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Calories count, but source doesn’t matter: study (Reuters)

Reuters – People trying to lose weight may swear by specific diet plans calling for strict proportions of fat, carbs and protein, but where the calories come from may not matter as much as simply cutting back on them, according to a study.

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Calories count, but source doesn’t matter: study
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Is a Little Nibbling OK? Munching Not Linked to Obesity (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – A little nibbling between meals may not show up on your waistline, a small study of Norwegian women suggests.

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Is a Little Nibbling OK? Munching Not Linked to Obesity
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Obesity Less Harmful to Self-Esteem in Black Women: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) — Obese black women have a better weight-related quality of life than white women with the same weight, according to a new U.S. study.

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Obesity Less Harmful to Self-Esteem in Black Women: Study
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Orangutans shed light on obesity in people (Reuters)

Reuters – In lush times, orangutans on the island of Borneo gorge themselves on forest fruits, packing on extra pounds in preparation for leaner years, when they live off leaves and bark and their own stored fat.

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Orangutans shed light on obesity in people
(Reuters)

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Overweight Teens Don’t Seem to Grasp Weight Loss Rules (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) — Obese teens who want to lose weight may not be going about it in the most healthy or effective ways, according to new research.

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Overweight Teens Don’t Seem to Grasp Weight Loss Rules
(HealthDay)

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Obese Women Face Higher Complication Risk After Breast Surgery (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) — Obese women who undergo elective breast surgery, such as a breast reduction or reconstruction, are nearly 12 times more likely than non-obese women to have complications following their operation, according to a new study.

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Obese Women Face Higher Complication Risk After Breast
Surgery
(HealthDay)

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Study Finds Vitamin D Supplements Have a Positive Effect for Obese Adolescents (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that combating vitamin D deficiency in obese adolescents with supplements does not appear to have any negative effects, and might prove very beneficial. Vitamin D deficiency is especially prevalent in adolescents who are obese because any vitamin D is stored in fat first instead of being used by the body.

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Study Finds Vitamin D Supplements Have a Positive Effect for Obese Adolescents
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Post-pregnancy weight loss tied to incontinence risk (Reuters)

Reuters – It may not be how much weight a woman gains during pregnancy, but how much she loses afterward, that affects her risk of urinary incontinence after childbirth, a new study suggests.

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Post-pregnancy weight loss tied to incontinence risk
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‘Excellence’ centers no better for bariatric surgery (Reuters)

Reuters – For weight-loss surgery, “Centers of Excellence” may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.

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‘Excellence’ centers no better for bariatric surgery
(Reuters)