Category Archives: Obesity

High Blood Pressure: Canada's Crisis in the Making Link to Article|http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/25/f-bloodpressure-backgrounder.html THURSDAY, Feb 18th 2010 (CBC News) -- High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is becoming a national crisis, particularly among younger Canadians, say health authorities. That's because obesity rates, physical inactivity and diabetes are on the rise - all known risk factors for …

Best To Lose Some Weight Before Weight-Loss Surgery Link to Article|http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_94136.html Written By: Laura Buchholz THURSDAY, Jan 14th 2010 (Reuters Health) -- Having weight-loss surgery? Shedding a few pounds before the surgery might reduce your risk of having surgical complications, a new study hints. A look back at the medical records of 881 patients who …

Use of Weight Loss Surgery Will Soon Be Wide Spread Link to Article| http://topnews.us/content/29508-use-weight-loss-surgery-will-soon-be-wide-spread SUNDAY, Jan 3, 2010 (TopNews) -- The advancements in the field of weight loss surgeries, that are traditionally a last resort for the obese, are now making them more and more suitable to be undertaken by people who are moderately obese …

Obesity Surpasses Smoking As Top Health Threat: US Study Link to Article| http://www.canada.com/health/Obesity+surpasses+smoking+health+threat+study/2409048/story.html Written By: Allison Cross TUESDAY, Jan 5 2010 (Canwest News Service) -- Obesity is now a bigger overall threat to people's health than smoking, according to results of the longest ongoing health study of adults in the United States. Obesity causes as …

Rates of Severe Childhood Obesity Have Tripled Link to Article| http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729121708.htm THURSDAY, Jul 30th, 2009 (ScienceDaily) -- Rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled in the last 25 years, putting many children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, according to a report in Academic Pediatrics by an obesity expert at Brenner Children's Hospital, part …

Link to Article | http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26226140-29277,00.html Written by: Danny Rose SUNDAY, October 18th, 2009 (news.com)--OBESITY could now be "so common it is perceived as normal", an Australian researcher said today after a survey of pregnant women showed many were oblivious to being overweight. The Brisbane-based study took in 412 women and it found 30 per cent …

Link to Article | http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/bernadine-healy/2009/10/14/the-obesity-epidemic-isnt-just-about-willpower.html?PageNr=1 Written By Bernadine Healey, M.D. WEDNESDAY, October 14 2009 (usnews.com) -- Obesity, not so long ago an issue of personal struggle with fatty foods and bulging waistline, has of late become Public Health Enemy No. 1, blamed for almost a third of the rise in healthcare spending. Overeaters now find …

Reducing Childhood Obesity Link to Article | http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/63795157.html Written by Arthur Williams THURSDAY, October 8 2009 (bclocalnews.com) -- Prince George will be one of two cities in B.C. to pilot a new strategy to reduce childhood obesity.  Pediatric endocrinologist and UBC researcher Shazhan Amed said the program is based on a similar initiative in France, which …