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U.S. obesity rate is still gaining
Some alarming numbers on America's continuing battle with obesity. A new report out Monday warns nearly half of American adults are projected to be obese by 2030 unless the country makes significant changes. Experts say part of the solution is...
Tags: Family, Weight, Cleveland Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics, Kathleen Sebelius
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Nearly half of all kids in Missouri are overweight or obese
areynolds@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, -- Almost every other child in Missouri is considered overweight or obese according to several recent studies, including one from Trust for America's Health. The Kohl's Cardiac Kids event took place in Springfield for the first time. It's...Tags: Weight, Heart Disease, Obesity, Health, High Blood Pressure
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1 in 3 is obese - even the homeless
CNNObesity is a widespread epidemic, even among the homeless. While the popularized image of a homeless individual is one of skin and bones, a new study shows the reality is not so. One in three (32.3%) homeless individuals in the United States is obese,...Tags: McDonald's Big Mac, Health, Obesity, Medical Research, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Using numbers to paint the picture
Confession time. The reason no picture (other than that of my mug) accompanies these commentaries is simple: If a picture is worth one thousand words - or about 300 more words than are printed here - I'd be out of business faster than you could say...Tags: Weight, Agricultural Research and Technology, Health, Consumers, Politics
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Fruit juice targeted in war on obesity
Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda. But recent scientific studies and a new government-sponsored documentary that aired last week on HBO have...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Physical Fitness and Exercise, American Academy of Pediatrics, Weight, Companies and Corporations
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Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Soy-rich diets have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, but a small study suggests that soy supplements may not do anything for older women's blood pressure. The findings, reported in the American Journal of...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Health, Diets and Dieting
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Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U.K. study finds. "The people really at risk are the ones who have obesity in combination with other metabolic health risk factors,"...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Science, Hormones and Metabolism, London (England), Heart Disease
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For consumers, taste counts more than healthfulness, poll finds
Half of Americans say it’s easier to do their taxes than it is to figure out how to eat healthfully – and 23% described their diets as extremely or very unhealthful, according to an annual survey conducted by an industry-supported nonprofit...
Tags: Weight, Health, Consumers, Diets and Dieting, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Steelers RB Redman ready to carry heavy load
PITTSBURGH (AP) — They don't celebrate NFL backups in southern New Jersey. Trust Isaac Redman on this. When the Pittsburgh Steelers running back returned to his hometown of Paulsboro, N.J., during the offseason after his rookie year in the NFL...Tags: Ben Roethlisberger, Super Bowl, Larry Fitzgerald, Sports, Kurt Warner
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Reuters Health News Summary
ReutersFollowing is a summary of current health news briefs. Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Psoriasis, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Cancer
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Mom's excess pounds key in newborn weight
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For at least some moms-to-be, it's extra body fat — and not blood sugar levels — that may be key to their risk of having a big baby, a study published Tuesday suggests. Researchers found that among 472 pregnant...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Insulin, Health, Obesity
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Future heart-health alarm rises with new statistics on kids
American adolescents already carry a heavy burden of future heart disease risk, and while obesity has contributed mightily to their poorer health prospects, normal-weight kids are by no means off the hook, a study produced by the Centers for Disease...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Health, Disease Prevention, Obesity
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