

Underaged, oversized: Fatty liver disease confronts obese youths STLtoday.com Nearly all of them are overweight. Doctors believe that the rise in fatty liver disease to about 17 percent of children mirrors the increase in childhood obesity, which affects nearly the same percentage. Dr. Ajay Jain, a St. Louis University ... |
US military meals redux: More fruit and vegetables, less fat Los Angeles Times The military's efforts to improve nutrition go beyond the efforts focused on children and the next generation's health. “The Department of Defense considers obesity not only a national problem, but a national security issue,” Dr. Jonathan Woodson, ... |
![]() Newstrack India | Time to say goodbye to Obesity Newstrack India In 2010, 43 million children were found overweight that too in a age of 5 years. Obesity is a physical status when the body accumulates excessive fat resulting in adverse health effects. If the increase in the weight of your body is 20% more than the ... |
USDA Suggests Feeding Young Athletes All the Wrong Foods Yahoo! Sports While these changes are ideal for the 25 million children who are overweight or obese, but what about the young athlete who powers up for practice or competition with school lunch? Harvard study proves skim milk causes weight gain. |
Gastric Bypass 'is not a cosmetic surgery' The Depaulia The human stomach can normally hold "about three pints of food," according to the Mayo Clinic website. With the bypass, the resulting stomach "pouch" can hold "only about an ounce of food." Obesity is a serious and difficult issue because it can cause ... |
![]() Bay Net | DR. JAY LIPOFF: Weight Problems, You are Your Own Worst Enemy Bay Net According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) the number of overweight people has risen 20 percent, while the number of obese people (based on fat) has more than doubled, during the same time frame. Some reports show the number of kids overweight ... |
Slow down while eating: How a talking plate can help you lose weight Mirror.co.uk We're all at our wits' end trying to control the obesity epidemic and it's reassuring to know the NHS will stop at nothing. Its new weapon in the war against fat is a 'talking plate', which tells you to slow down if you're eating too quickly. |
![]() ABC News (blog) | Alec Baldwin Among 79 Million Pre-Diabetic Americans ABC News (blog) Belly fat is a particularly significant risk factor for diabetes and heart disease, as fat around the middle functions like an inflammatory organ. However, it's the first fat to go during weight loss. With Type 2 diabetes, the body cannot properly use ... |
I Drank Go-Go Juice: Jitters, Racing Heart, and a Crash Miami New Times (blog) The six-year old self-proclaimed redneck girl and pageant queen wins countless worthless tiaras and sashes by prancing around in Daisy Dukes and big hair, playing with her belly fat (apparently that wins the judges' hearts every time), and in general ... |
'A healthy start' Bowling Green Daily News Healthy eating is about more than obesity, Owens said. Some people are what he calls “skinny fat.” “They eat fast food all day and don't know they have a problem,” he said. “Their insides are like folks who are overweight. They have heart attacks later ... |