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Is there an obesity gene? Or at least a genetic trigger that drives some people to eat more than others? It is possible as a scientific team conclude in a new study.
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New research suggests that the time at which food is eaten is almost as important as the types of food that are eaten in relation to obesity levels.
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British health workers dealing with the rising epidemic of obesity have been warned that referring to overweight patients as obese can be construed as derogatory.
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New research indicates that a chemical found in red wine, grapes and other fruit may be able to block the cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop. The compound could have the potential to be turned into an anti-obesity drug.
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In the largest study of its kind to date, an international team of researchers has identified two new gene adaptations that increase the risk of common childhood obesity.
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A study published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) shows that bariatric surgery together with medical therapy cut a patient’s blood glucose levels more than medical therapy alone in obese patients who also have type 2 diabetes.
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Chemicals found in everyday items including mobile phone covers, toys, tin cans and shampoos could be fuelling the rise in obesity and diabetes, according to a new study.
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With an adult obesity rate of 24.6%, causing massive issues of Diabetes Type 2 and heart disease, Nebraska is doing something about it. They are attempting to pass Legislative Bill (LB) 1123 in the Nebraska Agriculture Committee this coming Tuesday.
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At her heaviest, UK mom Marie Eaton weighed 700 pounds: more than her boyfriend and her four children combined. But when that boyfriend proposed, Marie started a strict diet.
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A “diet pill” called Qnexa, which was previously rejected on safety grounds, has been granted safe passage through to the next review stage.
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What is the best way to tackle growing levels of obesity?
Edwin Poots launches a 10-year strategy to tackle obesity in Northern Ireland.
Controversial campaign sparks debate about childhood obesity.
 The Department of Health is no longer willing to pay for a new medical clinic in Bathurst that treats people with obesity problems.
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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