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Childhood Obesity at Age 8 Linked to Asthma, Allergies (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Children who are overweight by 8 years old were found to have higher incidence of asthma and allergic sensitivity, according to a study published in the American Academy of Pediatrics. Here are specifics on study findings and how they impact parent decisions.

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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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Study Reveals Bariatric Surgery Less Effective in Middle-Aged Adults (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – If you’re morbidly obese and middle-aged, weight-loss surgery may not decrease your chances of dying, according to a study published Sunday in the online Journal of the American Medical Association. Morbidly obese is defined as having a body mass index greater than 39 and generally means someone who is 100 pounds or more overweight.

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How Overweight Pregnant Women Can Limit Weight Gain (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – Overweight pregnant women who weighed themselves weekly and received text-message reminders about weight early in their pregnancy gained less weight than women who didn’t, a new study shows.

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Child obesity ‘linked to working mothers’ (AFP)

AFP – The more mothers work during their children’s lifetimes, the more likely their kids are to be overweight or obese, according to a US study published on Friday.

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Study links receipts, cash to cancer and obesity (AFP)

AFP – Cash register receipts and paper money have been found to contain high levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical linked to cancer, obesity and early puberty, a study published Wednesday says.

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Obese workers cost US 73-bln dlrs a year: study (AFP)

AFP – Obese workers cost US employers 73.1-billion dollars a year, much of it due to “presenteeism,” or being less productive on the job due to health problems, a study published Friday shows.

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Young kids who sleep less at risk of obesity: study (AFP)

AFP – Children under the age of five who don’t get enough sleep at night are more likely than kids who do get their 40 winks to become obese at a young age, a study published Monday showed.

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Obesity weighs heavily on health, lifespan in US: study (AFP)

AFP – Americans’ expanding girths are driving down the number of years they live in good health, a study published Tuesday said.

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Study links obesity to more agressive prostate cancer (AFP)

AFP – The size of a cancerous prostate tumor is directly proportional to the weight of the patient and the bigger the tumor the more aggressive the cancer, a study published Wednesday has found.

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