Estimated 17 million U.S. dogs overweight or obese
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People are not the only ones fighting the battle of the bulge, millions of dogs in the United States are overweight or obese, according to animal experts.
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If people keep gaining weight at the  current rate, fat will be the norm by 2015, with 75 percent of  U.S. adults overweight and 41 percent obese, U.S. researchers  predicted on Wednesday.
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A widely reported study  released earlier this year overstated the increase in obesity-related U.S. deaths by about 35,000, a the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in admitting the miscalculation.
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Many readers may be surprised by the following statistics - 200 million people in China are over-weight, 160 million suffer from high blood pressure, 20 million from diabetes and over 60 million have developed obesity.
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At a time when affluent dog owners coddle their pets with massage, antidepressants and spa vacations, itâs not surprising that dogs have the equivalent of personal trainers.
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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 is out of control with more than 300 million overweight adults worldwide, according to specialists at the first international obesity conference in Africa.
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counting carbs, watching kilos, and keeping an uneasy eye on the growing list of health problems linked with obesity. But it&#39;s not just the number
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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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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.
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A widely reported study released  earlier this year overstated the increase in obesity-related  U.S. deaths by about 35,000, a U.S. government health agency  said on Tuesday in admitting the miscalculation.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- It's no secret that American kids eat too much. Now, a new study provides some specific numbers that could help fight the obesity epidemic.
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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 can double the risk of several  cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the  first time also links being overweight with a number of less  common forms of the disease.
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(National-NBC) Nov. 16, 2004 - In a study of overweight adults and their overweight dogs researchers found both the people and their pets lost weight and kept it off over the course of the one year study.
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A record number of Americans own petsâand they are spending a record amount of money to feed, clothe and care for their wee beasts. But is all the attention actually good for the critters? Why we need to remember the lessons of the wild kingdom.
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(National-NBC) Sept. 8, 2004 - About one-third of American adults are obese, which can cause many health problems. A new study shows lack of physical fitness is an even more important predictor of heart problems.