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NEWS ABOUT: weight gain

weight gain stories: 12 news summaries

 Gut Bacteria Can Make You Fat 

Unhealthy diet encourages efficient micro-organisms

Nov 12, 09 2:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Eating junk food may do a double whammy on your waistline: In addition to the calorie influx, high-fat foods alter intestinal bacteria, actually making it easier to get fat. Obese mice in a new study had significantly more of a specific type of bacteria, Firmicutes, that easily convert food into... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • bacteria • junk food • intestines • weight gain • stomach • digestion • Firmicutes

 Fattening Up Was Easy: Damon 

Actor gained 30 pounds for movie role

Sep 8, 09 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beefing up for his role in The Informant was a breeze, Matt Damon says. "It was very, very easy" to gain 30 pounds, said the now-slimmed down actor, who plays FBI informant Mark Whitacre. "It was very, very fun, probably the funnest time I had working because I... More »

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entertainment • Matt Damon • weight gain • movie industry • The Informant!

GLOSSIES

 I Think, 
 Therefore 
 I Overeat 

New fleet of books tries to explain American obesity

Jul 18, 09 8:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the waistlines of Americans continue to expand, so is the genre of literature seeking to explain why, Elizabeth Kolbert writes in the New Yorker, profiling no fewer than seven books on the subject—including one that endorses “fat power.” The Fat Studies Reader argues that the real... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • fat • overweight • book • weight gain

 Gain Less Pregnancy 
 Weight If Obese: Docs 

New guidelines say rising obesity puts mom, baby at risk

May 28, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obese women should gain between 11-20 pounds when pregnant, new guidelines urge; the figure is about half what’s recommended for women of normal weight, HealthDay News reports, and reflect concerns about the effect of rising obesity rates on mother and child. More »

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obesity • pregnancy • childhood obesity • weight gain • guidelines

Gene Discovery Lets Mice Gorge on Carbs, Stay Thin

Tweaked mice can munch carbs without getting fat

Mar 21, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yet another breakthrough for mice: Genetic researchers have found a way to allow them to eat all the carbs they want and not get fat, reports the Los Angeles Times. The scientists turned off a gene in the liver that plays a role in turning excess glucose into fatty acids.... More »

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obesity • genes • genetic research • weight gain • mouse

(Newser) - Sympathetic fans helped Jessica Simpson through a strained performance last night during which she flubbed lines, restarted songs, and wept visibly, the Grand Rapids Press reports. The singer has been plagued by media reports that boyfriend Tony Romo is cheating and snide remarks about her reported weight gain. “... More »

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music • Michigan • concert • infidelity • Tony Romo • fans • rumor • weight gain • Jessica Simpson • cheating

 Naughty Sienna 
 Booted From 
 Robin Hood 

Sources say problem was Crowe's weight or Miller's affair

Jan 11, 09 7:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Sienna Miller's dalliance with a married actor has reportedly gotten her kicked off Ridley Scott's remake of Robin Hood, the Telegraph reports. "Sienna's image just wasn't right" to play Maid Marian, a source working on the movie said, "especially after her controversial affair with Balthazar Getty."... More »

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film • Robin Hood • affair • Ridley Scott • Russell Crowe • weight gain • Sienna Miller

OPINION

 Why Oprah's 
 Weight Matters 
 to Millions 

We're sharing in her long health struggle

Dec 14, 08 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Why do we follow Oprah’s battle with her weight so avidly? Because so many of us share the same battle, and identify so strongly with its ups and downs, writes Robin Givhan in the Washington Post. Oprah “may sell a million books, hand out scholarships and cars, build... More »

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television • health • weight loss • Oprah Winfrey • weight gain

 Oprah 
 Hits 200 Lbs, 
 'Fell Off Wagon' 

Talk show host 'fell off the wagon'

Dec 9, 08 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey has once again hit “the dreaded 2-0-0” pounds. The talk show queen, who has famously struggled with her weight for years, writes, “I definitely wasn't setting an example. I was talking the talk, but I wasn't walking the walk,” in an article in the January... More »

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diet • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • daytime talk show • overweight • fitness • weight gain

Obesity Linked to Cancers

Strong connections between weight and  cancer in men and women

Feb 15, 08 4:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have identified a powerful link between being overweight and the risk of developing certain types of cancer. Strong links were discovered between obesity and cancer of the esophagus in men and women, and uterine endometrial and gallbladder cancers in women, reports WebMD. Researchers also found modest connections between obesity... More »

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cancer • obesity • breast cancer • American Cancer Society • Body Mass Index • diet • ovarian cancer • overweight • weight gain • esophageal cancer • endometrial cancer • gallbladder cancer • Andrew G. Renehan • University of Manchester • BMI • Susanna Larsson • Karolinska Institutet • Michael Thun

Poor Sleep Linked
to Diabetes

Tired bodies have trouble regulating blood sugar, research shows

Jan 1, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Poor sleep may lead to weight gain and diabetes, according to new research. After only 3 nights of light sleep, healthy people lost their ability to process sugar by 23%, perhaps explaining why many diabetics also have sleep disorders, ABC News reports. Although the survey sample was small, it casts... More »

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diabetes • University of Chicago • pancreas • sleep deprivation • insulin • weight gain • slow wave sleep • Joslin Diabetes Center • Dr. Esra Tasali • Dr. Martin Abrahamson • University of Rochester • insulin resistance • sleep disorder

'A Size 2 Is Not Fat!'

Actress responds to critics, bikini photo

Dec 4, 07 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Actress and former underwear model Jennifer Love Hewitt has fired back at Internet gossipers who've been sniping about her figure since unflattering photos of her on a Hawaiian beach with fiance Ross McCall made the rounds. "Like all women out there should, I love my body," she wrote... More »

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celebrity • photograph • TMZ • Jennifer Love Hewitt • weight gain • body image

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