The Obesity Epidemic

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August 2007
- Fattest States in America
  
  Trust for America's Health | Aug 27, 07 8:36 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- We're Still Getting Fatter
  
  Reuters | Aug 27, 07 6:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Americans just keep getting fatter. Obesity rates were up in 31 states this year and declined in none, a new study by a health advocacy group finds. That brings the percentage of American adults who are either obese or overweight to 60%, Reuters reports, and the usual suspects are to blame: poor nutrition and physical inactivity. More »
- Common Virus Linked to Obesity
  
  Guardian (UK) | Aug 21, 07 8:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A virus that causes sore throats and eye infections may also contribute to obesity, new research suggests. leaving infected people with more and larger fat cells than uninfected people have. The discovery could lead to the development of anti-obesity vaccines and may help explain why some obese people have healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the Guardian reports. More »
- FTC Subpoenas Food Giants on Marketing to Kids
  
  Adweek | Aug 11, 07 4:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The FTC dealt out 44 subpoenas yesterday to food companies, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Kraft, seeking information on how much they spent on advertising to kids. The businesses have until November 1 to comply for a report the FTC is preparing for Congress on marketing practices and child obesity. More »
- Make Your Workout Work for You
  
  Newsweek | Aug 11, 07 10:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - All that work, and still no six-pack? Newsweek tips you off to six ways you may be hurting your results—and your body. Reading while exercising: You need focus for results. Excessive sweating: Losing water weight is not the same as losing fat. Skipping resistance training: Lift for long-term results. More »
- Diet Foods May Help Make Kids Fat
  
  BBC | Aug 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Feeding children diet food may actually help make them fat, the BBC reports. Young rats who had been given low-calorie versions of ordinarily high-calorie food begin to gain weight when they were switched to regular fare, a new study found. Rather than stop eating when they reached a certain calorie level, they continued to consume at the same level they had on the low-cal version. More »
- A Big Mac by Any Other Name Is Not as Tasty
  
  Time | Aug 7, 07 1:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Preschoolers judged McDonald’s-branded food superior, even compared to the same products served without the familiar packaging, a study reported in Time concludes. The Pavlovian response to the Golden Arches worries child health experts, who link it to increasing obesity among the young. More »
- Why Fat is Phat
  
  New York Times | Aug 7, 07 10:09 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
July 2007
- Obesity Is a Socially Transmitted Disease
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jul 25, 07 6:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Obesity spreads socially, a new study concludes: one’s likelihood of getting fat increases 57% if a friend becomes fat, and a whopping 171% if it's a close friend. Friends may be more influential than genes in weight gain, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Its about the spread of norms,” said a researcher. More »
- China Worries About Obesity (and Young Love)
  
  BBC | Jul 15, 07 12:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When dance classes are introduced in China's primary and middle schools this fall, the children will be dancing by themselves or in groups, the BBC reports. The new edict addresses concerns from parents who fear that couples dancing could lead to puppy love... or worse. The dance classes were announced last month by the Ministry of Education in an effort to combat childhood obesity. More »
- Obesity Ups Odds of Beating Heart Attack
  
  Associated Press | Jul 10, 07 4:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chew on this: While obese people are at much higher risk for having heart attacks, they also more likely than their thinner counterparts to survive them, the AP reports. Three years after their heart attacks, as many as 10% of healthy-weight patients had died compared to 3.6% of obese patients, according to one of several recent studies that drew the same conclusion. Now scientists are puzzling out possible reasons why. More »
- Taste of Chicago Ends on Heavy Note
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Jul 9, 07 6:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The ten day long Taste of Chicago held in Grant Park closed yesterday following a sweltering day in the Windy City. Headline making temperatures did not stop hardy Chicagoans from eating their way through 127,360 ears of corn, 175,000 servings of ice cream and a paltry 75,000 burgers. More »
- Weight a Minute! Stress Triggers Fat in Study
  
  Washington Post | Jul 2, 07 4:49 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
June 2007
- Fatbloggers Unite, Shed Pounds Online
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 15, 07 4:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The tech sector is buzzing with pudgy geeks dropping weight through the web, the LA Times reports. Jason McCabe Calacanis, the web vet who started it all, turned his business-oriented site into a dietary forum, promising to lose 27 lbs. and urging other techies to chronicle their own diet dramas. Dozens soon weighed in, posting their gains and losses. More »
- Kellogg Will Ease Off Ads Aimed at Kids
  
  New York Times | Jun 15, 07 7:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Averting a threatened lawsuit, Kellogg will reformulate its cereals and snack foods to make them more nutritious—or keep them as is and stop targeting advertising at children under 12. The plan affects about half of the company's offerings, meaning that fans of Pop-Tarts and Rice Krispies may be getting a little healthier whether they want to or not. More »
- FDA Advisory Panel Rejects Weight-Loss Drug
  
  Reuters | Jun 14, 07 6:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Accomplia, a weight-loss drug marketed in 18 other countries, failed to win approval from an FDA advisory board yesterday. The 14-member panel of outside experts ruled unanimously that manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis had not dispelled concerns about the safety of the drug, whose potential side effects include suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and depression. More »
- Americans Go Abroad, Online for New Diet Pill
  
  Bloomberg | Jun 11, 07 8:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The weight loss drug Acomplia is stuck in FDA limbo, but that isn't stopping Americans from ordering it off the Internet or buying it in Europe, where it's legal. If the government rules that its lowering of weight and cholesterol balances out the possible side effects, including suicide and depression, Acomplia could be worth billions to manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis. More »
April 2007
- Researchers Fight Fat With Baby Formula
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 23, 07 3:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The battle to keep pounds off may start with a bab