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Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Childhood Obesity Greatly Increases Likelihood of a Cranial Disorder that may Cause Blindness
Study analyzed electronic health records of 900,000 youth PASADENA, Calif., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Children who are overweight or obese � particularly older, non-Hispanic white gi...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation, in Partnership with ChildObesity180, Awards Breakthrough School Programs and Technologies to Promote Physical Activity in National Innovation Competition
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --��Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation (BCBSF Foundation) and ChildObesity180 today announced eleven winners of their nation...

James Greenberg, MD, General Surgeon in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Offers Comprehensive Solutions to Obesity
LAKE GENEVA, Wis., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --�People who suffer from chronic weight problems may look at surgery as the most extreme, and last possible, solution. But the ri...

Computer-Assisted Tools Alert Pediatricians to Obese Patients
First Large Study to Evaluate Impact of EHR on Childhood Obesity Evaluation PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronic health records and embedded tools can alert and...

CHILDREN + OBESITY: Thad Pryor Points to Alarming Trends in Childhood Obesity
The epidemic of childhood obesity is by now a familiar problem, but a new CNN report points to new complications -- children outgrowing their clothing and school furniture. Childcare profess...

Obesity Surgical Awareness - A Continuous Medical Education Program held
Hyderabad, November 22: Hyderabad based Leads Medical Center organised a Continuous Medical Education (CME) program on Obesity Surgical Awareness here in city. Speaking on the occa...

Thomson Reuters Poll Finds Half of Americans Believe Shows Like The Biggest Loser Have Positive Impact on Obesity Epidemic
Most Viewers Say Programs Influence Their Eating Habits ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Half of Americans believe weight loss-themed reality television has a positive impa...

Weight-Loss Industry Creates Myth of 'The Obesity Epidemic,' Author Mike Schatzki Writes in New Book 'The Great Fat Fraud'
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Obesity Epidemic" is a myth perpetrated by the weight-loss industry, says Mike Schatzki, author of the newly published book, "The Grea...

World's Largest Full Service Restaurant Company Commits to Menu Changes to Improve Nutrition and Fight Childhood Obesity
Olive Garden, Red Lobster and other Darden restaurants to help make the healthy choice the easy choice WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership for a Hea...

Weight Watchers� Unveils Latest Lose For Good� Campaign to Help Fight Obesity and Hunger
Jennifer Hudson Supports Participants in Fourth Annual Lose For Good� Campaign WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Weight Watchers today announced that Weight Wat...

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	Obesity Raises Kidney Damage Risk After Heart Surgery Obesity increases kidney damage risk in patients after heart surgery but effective antioxidants or other therapies that reduce oxidative stress might help lower this risk, according to a study. Acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt decline... Read More
	Obesity Rates Increasing Risk of Liver Disease Among Teens The rising rates of obesity have increased the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among teenagers and has also reduced the availability of healthy livers required for organ donations, a new study presented at the Digestive Disease Week meet in ... Read More
	Obese Patients Have More Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Study Overweight patients have more advanced and aggressive form of papillary thyroid cancer, reveals study published in Archives of Surgery. Thyroid cancer is on the rise on the United States and most of the increase is due to PTC, altho... Read More
	Experts Say One-fifth of Shanghai Youth are Overweight One-fifth of youth in Shanghai are obese, say health experts. According to Shanghai health experts, as much as 19.3 percent of local youngsters in Shanghai are overweight which is a rise of 14.1 percent from two years ago. Obese child... Read More
	Study Says Obese Adolescents Have Heart Damage Obese teenagers have lasting heart damage, reveals study. The findings were presented at the 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiolog... Read More
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