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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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Obese Women Can’t Avoid Media’s Stigma (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – Television appears to influence overweight women more than friends and family, according to a new study that finds high levels of shame about weight even in women whose social networks are supportive.

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Fat Can Be Healthy: Some Obese People Live Long Lives (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – Not everyone who is obese needs to lose weight — it’s possible to carry extra pounds and still be healthy, a new study says.

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Fat Can Be Healthy: Some Obese People Live Long Lives
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Obesity May Increase Risk of Surgical Complications (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) — Obese people who have elective surgery are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer from complications than those of normal weight, new research indicates.

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New Jersey’s Low Obesity Ranking Still Not Good News (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | As reported on MSN.com on Thursday, a new survey was released ranking each state and the percentage of its people who were classified as obese. The report was compiled by Trust for America’s Health, a non-profit, non-partisan group. Mississippi topped the list with over 33% of its population defined as obese. New Jersey ranked in the bottom ten with an obesity rate of 24.1%. But while the low ranking is a plus for the Garden State, the statistics are far from good news.

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Ohio Ranks Number 13, Central Ohio Fares Worse in Obesity Study (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Shortly after Ohio lawmakers attached a resolution preventing local governments from regulating food businesses to the state budget, the state was named the 13th fattest in the country.

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Study Links Obesity to Greater Pain, Weakness in Fibromyalgia Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) — Obese fibromyalgia patients suffer more severe symptoms such as pain, reduced flexibility and sleep disturbances than those of normal weight, a new study indicates.

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Obese Teens Likely to Be Obese Adults, Study Finds (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) — Obese teenagers are 16 times more likely to become severely obese adults than teens of normal weight, new research finds.

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