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2006-06-20
PLEA OVER CHILDHOOD OBESITY STUDY
Community Newswire, UK - 26 minutes ago Childhood obesity has become a major issue in this country over the last five years and a quarter of young people are now overweight or obese, resulting in
"However, it is still unknown whether obesity has a damaging effect on young people's bones. Through the study at the Children's Hospital, we are trying to find out if obese children have lighter bones, which don't grow big enough to support their bodyweight, making them more prone to fractures."

2006-06-19
Obesity Drugs, Pharmaceutical Profits, and Kids
Ivanhoe, FL - 4 hours ago The fear is healthy children would be classified as overweight or obese -- and therefore eligible for treatment with obesity drugs.
Two-thirds of the funding given to the merged International Association for the Study of Obesity and the Task Force, Moynihan says, will come from pharmaceutical giants Roche and Abbott. Roche makes the anti-obesity drug Xenical (orlistat), and Abbott makes the appetite suppressant Reductil (sibutramine hydrochloride). In recent years, drug company sponsorship is likely to have amounted to "millions" says Moynihan, but the Task Force maintains internal scrutiny ensures independence from sponsor influence.

2006-06-18
Model predicts diabetes risk using BMI
United Press International - Jun 13, 2006 for diabetes for a normal weight male aged 18 years is 20 percent, compared to a 30 percent, 57 percent, and 70 percent risk for the overweight, obese and very
"The average lifetime risk for diabetes for a normal weight male aged 18 years is 20 percent, compared to a 30 percent, 57 percent, and 70 percent risk for the overweight, obese and very obese males, respectively," said Narayan. "For 18 year-old females, in those four BMI categories, the risks are 17 percent, 35 percent, 55 percent and 74 percent."

2006-06-16
Excess pounds may raise ovarian cancer risk
MSNBC - 6 hours ago NEW YORK - Being overweight in young adulthood or later in life may raise a Among childless women, those who were obese in recent years had 2.5 times the risk
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2006-06-15
15pc children in UAE obese, malnourished
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - Jun 13, 2006 UAE and has reached alarming proportions in the Middle East, with over 45 per cent of women in the 15-49 age group either reported overweight or obese, he warns
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2006-06-14
Cancer Research: Children inherit taste for meat
Politics.co.uk, UK - 59 minutes ago Cancer Research UK surveys have shown that the majority of adults in the UK do not know that being overweight or obese is a serious risk factor for cancer.
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2006-06-13
The Lean Plate Club - Shaky ground between knowing fats and losing
OregonLive.com, OR - 53 minutes ago Two-thirds of respondents say that they are overweight, extremely overweight or obese -- a percentage that tracks with the latest government figures.
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1. Food: did you know that Brad Pitt is overweight, and George Clooney obese?
As if the wars on terror, drugs, crime and Iraq weren''t enough to be getting on with, it seems that there is a new demon in our midst. According to a report by a committee of MPs, Britain is in the

2. Counseling for physical activity in overweight and obese patients
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. More than 60 percent of U.S. adults are now overweight or obese (defined as at least 30 ...

3. Caloric Restriction and Calcium''s Effect on Bone Metabolism and Body Composition in Overweight and Obese Premenopausal Women
Obesity results in numerous preventable deaths and comorbidities. Unfortunately, a reduction of body weight has been correlated with a reduction in bone ...

4. Evaluation of the insulin resistance syndrome in 5- to 10-year-old overweight/obese African-American children - Insulin Resistance in Children - Brief
Evaluation of the insulin resistance syndrome in 5- to 10-year-old overweight/obese African-American children. (Insulin Resistance in Children).

5. Prevalence of overweight and obese Hispanic-American children
As overweight and obesity among children and adolescence increases it is important to identify subgroups of children who are at a greater risk, so that ...