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Arena says addressed FDA concerns on weight loss drug (Reuters)

Reuters – Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday it submitted data to health regulators that should squash cancer concerns tied to the company’s experimental weight loss drug lorcaserin, and believes it will gain U.S. approval.

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Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) — Obese people who undergo weight loss surgery appear to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and death, Swedish researchers report.

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Calories on menus don’t affect kids’ food choices (Reuters)

Reuters – Requiring fast-food restaurants in New York City to post calorie counts on menus did little to cut the number of calories children and teens consumed, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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Poverty equals obesity? Study bucks common wisdom (Reuters)

Reuters – Women who are poor are much more likely to be obese but men are not, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday in a report that contradicts some common perceptions.

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Daily exercise helps cut risk of middle age creep: study (Reuters)

Reuters – Daily exercise over a period of 20 years helps to significantly reduce weight gain in middle age, but even that is not enough to keep away middle age bulges entirely, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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Arena drug helps diabetics lose weight in trial (Reuters)

Reuters – A new clinical trial of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc’s diet pill, which was turned down last month by U.S. regulators, found that it helped diabetics lose weight, the company said on Tuesday.

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Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health (Reuters)

Reuters – Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.

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Americans getting fatter, especially in the South (Reuters)

Reuters – Obesity rates climbed again last year with 28 U.S. states reporting adults are fatter now than a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Tuesday.

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Menus still calorie-laden despite new laws: group (Reuters)

Reuters – Laws requiring U.S. restaurant chains to list calorie counts have not stopped them from offering unhealthy meals that pack in calories, fat and salt, a group that encourages healthy food said on Tuesday.

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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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