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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Nearly one in four British adults is obese, according to the latest statistics. The report also shows weight loss surgery was up 40 percent last year and overall hospital admissions for obesity increased 30 percent. Last year, Britain’s Health Secretary warned that 90-percent of adults will be obese or overweight within the next 50 years.
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Obesity rates are staggering in this country. About 30 years ago, eight-percent of young adults (aged 18-29) in the U.S. were obese. Now it’s three times as high – 24-percent. That’s the latest from a new report just out from the National Center for Health Statistics.

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The latest government recommendations on how much we should exercise may not cut it. New exercise guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) say we may need more physical activity to keep from gaining weight, and to help lose weight and keep it off. The ACSM stresses if you’re overweight or obese, you’ll [...]

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We know the obesity problem is bad. But now the latest statistics from the federal government show the number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are considered only overweight. The National Center for Health Statistics says more than 34 percent of Americans are obese (over 72 million people), compared to 32.7 [...]

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Women who are obese increase their risk of ovarian cancer by 80 percent, says a new report in the journal Cancer. The study suggests hormonal effects linked to body fat may be to blame for the higher prevalence. The link was only found in women who had never used hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms.
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Eating meals higher in protein may help overweight and obese people burn more fat, says a small study from Australia. It finds overweight men and women burned more post-meal fat when they ate a high-protein breakfast and lunch than when they had meals lower in protein.

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Gaining too much weight during pregnancy may lead to having bigger teens. When researchers at Harvard Medical School studied nearly 12,000 children and teenagers, they found those whose mothers gained more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy were 42 percent more likely to be obese.

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Here’s more proof that lack of sleep as a child may lead to obesity later in life. A new report published in the journal Pediatrics shows consistently getting a good night’s sleep may help keep kids from becoming obese as adults. Researchers say their findings support the idea that early sleep habits have a direct [...]

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