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June 28, 2010
Little disparity between behaviors in families with healthy, obese children

SymphonyIRI Group and the Food Marketing Institute on Tuesday released research finding the behaviors of...

CHICAGO SymphonyIRI Group and the Food Marketing Institute on Tuesday released research finding the behaviors of families with one or more overweight/obese children differ little from those with all healthy-weight children.

 

June 17, 2010
CDC: Obesity, diabetes on the rise among Americans

A new survey released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National...

WASHINGTON A new survey released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics found that obesity and diabetes rates are at peak levels since the data collection for such conditions began more than 10 years ago.

May 17, 2010
Sleep apnea may up diabetes risk, study finds

Sleep apnea may cause metabolic changes that increase insulin resistance, according to researchers from the...

February 10, 2010
Obese children at risk of early death, study finds

Obese children carry a risk of dying before age 55 years, more than twice that...

January 12, 2010
Study: More than 30% of U.S. adults are obese as rates stabilize

First, the bad news: According to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control...

January 5, 2010
Obesity threatens quality of life as smoking, research finds

Obesity rates continue to climb in the United States as smoking rates decline, according to...

September 17, 2009
Meal replacement bars

Here’s the latest in meal replacement bars — a bar that not only replaces a...

NEW YORK Here’s the latest in meal replacement bars — a bar that not only replaces a meal, but makes you less hungry for the next one.

The product, developed by a bariatric surgeon, first made its road show last year with ECRM and is featured here on a Walgreens endcap just opposite pharmacy.

September 10, 2009
Study: Most diabetics fall short on healthy eating

The complications that can result from unhealthy eating among middle-aged and elderly Americans with Type...

NEW YORK The complications that can result from unhealthy eating among middle-aged and elderly Americans with Type 2 diabetes have consequences for the whole healthcare system, but it’s not just diabetes, which already costs the U.S. healthcare system $116 billion. Unhealthy eating habits contribute to and exacerbate obesity, hypertension and kidney disease, diseases that often have causal relationships to one another. Obesity and diabetes already cost the healthcare system $147 billion and $116 billion, respectively.