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Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks
(Time.com)
2 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
(Reuters)
2 Sep 2010 at 12:30pm
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic
(HealthDay)
2 Sep 2010 at 6:03am
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed
perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are
lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting
otherwise, a new poll finds.
Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
(Reuters)
2 Sep 2010 at 4:20am
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study
(HealthDay)
1 Sep 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking
the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal
heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the
risk of death in patients with a history of heart problems.
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study
(Time.com)
1 Sep 2010 at 4:50pm
Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity

Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
(Reuters)
1 Sep 2010 at 4:05pm
Reuters - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes
(HealthDay)
31 Aug 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a
person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new
English study.

Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40 percent: study
(AFP)
31 Aug 2010 at 6:44pm
AFP - Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed.
Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication
(Reuters)
27 Aug 2010 at 10:35am
Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.
The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight
(Reuters)
27 Aug 2010 at 10:09am
Reuters - Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players.

Concerns as obesity surgery soars in Britain
(AFP)
27 Aug 2010 at 4:30am
AFP - British health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years.

Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England
(Reuters)
26 Aug 2010 at 6:14pm
Reuters - Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.

French diet guru Montignac dies at 66
(AFP)
26 Aug 2010 at 10:46am
AFP - Michel Montignac, author of worldwide best-sellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday.
Short-Term Overeating Could Make Long-Term Weight Loss
Tougher
(HealthDay)
25 Aug 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you think a few weeks
of slothful behavior and caloric overindulgence can be easily worked off
at the gym, think again.
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