

Mass. man sheds lots of weight to play with kids Boston.com Overweight since childhood, Brian Meifert, now 39 and 6 feet 6 inches tall, said he'd been lucky that his weight hadn't caused him other health problems, but he knew his good fortune could only last so long. "My blood pressure had been good, ... |
Atlanta ad campaign uses obese kids to try and shock parents Public Radio International PRI Approximately one-third of adults and 17 percent of children in the United States are obese. While this public health crisis has spawned a billion dollar diet industry, reality shows dedicated to weight loss, and the First Lady's "Let's Move" program, ... |
Obesity in America, the 'Fattest' Country Patch.com According to the American Academy for Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33 percent of children and adolescents are classified as obese. A child who is obese between the ages of 10 and 13 has an 80 percent chance of being obese as an adult. |
High Blood Pressure and Obesity in Children and Teens Yadkin Ripple After working with overweight children and their families for several years now, I understand that the hardest thing about losing weight is making lifestyle changes, and children can't make those changes on their own. Their parents and brothers and ... |
Study: Doctors' weights linked to diagnosis for patients Daily Nebraskan "Our findings indicate that physicians with normal BMI more frequently reported discussing weight loss with patients than overweight or obese physicians," the lead author of the study, Sara Bleich, said in a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ... |
![]() Houston Chronicle (blog) | Weight Loss Surgery and Kids Houston Chronicle (blog) There was an interesting article in the New York Times about a young woman who had a Lap-Band weight loss surgery after years of suffering the emotional journey of an overweight kid. The story was very honest about what to expect with this type of ... |
I am a Type 2 Diabetic, what did I do???? ChicagoNow (blog) Now I have shed nearly 50 percent of my morbid obese weight, only having to shoot insulin once a day and in minute amounts! Weight loss and regular exercise really works! I am living proof, I'm not here to blow smoke up your arce, I have better things ... |
![]() PennLive.com | Strokes can strike at any age PennLive.com However, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, stroke is one of the top 10 causes of death among children, and it's on the rise. “Over the past several years, the common risk factors — things like obesity, hypertension, ... |
Who is obese? Cincinnati.com According to the national Institutes of Health, a weight loss of between 5 and 10 percent of your current weight will help lower your risk of developing obesity-related diseases. Could you be overweight – even obese – and not see yourself that way? |
Janice and Adam Bridge in their heavier days. Source: The Australian The Australian Bridge, 66, was overweight as a child and went on her first diet at 14. At the time, her slow pace of weight loss prompted her doctor to accuse her of cheating. Friends told her she must not be paying attention to what she was eating. |