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body mass index stories: 7 news summaries

Obese Americans Now Outnumber Overweight

Over a third of adults classed as one step up the scale from overweight

Jan 10, 09 4:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Americans who are merely overweight are now outnumbered by the obese, Reuters reports. New government statistics reveal that 34% of adults are obese and almost 6% extremely so, whereas 32.7% are classed as overweight. The proportion of Americans who are overweight has stayed much the same since 1980—but... More »

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obesity • public health • obese • overweight • body mass index

 Psst, Fat Boy: 
 Uncle Sam Wants You 

Military tells recruits with high BMI that they can sign up now, lose weight later

Jan 5, 09 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - To reel in more recruits, the US Army is relaxing weight restrictions on would-be soldiers. A waiver program gives outsize volunteers a year after signing up to get in shape, measured by body-mass index, or be booted, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With the youthful population consuming more and exercising... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • Army recruiting • recruits • US Army • military recruits • body mass index

 That Extra 7lbs May Be Deadly  

Study says modest weight gains risky

Dec 23, 08 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Even being slightly overweight can seriously increase the risk of heart problems, Reuters reports. A 20-year study of roughly 20,000 male doctors in the US found that every 7 pounds of excess body weight upped the risk of heart failure by 11%. The fatal condition, in which the heart... More »

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obesity • heart disease • exercise • body mass index • high blood pressure

 Rabid Fans Have Bad Diets 

Sports fanatics less healthy than non-fans, study finds

Nov 14, 08 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - This just in: Sports fanatics like beer and fatty food. A University of Arkansas study has found that rabid fans are less healthy than people who don't care about sports, the Los Angeles Times reports. And the bigger the fanatic, "the more likely they are to consume more... More »

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diet • fast food • health study • body mass index • sports fans • University of Arkansas

Smaller Babies Become Hostile Adults: Study

Low weight at birth and childhood linked to more hostility later in life

May 13, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research has linked low birth weight and slow growth in childhood to increased levels of hostility in adults, Reuters reports. Researchers also discovered that the higher levels of aggression were linked to health trouble, including coronary problems, type 2 diabetes and earlier death. The levels of hostility appeared unconnected... More »

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weight • medical research • baby • infant • child development • prenatal care • body mass index

 Vegan Diet May Help Arthritis 

Small Swedish study offers hope for patients

Mar 18, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis may be able to ease their painful symptoms and cut down on their risk of heart attacks by switching to a vegan, gluten-free diet. The new findings from a Swedish study offer hope for patients of the disease, which has no cure but can be... More »

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diet • immune system • gluten • vegetarianism • Karolinska Institutet • body mass index • Rheumatoid arthritis • animal products • Prof Johan Frostegård • National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society • vegan diet

Women's Stroke Rates Triple

Alarming rise linked to wider waistlines

Feb 21, 08 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Strokes have tripled among middle-aged American women in an alarming development experts attribute to obesity. Despite the increased use of blood pressure and cholesterol medication, 2% of women aged 35 to 54 suffered a stroke between 1999 and 2004. That's a three-fold increase over earlier studies. More »

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obesity • women's health • women • diet • cholesterol • blood pressure • junk food • blood sugar • stroke • middle age • federal health survey • body mass index • International Stroke Conference • belly fat • stroke risk

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