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Obesity rates '20% higher now than in the 1960s'

Over 20% more adults are classified as obese today than in the 1960s, research indicates. more »
Tags: 1960's, chang4life, dangers of obesity, dieting, obese, over weight, wright loss Posted Under General Health News, Obesity, Life Style on 02.26.2010

80% of men overweight by 2020

Eight out of 10 men and almost seven in 10 women will be overweight or obese in the UK by 2020, according to a new study. While data suggests childhood obesity may be levelling off, the picture for adults is "less optimistic". Not only will people be… more »
Tags: 2020, child obesity, forsight report, heart disease, national heart foundation, obese, obese men, obese women, obesity, obesity related diseases, overweight, strokes Posted Under Obesity on 02.17.2010

Hollywood director too fat to fly

US director Kevin Smith (star of Dogma, Jay & slient Bob) was left embarrassed after he was asked to get of his flight from Oakland to Burbank because he was overweight. Smith was shocked by the request, and the Clerks director claims he was told th… more »
Tags: dogma, jay and slient bob, kevin smith, obese, obesity, overweight, to fat to fly Posted Under Obesity on 02.15.2010

Obesity hospital admissions soar

The number of people admitted to hospital for obesity shot up almost 60% last year while the number having weight-loss surgery rose 55%, figures have shown. Skip related contentThere were 5,020 admissions with a primary diagnosis of obesity in 2007/08… more »
Tags: nhs, nhs obesity, obese, obesity, obesity admissions soar, over weight Posted Under Obesity on 02.12.2010

Weight loss pill that tells your brain you are full

A new diet pill has been invented that tells the brain to stop eating. The weight loss drug contains Leptin, a hormone the boady naturally uses to signal that it is full. Developing the drug will a "great contribution to public heath" in the fight to tac… more »
Tags: anti-obesity medication, leptin, medication, obese, obesity, tells brain when full, weight loss Posted Under Obesity on 01.28.2010
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