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  • June 2008

    • Oz Tops US As World's Fattest

      newser  |  Age (Aust.)  |  Jun 20, 08 5:02 PM CDT

      Oz Tops US As World's Fattest

      Australia is the fattest nation in the world, the Age reports. A new study says body-mass index measurements pegs 4 million people—26% of the nation's population—as obese, narrowly beating the US, where 25% are obese. An additional 5 million Aussies are classified as overweight—with the usual suspects of more fast food and less exercise behind the epidemic. More »

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      Australia  • obesity  • America  • fat  • overweight  • belly fat

  • May 2008

    • Big Butts Are Healthy, Study Finds

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 7, 08 6:52 AM CDT

      Big Butts Are Healthy, Study Finds

      The kind of fat found in the hips and buttocks may actually help fight diabetes, a result that surprised Harvard doctors performing the research that produced the finding. Although belly fat is known to raise the risk of diabetes, subcutaneous fat injected into the abdomens of mice actually increased their sensitivity to insulin and even helped them lose weight, Reuters reports. More »

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      public health  • diabetes  • health study  • scientific study  • belly fat  • fat cells

  • March 2008

    • Big Bellies Raise Risk of Alzheimer's

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 26, 08 7:58 PM CDT

      Big Bellies Raise Risk of Alzheimer's

      People who have big bellies in middle age have a much greater risk of getting Alzheimer's or dementia as senior citizens, a new study says. The bigger the belly, the bigger the risk, reports the Washington Post . The findings raise more concern about America's expanding waist lines and offer more proof that fat around the abdomen is especially harmful. More »

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      health  • obesity  • blood pressure  • Alzheimer's  • dementia  • aging  • fitness  • overweight  • belly fat

  • February 2008

    • Women's Stroke Rates Triple

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 21, 08 7:41 AM CST

      Women's Stroke Rates Triple

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

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