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• Obesity is Contagious

  Published: July 29, 2007, 12:39 am

  Tags: Lose Weight, Fat, Harvard, Obese, Overweight, Socially Contagious, Study, Yale

  chances of becoming obese went up:1. 57 percent if a friend did, 2. 40 percent if a sibling did3. 37 percent if a spouse did. In the closest friendships, the risk almost tripled even if the friends and family lived far away.The study suggests that obesity is 'socially

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• Lower insulin levels cut breast cancer recurrence

  Published: August 1, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Activity, Bloodstream, Boston, Breast, Cancer, Dana, Death, Exercise, Farber, Hormone, Institute, Insulin, Lean, Obese, Physical, Recurrence, Risk, Sedentary

  levels of insulin, seen in obese and sedentary people, and an increased risk of breast cancer recurrence and breast cancer-related death. "We know that women who are overweight at the time of breast cancer diagnosis have a higher risk of recurrence than lean women, but the reasons for this have not been clear," said Ligibel.Now we know that

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• Obese kids miss more school

  Published: August 13, 2007, 10:27 am

  Tags: Bullying, Children, Elementary Students, Elementarystudents, Fat, Kids, Missed Days, Misseddays, Missing School, Missingschool, Obese Children, Obesechildren, Obesity, Overweight, Overweight Children, Overweightchildren, School Absenteeism, Schoolabsenteeism, Sick Days, Sic

  normal weight, overweight or obese. During the 180 -day school year, normal weight kids missed 10.1 days, overweight kids missed 10.9 days and obese kids missed 12.2 days. For some reason, the underweight children had the fewest absences - 7.5 on average. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that of all the factors to consider

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• Obese kids miss more school

  Published: August 13, 2007, 10:27 am

  Tags: Bullying, Children, Elementary Students, Elementarystudents, Fat, Kids, Missed Days, Misseddays, Missing School, Missingschool, Obese Children, Obesechildren, Obesity, Overweight, Overweight Children, Overweightchildren, School Absenteeism, Schoolabsenteeism, Sick Days, Sic

  normal weight, overweight or obese. During the 180 -day school year, normal weight kids missed 10.1 days, overweight kids missed 10.9 days and obese kids missed 12.2 days. For some reason, the underweight children had the fewest absences - 7.5 on average. Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that of all the factors to consider

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• How much weight should a pregnant woman gain?

  Published: August 17, 2007, 6:02 am

  Tags: Baby, Bmi, Diet, Doctor, Eating, Eating For Two, Eatingfortwo, Fetal, Fetus, Health, Institute Of Medicine, Instituteofmedicine, Medicine, Mother, Mothers, Newborn, Obese, Obesity, Overweight, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Diet, Pregnancydiet, Weight, Weight Gain, Weightgain

  Filed under: Pregnancy and Birth, Moms, Newborn, Pregnancy diet, Birth complications, Obstetricians, CravingsFor some of us, becoming pregnant is like being handed a license to eat whatever we want, whenever we want. I personally only gained about 25 pounds when I was pregnant, but I gained it all within the first three months. After that initial

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• Obese Kids Miss More School

  Published: August 21, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Back To School, Childhood Obesity, Obese

  As kids gear up to head back-to-school certain factors, including being overweight, mean that they may be missing more school than their peers. Research found that overweight students were absent 20% more often than other kids. They suggest that the heavier children are avoiding school because of being teased as well as not wanting to

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• MIT builds robotic weight loss coach

  Published: August 22, 2007, 1:15 pm

  Tags: Boston, Coach, Exercise, Health, Home Health, Homehealth, Mit, Obese, Obesity, Video, Weight, Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, Weightloss, Weightmaintenance

  Filed under: Robots In an attempt to understand how humans react to having a robotic weight loss coach in their home versus simply using the software that the machine is loaded with, the imaginative folks at MIT have constructed a sociable robot that wants to see you reach your ideal weight. The robot uses internal cameras and face-tracking

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• Obese toddlers more likely to be iron deficient

  Published: September 4, 2007, 10:29 am

  Tags: Anemia, Anemic, Bottles, Daycare, Diet, Feeding, Health, Iron Deficiency, Irondeficiency, Nutrition, Obese Toddlers, Obesetoddlers, Obesity, Overweight Kids, Overweightkids, Solid Food, Solidfood

  Filed under: Feeding & Nutrition, Health and Safety, Eating, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, 2 years, 3 years, ToddlerA new study published in the journal Pediatrics reveals that of the 960 U.S. kids aged 1 to 3 studied, 20 percent of those who were overweight suffered from iron deficiency. Lack of iron in the blood reduces the amount of oxygen

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• Weight Loss Surgery Ballons For Teens

  Published: September 22, 2007, 3:07 pm

  Tags: Health, Digestive System, Gastric Banding, Gastric Bypass, Gastric Surgery, Obese Adults, Weight Loss Surgeries, Wood Johnson Medical School

  bypass, gastric surgery, obese adults, weight loss surgeries, wood johnson medical schoolDid you enjoy reading this post? Buy me a nice cup of coffee to fuel my late night writing sessions and keep the content

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• Should cupcakes be banned?

  Published: September 25, 2007, 4:36 pm

  Tags: Banning Cupcakes In Schools, Banningcupcakesinschools, Butter, Classroom, Cupcake, New York Times, Newyorktimes, Obese, Sugar

  now and they could end up as obese kids soon enough, and obese adults later. Still, I agree with the sentiment of a recent New York Times article. In it cupcakes are likened to apple pie. Some consider them to be the new definition of Americana. Reading this article I thought about all the opportunities I had to eat cupcakes when I was

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• Department of Health Sends Letters To Parents of Obese Children

  Published: October 22, 2007, 11:30 am

  Tags: News, Alan Johnson, Big Brother, British Fat, Comedy, Department Of Health, Fat, Funny, Gordon Brown, Humor, Humour, Labour Party, Nanny State, Obese Children, Obesity, Photoshop, Satire, Satirical, Uk Heath, Wit, Witty

  alan johnson, big brother, british fat, comedy, department of health, fat, funny, gordon brown, humor, humour, labour party, nanny state, obese children, obesity, photoshop, satire, satirical, uk heath, wit, witty

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• Pet Peeps Fight Battle of the Bulge

  Published: November 1, 2007, 5:41 am

  Tags: Offbeat News, Animal, Animals, Cat Cats, Diet, Dog, Dogs, Health, Obese, Obesity, Overweight, Pet, Pets

  precious pet is obscenely obese, consult your vet to prescribe a specialized diet and get plenty of daily exercise. As the fat begins to melt away, they will began to show new energy, running, jumping and playing, a shiny coat, a clearly defined waistline and much improved health so your beloved will remain with you for many more years to

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• New Zylene- Weight Loss Fad or Craze

  Published: November 28, 2007, 9:50 pm

  Tags: Diet, Diet Pills, Fat, Health, Health 4 Wealth, Hoodia, How To Lose Weight, Natural, Nutrition, Obese, Obesoity, Over Weight, Overweight, Top 10 Diets, Weight Loss, Zylene

  Everyone should judge for themselves about any new product because even though many deem diet pills as miracles it may not work for everybody.  Zylene is all natural and they don't claim to be 100% effective for...read more

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• Zylene - New Fad or Craze?

  Published: December 2, 2007, 12:35 pm

  Tags: Diabetic, Fat, Free Sample, Health, Obese, Overweight, Top 10 Diets, Webmd, Weight Loss, Zylene

  Everyone, there is a new pill out there all natural, ephedra free with no added caffeine.  So you are not wondering does it really work?  Is this the next fad or craze?  Well I am here to tell you that...read more

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• Most Obese City In The United States

  Published: December 5, 2007, 9:25 am

  Tags: Obese

  We all know that there is an obese problem here in the U.S. but recently there was a study for what the most obese cities are.In the study they named the top five overweight cities. Here is the list.

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