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Kids in Daycare More Prone to Be Overweight
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) — Children who regularly attend daycare are more likely to be overweight than those who stay at home with a parent, but the reasons for this difference are unknown,...
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Lack of Training, Bias Keep Doctors From Helping Obese Patients
Corbis Obesity is arguably the worst healthcare crisis this country has ever faced. So you’d think doctors would be at the forefront, helping their patients lose weight with informed, compassionate...
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Could Kids’ Salt Intake Affect Their Weight?
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) — Children who eat a lot of salty food also tend to down more sugary drinks — which, in turn, might be related to their risk of...
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Could Being a Little Overweight Help You Live Longer?
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 1 (HealthDay News) — A new international analysis reveals a surprising pattern: while obesity increases the risk of dying early, being slightly...
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For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) — Paul Garcia, 54, came from a family that loved to eat. “We always had a lot of food at home, and whenever we ate, it was like a...
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Cut Back on Sugar to Lose Some Weight
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) — Cutting back on sugar intake can help adults lose weight and should be part of the strategy to fight the global obesity epidemic, a new study suggests. Although...
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Childhood Obesity Rates Drop in New York City, Los Angeles: Study
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) — Both New York City and Los Angeles are beginning to see real declines in childhood obesity rates, with policies initiated...
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Piling on Pounds Linked to Drop in Vitamin D
TUESDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) — Obesity can lead to vitamin D deficiency, a new study indicates. British researchers looked at data from about 165,000 people, and found that a 10 percent rise in...
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Fast Food Makes Up 11 Percent of Calories in U.S. Diet
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — Fast food fare from restaurants such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Pizza Hut accounted for more than 11 percent of...
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Many Americans Don’t See Their Kids as Overweight
MONDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) — Many American parents fail to see that their children are overweight or obese, a new poll finds. Only 15 percent of parents said their children are a little or very...
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Zombie Diet Alert: Why Won’t the HCG Diet Craze Die?
Getty Images Is HCG a zombie diet survivor? The hormone-injection, 500-calorie-a-day diet–originally popularized by Snooki, featured on the Dr. Oz Show, and headlined on FoxNews.com as “a healthy...
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New Weight-Loss Procedure Blocks ‘Hunger Hormone’
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) — The first five patients to try a new, minimally invasive weight-loss procedure dropped an average of more than 45 pounds in...
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Bacteria May Be Surprising Key to Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass
By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — Gastric bypass surgery may help people lose weight by changing the makeup of bacteria living in the intestines, suggests a new...
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How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
TUESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Gastric bypass — a widely used weight-loss procedure — appears to change the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, which could explain how the...
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The Surprising Reason You Snack at Night (and How to Stop It)
Over the years, many of my clients on quests to eat healthier and lose weight have told me, “I do great all day, but at night, everything just seems to fall apart.” Sometimes this happens because...
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Only 1 in 5 Americans Gets Enough Exercise
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans are falling short when it comes to exercise, a new government report shows. Overall, only 20 percent of U.S....
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“Weight Gainer” Gene Differs in Men and Women
WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations — so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands. Men with a...
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ADHD in Childhood May Raise Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Boys who are diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to become obese adults as those...
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U.S. Doctors’ Group Labels Obesity a Disease
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — In an effort to focus greater attention on the weight-gain epidemic plaguing the United States, the American Medical...
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Fat Like Me? 3 Reasons You Should Be Happy Obesity Is a Disease
Every year I go for my annual checkup and every year I come out of the office ticked off that my doctor has not told me I’m fat. I know I’m in the minority here, but I want my doctor to talk to me...
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