Is the bad economy making us fat? Dr. Mitchell Roslin, chief of obesity surgery at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital, tells Newsweek, as people eat cheaper, more fattening foods, they are so concerned trying to make ends meet that they are not thinking about how it’s going to hurt their health in the future. He [...]

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Why do some people reach for the French fries instead of the fruit? Scientists say one reason may be a gene that’s been linked to an increased risk of obesity. A new study finds children with a common variation of the gene tend to overeat fattening foods – they had 100 extra calories per meal, [...]

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