Obamas take on problem of obese children (Reuters) Reuters - Alarmed that nearly a third of U.S. children are obese or overweight -- and likely to stay that way all their lives -- President Barack Obama launched an initiative on Tuesday to roll back the numbers and put his wife in charge of promoting it. For obese, vaccine needle size matters (Reuters) Reuters - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic. 3 Simple Steps Can Cut Childhood Obesity (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - A new study finds three household routines lower the risk of obesity in children: having family dinners, getting enough sleep and limiting weekday TV time. Protein Supplement Myth Revealed by Body of Work (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - Most health stores are tainted with the irony that so few of their products are actually healthy, from herbal potions of unknown purity and utility to dietary supplements capitalizing on recent trends in weight loss or hair gain. Obese People Lose Weight at High Altitudes (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - Here's a possible future diet tip: Move to a mountaintop. Very Obese People May Be Missing Genes (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more evidence to theories linking DNA to weight, European scientists report that a genetic variation seems to virtually guarantee that a person will become obese. Obese people struggle with their genes (AFP)
Later Puberty Seen for Obese Boys (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity causes later onset of puberty in boys, new research indicates. Fat-Burning Chemical Points to New Weight-Loss Drug (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- American scientists say they may have found a new way to trick the body into burning more fat. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AFP - US First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.
AFP - Debate over the obesity epidemic sweeping parts of the world has focussed on whether lifestyle -- too much junk food and couch-potato living -- is the big culprit or whether genes are also to blame.
