Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say. Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- The rates of adult obesity in the United States increased in 23 states during the past year and did not decrease in any state. Obesity rates rising, Mississippi's still fattest (AP)
American adults getting fatter (Reuters) Reuters - Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Wednesday. State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings (AP) AP - State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who are overweight and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are unknown, new research contends. Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals (AP)
Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Despite having one of the highest rates of obesity in America, the poor are less likely to undergo weight loss surgery than obese people who are better off financially, new research shows. Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer rate in obese women (AFP)
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AP - Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
AP - Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal.
AFP - Weight-loss surgery that curbs food intake by stitching up parts of the stomach or small intestine reduces the risk of cancer in obese women by more than 40 percent, according to a study released Thursday.
