Obesity doubles risk of blindness, says report
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Britain's increasing number of obese  adults and children face twice the risk of losing their sight  from a range of degenerative eye conditions, a report from the  Royal National Institute of the Blind said on Wednesday.
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Rates of obesity and diabetes are rising across England, government data reveals.
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Being obese boosts the risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday by The Lancet.
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Obesity is related to poor blood flow, high blood pressure &quot;and cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases,&quot; Dr. Deborah Gustafson, from Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Goteborg, said in a statement.
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Regular weightlifting may increase the risk of the eye disease glaucoma, research suggests.
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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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Obese people may be less likely to develop prostate cancer but more likely to die  of it, a study suggests.
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Women who are obese are more likely to experience brain tissue loss, an early sign of dementia, researchers find.
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An increasing number of American adults diagnosed with diabetes are obese, making it more likely they will suffer heart disease, vision damage and other health problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Long-term exposure to lead is linked to an increased risk of cataracts, a new study finds. The study of almost 800 men in their late 60s found that those with the highest
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NEW YORK  - A high body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of having a stroke over the next two or three decades -- even after taking into account other risk factors such as high blood pressure
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Obese children grow up to have bigger left ventricles in their hearts, putting them at risk for heart disease, researchers said on Monday.
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Most British citizens could be obese by 2050, a new government report warns, and the nation's health secretary called Wednesday for a fundamental shift in the way the nation tackles obesity.
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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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Obesity is harmful to the brain for women, but it doesn&#39;t appear to raise the risk of dying for men who have suffered heart attacks, according to two new studies.
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Two new studies shed light on the role obesity may play in causing heart attacks and, surprisingly, keeping them from being fatal.
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Obese children grow up to have  bigger left ventricles in their hearts, putting them at risk  for heart disease, researchers said on Monday.