Conference to examine world obesity epidemic
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Some 1,800 researchers will gather in New Orleans this weekend to discuss efforts to treat and contain the worldwide obesity epidemic.
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An international conference in Spain is looking at the benefits of a diet rich in olive oil.
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Evolution and the environment, not just   gluttony, has led to a global obesity pandemic, with an   estimated 1.5 billion people overweight -- more than the number   of undernourished people -- an obesity conference was told on   Monday.
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LAS VEGAS - Obesity researchers from around the world went home last weekend with new data to chew on. Several studies, released last week at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study
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The U.S. National Institutes of  Health said on Tuesday it was launching a systematic campaign  to fight obesity, which now affects close to two-thirds of the  U.S. population and threatens to overtake smoking as the  leading cause of death.
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Obesity has reached pandemic proportions throughout the world and is now the greatest single contributor to chronic disease, an international conference was told here.
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Governments must wake up to the scourge of obesity or it will soon be too late to win the battle against the global epidemic, a senior World Health Organization official warned.
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Obesity is considered a major public health problem today, but a number of scientists are coming to see it as a comparative blessing, given the alternative.
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MONDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Worldwide, 40 percent of men and 30 percent of women are now overweight, and 24 percent of men and 27 percent of women are obese, say researchers who looked at data from 63 countries.
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America&#39;s obesity epidemic isn&#39;t just a health problem, according to a new study. It&#39;s also adding extra weight to airliners, boosting the already soaring costs of jet fuel.
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Soaring childhood obesity rates will increase diabetes rates across the globe, international agencies warn.
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Developing countries, especially in  Asia, must promote healthy lifestyles from childhood to halt  rising obesity and heart disease rates, medical experts said on  Thursday.
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World Heart Day is focusing on life-threatening risks of obesity in children. The World Health Organization and World Heart Federation warn, overweight children are three-to-five times more likely to suffer
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People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of south and east Asia, a global snapshot shows.
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The European Union could consider legislation to regulate the junk food industry so as to tackle the continent's increasing obesity problem, the EU's health commissioner said.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID    WASHINGTON  -- A wide-ranging effort involving parents, schools, communities and government is needed to turn the tide of childhood obesity, the Institute of Medicine said Thursday...
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Overweight and obesity levels are increasing at an alarming rate within the European Union, with over a quarter of men and a third of women considered obese in some countries, the European Commission has warned.