Study Shows One in Four is Overweight
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Nov. 8 - A new report card on the nation&#39;s health shows the prevalence of obesity is up 97% since 1990. It shows nearly one in 4 Americans is 30 pounds or more overweight.
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US health officials from the CDC say that obesity is not killing as many people as first thought. They say the CDC will ask JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) to alter the figures it published in a study published last March.
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A new federal report finds that much of the population -- which is overweight and overfed -- often falls short in consuming essential nutrients. In short, Americans are eating too much of the wrong stuff.
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MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- The self-esteem of children who become overweight or obese is likely to fall, claims a new study that confirms what many heavy children and their parents already know.
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Highly obese women are 12 times more likely to have diabetes or knee replacement surgery, and five times more likely to have high blood pressure than women who are at a normal weight, says a new study.
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Only one in four people can stick to a  diet for a full year, a study comparing adherence to  weight-loss programs said on Tuesday.
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Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.
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Being overweight boosts the risk of dying from diabetes and kidney disease but not cancer or heart disease, and carrying some extra pounds appears actually to protect against a host of other causes of death, federal researchers reported today.
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Overweight and obese older women have an increased risk of leukemia, says a University of Minnesota study. It found that older women who are overweight or obese could be more than twice as likely as normal
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In the quest for an hourglass figure and washboard abs, many dieters end up putting on extra pounds, a survey has revealed. According to the BBC, the British Dietetic Association said a survey of 4,000 men
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Researchers investigate the impact of exercise on preventing weight gain, obesity and diabetes.
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An American study found women living in households with four or more people were significantly more likely to be obese than those who lived by themselves.
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Although obesity is usually linked to detrimental health consequences, new research indicates that overweight people with heart failure have a lower mortality risk than those of normal weight.
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The old adage that being overweight &quot;is in the genes&quot; may be true, at least partially, for some, say researchers. A team from the University of Marberg in Germany found mutations in the MC4R gene had a &quot;major&quot; impact on people&#39;s body mass index.
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The amount of time people spend  sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new study involving more than  300,000 people finds that being overweight independently increases a person&#39;s risk of coronary disease.
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Parents are often unaware that their children are overweight or obese, according to a study.