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B.C Ranks High in Healthy LivingLink to Article | http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/williamslaketribune/news/96635179.htmlFRIDAY, June 18th 2010 (Williams Lake Tribune) -- The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) released Tuesday by Statistics Canada shows that B.C. continues to lead or be highly ranked in many healthy living categories compared to other jurisdictions.“This is the second time in a month that a …
Obesity and Asthma Are Linked: StudyLink to Article | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64U31W20100531 Written By: Anne HardingMONDAY, May 31st, 2010 (reuters.com) -- A number of studies have shown an association between obesity and asthma, both of which have become much more common over the past three decades, Dr. Jun Ma of the Palo Alto Medical Research Institute in California note …
Growing Obesity Increases Perils of ChildbearingLink to Article | http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/health/06obese.html?scp=1&sq=growing%20obesity%20increases%20perils&st=cseWritten By: Anemona HartocollisSATURDAY, June 5th 2010 (The New York Times) -- As Americans have grown fatter over the last generation, inviting more heart disease, diabetes and premature deaths, all that extra weight has also become a burden in the maternity ward, where babies take their …
Genes Are Not Destiny When It Comes To Obesity: Study Link to Article | http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100405/exercise_obesity_100405/20100406/?hub=TorontoNewHome TUESDAY, Apr 6th 2010 (CTV News) -- An hour a day of moderate exercise can help teens control their weight, even when they are genetically predisposed to obesity, a new European study finds. The research finds that even those people with …
Being Overweight Ups Stroke Risk, Study Confirms Link to Article | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63426Z20100405 Written By: Anne Harding MONDAY, Apr 5th 2010 (Reuters New York) -- "Being obese (but indeed even just overweight) puts an individual at significantly higher risk of ischemic stroke, with a serious possibility of permanent disability and reduced life expectancy," Dr. Pasquale Strazzullo of …
Obesity Rates Growing: Poll Link to Article| http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/03/31/13426831.html Written By: Kevin Connor WEDNESDAY, Mar 31st 2010 (Toronto Sun) -- There is a reason why Toronto is called Hogtown — 44% of Torontonians are overweight or obese. But we aren’t alone. The Heart and stroke Foundation says that in the past 30 years, obesity rates in …
Let's Go Back To Basics Link to Article | http://www.themanitoban.com/articles/29385 Written By: Sarah Khalil TUESDAY, Mar 23rd 2010 (The Manitoban) -- The act of eating has become something more than nourishing our body; it is a bad habit which promotes excessive intake of food. In 1998, the World Health Organization classified obesity as a “growing epidemic.” …
Obesity 101: We Are How We Eat and the Problem of Fast Food Culture Link to Article| http://www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=2713210 Written By: Sharon Kirkey TUESDAY, Mar 9th 2009 (Canwest News Service) -- Dr. Valerie Taylor doesn't believe that most people with a weight problem would say, "This is not my fauly," or "This is because of McDonald's." …
StatsCan Study To Weigh in on Canada's Obesity Rates Link to Article| http://www.canada.com/health/StatsCan+study+weigh+Canada+obesity+rates/2433262/story.html WEDNESDAY, Jan 13 2010 (Canwest News Service) -- Dr. Nicolas Christou remembers in 1977 giving a surgical grand rounds — a medical ritual where doctors discuss unusual cases — about a "morbidly obese" patient with a body mass index of 57. …
Timing of Weight-Loss Surgery in Teens Important Link to Article|http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_93538.html TUESDAY, Dec 29th 2010 (Reuters Health) -- When it comes to weight-loss surgery for very obese adolescents, having the surgery sooner rather than later may yield a better long-term outcome, new study findings hint. Surgical treatment for extreme obesity may be appropriate for some adolescents, …
