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Long Shifts May Raise Some Nurses’ Odds for Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) — Nurses who work long hours and have less physically demanding jobs are much more likely to be obese than other nurses, according to a new study.

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Device makers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery (Reuters)

Reuters – Device manufacturers are pushing the government and health insurers to cover weight-loss surgery, an effort that could give millions more obese Americans access to the treatments.

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Overweight Teen Girls May Have Higher Acne Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Teenage girls who are overweight or obese are significantly more likely to develop acne than their normal-weight peers, a new Norwegian survey suggests.

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More, Faster Weight Loss Seen With Gastric Bypass Than Banding (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding, according to a new study by Swiss investigators.

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Obesity tied to older adults’ risk of falls: study (Reuters)

Reuters – Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall — though the most severely overweight may be somewhat protected from injury, according to a U.S. study.

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Teen obesity tied to poor mom-child relationship (Reuters)

Reuters – Toddlers who have poor relationships with their moms are more likely to pack on extra pounds as they grow up, a new U.S. study shows.

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Could Weight Loss Be Early Sign of Alzheimer’s? (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) — People with early evidence of Alzheimer’s disease are more likely to be underweight than people who don’t have this type of dementia, a new study suggests.

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Weight Watchers Produces Bigger ‘Losers’ Than Standard Weight-Loss Care (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — Dieters may be more likely to slim down if they are referred to a commercial program such as Weight Watchers than if they battle the bulge with primary health care providers alone, a new study finds.

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Commercial Weight Loss More Effective than Doctor-Directed Plan (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – A commercial weight loss plan has demonstrated twice the success rate in achieving weight loss over physician-directed weight loss treatment alone, so says a study published today in the British medical journal, The Lancet.

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Prolonged bottle-feeding tied to kids’ obesity (Reuters)

Reuters – Two-year-olds who are still using bottles are more likely to be obese by kindergarten, a new study finds.

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