Program trains doctors to halt obesity
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West Virginia is hoping that a little wheel can make a big difference in the state's obesity problem.
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Private centre in Calgary first in Canada, but pediatrician wishes business wasn&#39;t growing so fast. Over the years, Peter Nieman has tried to help more than 200 obese children lose weight in his family practice
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NICE has recommended a raft of measures to tackle the growing obesity epidemic.
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NICE recommends a raft of measures, including surgery, to tackle the growing obesity epidemic.
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New Jersey's health department is escalating the battle against the bulge by starting a new Office of Nutrition and Fitness to better coordinate programs aimed at preventing obesity. The agency is particularly needed in New Jersey &#151; possibly the first state to create such a government body.
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Concern over growing levels of obesity has sparked a lively debate among food sector professionals and health experts about how to halt a trend that is medically and economically harmful.
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Children as young as three are being treated for obesity, according to one leading UK expert.
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&quot;It works really for reducing the incidences of diseases and specifically the most common diseases that occur with obesity.&quot;.
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The results of a new study suggest that doctors should take preventive action to treat some children for heart disease.
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New Jersey's health department is escalating the battle against the bulge by starting a new Office of Nutrition and Fitness to better coordinate programs to prevent obesity.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children and teens lost   weight, made new friends and felt more confident after   participating in a community-based program that consisted of   individual counseling, group physical activities and parental   group sessions, UK researchers report.
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The Institute of Medicine had recommendations for several groups to help stem childhood obesity:
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Half the world&#39;s diabetes cases could be eliminated by curbing the soaring number of people who are overweight, say health experts.
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It&#39;s time now for everyone to wake up to the fact that this obesity situation is not a diet, it&#39;s not about whether you are fitting into a pair of blue jeans.
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Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics.
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With child obesity rates rising,  the U.S.'s biggest health maintenance organization on Tuesday  launched an online video game to teach kids what to eat -- and  then shut down after 20 minutes.
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More than a quarter of growth in health care spending over the past 15 years is due to obesity, and experts say prevention is key to control soaring costs.