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Moderately Overweight People May Live Longer

January 4, 2013 no comments

January 4, 2013- A new United States study, which was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, has found that people who are moderately overweight – not morbidly obese –...

Obese Older Adults Have Higher Risk Of Falls

December 30, 2011 no comments

December 30, 2011- A recent study in the U.S. says that older adults who are obese may be more apt to have a disabling fall than those older adults who are thinner. The severe overweight however, ar...

Another Airline To Charge Extra Seat For Large Passengers

October 13, 2011

October 13, 2011- AirTran Airways will soon be the next airline that will charge large passengers for an extra seat. Southwest Airlines is integrating Airtran and starting in March 2012 Airtran will ...

Half Of U.S. Adult Population Could Be Obese By 2030

August 26, 2011

August 26, 2011- According to a new report released in the Lancet, a British medical journal, half of the U.S. adult population could be obese by the year 2030 based on trends, unless changes are mad...

Pro-longed Bottle Users More Likely To Be Obese

May 13, 2011

May 13, 2011- Parents that prolong weaning their babies from using a bottle could be at risk of having an obese child by kindergarten age. Early childhood development specialists feel the best time f...

Tall And Obese Have Higher Risk Of Blood Clots

May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011- New research from Norway, published last week claims that the tall and obese, more so men than women, have a much higher risk of blood clots (deep vein). Pulmonary embolism is when part ...