HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) — A new study provides more
evidence that dopamine — a brain chemical associated with reward,
pleasure, movement and motivation — plays a role in obesity.
Archive for November 2nd, 2007
Brain’s ‘Reward Chemical’ May Help Spur Obesity (HealthDay)
Friday, November 2nd, 2007US schools wage war against obesity (AFP)
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Obesity Can Hurt Kids’ Hearts (HealthDay)
Friday, November 2nd, 2007HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) — Obese children and those at risk
for obesity show early signs of heart disease — similar to that seen in
obese adults, U.S. researchers say.
More obese US kids ending up in the hospital: study (AFP)
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Overweight Now a Global Problem (HealthDay)
Friday, November 2nd, 2007HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) — Worldwide, 40 percent of men
and 30 percent of women are now overweight, and 24 percent of men and 27
percent of women are obese, say researchers who looked at data from 63
countries.






