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- Fat and fact: No pride attaches to being overweight or obese (11/22/2009) 24 Nov 2009 12:11 GMT
... No pride attaches to being overweight or obese Heavy-set Americans are starting to throw their ... host of serious conditions increases, including coronary heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, cancers (endometrial, breast and ... in the nation in 1990 had an obesity rate that exceeded 15 percent. Now not ...
- Research highlights emotional toll from obesity 24 Nov 2009 10:50 GMT
... a particular interest in psycho-social issues around obesity. It was convened as a core part ... aware of the medical effects of being obese, with the condition causing a range of ... causing a range of complications that include heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, but what ...
- Health bosses concerned by Brighton and Hove child obesity 24 Nov 2009 14:34 GMT
... in Brighton and Hove are classed as obese. The figures come from children who were ... found about 16.4% of children were dangerously overweight compared to 17.7% the year before. However ... serious health problems in the future including heart disease, some cancers and diabetes. It is also ...
- Huddersfield Filmmaker and doctor make DVD to combat obesity in Ethiopia 24 Nov 2009 10:30 GMT
... falling victim to Western-style excesses - including obesity. Film-maker John Edmonds and public health expert Dr ... Ethiopia are seeing shocking increase in obesity, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. ...
- Aetna Makes $30,000 Grant to Atlanta Urban League to Support 'Get Body Beautiful' Program 24 Nov 2009 03:10 GMT
... Atlanta Urban League. “Whether you’re talking about heart disease, diabetes, obesity or breast cancer, all of these conditions ... “With 78 percent of African American women overweight and at risk for major illnesses like ...
- Early communication about an ongo... 24 Nov 2009 11:10 GMT
... with a history of coronary artery disease (heart disease), congestive heart failure (CHF), arrhythmias, or stroke, ... FDA in 1997 for the management of obesity, including weight loss and maintenance of weight ... calorie diet. Meridia is only recommended for obese patients with an initial body mass index ...
- Qld MP wants smokers last in hospital queues 24 Nov 2009 09:50 GMT
... who are overweight. Jo-Ann Miller wants the obese and smokers to pay for their unhealthy ... MILLER: Look there is a lot of obesity and smoking in my particular electorate it ... you are smoking heavily and you have heart disease that they actually encourage you to get ...
- Suze Ormon's a 'Healthier & Wealthier You' Quiz 24 Nov 2009 01:04 GMT
... It's no secret that obesity is one of the most common health ... of Obesity (NAASO) put the number of obese adults in the U.S. at a shocking ... such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. While public awareness of the physical risks ...
- Feast or famine: The diet that won't just help you lose weight, you'll live longer and be brainier! 24 Nov 2009 01:53 GMT
... reducing blood sugar levels, to fending off heart disease and breast cancer and protecting brain cells. ... it is far more palatable for the obese. The standard diet for them involves a ... five years. 'I've always been a bit overweight. When I first started, I lost 35lb ...
- H1N1 flu claims 6th victim in St. Lucie County 24 Nov 2009 00:12 GMT
... woman weighed about 400 pounds, Eschbach said. Obesity is as much a risk factor as ... 1,088 California hospitalizations from H1N1, found that obese and morbidly obese patients accounted for more ... variety of health problems, including diabetes and heart disease both of which also are risk factors ...
- Exercise Important in Teens' Blood Pressure Control 24 Nov 2009 04:31 GMT
... health implications." High blood pressure and other heart disease risk factors like type 2 diabetes and ... since the 1990s, in tandem with escalating obesity rates. A study of Canadian teenagers published ... effects, studies show that teens who are overweight, inactive and carrying heart disease risk factors ...
- The new Rx: Take a hike and call me in the morning 24 Nov 2009 07:35 GMT
... prevent (or treat) health problems ranging from heart disease to attention deficit disorder. Eleanor Kennedy, a ... heart disease and stroke, as well as obesity and diabetes, are among the highest in the ...
- W.S. dentist takes wholistic approach to oral health 24 Nov 2009 05:16 GMT
... interest was peaked because [of] my husband's heart disease; he's 49 and I definitely want him ... blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, impotence, heart disease, obesity, headaches, reflux, depression, anxiety, depression and temporomandibular joint ...
- Former Secretary Thompson uses clout in health care debate 24 Nov 2009 13:31 GMT
... least one chronic illness such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and arthritis. "We still have a ... well as his agency's work on diabetes, obesity and smoking cessation. Thompson, who served as chairman ...
- Keep your heart healthy with Vodafone 24 Nov 2009 15:33 GMT
... of age who consider themselves as stressed, who are smokers, have high cholesterol, are overweight and have a history of heart disease in their families. The scan is offered at the subsidised price of €99 ...
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