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1 in 7 Low-Income Preschoolers Is Obese
A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Fat That May Keep You Thin
A Few Extra Pounds Might Bring Extra Years
A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat
Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk
Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages
Among Obese Diabetics, Sleep Apnea May Be Common
Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes
As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink
Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients
Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Belly Fat May Make Migraines More Likely
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Bill Clinton, Health Groups to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
Blueberry Drink Protects Mice From Obesity, Diabetes
Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants
Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off
Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones
Cost Savings Adds to Value of Preventing Chronic Disease
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
Dads' Early-Onset Obesity Linked to Liver Disease in Kids
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow
Diabetes, Weight Tied to Male Infertility
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Diet, Exercise May Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat
Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Disease Diagnosis Can Spur Change in Lifestyle
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
Doctors' Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity Not Working
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Does Location Affect Kids' Weight?
Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain
Drinking, Weight, Depression Linked in Young Women: Study
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans
Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating Habits in the Obese May Echo Drug Addicts' Patterns
Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids
Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor
Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
Extra Pounds During and Between Pregnancies Can Pose Problems
Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant
Fast Eating Limits Gut Hormones That Induce Fullness
Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes
Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body
Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity
Fatty Acid in Olive Oil Wards Off Hunger
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids
FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage
Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms
Fewer Steps Per Day Send Disease Markers Up
Fewer Sugary Drinks Key to Weight Loss
Flavoring Food May Promote Weight Loss
For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave
For Preschoolers, Even 'Play' Tends to Be Sedentary
For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt
Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
'Freshman 15' Theory Takes a Pounding
Fruit Juice May Be Healthy for Kids: Study
Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain
Gastric Bypass Success Sparks Debate
Gene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer
Gene May Make Kids Crave Junk Food
Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly
Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery
Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes
Genetic Variants Tied to Obesity
Genetic Variation May Explain Preferences for Sugar
Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children
Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat
Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth
Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans
Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome
Health Tip: Is Your Child Getting Too Much Sugar?
Health Tip: Keeping Off the Weight
Health Tip: Lose Weight, and Keep it Off
Health Tip: Obesity and Your Child
Healthier Lifestyles Would Lengthen American Lives
'Healthy Fat' Chemical Aids Body's Metabolism
Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply
Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier
Heavy Patients Get Little Respect From Doctors
Heavy Smoking as Teenager Might Add Pounds Later
High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans
High Blood Pressure in Kids Tracks Into Adulthood
High Fructose Diet Inhibits Appetite Hormone
High Insulin May Boost Odds of Breast Cancer
High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks
High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids
High-Risk Kids, Diabetics Need Regular Blood Pressure Checks
Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age
Holiday Eating Without the Guilt -- or the Pounds
Hormone Lowers Glucose Levels in Mice
How Weight Loss Helps the Heart
Hunger Hormone Makes Food Look More Tasty
Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk
Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers
Inflammation May Play Role in Sleep Duration
Internal Clock and Metabolism May Be Linked
Intestinal 'Sleeve' Mimics Effects of Gastric Bypass
Keep a Food Diary, Lose Twice as Much Weight
Keeping a Healthy Holiday Balance
Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes
Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble
Kids Gulping Down More Sugary Beverages
Kids' Obesity Linked to Ear Infections
Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes
Kids of Stressed, Low-Income Moms Prone to Weight Problems
Kids Who Lack Self-Control May Be Prone to Weight Gain
Kids Who Live Near Green Spaces Seem to Walk More
Kids Who Skimp on Sleep Tend to Be Fatter
Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight
Know Your Odds for Heart Failure
Let Kids Sleep Late on Weekends to Fight Fat: Study
Leukemia Cells May Hide in Fat Tissue
Lifestyle Changes Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for 14 Years
Lifestyle Factors Tied to Older Adults' Diabetes Risk
Lighter Meals May Bring Longer Life
Limiting School Snacks Boosts Fruit, Veggie Consumption
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
Making Obese Mice Slim, Without Diet or Exercise
Many Americans Fear Being Diagnosed With Diabetes
Many Cancer Survivors Are Overweight and Sedentary: Study
Many Overweight Kids Not Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Men's Sex Lives May Suffer as Waistlines Expand
Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From Exercise
Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly
Metabolic Syndrome May Be in the Genes
Metabolic Syndrome May Raise Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Metabolic Syndrome Raises Colon Cancer Risk 75%
Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Mice Study Shows How 'Fat Gene' Works
Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives
Migraines More Frequent, Intense in Overweight Kids
Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Friendly Cities for Women
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age
More Can Be Done to Slow Obesity's Toll on Health: Experts
More Evidence Healthy Living Brings Long Life
More Kids Becoming Severely Obese
More U.S. Kids Taking Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs
Most Adult Americans at Some Risk for Heart Disease
Most New EMS Recruits Overweight or Obese
Neck Fat a Measure of Heart Risk
Neck Size May Affect Severity of Sleep Apnea
Neighborhood Influences Exercise Levels
New Diet Pill Doubles Weight Loss of Current Drugs
New Guidelines Make It Easy to Get Fit
Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
Nightly Snacking May Speed Weight Gain
No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin
Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight
Nutrition Still Not 'A' Grade in U.S. Schools: Studies
Obese Children More Likely to Suffer Lower Body Injuries
Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays
Obese Kids Have Old Arteries
Obese Kids More Prone to Limb Injuries in Car Crashes
Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer
Obese Middle-Aged Women Face Unhealthy Future
Obese Moms More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Obese People Seem to Do Better With Heart Disease
Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries
Obese Women Less Likely to Be Tested for Some Cancers
Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk
Obesity is a Family Affair
Obesity Just as Risky for Teens as Heavy Smoking
Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
Obesity Linked to Poor Prognosis for Some Breast Cancer Patients
Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Obesity May Dampen Response to Asthma Meds
Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health
Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity Tied to Poor Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Obesity Worsens Asthma
Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival
Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans
Obesity-Related Hormone Tied to Psoriasis
Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
Other Health Problems Can Delay MS Diagnosis
Overeating Can Throw Off Metabolism
Overeating? Blame Your Genes
Over-the-Phone Weight Loss Counseling Works
Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk
Parents Not Best Barometer of Kid's Eating, Exercise Habits
Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids
Personal Contact Helps Maintain Weight Loss
Poor Coordination in Childhood Tied to Adult Obesity
Portion Distortion
Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss
Pot Belly Boosts Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Preschool Intervention Curbed Trend Toward Obesity
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
Races Differ in Rates of Sleep-Related Obesity
Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity
Rate of Diabetes Cases Doubles in 10 Years: CDC
Remembrance of Fat May Be at Root of Cravings
Researchers ID Genetic Markers for Esophageal Cancer
Researchers ID Inflammation-Fighting Pathway in Fat Cells
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone'
Retired NFL Players Don't Face Greater Heart Risk
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders Vary by Gender
Salt Boosts Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients
School Environment Can Curb Kids' Weight Gain
School PE Programs Don't Lower Child Obesity
School Soda Ban Has Limited Effect
Science Finds Healing in Halloween Horrors
Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity
Scientists Develop New Strategy to Fight Obesity
Scientists Find Way to Make 'Good' Brown Fat
Scientists Turn Off 'Obesity Switch' in Mice
Slide Into Debt Could Bring Wider Waistline
Smog Tougher on the Obese
Smoking Coupled With Obesity Raises Death Risk
Smoking, Hypertension Each Account for 1 in 5 U.S. Deaths
Snorers Burn More Calories During the Day
'Soda Tax' Wins Health Experts' Support
Soda Taxes Not Making a Dent in U.S. Waistlines
'Standard' Glucose Test May Be Wrong One for Obese Children
Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men
Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women
Studies Affirm Value of Healthy Lifestyle
Studies Link Circadian Rhythm, Metabolism, Longevity to One Protein
Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
Study Finds Molecular Link Between Obesity, Hypertension
Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Safer Than Thought
Study Links Yo-Yo Dieting to Addiction
Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive
Successful Dieters Show Unique Brain Patterns
Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Surfing to a Higher Weight
Surgery Only Works for Some Kids with Sleep Apnea
Teen Obesity Ups MS Risk in Women
Teens Spending Too Much Screen Time
Texting Food Diaries Helps Kids Stick With Diets
The Dark Side of Vegetarianism
The Ups and Downs of 'Yo-Yo' Dieting
Thin Thighs Might Be Harbinger of Heart Disease
Too Few Americans Aware of 'Pre-Diabetes'
Too Few Understand Diabetes' Dangers
Too Little Sleep May Raise Diabetes Risk
Too Much Media May Be Tough on Kids' Health
Traces of Corn Found in Almost All Fast Food
Troubled Minds Can Mean Wider Waistlines
TV in the Bedroom Is Not a Teen's Best Friend
TV Time May Not Be Benign
TV, Internet Causing Kids Harm: Report
Twofold Action Urged for Pre-Diabetes
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend
Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection
Urine Test May ID Unhealthy Diets
Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase
Varicose, Spider Veins May Be Inevitable for Some
Vending Machines Found in Most Middle Schools
Vigorous Exercise Aids Those With Obesity-Related Gene
Vigorous Exercise Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Vitamin K Slows Insulin Resistance in Older Men
Waist-Hip Ratio Good Gauge of Obesity in Elderly, Study Shows
Walkable Neighborhoods Keep the Pounds Off
Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line
Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say
Weekends Tough on the Diet
Weight Boosts Older Women's Breast Cancer Risk
Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits: Study
Weight Loss Helps Incontinence
Weight Loss Might Not Curb Knee Arthritis
Weight May Affect Colonoscopy Success
Weight-Loss Enzyme Identified
Weight-Loss Surgery Breaks Families' 'Obesity Cycle'
Weight-Loss Surgery Weighed as Diabetes Rx
Where You Put on Pounds May Influence Clot Risk
Why Saying No to Foods May Be Harder for Women
Wider Waist Boosts Asthma Risk
Workplace Health Programs Effective Interventions
Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work
Worries About Weight Are Tied to Teen Suicide Tries
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