Epidemic Fueling Rise in Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women

‎Bioscience Technology

Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are each becoming more common, raising a logical question: Could one have something to do ...

4/25/12 - Many first-graders shun overweight, obese kids

4/25/12 Many first-graders shun overweight, obese kids

‎WFMJ

By Carina Storrs  (HealthDay News) -- Even first-graders might be shunned by their peers if they are overweight or obese, new research ...

4/19/12 - Study finds that obesity adds more to employee health care costs than does smoking

InsuranceNewsNet.com,  Penton Business Media - James P. Moriarty, MSc, and colleagues of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., analyzed the incremental costs of smoking and obesity among Mayo Clinic employees and retirees who had continuous health insurance coverage between 2001 and 2007....Smokers, for example, carried average health costs that were $1,275 higher than those for non-smokers. But the incremental costs associated with obesity were even higher: $1,850 more than for normal-weight individuals...

4/18/12 - Study: Obesity Surpasses Smoking in Employee Health Care Costs

4/18/12 Study: Obesity Surpasses Smoking in Employee Health Care Costs

‎EHS Today

A study of more than 30000 employees suggests that when it comes to racking up additional health care costs, obesity surpasses smoking.

4/13/12 - Obese Workers' Health Care Costs Top Those of Smokers

4/13/12 Obese Workers' Health Care Costs Top Those of Smokers

‎U.S. News & World Report

FRIDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Obese workers have even higher health costs than smokers, a new study finds. Researchers examined data from more than ...

4/12/12 - Waist measures for teens who are overweight, obese yield ...

4/12/12 Waist measures for teens who are overweight, obese yield ...

‎ModernMedicine

Increased waist-to-height ratio is associated with worsened lipid profiles and increased odds of hypertension in adolescents who are overweight or obese, ...

4/11/12 Lack of Sleep May Lead to Obesity, Harvard Study Suggests

4/11/12 Lack of Sleep May Lead to Obesity, Harvard Study Suggests

‎BusinessWeek

By Nicole Ostrow  Lack of sleep or erratic slumber from working late-night shifts or travel may lead to diabetes and obesity, according to ...

4/9/12 - Autism may be linked to obesity during pregnancy

4/9/12 Autism may be linked to obesity during pregnancy

‎BusinessWeek

By LINDSEY TANNER Obesity during pregnancy may increase chances for having a child with autism, provocative new research suggests.

4/5/12 - Obesity accounts for 21 percent of medical care costs

4/5/12 Obesity accounts for 21 percent of medical care costs

‎Medical Xpress

(Medical Xpress) -- Obesity now accounts for almost 21 percent of US health care costs -- more than twice the previous estimates, reports a new Cornell ...