Large waist linked to acid reflux in Caucasians
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NEW YORK  - Obesity, especially excessive abdominal fat, may be a much stronger contributor to acid reflux in white people than in other racial groups, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - People who take medication to  reduce stomach acid seem to be at increased risk of developing  pneumonia, the results of a population-based study suggest.
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NEW YORK  - Obese patients who undergo surgery for esophageal cancer with a procedure called transhiatal esophagectomy appear to fare just as well as their normal weight counterparts, according to study findings presented Tuesday at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons annual meeting in San Diego.
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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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NEW YORK  - Gastric surgery for obesity is  extremely effective in treating the metabolic syndrome, the  cluster of disorders that increase the risk of heart disease  and diabetes, doctors in Taiwan report.
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Beer bellies might take a toll on men below the belt, not just around it. Men who weigh too much are more likely to have poor sperm quality, research on nearly 1,600 young Danish men has found.
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NEW YORK  - People who are just moderately overweight have an increased risk developing heart disease, even if they are otherwise healthy, according to pooled data from published studies.
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Women who put on extra pounds raise their risk of getting frequent heartburn or making symptoms worse &amp;#151; even if they aren&#039;t overweight, a new study found.
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Obese pregnant women may have  an increased risk of losing their baby relatively late in  pregnancy, and black women appear particularly at risk, a large  study suggests.
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Among men with symptoms of  heart disease, those who are obese tend to live longer than  their normal-weight counterparts, a new study suggests.
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The nutritional disorder, beriberi -- caused by lack of vitamin B1 in the diet -- can appear in teens who have undergone gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity.
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Children who are obese are damaging their feet and may have problems walking, a study suggests.
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A study in Australia has shown that  changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese  children from as young as six, warning signs that might be  linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.
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Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of problems that can raise the risk of heart disease, is often associated with obesity, but new research indicates that people of normal weight can develop the condition too.
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Adults with type 1 diabetes who  are obese, especially those who carry excess weight around the  middle, are at increased risk for developing kidney disease, a  study shows.
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Too many calories and too little exercise are undeniably the major factors contributing to the obesity epidemic, but several recent animal studies suggest that environmental exposure to widely used chemicals may also help make people fat.
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Sept. 29, 2004 - An obesity gene does appear to pack on excess pounds in some people. But most of us can&#39;t point to our genetics as a reason for our tight jeans, researchers say.