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- When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding reduces the risk of obesity in children born to mothers with diabetes during their pregnancy, a new study indicates. - Obesity ads 'risk child stigma'
A US advertising campaign showing stark images of overweight teenagers is facing criticism by a senior public health official, the BBC learns. - America's pets also have an obesity epidemic
Survey by Association for Pet Obesity Prevention found 53 percent of dogs and 55 percent of cats are overweight or obese: Why? - Obesity program to target at-risk preschoolers
As part of its efforts to address the nation's obesity epidemic, the Aetna Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Nursing to pilot-test a childhood obesity-prevention project in Lubbock. - Promising obesity-drug candidate destroys bone, studies say
A compound that looked to be a possible wonder drug for obesity and metabolic disease, such as diabetes, may not make it to store shelves. Research published this week shows the hormone, called fibroblast growth factor 21, causes bone loss while it burns fat. - Obesity is associated with altered brain function
Researchers have found new evidence for the role of the brain in obesity. - Obesity ads hurt more than help?
Georgia's controversial child obesity ads are being phased out, but debate continues over whether they do more harm than good. - Obesity in the Military on the Rise; First Lady Seeks to Reverse Trend
There are more than 88,000 overweight and obese personnel serving in the military, and the number is increasing. The First Lady announced on Friday a program to help curb the service members waistlines by changing the nutritional standards across the board. - Obesity Could Be Infectious
We've heard obesity can be "spread" between friends when we copy each other's eating habits, but a new study in mice suggests obesity could actually be infectious. - "Obesity is Not the Government's Business" Decides Intelligence Squared US Audience
John Stossel and Paul Campos Win Debate Over Pamela Peeke and David Satcher