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NEWS ABOUT: obesity

obesity stories: 203 news summaries

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 Fat Injections 
 Could Aid 
 Weight Loss 

Brown fat may speed metabolism

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Nov 2, 09 4:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The discovery that adults retain small quantities of “brown fat”—which in infants burns calories to generate heat—has scientists exploring the possibility of using the substance as a weight-loss aid. Brown fat is exceedingly effective at burning sugar, so researchers theorize that boosted amounts of the substance... More »

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obesity • fat • women's issues • brown fat


 Childhood Abuse 
 May Lead to 
 Obesity 


Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Oct 17, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Compounding the mental and physical pain that accompanies childhood abuse, a new study suggests abuse may lead to adult obesity. Researchers studied 410 children who had court-substantiated cases of physical and sexual abuse before the age of 11; 30 years later, their body mass index scores were compared with a... More »

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obesity • child abuse • abuse • health study

Mexico City
Puts 1,300 Cops
on a Diet

Mustn't give up tortas, but told to mix in some veggies now and then

AFP AFP Oct 15, 09 9:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - With seven of every 10 members of its force obese, Mexico City’s police department is putting some 1,300 cops on a diet. They were put on scales in public today, and given advice for dieting in a city known for its street food, AFP reports. More »

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obesity • Mexico City • police • torta

 Fat America Won't Need Mittens 

Study finds overweight have naturally hot hands

Toronto Star (Canada) Toronto Star (Canada) Oct 14, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s ever-expanding waistlines may eventually render mittens obsolete, a new study suggests. Researchers for the NIH found that overweight people generate more heat than their lean peers, but don’t retain it any better. Instead, the heat exits from the hands and feet—so an overweight person’s extremities... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • fat • temperature • glove • body temperature

Christie's NJ Lead Shrinks
After Corzine's Weight Ads

He's now up by only 1 point in the latest polls

Talking Points Memo Talking Points Memo Oct 13, 09 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Jon Corzine's strategy of running an ad that calls attention to challenger Chris Christie’s girth may be paying off: 19% of New Jersey voters said Christie’s weight made them less likely to vote for him, while 11% said it was a “legitimate campaign issue,” a... More »

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obesity • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • political advertising • Christopher Christie • Election 09 • election day November 2009

 'Obese' 4-Month-Old 
 Denied Insurance 

Nursing infant outside norms for age; 'absurd,' cry parents

Denver Post Denver Post Oct 12, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Colorado couple is baffled that their baby has been denied health insurance coverage because of a preexisting condition: obesity. “I could understand if we could control what he's eating,” says the boy’s father. “But he's 4 months old. He's breast-feeding. We can't put him on... More »

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obesity • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • baby • infant • breast feeding • health care reform • health insurance industry • policy • underwriting • Alex Lange

 NJ Gov's Ads Target 
 Opponent's Waistline 

Corzine spot says Christie 'threw his weight around'

New York Times New York Times Oct 8, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Corzine, the New Jersey governor locked in an ugly race for reelection, is calling his opponent a big fat liar—with the emphasis on "fat." A new attack ad shows hefty Republican challenger Chris Christie in super-slow motion, his flesh jiggling in multiple directions, while an announcer... More »

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obesity • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • fat • overweight • governor • attack ad • gubernatorial races • Christopher Christie • Election 09 • election day November 2009

Sure, We Read the Calorie Charts—Then Eat More

Customers say they seek guidance from signs, but receipts tell a different story

New York Times New York Times Oct 6, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study casts doubt on the effectiveness of calorie-counting charts in fast-food restaurants. Half of those surveyed in New York City say they noticed the charts, and about 28% say the information influenced their orders for the better. But a look at overall customer receipts shows people are ordering... More »

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obesity • New York City • fast food • consumption • calories • health study • calorie-posting law • restaurant chain

OPINION

 Soda Tax Deserves to Fizzle 

It won't help fat people, or poor people, but will line gov't coffers

Reason Magazine Reason Magazine Sep 30, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taxing soda is at best a stupid idea and at worst a cynical ploy by a money-grubbing government, writes Katherine Mangu-Ward for Reason. Here's why:
  • Sin taxes don't work: "None of the nickel-and-dime proposals on the table is large enough to discourage soda drinking," Mangu-Ward writes.
... More »

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obesity • health care costs • budget • regressive tax • soda tax • Katherine Mangu-Ward • high-fructose corn syrup

 How Thin People 
 Make Other People Fat 

New study shows we mimic habits of those whose bodies we aspire to

Time Time Sep 29, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Existing research suggests those trying to control their food intake should avoid dining with hefty companions with heaping plates. Not quite, says a new study. While the "I'll have what she's having" effect was confirmed in this experiment with college-age women, it was much more pronounced if the person... More »

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obesity • psychology • eating • portions • scientific study • thin • fashion model • aspirational

pop culture

 Why We Love Fat TV 

Zaftig reality stars make us feel better about our bulging waistlines: Dumenco

GQ Sep 27, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - America's obsession with "fattertainment" has become a form of catharsis for an obese nation, Simon Dumenco writes for GQ. Shows like The Biggest Loser and Dance Your Ass Off were at least ostensibly about getting their contestants in shape. But on More to Love, “the participants... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • fat • humor • the biggest loser

OPINION

 How We Get 
 bin Laden: 
 KFC's New 
 Double Down 

It's a bacon and cheese sandwich, except with fried chicken instead of bread!

The Faster Times The Faster Times Sep 27, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fed up with all haute cuisine? Foodie babble? An organic garden at the White House? KFC looks to have just what you need in the Double Down, a bacon and cheese sandwich in which the bread is replaced by fried chicken fillets! “Forget food porn,” Scott Gold writes... More »

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obesity • entertainment • Canada • socialism • cheese • Osama bin Laden • KFC • bacon • Kentucky Fried Chicken • tofu • salad

Obesity Growing as
Cancer Risk for Women


Associated Press Associated Press Sep 24, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(AP) - Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, say European researchers. Being overweight or obese accounts for up to 8% of cancers in Europe. That figure is poised to increase substantially as the obesity epidemic continues, and as major causes... More »

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cancer • obesity • Europe • women • obesity epidemic • fat • estrogen • hormones • scientific study • medical study

OPINION

 Unhealthy? Then Shut Up 
 About Health Reform: Maher 


Huffington Post Huffington Post Sep 18, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fat? Out of shape? Otherwise unhealthy? Then shut your trap about health-care reform until you do something about your own well-being, comedian Bill Maher writes for the Huffington Post. “Unlike most liberals, I’m glad all those teabaggers marched on Washington last week,” he snickers. “Because judging... More »

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obesity • entertainment • fat • health care reform • Bill Maher • political protest • President Obama • tea parties • teabaggers • unhealthy

 College Calorie Info 
 Could Be Backfiring 

From anorexics to obese students, information can spur 'disordered eating'

Newsweek Newsweek Sep 15, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges that bombard students with calorie counts and similar information to discourage overeating—and the dreaded "freshman 15" pounds—may be causing bigger diet problems instead, reports Newsweek. Many schools are rethinking their strategy in the wake of rising numbers of eating disorders, and a growing sense that a... More »

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obesity • bulimia • anorexia • calories • Harvard • cafeteria • college student • Penn State University • eating disorders • dining hall

 Time-Starved Working 
 Parents Eat Poorly: Study 

Low-income work schedules make healthy eating difficult

Time Time Sep 10, 09 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The nature of low-income employment promotes unhealthy eating, Time reports. Over half of working parents in low-to-moderate income communities relied on dietary “coping” measures when their schedules couldn’t accommodate a full meal, according to a new Cornell University study. Those strategies included skipping breakfast or family meals,... More »

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obesity • parenting • health • obesity epidemic • public health • diet • unemployment • Cornell University • healthy eating • job • dinner

OPINION

 To Cut Health Costs,  
 Fix the Food Industry 

Obesity 'accounts for nearly a tenth' of health-care spending

New York Times New York Times Sep 10, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s an “elephant in the room” when it comes to health care reform: American health care costs a bundle in large part because we’re so fat, writes Michael Pollan for the New York Times. President Obama has touched on the issue, but the country hasn’t, and... More »

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obesity • food • health care costs • health insurance • diabetes • obesity epidemic • public health • health care reform • Michael Pollan • food industry

 Nighttime Snacks  
 Worse Than We Thought 

Mouse study shows weight gain more than doubles on opposite schedule

Time Time Sep 5, 09 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eating when you should be sleeping—the proverbial midnight snack, say, or the meals of night-shift workers—could put you at higher risk of obesity, Time reports. A new study fed two groups of mice the same high-fat diet on opposite schedules; the group that ate during “normal”... More »

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obesity • hormones • eating • scientific study • circadian rhythms • lab mice • midnight snack • chemical imbalance

ANALYSIS

Why Such Rage at Obesity? Start With 'Self-Loathing'


Newsweek Newsweek Aug 26, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - If so many people are fat in this country, why is there so much venom against the overweight? Part of it can be chalked up to "self-loathing," write Kate Dailey and Abby Ellin in Newsweek. We're conditioned to consider extra pounds unattractive, and we get ticked off when... More »

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obesity • genetics • psychology • anger • overweight • World War I • thin • women's issues • hatred

Eat Way Less Added Sugar: Heart Docs


Reuters Reuters Aug 24, 09 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans eat more than twice as much added sugar as doctors recommend, and they should cut back to battle obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease, researchers say. Added calories from processed sugar should total no more than 150 for men and 100 for women, the American Heart Association said today.... More »

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obesity • nutrition • hypertension • diabetes • obesity epidemic • heart disease • diet • sugar • American Heart Association • high blood pressure • women's issues • Sugar Association

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