News tagged with obesity rates
Related topics: high blood pressure , physical activity , body mass index , obesity , childhood obesity
ISU study uses iPhone GPS tools to assist 12 Iowa towns with their Safe Routes to School programs
An Iowa State University-Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) study uses high-tech devices to encourage low-tech solutions to escalating childhood obesity rates in Iowa. This month the researchers are providing ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Study: US has much higher obesity rate than Canada
(AP) -- American adults have a significantly higher rate of obesity than their neighbors to the north, a new study says.
Mar 02, 2011 |
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To increase physical activity, focus on how, not why
Most people know that exercise is important to maintain and improve health; however, sedentary lifestyles and obesity rates are at all-time highs and have become major national issues. In a new study, University of Missouri ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Past smoking rates shorten US lifespans: study
High smoking rates in the past, combined with widespread obesity, continue to chip away at US life expectancy compared to other wealthy nations, a study released Tuesday said.
Jan 25, 2011 |
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FDA panel recommends approval for Contrave
A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday recommended that the agency approve Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.'s weight loss drug Contrave, making it the first in group of competitors to get a positive nod from experts.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Psychologists at the forefront of weight management
Over the last few decades, the dramatic rise in pediatric obesity rates has emerged as a public health threat requiring urgent attention. The responsibility of identifying and treating eating and weight-related problems early ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Most US kids see fewer food ads on television: study
Most US kids saw fewer TV food ads between 2003 and 2007, but black kids were bombarded with more calorie-rich advertising than whites, a study showed Monday.
Sep 06, 2010 |
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Americans struggle with long-term weight loss
Only about one in every six Americans who have ever been overweight or obese loses weight and maintains that loss, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Sep 03, 2010 |
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New study strengthens link between everyday stress and obesity using an animal model
Bethesda, MD-Stress can take a daily toll on us that has broad physical and psychological implications. Science has long documented the effect of extreme stress, such as war, injury or traumatic grief on humans. Typically, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Study underscores link between walking, cycling and health
Want a slimmer, healthier community? Try building more sidewalks, crosswalks and bike paths.
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Obesity rates decline for many adolescents but disparities worsen
Obesity rates have started to decline and level off for many adolescents, but continue to increase for certain racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new UCSF-led study.
Aug 16, 2010 |
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South Carolina to cover obesity surgery next year
(AP) -- Obese government workers in South Carolina can get stomach-shrinking surgery through the state health plan under a pilot program that starts in January.
Aug 14, 2010 |
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Study examines hospital complication rates of bariatric surgery
An examination of hospital complication rates of bariatric surgery for more than 15,000 patients in Michigan finds that the frequency of serious complications is relatively low and is inversely associated with hospital and ...
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Vivus weight loss drug faces FDA panel this week
(AP) -- Vivus Inc.'s experimental drug Qnexa was effective in cutting weight, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, while acknowledging lingering concerns over the drug's nervous system and psychiatric side effects.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 13, 2010 |
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FDA to review first of 3 new weight loss drugs
(AP) -- Dieters, doctors and investors get their first extensive look at the first of a trio of new weight loss drugs this week. The hope is that the new drugs can succeed where many others have failed: delivering significant ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 12, 2010 |
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