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Obesity Linked to Worse Outcomes With Early Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) — Obese women with early stage breast cancer are less likely to survive than other women who are of normal weight, new research suggests.

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Obesity Linked to Worse Outcomes With Early Breast Cancer
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Health Tip: Opt for a Healthy Weight-Loss Plan (HealthDay)

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Fad diets may promise drastic and quick loss of weight, but may be dangerous and often fall short when it comes to long-term weight loss.

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Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma (Reuters)

Reuters – Pregnant women who are obese put their children at higher risk of developing asthma compared to mothers of normal weight, a large study in Sweden has found.

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Obesity rate declines slightly, study finds (Reuters)

Reuters – The percentage of Americans of “normal weight” has slightly increased in the past year, but overweight and obese people still command a solid majority, according to a new study.

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U.S. obesity rate declines slightly, study finds (Reuters)

Reuters – The percentage of Americans of “normal weight” has slightly increased in the past year, but overweight and obese people still command a solid majority, according to a new study.

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U.S. obesity rate declines slightly, study finds
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Overweight Kids at Greater Risk for High Blood Pressure (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) — Overweight or obese children are nearly three times as likely to have high blood pressure as kids who are a normal weight, according to a new study from the American Heart Association.

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Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) — Obesity and alcohol consumption are among the leading causes of sudden cardiac death not caused by coronary artery disease, a new study finds.

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Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death
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Experts Assess What Works for Weight Loss (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY , Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss programs that focus on changing behaviors, as well as those that combine behavior changes and weight-loss medications such as orlistat (Alli, Xenical), can help people shed pounds, according to a new review.

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Behavioral therapies work for weight loss: review (Reuters)

Reuters – Diet changes, exercise and other behavioral tactics do help obese adults shed some pounds — with or without the help of medication, according to a study published Monday.

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Being Overweight May Take Years Off Seniors’ Lives (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) — Elderly people with extra body fat may not live as long as those who maintain a normal weight, according to a new study that contradicts previous research.

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Being Overweight May Take Years Off Seniors’ Lives
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