 | Folate levels fall in young U.S. women [January 4, 2007] |
| ATLANTA - Blood levels of folate in young women are dropping, a disturbing development that could lead to increased birth defects and may be due to low-carb diets or the popularity of unfortified whole-grain breads. |
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| Most Americans Want Public Policies to Prevent Obesity [December 28, 2006] |
| THURSDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A large majority of Americans say they support changes in public policy to stem the rising tide of obesity among adults, a new survey shows. |
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| Exercise, diet reduce fatty liver in obese teens [December 21, 2006] |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Efforts to help obese children become more active and eat better can help reduce the amount of fatty tissue in their livers. |
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| British obesity prescriptions bloat 600 percent in six years [December 20, 2006] |
| LONDON (AFP) - Britain's growing battle with obesity was underlined as new data showed that the number of prescriptions written for anti-obesity drugs has risen by nearly 600 percent in six years.
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| Scientists link weight to gut bacteria [December 20, 2006] |
| WASHINGTON - Maybe it's germs that are making you fat. Researchers found a strong connection between obesity and the levels of certain types of bacteria in the gut. That could mean that someday there will be novel new ways of treating obesity that go beyond the standard advice of diet and exercise. |
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| Obesity Alters Digestive-Tract Bacteria [December 20, 2006] |
| WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity not only disrupts a person's health, it also disrupts the makeup of healthy germs inside the digestive tract, a new study suggests.
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| U.S. firm designs nasal spray to fight obesity [December 19, 2006] |
| BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Dieters may find some welcome assistance from a new nasal spray that could help resist the appetizing aromas of cinnamon bun stands, pizza parlors or tempting bakeries.
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| Chinese grapple with obesity, herbs not a solution [December 18, 2006] |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Unhappy with her weight, Charmaine Tong decided two years ago to try a slimming tea, which supposedly contained only traditional Chinese herbs. |
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Obesity Boosts Kidney Risk in Type 1 Diabetes [December 6, 2006] |
| WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- For people with type 1 diabetes, obesity is also associated with an increased risk of kidney disease, a U.S. study finds.
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| Japanese officials bare bellies online to fight obesity [December 4, 2006] |
| TOKYO (AFP) - Two middle-aged Japanese bureaucrats showed their bulging bellies to the nation as they kicked off a diet blog as part of a national campaign to fight growing obesity. |
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Britain hopes to dance its way out of obesity epidemic [December 3, 2006] |
| LONDON (AFP) - Dance classes are to be provided on Britain's public health service to counter declining fitness levels and prevent a national obesity epidemic, a newspaper said. |
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| Europeans OK anti-obesity charter [November 16, 2006] |
| LONDON - European health ministers from 53 countries approved the world's first charter to fight obesity on Thursday, vowing greater action against the epidemic of expanding waistlines across the continent.
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| Study Explains "Obesity Paradox" in Heart Treatment [November 15, 2006] |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heavier patients with clogged heart arteries have lower death rates in the short term than their leaner counterparts because they get more aggressive treatment, a study said on Wednesday. |
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Obesity Could Hit Economies as Hard as Malnutrition [November 15, 2006] |
| ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Obesity could knock economic output as severely as malnutrition, which shaves as much as 3 percent off production in the poorest countries, a World Bank specialist said on Wednesday.
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| Excess Weight Worsens Ovarian Cancer Prognosis [October 23, 2006] |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with ovarian cancer who are overweight or obese fare worse than normal-weight patients, a new study shows.
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