![]() Scientific American | New hope for failed obesity drug Boston Globe, United States - About two-thirds of US adults are overweight or obese, and obesity is the number two cause of preventable premature death in the nation, behind smoking. ... Failed obesity wonder drug Leptin revived by new research Two drugs can fight fat Study raises hope for obesity treatment |
NY offers healthier food in women, child program Kentucky.com, KY - Excessive juice intake has been strongly associated with overweight and obesity in the preschool child population, according to the health department. ... |
Help kids maintain a healthy diet without a hefty cost USA Today - By Mark Garfinkel, for USA TODAY By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY Many parents with overweight children would be willing to break the bank to help their kids ... |
Macon Daily | Fast food near schools linked to obesity Calgary Herald, Canada - Adolescents who go to school within a half-mile of a fast-food restaurant are more likely to be overweight or obese than kids whose schools are further away ... Fast Foods Near Schools Prompt Poor Teen Eating Habits |
![]() Washington Post | Study: Black Women Stand a Tad Less Tall Washington Post, United States - According to a 2007 report by the National Center for Health Statistics, 23.8 percent of black girls ages 12 to 19 are overweight, compared with 14.6 ... Height of Black Women Declining; Obesity Might be Related to Cause ... |
GATHERING PLACE A bike-safe Hawaii will keep kids' bodies and ... Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - According to ScienceDaily, a recent study also indicates that exercise seems to reduce anger expression in overweight children. These results alone should ... |
The chance of cutting obesity? A big fat zero Times Online, UK - A third of children today are overweight or obese by the age of 11. It's our lifestyle: too many calories in, not enough exercise to burn them off. ... |
Kids' futures imperiled, report says Los Angeles Daily News, CA - And 16 percent of the state's adolescents are overweight or obese. Medical expenses attributed to obesity cost Californians $7.7 billion each year, ... |
![]() Cayman Net News | Obesity Crisis Looms - Officials Cayman Net News, Cayman Islands - She notes that if a child comes from a family of overweight people, he or she may be genetically predisposed to put on excess weight. ... |
Children fighting obesity, too Yuma Sun, AZ - Obese people are very overweight and at risk of having serious health problems. "Obesity brings on problems of Diabetes Type II and cardiovascular problems ... |