Study: Even a few extra pounds is risky
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Being a little overweight can kill you, according to new research that leaves little room for denial that a few extra pounds is harmful. Baby boomers who were even just a tad pudgy were more likely to die prematurely than those who were at a healthy weight, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.
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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.
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Obese people have double the risk of losing their sight, a report has warned.
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NEW YORK  - Children who are overweight  appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life,  according to an analysis of British records.
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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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New studies show that stress not only makes you gain weight, but it affects what you eat and even where you pack on those extra pounds. What you can do to stop it.
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LONDON This may already seem obvious. But a new study offers scientific evidence that eating lots of fast food really does super-size you, and increases your chances of developing diabetes.
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Researchers find a strong association between body mass index and a variety of cancers.
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Two new studies suggest that what&#39;s not happening in the bedroom may be a key factor into why so many of us are gaining weight.
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Women who gain weight between   pregnancies raise their risk of suffering from complications   such as high blood pressure, diabetes and stillbirth,   researchers said on Friday.
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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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Being obese more than doubles the risk of a type of leukemia -- acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) -- in older women, according to a new report. The risk is only slightly diminished in women who are overweight.
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That&#39;s the conclusion of a study in the most recent issue of The Lancet that found if you were born to a teenage mother or had a low birth weight, the odds are higher that you might commit suicide as a teenager or young adult.
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NEW YORK  - Parents of overweight and obese  kids often don't realize that their children are carrying  excess pounds, new research shows.
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A new study suggests a man's weight may affect the accuracy of a common test to detect prostate cancer, leading researchers to warn that doctors could be missing the dangerous cancer in obese men.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study   suggest that obesity per se is not a risk factor for organ   failure or death. However, the risk is increased with diabetes,   which often develops in people with a high body mass index   (BMI).
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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.