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Obesity in Pregnancy Strongest Predictor of Large Babies
Obesity during pregnancy is the strongest predictor of whether a mother will give birth to a large infant, a new study from Canada suggests.
C-Section May Hike Risk for Toddlers' Obesity, Study Suggests
WEDNESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born by Caesarean section are twice as likely to be obese by age 3 as infants delivered vaginally, a new study suggests.
A Systems Approach to Solving America's Obesity Problem
Americans know they are fat. A staggering two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the United States are overweight or obese, hampering the overall productivity and health of the nation. Obesity-related illness treatments cost an estimated $190.2 billion annually, for example, which is 21 percent of annual medical spending in the United??States. Researchers project ...
Study: U.S. Exporting Obesity to Mexico
A new study says that the United States is exporting its obesity epidemic--to Mexico.
U.S. Report Outlines Strategies to Prevent Obesity
TUESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- The United States' progress against the battle of the bulge has been slow, but certain strategies could speed obesity prevention efforts, a new report concludes.
Proposed 'Fat Tax' to Battle Obesity
There's no doubt that obesity is a major problem in the United States but despite efforts to reduce the problem, Americans aren't getting any thinner. Now medical experts are looking at a new option to help cut down on those high numbers.
The biggest problem today's youth faces is obesity
Childhood overweight and obesity is a growing problem in this nation. Overweight children are more likely to have severe health issues in their adolescence and as an adult. The most recent data indicates that in the United States about 16% of children ages 6 -19 years old, are overweight.
Obesity campaigns appear to have the cause wrong
By Gary Taubes, Newsweek Most of my favorite factoids about obesity are historical ones, and they don’t make it into the new, four-part HBO documentary on the subject, The Weight of the Nation. Absent, for instance, is the fact that the very first childhood-obesity clinic in the United States was founded in the late 1930s at [...]
42% of US Will Be Obese in 2030, Study Predicts
Obesity rates in the United States will continue to rise over the next two decades, a new study says.
Obesity in U.S. projected to grow, though pace slows: CDC study
Obesity in the United States is projected to continue its rise over the next 18 years, extending to 42% of Americans by 2030, according to a study released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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