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Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss and malnutrition are among the medical conditions that increase treatment costs and the length of hospital stays for older adults with hip fractures, a new study finds.

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Weight Loss Surgery May Help Diabetes (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss surgery isn’t likely to cure type 2 diabetes, but it can improve blood sugar control, a new study suggests.

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Modest exercise cuts obese women’s blood pressure (Reuters)

Reuters – Even fairly modest amounts of exercise can help older obese women lower their blood pressure numbers, a new clinical trial suggests.

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Controversial Anti-Obesity Ad Campaign Forces Look at Obesity’s Financial Toll (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Craig Johnson at HLN wrote an article about the controversial health ads being put out by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The ads feature overweight children and teenagers and point out uncomfortable results of being fat: bullying, health problems, and doses of shame and stigma. The tagline: “Stop sugar-coating it.” While supporters believe the in-your-face ads are necessary to force people to confront the obesity epidemic and its myriad of associated problems, critics claim that the ads hurt children by adding to the stigma associated with being overweight.

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The Best Diets and How They Work (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | I have had issues with weight control and self-esteem most of my adult life. My efforts at weight loss and a healthy lifestyle have been complicated by other health issues, in particular being diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. When I am having a “flare” of this disease, I cannot tolerate fiber, I am prescribed medications such as steroids, which make me want to eat continuously, and I have to pay special attention to potassium and sodium intake. When I am having a flare, it is hard for me to ingest and retain enough potassium and sodium, when I am well, the opposite is true. Over the years, I have personally tried five of the 25 “top diets” that U.S. News recently ranked, as well as dozens of other weight loss fads. The following are some of my experiences with these diets.

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Uncle of severely obese Ohio boy granted temporary custody (Reuters)

Reuters – An Ohio judge ruled on Wednesday that a nine-year-old boy removed from his mother’s house after his weight topped 200 pounds should be transferred from foster care into the custody of his uncle.

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Ohio boy who weighed 200 pounds to live with uncle (AP)

AP – A boy removed from his mother’s custody over health concerns when his weight ballooned to more than 200 pounds will be taken from foster care and placed in the custody of an uncle, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Obese pregnant women can safely diet: study (Reuters)

Reuters – Obese pregnant women can safely limit their weight gain by watching what they eat, an analysis of several clinical trials suggests.

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FDA takes aim at "unproven" HCG weight-loss brands (Reuters)

Reuters – Regulators have taken first steps to remove from the market over-the-counter products containing HCG hormone, saying the homeopathic formulations fraudulently claim to produce weight loss and may pose serious health risks.

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Ohio puts 200-pound third-grader in foster care (AP)

AP – An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn’t doing enough to control his weight.

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