US bosses wrong to fire smokers, obese: survey (AFP)
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AFP - Americans spoke out strongly against bosses who fire workers who are obese or smoke, a poll showed Thursday.
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Obesity Linked to Increased Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) — Weight management,
exercise and proper nutrition are key to reducing your risk of cancer. And
the earlier in life you adopt these practices, the better off you’ll be, a
new study suggests.
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W.Va. unveils tool to help fight obesity (AP)
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AP - West Virginia is hoping that a little wheel can make a big difference in the state’s obesity problem. The wheel is a body mass index calculator, a low-tech tool that will be distributed to doctors across the state as part of a new effort to get physicians to recognize obesity early in their patients.
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Exercise, diet improve obese kids’ motor skills (Reuters)
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Reuters - Obese children who lose weight
through diet and exercise may become stronger and more agile in
the process, a study shows.
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Report stresses link between obesity and cancer (Reuters)
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Reuters - Keeping slim is one of the best ways of
preventing cancer, as is avoiding excessive amounts of red meat
and wine, a landmark study has revealed.
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Obese people face bigger cancer risk, study finds (AFP)
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AFP - Obese people have a higher risk of certain kinds of cancer, according to a report Wednesday which found that red meat and processed meats cause bowel cancer.
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TV raises blood pressure in obese kids: study (Reuters)
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Reuters - Watching too much television may not
only help make children fat, it may also raise their blood
pressure, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Brain scans of obese show hunger hormone at work (Reuters)
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Reuters - Giving the body’s natural appetite
suppressant to morbidly obese volunteers de-activated their
brain’s response to tasty food — and the new brain activity
lasted for as long as the hormone was delivered, U.S.
researchers reported on Monday.
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Obesity study targets hormone that signals hunger (AFP)
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AFP - The appetite-curbing hormone leptin influences brain circuits that tell us when we are hungry and when we are full, according to a study released Monday that could help in the fight against obesity.
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Exercise Helps Overweight Youngsters Learn (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) — Three months of daily, vigorous
exercise can improve overweight kids’ thinking, U.S. researchers
report.