CDC Study Overestimated Deaths From Obesity
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Federal health officials said yesterday they had overestimated in a high-profile study the number of Americans dying from being overweight.
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Regular exercise alone is not enough to cut the risk of death from obesity, according to new research. The study which followed 116,000 nurses over 24 years was published in the New England Journal of Medicine
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for America&#39;s Health, a nonprofit organization
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A study sponsored by the federal government released Sept. 30 says government, business, and families must address the alarming rate of obesity in children.
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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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FRIDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- New research confirms the worst fears of those who worry about putting on extra pounds: Severely overweight people are much more likely to report poor sex lives.
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.Exercise only is not enough to reduce the death risk associated with being obese, a study of over 116,000 female nurses has revealed.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- A lack of safe and affordable recreation and too much time spent watching television increase the risk of obesity for young black girls in the United States, says a study in the latest issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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THE United Statesâ obesity epidemic has reached the playpen, according to research, with more than 10 per cent of children aged two to five reported to be overweight.
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NEW YORK  - The "obesity paradox" lives on: In a look-back at a group of adults with suspected or known coronary artery disease, underweight adults had an increased risk of death, whereas overweight and obese adults had a lower risk of death, compared with normal-weight adults.
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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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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now admits it erred in its widely publicized estimate that 400,000 Americans die each year from obesity.
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Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.
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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
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who are obese when they are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer are at greater risk of dying from the disease than patients considered normal weight, a new study finds.
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Obese people who suffer critical  injuries are much more likely to die than thinner victims  because their overall health tends to be worse and surgery is  riskier, a study said on Monday.
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While being fat increases your chances of a heart attack, some studies suggest a puzzling paradox: Obese people seem to have a better chance of surviving one.