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Can testosterone help you with weight loss?

A new study suggests that men with low testosterone levels can lose weight by taking testosterone supplements, but not everyone is convinced.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan

218-pound 8-year-old removed from home

Cleveland - At 218 pounds and only eight years old, an Ohio child has been deemed to be at such risk as to make it necessary to be removed from his home.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 21 comments

Op-Ed: Figures show British women are the fattest in Europe

New figures published by Eurostat - the European Union's statistics agency - reveal that British women are the fattest in Europe.

In the Media by Christopher Bates - 2 comments

Canada: Doctors propose denying obese women fertility treatments

Obese women will have a hard time finding fertility clinics that will provide them with in-vitro fertilization treatments if a proposed ban by Canadian doctors takes effect.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman

Tall And Obese Men At Risk For Blood Clots

A recent Norwegian study concludes the dangers that tall men who are obese face in having a greater risk for developing blood clots. The tall men included in the study were almost 6 feet or taller.

In the Media by Oscar Brooks

Study: Religious people may be more obese

A research study has found that people who attend religious services regularly are more likely to become obese by the time they reach middle age.

In the Media by Oscar Brooks - 5 comments

Abnormal arteries found in obese children

Obese children were found to have blood vessels which look more like those found in much older adults with cardiovascular disease.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 1 comment

People in OECD countries becoming fatter by the day

People in OECD countries are becoming fatter by the day. One in two people is now overweight or obese in almost half of OECD countries. Rates are projected to increase further and in some countries two out of three people will be obese within ten years.

In the Media by Subir Ghosh - 6 comments

Pregnant women who eat too much give birth to big babies

New York - Pregnancy is often a time for a woman to eat as much as she wants, after all she is eating for two. But researchers now say the size of mom will indicate how big her baby is and if she's overweight, the child may be also.

In the Media by Joan Firstenberg

Woman taken off plane to make room for obese person

Southwest Airlines took heat earlier this year when employees removed an overweight passenger from a flight. Southwest has made a similar move, but this time the passenger was removed to make room for an obese teenager.

In the Media by Jason Smith - 1 comment

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Diet v surgery: Curing UK obesity

What is the best way to tackle growing levels of obesity?

Obesity 'tsunami' warning for NI

Edwin Poots launches a 10-year strategy to tackle obesity in Northern Ireland.

Watch: Ads Use Obese Kids to Scare Parents

Controversial campaign sparks debate about childhood obesity.

Bathurst obesity clinic loses funding

The Department of Health is no longer willing to pay for a new medical clinic in Bathurst that treats people with obesity problems.

Kidney cancer rise 'obesity link'

Obesity is fuelling a major increased in the number of cases of kidney cancers diagnosed in Britain each year, experts say.

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Jason Anfinsen

Obesity is a major health concern for OECD countries. Using a wide range of individual-level and population data from OECD countries, this report presents analyses of trends in obesity, explores the complex causal factors affecting the epidemic and develops an assessment of the impacts interventions to combat the problem.

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