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Weight loss at The Hernried Center, CA, US (Obesity treatment centers)
The Hernried Center treats obesity as a chronic disease of abnormal energy storage and not a lack of willpower in people. Patients understand that even if they lose weight,…
Group based weight loss treatment is effective (Weight Loss)
A new US study conducted at Baruch College and published in Obesity found that overweight and obese adults who participated in three different weight loss treatments, all involving intensive,…
The proportion of Americans who are severely obese — those people 100 pounds or more overweight — continues to increase rapidly and much faster than those with moderate obesity,…
Mental health boost in overweight teens from small amounts of exercise (Childhood obesity)
Being obese at any age is commonly associated with a litany of health issues, ranging from diabetes and chronic fatigue to heart complications. Overweight adolescents are also at an…
BPA in children and teens linked to obesity (Childhood obesity)
Children and adolescents having higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a manufactured chemical found in consumer products, significantly increases odds of being obese.
Leonardo Trasande, M.D., M.P.P., of the…
Childhood obesity – Soft drink consumption not a major contributor (Childhood obesity)
Most children and youth who consume soft drinks and other sweetened beverages, such as fruit punch and lemonade, are not at any higher risk for obesity than their peers…
Childhood obesity increases likelihood of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (Childhood obesity)
Children who are overweight or obese — particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls — are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition…
That overweight during pregnancy can lead to overweight children and adolescents has been known for some time, but new research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in the…
The scope of the obesity epidemic in the United States has been greatly underestimated, according to a study published Apr. 2 in the journal PLoS ONE.
Researchers found that the…
Presidential Proclamation – National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in US (Childhood obesity)
Since the 1970s, the rate of childhood obesity in our country has tripled, and today a third of American children are overweight or obese. This dramatic rise threatens to…
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