Listen up girls… spending too much time online, regularly drinking alcohol, and not getting enough sleep can make you gain weight, according to a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers followed more than 5,000 girls between the ages of 14 and 21 for one year and found these three habits increased their BMI.

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The obesity epidemic is getting worse. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows about 25.6 percent of adults in the U.S. are obese - up nearly two-percent from 2005.
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Here’s another obesity-related health problem - a new report from Spain says obese men are more likely to have poor semen quality.  But doctors aren’t sure if that necessarily means they’ll have a hard time having children.

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Obesity is growing quickly in China. A new study from the University of North Carolina finds more than a quarter of the adult population is now overweight or obese, as people add more meat and dairy products to their diet. Of all the developing countries, only Mexico’s rate of adults becoming overweight is growing faster [...]

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I feel like the the bearer of bad news this week after just telling you about the American Academy of Pediatrics recommending some children as young as eight take cholesterol lowering drugs. Now a new study from the University of Michigan says with so many overweight and obese children, there will soon be a dramatic [...]

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Here’s another sign of how childhood obesity is seriously hurting kids’ health. An influential doctors’ group now recommends some children as young as age eight take cholesterol-fighting drugs to prevent having heart problems when they get older.
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Ever wonder if those weight-loss programs through your employer really work? New research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine finds employees who take part in the programs shed at least a modest amount of weight compared to those who don’t participate. But the study did not show whether they keep the weight off.

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He used to weigh 1,234 pounds. Now after two years of diet, exercise, and medical care ABC News reports Manuel Uribe has dropped more than 520 pounds and he’s determined to shed many more.
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Here’s more proof that carrying weight around your middle can be dangerous. A new report from the National Institute on Aging finds even if you’re at a normal weight, having a big stomach could be deadly. Researchers say the way fat is distributed throughout the body - especially at your waistline - may be even [...]

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Nearly 24 million people in the United States now have diabetes - that’s an increase of more than three million in two years, according to a new report from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means almost eight-percent of people in the U.S. have the disease, mostly type-2 diabetes which is linked with [...]

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