Sunday, May 11, 2008

obesity

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Health Buzz: Ibuprofen and Alzheimer's and Other Health News

Obesity's Link to Life Expectancy

Excess body fat is tied to a host of deadly ills, including cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. more >>

Health Buzz: Women's Life Expectancy and Other Health News

Health Buzz: Belly Fat and Other Health News

Health Buzz: Sleeping Babies and Other Health News

You're Thin—and Too Fat

Too much body fat puts even normal-weight people at higher risk of heart disease. more >>

Your Dog is Fat. And You Know What to Do

A pet weight-loss plan, like a human plan, requires some strategizing. more >>

Too Fat? No More Excuses

Research is revealing how very damaging extra baggage is. more >>

Health Reasons to Cut Back on Corn Consumption

Used to sweeten drinks and fatten cattle, corn is too pervasive in our food supply, experts argue. more >>

When It Comes to Avoiding Cancer, Weight Matters

It appears that the fat you eat might be less meaningful than the fat you carry. more >>

Health Screening Tests That Everyone Needs

These preventive tests come strongly recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. more >>

New Reasons to Watch What You Eat

Nourishment in the womb may matter decades later more >>

Don't Eat That, or Your Child May Grow Up Fat

A mother's food intake during pregnancy may determine her baby's long-term health. more >>

How to Succeed at Losing

It's tough, but kids can get to, and stay at, a healthy weight. more >>

Five Comments Parents Should Never Make

Teens who overcame anorexia consider how they might have avoided it. more >>

How to Win the Weight Battle

Tackling obesity the wrong way makes matters worse. Here's a right way. more >>

Should Your Child Lose Weight? Eight Keys to Success

One mom's study of how kids who reached a healthy weight got there and stayed. more >>

Most States Are Getting Fatter, Report Finds

Obesity rates climbed in the majority of states last year, and no state reduced its obesity problem. more >>

Obese Americans: Not Wanted in China

Anybody who blinked over the holidays might have missed important news from China. DaimlerChrysler announced that by 2008 it plans to import small "B-class" cars built by the Chinese automaker Chery, the first time a Chinese-made car will go on sale in the United States. more >>

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