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Weight Loss & Obesity Research Blog - Archive #0059.Portion sizes growing with American waistlinesDecember 6, 2006 - MSNBC / American Dietetic Association Food servings are bigger than 20 years ago, but most unaware, study says Blacks less likely to recognize overweight and obesity, study showsDecember 5, 2006 - EurekAlert / International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Overweight black Americans are two to three times more likely than heavy white Americans to say they are of average weight -- even after being diagnosed as overweight or obese by their doctors Promoting self-weighing in teens is not helpful to weight managementDecember 5, 2006 - EurekAlert / Journal of Adolescent Health Teenage girls who weigh themselves frequently are more likely to binge eat and participate in unhealthy weight control behaviors in the future Obesity will increase UK cancer casesDecember 5, 2006 - Reuters / Yahoo! News / Cancer Research UK (Link expired) Rising levels of obesity in Britain could lead to as many as 12,000 new cases of weight-related cancer each year by the end of the decade Treating obesity vital for public health, physicians sayDecember 1, 2006 - EurekAlert / Mayo Clinic Proceedings Who once treated mainly elderly patients for health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke are seeing increasingly younger patients who have the same ailments. Africa faces growing obesity problemNovember 29, 2006 - Associated Press / Yahoo! News (Link removed) Africa, a continent usually synonymous with hunger, is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Cancer survivors urged to maintain healthy weightNovember 29, 2006 - Reuters / Yahoo! News / American Cancer Society (Link removed) Staying slim and fit is especially important for cancer survivors, because obesity raises the risk of cancer coming back Seniors more at risk for complications, death from large scale weight-loss surgeryNovember 27, 2006 - EurekAlert / Archives of Surgery The first large-scale review of weight-loss surgeries performed on older adults suggests bariatric procedures should generally be limited to people younger than age 65 Weight cycling associated with increased risk for gallstones among menNovember 27, 2006 - EurekAlert / Archives of Internal Medicine Intentionally losing weight and then regaining it may increase men's risk for gallstones later in life Overweight young women have reduced risk of developing breast cancer before menopauseNovember 27, 2006 - EurekAlert / Archives of Internal Medicine A higher body mass index (BMI), especially in early adulthood, may be associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer before menopause |
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