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Topic: obesity

No long-term cost savings with weight loss surgery

No long-term cost savings with weight loss surgery

February 20, 2013 4:11 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Weight loss surgery does not lower health costs over the long run for people who are obese, according to a new study.Some researchers had suggested ... Read more
Health-conscious Americans hurt aluminum can market

Health-conscious Americans hurt aluminum can market

February 20, 2013 2:59 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. aluminum can sales are set to slow in 2013 for a third straight year as more consumers ditch sodas for healthier options such as water ... Read more
Low-calorie restaurant offerings, a better bottom line?

Low-calorie restaurant offerings, a better bottom line?

February 19, 2013 1:31 pm by | 0 Comments

A new study by the Hudson Institute shows that incorporating more low-calorie items into a restaurant’s menu doesn’t just help address the nation’s growing obesity problem, it also helps ... Read more

Study: Least healthy eaters pay attention to red/yellow/green menu labels

Study: Least healthy eaters pay attention to red/yellow/green menu labels

February 15, 2013 4:49 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Showing diners how many calories are in restaurant food items may influence how much they eat - especially among the least health-conscious people, a new ... Read more
Type 2 diabetes, OTC weight loss drug maker rounds up $20M for late-stage development

Type 2 diabetes, OTC weight loss drug maker rounds up $20M for late-stage development

February 14, 2013 10:27 am by | 0 Comments

Piggybacking off a $21 million round completed last year, Elcelyx Therapeutics has secured a $20 million series C to fund late-stage clinical development of its drug candidates for type 2 ... Read more
Kidney transplants riskier for obese patients

Kidney transplants riskier for obese patients

February 14, 2013 9:51 am by | 0 Comments

America's obesity epidemic has not spared patients hoping for a new, life-saving kidney.Now researchers at St. Louis University have found obese patients who receive a kidney transplant are at a ... Read more
U.S. health advocates ask government for safe sugar limits in drinks

U.S. health advocates ask government for safe sugar limits in drinks

February 13, 2013 9:59 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Anti-obesity advocates who want to curb Americans' sugar habit on Wednesday asked the government to set a safe level for added sugars in soda and other beverages.The Center ... Read more
Home altitude tied to obesity risk

Home altitude tied to obesity risk

February 12, 2013 11:06 am by | 1 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Americans who live where the air is thinnest are less likely to be obese than those in low-lying areas, according to a new study.

The results ... Read more

Adult diabetes drug may work in very obese youths

Adult diabetes drug may work in very obese youths

February 4, 2013 4:14 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug originally approved to treat adults with diabetes may also help severely obese youths lose some weight, according to a new study."We're encouraged by ... Read more
Obesity in girls tied to higher multiple sclerosis risk

Obesity in girls tied to higher multiple sclerosis risk

January 30, 2013 4:06 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that obese kids - adolescent girls, in particular - are more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) than normal-weight youth.That ... Read more
Obesity at Davos: Forum asks pharma, big food to solve problem “harder to fight than smoking”

Obesity at Davos: Forum asks pharma, big food to solve problem “harder to fight than smoking”

January 24, 2013 2:03 pm by | 1 Comments

The World Economic Forum has some notable past achievements in healthcare, such as galvanizing support for the fight against AIDS and the vaccination of children in poor countries, but tackling ... Read more
New obesity study adds more questions about the value of BMI

New obesity study adds more questions about the value of BMI

January 1, 2013 6:12 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a review of almost 100 past studies covering nearly three million people, researchers found that being overweight or slightly obese was linked to about ... Read more
Obesity rates drop slightly in young, poorer kids

Obesity rates drop slightly in young, poorer kids

December 25, 2012 5:01 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of low-income preschoolers who qualify as obese or "extremely obese" has dropped over the last decade, new data from the Centers for Disease ... Read more
Kids given healthier snacks eat fewer calories

Kids given healthier snacks eat fewer calories

December 21, 2012 9:02 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids given a combination of cheese and vegetables will eat only about a quarter as many calories as those given potato chips, according to a ... Read more
Wow of the Week: Obesity now tops hunger as the world’s biggest food problem

Wow of the Week: Obesity now tops hunger as the world’s biggest food problem

December 15, 2012 8:00 am by | 19 Comments

Wow of the Week is a weekly post on share-worthy medical technologies, stories, people or events.A new analysis of global health data shows that the years of life lost from ... Read more