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• A Simple Way to Help Prevent Child Obesity

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• Add Asthma to List of Possible Causes of Childhood Obesity

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• Adding Breakfast to Classrooms May Have a Health Downside

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• Aggressive Treatment Doesn't Slow Type 2 Diabetes in Children: Study

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• Aggressive Uterine Cancer on the Rise, Especially in Blacks: Study

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• AHA News: Overweight Kids at Higher Risk for Blood Clots as Adults

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• AHA News: Too Many Pets Are Packing on Too Many Pounds

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• AHA: Cold-Weather Drinks Are Here, But Watch Out for the Calories

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• AHA: Obesity May Increase Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease

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• AHA: The Pros and Cons of Weighing Yourself Every Day

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• Almost Half of Americans Are Trying to Lose Weight: CDC

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• Antibiotics During Infancy May Up Childhood Obesity Risk

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• 'Apple-Shaped' Body? 'Pear-Shaped'? Your Genes May Tell

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• Are Diets High in Processed Foods a Recipe for Obesity?

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• Are TV Cereal Ads Making Your Kids Fat?

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• Are You a Victim of 'Clean Plate' Syndrome?

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• Asthma-Obesity Link May Cut Both Ways

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• Bedroom Light at Night Might Boost Women's Weight

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• Body Size May Influence Longevity in Women, But Not Men

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• Can Mouth Swab at Age 2 Predict Obesity?

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• Can Obesity Shrink Your Brain?

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• Celebrity 'Fat-Shaming' Affects All Women, Study Finds

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• Chain Restaurants Serve Up More Calories Than Fast Food Spots Worldwide

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• Colon Cancer Increasingly Striking the Young Worldwide

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• Colorectal Cancer Before Age 50: A Weighty Reason Rates Are Rising

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• Cost Matters to Those Sizing Up Weight-Loss Surgery

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• Could a Natural Protein Help Fight Obesity?

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• Could Olive Oil Help Keep Stroke at Bay for Obese Americans?

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• CPAP Brings Longer Life for Obese People With Sleep Apnea: Study

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• Device Spots Lymphedema Early in Breast Cancer Patients, to Help Stop It

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• Diet Sodas May Not Help Kids Cut Calories

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• Does Living in U.S. Heighten Hispanic Men's Obesity Risk?

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• Does PTSD Really Harm Veterans' Hearts?

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• Earlier Bedtimes Help Kids Fight Obesity

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• Early Obesity Can Change Heart Structure

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• Eat What You Want and Still Stay Slim? Thank Your Genes

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• Exercise May Ease Inflammation Tied to Obesity

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• Exercise Rates Rising for Urban, Rural Americans: CDC

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• Fast Foods' Healthier Options Might Not Help Kids Eat Better

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• Fast or Slow, Weight Loss Has Similar Effect on Health

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• 'Fat' Mouse Test Failure Yields New Obesity Clue

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• Few Americans Have Optimal 'Metabolic Health'

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• Fewer Excess Pounds May Mean Fewer Migraines

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• Food Brings Double Dose of Pleasure to Your Brain

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• Foods That Can Lead to Obesity in Kids

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• For Kids, Obesity and Mental Health Woes Often Go Hand-in-Hand

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• For Obese People, Commuting by Car Can Be a Killer: Study

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• Gene Tweaking Prevented Obesity in Mice

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• Having a Hysterectomy May Increase Heart Disease Risk

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• Health Tip: Healthier Eating for an Overweight Child

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• Health Tip: Prevent Childhood Obesity

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• Health Tip: Starting a Healthy Weight Loss Plan

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• Heavier People May Be More Likely to Survive a Stroke

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• Heavy Teen Boys May Face Higher Heart Disease Risk as Adults

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• Heavy Teens Are Less Likely Now to Try and Lose Weight

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• Here's How Sleepless Nights Can Trigger Weight Gain

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• Here's More Evidence Obesity Can Shorten Your Life

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• How Much Does Your Kid Weigh? Chances Are, You're Underestimating

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• How to Help Your Kids Achieve a Healthy Weight

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• How to Prevent Sneaky Summer Weight Gain

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• How to Start Exercising When You're Out of Shape

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• Junk Food Ads Target Minority Kids: Study

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• Kids With Autism, Delays More Likely to Be Overweight by Age 5: Study

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• Kids Without Access to Good Food Face High Blood Pressure Risk

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• LGBQ Youth More Prone to Obesity

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• Love, Marriage, and Diabetes Risk

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• Many 'Dehumanize' People with Obesity

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• Many U.S. Kids Don't Drink Enough Water, and Obesity May Be the Result

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• Mom's Prenatal Fish Oil Might Help Kids' Blood Pressure Later

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• More Body Fat Might Lower Odds of Breast Cancer in Younger Women

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• More Pregnant Women Having Heart Attacks

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• More Water, Mom? H2O Is Top Kids' Beverage in U.S.

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• New Guidelines Mean Almost 800,000 More U.S. Kids Have High Blood Pressure

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• New Leash on Life? Staying Slim Keeps Pooches Happy, Healthy

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• Newborn's 'Microbiome' Could Give Clues to Weight Later

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• No Evidence No-Cal Sweeteners Will Help You Lose Weight: Study

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• Nursing Moms Who Eat Right Have Slimmer, Healthier Babies

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• Nutritional Supplements Don't Ward Off Depression: Study

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• Obese Patients Often Denied Kidney Transplants. Should They Be?

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• Obesity a Heartbreaker for Kids

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• Obesity a Painful Reality for 1 in 6 U.S. Youths

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• Obesity Adds to Burden of Traumatic Brain Injury

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• Obesity All on Its Own Can Raise Your Health Risks

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• Obesity Could Worsen MS Disability

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• Obesity Doubles Odds for Colon Cancer in Younger Women

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• Obesity May Be Driving Rise in Uterine Cancers

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• Obesity May Harm Kids' Academics, Coping Skills

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• Obesity Surgery May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Diabetics

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• Obesity to Blame for Almost 1 in 25 Cancers Worldwide

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• Obesity Ups Survival in Heart Failure, but That's No Reason to Pile on Pounds

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• Obesity Warps the Shape, Function of Young Hearts

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• Overweight Kids Are at Risk for High Blood Pressure

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• Pancreatic Cancer Survival Odds Linked to Weight Before Age 50

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• Path to Obesity May Start in Preschool

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• Poor Diet Might Raise Your Cancer Risk

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• Skipping Breakfast Could Be a Bad Move for Your Heart

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• Sleepless Night Could Make Morning Pastries Tougher to Resist

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• Smoking, Diabetes May Be Especially Risky for Women's Hearts

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• So You've Had Weight-Loss Surgery. Now What?

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• Steer Clear of Obese Friends With the Flu

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• Teasing Kids About Weight Linked to More Weight Gain

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• Teenage Obesity May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk Years Later

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• The Scoop on Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt and Snow Cones

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• Thinking of Others Makes Healthy Choices Easier

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• To Combat Childhood Obesity, Start at Birth … or Even Before

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• To Fight Childhood Obesity, Moms to the Rescue

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• Too Much Screen Time May Pile on the Pounds

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• Two Factors at Birth Can Boost a Child's Obesity Risk

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• Type 1 Diabetes Often Misdiagnosed in Adults

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• U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths Continue to Fall

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• U.S. Heart Failure Rates Are Rising, Especially for Black Adults

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• Unfit Teens Often Grow Into Sickly Middle Age, Study Shows

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• Want to Stay Trim? Don't Eat in the Evening, Study Finds

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• Weight Loss May Reverse Course of Atrial Fibrillation

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• Weight-Loss Drug Belviq Is First to Show No Harm to Heart

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Boosts Success of Procedure to Fix A-Fib

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Just as Successful for Teens With Down Syndrome

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Delivery Complications

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Bring a Bedroom Bonus

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Work Even Better During Teen Years

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• What You Can Do to Prevent Diabetes

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• Why Obese People Find It So Tough to Slim Down

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• Wider Waistlines, Smaller Brains?

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• Will You Get Fat? Genetic Test May Tell

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• 'Yo-Yo' Cardio Readings May Signal Heart Risks

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• Yo-Yo Dieting Can Take a Toll on Your Heart