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"Pre-diabetes," diabetes rising among U.S. teens
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of U.S. teenagers with "pre-diabetes" or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years -- though obesity and other heart risk factors have held steady, government researchers reported Monday. The good news, the researchers say, is that teen obesity rates leveled off between 1999 and 2008 -- hovering between 18 percent ...
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- In a scenario reminiscent of the film Fantastic Voyage, researchers have found a way to perform nearly surgery-free gastric bypass procedures in pigs using only a local anesthetic.
Oregon Obesity Rates Increase
By Nha Nguyen EUGENE, Ore. -- The Oregon Health Authority says the obesity epidemic is getting worse in our state. A recent study says obesity rates jumped 121 percent among adults since 1990. Researchers blame lack of physical activity and poor nutrition. Local organizations say it's a tough issue to fight despite growing awareness. "We are seeing more organizations responding to the issue, but ...
Obesity battle requires more movement, healthy foods
Obesity-related health care costs have reached an estimated $190 billion annually. And today's children could be the first generation with shorter life spans than their parents because of the epidemic.
Obesity Crisis: Americans are getting fatter
Americans keep getting fatter and a new projection just out is alarming. The new forecast is that nearly half of Americans will be obese by the year 2030. The rate at which this country is becoming obese is alarming -- so much so the Centers for Disease Control is calling for major public intervention. The definition of obese is 30-pounds over your body's healthy weight.
Study: Soaring obesity rate will slow over next two decades but remain high
The nation's obesity rate may increase more slowly than expected in the next two decades, but the number of people considered severely overweight is likely to keep climbing sharply. Click to Continue »
Study says U.S. obesity rate will keep rising
The nation’s obesity rate may increase more slowly than expected in the next two decades, but the number of people considered severely overweight is likely to keep climbing sharply.
Fatty Liver Disease Rises Among Heaviest Teens
Two-Decade Rise Driven by Increase in Obesity
Obese Teens Suffer More Fatty Liver Disease
The rate of teens with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has more than doubled in the last two decades, driven mostly by a rise in obesity.
Treating Childhood Obesity: A Family Affair
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With nearly one-third of American children being overweight or obese, doctors agree that there is an acute need for more effective treatments. In many weight management programs, the dropout rate can be as high as 73 percent, and even in successful programs, the benefits are usually short term.
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