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Obesity and Diabetes Hits Appalachia, Southeast the Hardest

November 19, 2009 - 5:38pm

THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.

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Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke

November 19, 2009 - 12:06pm

(HealthDay News) -- Secondhand smoke harms the cardiovascular health of children, especially toddlers and obese youngsters, U.S. researchers say.

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Depression Linked to Obesity and Anorexia, Study Says

Written by Mary Sornberger on November 10, 2009 - 8:21am

In June, 2009, Science Daily reported that “A new study connects abnormalities of the "stress" hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often occur together, even in children.”

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Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure

November 9, 2009 - 3:23pm

MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major risk factor for left atrial enlargement, which increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, stroke and death, a new study shows.

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Obesity and Kidney Health

Written by Linda Fugate on October 28, 2009 - 6:15am

Two recent studies, one from Britain and one from Japan, report a correlation between obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The British report is accompanied by an editorial comment that more than a billion people worldwide suffer from overweight and obesity. There has been a sharp rise in both obesity and CKD in recent years. A direct causality link has not been established, but appears highly likely, according to the British authors.

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Heavy Patients Get Little Respect From Doctors

October 23, 2009 - 1:19pm

FRIDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Mirroring a societal stigma against the obese, Johns Hopkins researchers report that doctors appear to have less respect for their heavy patients.

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Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery

October 21, 2009 - 4:04pm

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People who are super obese and those with the most chronic health problems face an increased risk for dying within a year after weight-loss surgery, a new U.S. study has found.

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For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave

October 21, 2009 - 4:01pm

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery, a new U.S. study finds.

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Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women

October 17, 2009 - 6:55am

(HealthDay News) -- Women who become obese -- a step above overweight -- by the age of 18 are more likely to become infertile and develop polycystic ovarian syndrome than others, new research suggests.

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Smog Tougher on the Obese

October 15, 2009 - 1:29pm

THURSDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution appears to hit the obese hardest, causing significant increases in blood pressure, a new study finds.

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Obesity and Diabetes Hits Appalachia, Southeast the Hardest

Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke

Depression Linked to Obesity and Anorexia, Study Says

Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure

Obesity and Kidney Health

Heavy Patients Get Little Respect From Doctors

Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery

For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave

Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women

Smog Tougher on the Obese

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