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Experts back surgery to combat diabetes in obese patients (Reuters)

Reuters – A diabetes expert group backed the use of weight-loss surgery on Monday for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients.

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Experts back surgery to combat diabetes in obese patients
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Gorging study shows with fat, location matters (Reuters)

Reuters – Researchers who persuaded slender volunteers to gorge themselves on sweets to gain weight said on Monday they have overturned the common wisdom that adults cannot grow new fat cells.

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Gorging study shows with fat, location matters
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Young kids who sleep less at risk of obesity: study (AFP)

AFP – Children under the age of five who don’t get enough sleep at night are more likely than kids who do get their 40 winks to become obese at a young age, a study published Monday showed.

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Young kids who sleep less at risk of obesity: study
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Billions needed to end US child hunger, obesity: officials (AFP)

AFP – US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday urged Congress to plow billions more dollars into programs to end the twin scourges of child obesity and hunger, which impact children, the economy and national security.

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