News tagged with 'Obesity'

Baby Boomers are fast becoming the elders of our time, but the rates of disability among people in their 60s exceeded those in their 70s and 80s, a disturbing trend that is blamed, in part, on obesity.

Liraglutide shows promise in helping patients, even those without diabetes, lose weight says maker Novo Nordisk which is hoping for FDA approval. Both it and rival, Alli are being studied for their side effects.

There is good new and bad news to report about breast cancer, but overall, the American Cancer Society in this 2009-2010 report says that the deaths rates have been steadily declining about 2 percent a year.

Onexa, a new experimental obesity drug by Vivus Inc., of Mountain View California, met key weight loss goals in two late-stage studies.

President Obama is walking a tight rope with his approval ratings dropping, Republicans and Progressives are both expressing disapproval (for different reasons) in advance of his talk to the nation tonight.

Fried foods of all sorts, including butter, are attracting media attention for their total disregard of the link to heart disease, sort of a rebel without a healthy cause. 

Communities can play as important a role in combating obesity as individual choice, this report suggests.

A scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association on Monday suggests curbing sugar intake, a recommendation likely to rile food and beverage companies.

Alli and Xenical, the same drug with different strengths, are available to help people fight weight gain. The benefit may not offset liver damage, which the FDA is investigating.

While Americans debate health care, Americans are not as healthy as Britons, even those with insurance. Reforms may only deliver a 10 to 25 percent change in overall health.

One Panama City Beach, Florida public health doctor tried to get his healthy eating message across via electronic signs, but angered donut and hamburger vendors. Instead, he lost his job.

Rats fed a high-fat diet for just nine days showed a sharp decline in their physical endurance and cognitive ability. Researchers already blamed the diet for heart disease and obesity. Now the rat study will be carried out on humans to see what a junk food diet might be doing in the long-term.

The cost between rising obesity rates and rising medical costs is undeniable.  With one quarter of U.S. adults obese, a new study compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Research Triangle Institute, finds obesity and diabetes could cost Americans $147 billion a year. 

A new report by the CDC finds obesity rates are increasing or holding steady in some states, but did not drop in any single state. Find out obesity statistics in your state.

Americans in 23 states are reported to be fatter than they were one year ago, according to a new nationwide report. In Mississippi, nearly one-third of adults are considered obese and 44.4 percent of children ages 10 to 17. Where does your state rank?