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Obesity a Major Cause of Early Death in Women: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is a major risk factor for death among obese women who don’t smoke, particularly low-income women, a new study finds.

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Can the Internet help you lose weight? (Reuters)

Reuters – People tend to lose a little more weight with online help than with traditional weight loss programs, according to a new study from Japan.

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Obesity surgery tied to lower diabetes risk in pregnancy (Reuters)

Reuters – Severely obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery may have a decreased risk of developing diabetes during future pregnancies, a new study suggests.

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Obesity surgery tied to lower diabetes risk in pregnancy
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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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The pill equally effective in obese, thin women (Reuters)

Reuters – Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs.

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The pill equally effective in obese, thin women
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