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  • August 2008

    • 700-Pound Man Enjoys Day Out Thanks to Forklift

      Associated Press  |  Aug 11, 08 7:30 AM CDT

      700-Pound Man Enjoys Day Out Thanks to Forklift

      (Newser) - With the help of a forklift, a 700-pound Mexican man made his first excursion outdoors in five months yesterday—without getting out of bed, AP reports. The machine lifted Manuel Uribe’s bed onto a platform truck, which transported him to a lake, where he rested near the shore and chatted with a local boatman. Uribe, 45, used to weigh 1,235 pounds and once held the Guinness weight record. He's been dieting for 2 years. More »

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      Mexico  • fat  • obese

  • June 2008

    • Oz Tops US As World's Fattest

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

      Oz Tops US As World's Fattest

      (Newser) - 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

    • Your Body Wants You to Stay Fat

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 3, 08 12:34 PM CDT

      Your Body Wants You to Stay Fat

      (Newser) - Your body doesn't want you to lose weight, scientists say, and makes it tough to keep off pounds lost. Scientists tell the Los Angeles Times that brain and hormone cues increase post-diet as natural processes try to get that old figure back. And while research into the heavy issues is still ongoing, exercise and medications are seen to help. More »

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      obesity  • exercise  • diet  • weight loss  • fat  • metabolism  • diet pills

  • January 2008

    • Why Am I Fat? One Word for You: Plastics

      Boston Globe  |  Jan 14, 08 1:30 PM CST

      Why Am I Fat? One Word for You: Plastics

      (Newser) - Early exposure to chemicals found in common plastics could predispose a person to obesity, scientists suggest. Studies have shown that animals fed the chemicals, called endocrine disrupters, are fatter later in life than those who were not, the Boston Globe reports. Diet, exercise, and genetics are key factors, but "chemicals can play a role," says one scientist. More »

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      health  • obesity  • genetics  • obesity epidemic  • plastic  • fat  • baby bottle  • chemicals and obesity

    • Latest Fat Fad: Shots That Dissolve Flab

      BBC  |  Jan 9, 08 5:23 PM CST

      Latest Fat Fad: Shots That Dissolve Flab

      (Newser) - Cosmetic surgeons are peddling a controversial new way to lose weight for those too busy to exercise. It's called "lipodissolve"—a series of injections that dissolves fat and takes 15 minutes to administer. The active ingredient, a chemical known as PCDC, melts flab within days. The procedure has been banned in several countries and hasn't yet been approved in the US, but some docs are calling it a "miracle cure." More »

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      fat  • plastic surgery  • cosmetic surgery

    • 9 Not-So-Good 'Good' Foods

      Men's Health  |  Jan 3, 08 2:23 PM CST

      9 Not-So-Good 'Good' Foods

      (Newser) - The authors of Eat This, Not That! provided Men's Health with 9 foods that aren't as healthy as they claim. Replace your: Bran muffin (420 calories, 20g fat) with ham, egg, and cheese on an English muffin (300 calories, 12g fat) Chicken Caesar salad (900 calories, 60g fat) with grilled chicken on mixed greens (400 calories, 20g fat) Tuna melt (900 calories, 50g fat) with a roast beef or ham sandwich (500 calories, 15g fat) Chicken wrap (700 calories, 35g fat) with a grilled chicken sandwich (375 calories, 15g fat) Turkey burger (850 calories, 50g fat) with a 7 oz. sirloin steak (350 calories, 20g fat) More »

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      list  • health  • food  • weight loss  • fat  • healthy eating  • calories  • sugar  • carbs

  • December 2007

    • Parents Blind to Their Fat Kids

      Associated Press  |  Dec 25, 07 3:20 PM CST

      Parents Blind to Their Fat Kids

      (Newser) - Nearly half the parents of severely overweight children ages 6 to 11 said their child was “about the right weight,” and only 13% recognized that their child had a severe problem, says a University of Michigan study. The results indicate parents think children will “grow out” of obesity or that something will change as they age, reports the AP. More »

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      health  • children  • obesity  • childhood obesity  • health study  • obesity epidemic  • fat  • overweight  • obese

    • French Fries May Increase Risk of Cancer

      BBC  |  Dec 3, 07 1:52 PM CST

      French Fries May Increase Risk of Cancer

      (Newser) - Women who eat too many French fries or potato chips may increase their risk of cancer, say researchers tracing the effect of the chemical acrylamide in the diet. In a new Dutch study, women who ingested 40mg of acrylamide a day—about one order of fries—developed twice as many cases of ovarian or uterine cancer as others. More »

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      cancer  • cancer research  • fat  • ovarian cancer  • snack foods

    • Dark Bread, Beans Make Babies

      Newsweek  |  Dec 2, 07 7:10 AM CST

      Dark Bread, Beans Make Babies

      (Newser) - Brown rice, dark bread, high-fat ice cream, and beans increase fertility, according to a recent Harvard study on diet. Foods not so great for making babies include breakfast cereal, potatoes, trans fats, and frozen yogurt, the researchers report in Newsweek . The study of 18,000 nurses' eating habits linked success getting pregnant to whole grain "slow carbs," according to the findings detailed in a new book "The Fertility Diet." More »

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      diet  • fertility  • fat  • milk  • fertility treatment  • carbs

  • November 2007
  • September 2007

    • High-Fat Diet May Slow Cancer

      Time  |  Sep 19, 07 7:12 AM CDT

      High-Fat Diet May Slow Cancer

      (Newser) - A diet high in fat but devoid of sugars is being tested as a new strategy to fight cancerous tumors. Researchers are exploiting tumors' dependence on sugar fermentation by banning most carbohydrates in the regimen, similar to the Atkins diet, Time magazine reports. Nutrition is supplied by plant oils and soy and animal products. As healthy cells can burn fat, only the cancer should starve. More »

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      health  • cancer  • food  • diet  • fat  • tumor  • Atkins diet

    • American Kids' Blood Pressure Creeps Up

      Washington Post  |  Sep 11, 07 10:37 AM CDT

      American Kids' Blood Pressure Creeps Up

      (Newser) - The ranks of US children with dangerously high blood pressure and hypertension have been growing for 20 years, reversing a decades-long trend, says a new study that tracks the effects of youth obesity. Hypertension, which usually doesn't develop until patients are in their 30s or 40s, is a leading cause of heart attack and stroke, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      children  • obesity  • heart disease  • diabetes  • blood pressure  • heart attack  • childhood obesity  • stroke  • fat  • Americans  • cholesterol  • weight  • hypertension

  • August 2007

    • Fattest States in America

      Trust for America's Health  |  Aug 27, 07 8:36 PM CDT

      Fattest States in America

      (Newser) - The Trust for America's Health has come out with its fourth annual report on obesity.  And the losers are: Mississippi West Virginia Alabama More »

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      health  • obesity  • Michigan  • South Carolina  • Louisiana  • Mississippi  • America  • Indiana  • childhood obesity  • Tennessee  • Alabama  • Kentucky  • Arkansas  • fat  • weight  • Oklahoma  • West Virginia

    • Dunkin' Donuts Will Cut the Trans Fat

      Associated Press  |  Aug 27, 07 7:40 AM CDT

      Dunkin' Donuts Will Cut the Trans Fat

      (Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts says it will eliminate nearly all trans fat from items on its menu by October 15—including the doughnuts. The chain will switch to a more heart-friendly blend of palm, soybean and cottonseed oils. But the company itself cautions consumers to keep the move  in perspective. "Certainly, we did not create a healthy doughnut," says a Dunkin' exec. More »

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      food  • Starbucks  • fat  • Dunkin' Donuts  • donut  • trans fats

    • Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Survival

      WebMD  |  Aug 15, 07 8:04 AM CDT

      Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Survival

      (Newser) - A new study reconfirms the link between colon cancer and a diet rich in red meat, fat and sugar—this time focusing on the survival rate of those who've already been treated for colon cancer. Those who ate what researchers dubbed the "Western" diet were three times as likely to die or suffer a recurrence than those on a “prudent”  diet—high in fruits, vegetables, poultry, and fish. More »

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      cancer  • diet  • fat  • colon cancer  • sugar  • red meat

    • Why Fat is Phat

      New York Times  |  Aug 7, 07 10:09 AM CDT

      Why Fat is Phat

      (Newser) - Fat is underappreciated, New York Times health columnist Natalie Angier writes: just because a lot of people now have too much of it doesn't mean it should be villified. The fat cell is in fact a marvel of science, a sophisticated mechanism finely tailored not only for energy storage but to exchange complex chemical messages. More »

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      health  • obesity  • evolution  • fat  • body  • cells

  • July 2007

    • Weight a Minute! Stress Triggers Fat in Study

      Washington Post  |  Jul 2, 07 4:49 AM CDT

      Weight a Minute! Stress Triggers Fat in Study

      (Newser) - A newly discovered chemical connection between chronic stress and fat could help curb obesity— or grow fat in places like breasts for cosmetic purposes, the Washington Post reports. Scientists found that  stressed-out mice on a rodent junk-food diet grew the fattest, and that injecting or blocking a stress neurotransmitter can induce, or reduce, weight gain. More »

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      health  • obesity  • science  • stress  • fat  • weight

  • April 2007

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