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Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks (Time.com)
Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.
Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the risk of death in patients with a history of heart problems.
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com)
Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity
Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new English study.
Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40 percent: study (AFP)
AFP - Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed.
Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication (Reuters)
Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.
The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight (Reuters)
Reuters - Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players.
Concerns as obesity surgery soars in Britain (AFP)
AFP - British health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years.
Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England (Reuters)
Reuters - Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.
French diet guru Montignac dies at 66 (AFP)
AFP - Michel Montignac, author of worldwide best-sellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday.
Short-Term Overeating Could Make Long-Term Weight Loss Tougher (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you think a few weeks of slothful behavior and caloric overindulgence can be easily worked off at the gym, think again.
Study Suggests Link Between Diet Sodas, Preterm Delivery (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Could drinking one or more artificially sweetened, carbonated diet sodas a day boost a woman's odds of premature delivery? A new study from Denmark suggests such a link.
Could Drinking Water Before Meals Help You Lose Weight? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Close the diet books and skip the pills. The latest weight-loss trick may be as simple as gulping a couple of glasses of water before you eat.
Adding Fish Oil to Low-Fat/High-Carb Diet May Improve Cholesterol (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For people with the metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, high levels of blood fats or triglycerides and high blood sugar -- adding a little fish oil to a diet low in saturated fats and high in complex carbohydrates might be just the ticket, a new study suggests.
Study IDs 'alarming disparities' in child obesity (Reuters)
Reuters - While the extent of obesity among kids overall seems to have peaked, it's still climbing among African American and Native American girls, new research from California shows.
Obesity top threat to children's health: poll (Reuters)
Reuters - Adults consider obesity the number one threat to children's health in the United States and many believe the problem is getting worse, according to a new poll.
