We’ve talked about how easy it is to put on “recession pounds” during this tough economy. Now, a new report finds people who are badly in debt are more likely to be overweight or obese. Researchers say “overindebted” people – those who can’t pay off debts in a reasonable amount of time – are about [...]

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The obesity epidemic seems to be taking an especially hard toll on blacks. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds nearly 36-percent of black Americans are obese compared to about 29 percent of Hispanics and 24 percent of whites. Obesity rates were 40-percent or greater among blacks in five states [...]

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Here’s more proof of how the obesity epidemic is hurting our kids. New research shows obese children as young as seven have high levels – up to 10 times the normal amount – of compounds linked to heart disease and heart attacks. Other studies have shown signs of heart disease in even younger kids.
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If you’re obese when you’re pregnant, you really have to watch that scale. New guidelines from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council say obese moms-to-be should limit their weight gain during pregnancy to between 11 and 20 pounds, both for their health and for the health of their baby. That’s about half [...]

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The obesity problem in Australia has gotten so bad, the country is now considering government-funded lap-band surgery to help turn things around. The plan would have taxpayers pick up the tab for the surgery, which involves attaching a band around the entrance to the stomach so patients feel full after eating only a little food. [...]

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The friendly skies are getting a bit less friendly for the obese. United Airlines just announced if an obese passenger is bumped off a full flight, he or she will now have to buy a second seat on another flight.

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Children who have their tonsils out with or without having their adenoids removed are more at risk for becoming overweight in the years after the surgery, says a new report in the the journal Pediatrics. Researchers say a tonsillectomy significantly increased the odds of being overweight by age eight by 61 percent and the odds [...]

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Recruiting emergency responders who are in tip top shape is key so that they can handle the physical demands of their jobs. But a new study in the journal Obesity finds the obesity epidemic is filling the pool of candidates with heavier choices. Researchers say more than 75 percent of emergency responder candidates for fire [...]

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You know obesity can lead to a lot of serious health problems, but did you know it kills more than 25,000 people a year in the United States? Now a new study finds weighing too much can take up to ten years off your life.  Researchers from Oxford University in England say if you’re 40 [...]

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More disturbing news about the effects of obesity on children – A new report finds overweight preschoolers as young as age three can begin to show signs of heart disease. Researchers say kids with high BMIs and large waist circumferences are more likely to have elevated levels of C-reactive protein and lower levels of HDL [...]

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