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Battle of the bulge: Does treating obesity as a disease help?
Harping on people ad nauseam to lose weight is rather "sadistic", there's little evidence the treatment of obesity works and even the benefits of weight loss are debatable.
Funding to help fight obesity in Horry County
A local grassroots group working to reduce obesity in Horry County has received national funding that will help get its organization off the ground.
Anti-obesity program doesn't help teen girls: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An intensive obesity-prevention program for Australian girls didn't lead to any improvements in their diet, physical activity or body weight a year later, according to a new report. Findings from the school-based intervention, which involved exercise sessions and nutrition workshops for lower-income girls, are the latest disappointment in a slew of research attempting ...
Study: Anti-obesity program doesn't help teen girls
An intensive obesity-prevention program for girls didn't lead to any improvements in their diet, physical activity or body weight a year later, according to a new report
Childhood obesity prevention program in jeopardy
Organizers of "The Youngest Loser" need your help keeping the childhood obesity prevention program available to the community this summer.
As Obesity Epidemic Soars, Scientists and Researchers Explore Connections to Other Diseases
New interdisciplinary conference brings together leading researchers and stakeholders to discuss the latest in obesity, cancer, diabetes and related metabolic disorders
Program urges parents to help stop childhood obesity
A new study released on Monday by the CDC estimated that obese or overweight children were at double the risk of having a heart attack or heart disease.
Obesity among homeless almost as high as in general population, study finds
The study found that just 1.6 percent of the homeless in the sample could be classified as underweight. In contrast, morbid obesity was three times more common.
Video: BMI not the best measure of obesity: study
Height-to-waist ratio is now believed to be a better measure of obesity than body mass index (BMI). CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips reports on the research behind the change.
Would 'fat' tax help curb obesity
Experts in the British Medical Journal are suggesting a 20-percent fat tax to get control of the obesity problem in America.
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