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Obesity-Linked Cancers On the Rise in Young Adults
In the study, the cancer incidence increases were particularly severe in six of the 12 obesity-related cancers: colon, uterine, gallbladder, kidney and pancreas, and multiple myeloma -- a bone marrow cancer.
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Average American Getting Fatter, but Not Taller
As of 2016, the U.S. average weight for men was 198 pounds, while it was 170 pounds for women.
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Weight Loss Surgery Carries 'Easy Way Out' Stigma
Almost 40 percent of nearly a thousand people surveyed in a new study thought weight loss surgery (or "bariatric surgery") was this kind of lazy, quick fix for weight loss.
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High-Obesity States Have Least Weight-Loss Surgery
People with the greatest need for weight-loss surgery -- the standard of care for severe obesity -- may have the least access and opportunity to receive treatment, a new study suggests.
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Here's More Evidence Obesity Can Shorten Your Life
Being statistically obese, but not simply overweight, was tied to a 27 percent increase in the odds of dying within the study period, according to new research from Boston University.
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Even the 'Still Overweight' Benefit from Exercise
People who are obese-but-fit have lower resting pulse rates, less body fat, higher lean muscle mass and better heart function than those who are obese and don't regularly exercise, a new study confirms.
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Weight-Loss Surgery May Pay Off in the Bedroom
In a recent study, men had significant increases in testosterone levels and certain other hormones after weight-loss surgery. These changes led to significantly better erectile function.
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Which Weight-Loss Surgery Is Best?
Deciding to have weight-loss surgery? New research that compares three types -- gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and adjustable gastric banding, also known as lap band, may help.
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How Does Obesity Affect Kidney Transplant Success?
Kidneys given to obese patients fared as well as those transplanted into normal-weight patients, a new study says. In addition, no difference was seen in patient survival, regardless of weight.
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Post-surgery pounds can predict health problems
In a study of pounds regained after weight-loss surgery, the percentage of pounds put back on helped predict serious health problems, researchers said.
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Study: Bariatric Surgery May Raise Gallstone Risk
A new study has found a 10- to 100-fold higher risk of gallstones, other gallbladder conditions and pancreatitis in people who had undergone weight-loss surgery.
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Thinking of Others Makes Healthy Choices Easier
The new study found that people who were prompted to either think about others, or to have spiitual thoughts, were more likely to become more physically active.
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Banned Supplement Found in Weight-Loss Products
Higenamine is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of substances prohibited in sports, though it is legal for use in supplements in the United States, Canada and Europe.
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Diet Drug Belviq Is First Shown Not to Hurt Heart
Belviq is the first and only weight-loss agent shown not to damage the hearts of people who are already at higher risk, new research shows.
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Wait Times for Obesity Surgery Are Growing
Delays were especially common for patients on Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income Americans. These patients were three times more likely than people with private insurance to be among those with the longest delays -- typically waiting for over 200 days.
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Obesity Warps the Shape, Function of Young Hearts
British scientists found that young adults who had a higher body mass index (BMI) -- an estimate of body fat based on height and weight -- had higher blood pressure and thickened heart muscle.
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Half of Americans Trying to Slim Down
Half of Americans Trying to Slim Down By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- In a country where four out of 10 adults are obese, it's probably good news that half of U.S. adults say they've recently tried to shed some pounds.They did this most often through exercise, cutting calories and eating their fruits and veggies, according to a new government survey that tracked Americans' weight-loss attempts between 2013 and 2016.Overall, 49 percent of respondents said they'd tried to lose weight in the past year -- including two-thirds of those who were obese.As
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Why Obese People Find It So Tough to Slim Down
People who overweight and obese hold starkly different views on diet and exercise than their normal-weight peers, making it difficult for them to get to a healthy weight, a new study finds.
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Obesity Plagues Rural America
People that live in rural areas are being hit harder by the U.S. obesity epidemic than city dwellers, two new government studies show.
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U.S. Obesity Rates Rising Again
Among U.S. men, for example, the rising rates of overweight and obesity seen since 1999 leveled off between 2009 and 2012. But they took off again in 2015-2016, when 75 percent of men were overweight or obese.
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Is Your Workplace Making You Fat?
A new federal government survey found that about one-quarter of Americans "acquire" nearly 1,300 calories at work every week. Even worse, the survey only included foods people didn't bring to work themselves, and food they didn't purchase from outside vendors.
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Americans' Obsession With Sugar Starts in Infancy
Just over 60 percent of those ages 6 to 11 months averaged just under 1 teaspoon of added sugar a day. That rose to 98 percent among those babies 12 to 18 months, who averaged 5.5 teaspoons of added sugar a day.
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Weight Loss Balloons Linked to 12 Deaths, FDA Says
Twelve people have died from complications related to weight-loss balloons. While the total number of deaths is small compared to the number of procedures, it is high enough for the FDA to issue a warning.
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Man's Stubborn Belly Fat Actually A 30-Pound Tumor
Doctors had expected it to be 12 lbs and were surprised that it was actually 30 lbs.
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Childhood Obesity Driving Cancers in Young Adults
A new review found that certain cancers associated with people over 50 now affect people at younger ages more frequently. And obesity may be to blame.
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