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Diet drug Meridia study renews calls for U.S. ban
Final data from a new study showed that the diet drug Meridia increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in patients who already have heart disease, but offered only moderate weight loss.
Weight loss - Heart disease - Anti-obesity medication - Health - United States
Sleep-deprived teens may eat more fatty foods
Teens who skimp on shut-eye eat more fatty foods, a new study suggests.
Health - Conditions and Diseases - Sleep Disorders - Research - United States
The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight

An overweight Brazilian woman walks on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 16, 2004. Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players.





Brazil - Ipanema - Brazilian people - South America - Sports
Weight loss surgeries in England jump tenfold
The number of weight-loss surgeries in England jumped from 238 weight loss surgeries in 2000 to 2,543 in 2007. There was a sharp increase after a health watchdog group recommended the procedure.
Weight loss - Health - England - Articles - Post-Surgery
Even briefly overeating has lasting effects
Even a short period of overeating and a lack of exercise can have lasting effects on a person's physiology and make it harder to lose weight and keep it off, a new study shows.
Physiology - Biology - Health - Weight Loss - Academic Departments
FDA to give restaurants more time on calorie counts
U.S. health regulators plan to give restaurant companies more time to comply with new rules that require clear calorie and nutritional information on menus.


United States - Food and Drug Administration - Food - New York City - Business and Economy
How to buy the healthiest eggs
In the wake of the nationwide recall of eggs for contamination with salmonella, many consumers may be wondering what types of eggs are healthiest and safest to buy. What do 'free-range,' 'cage-free' and 'natural' really mean?
Free-range eggs - United States - Salmonellosis - Poultry - Business
Bottled vs. brewed teas: Study reveals healthiest teas
Labels on bottled tea beverages are typically plastered with declarations of their rich antioxidant content. But a new study suggests, if you're looking for high doses of healthful antioxidants, you might be better off brewing your tea at home.
Tea - Antioxidant - Brewing - Food - Beverages
Dubai camel dairy to milk health-food market
The United Arab Emirates will become the first major exporter of camel milk products to the European Union, and at some point possibly to Asia and America.


United Arab Emirates - European Union - United States - Middle East - Milk
FTC sues over costly "free" trials of acai pills
Fake celebrity endorsements and dreams of weight loss lured customers into providing their credit card numbers as they signed up online for a "free trial" of acai berry pills. Instead, they got scammed, according to the Federal Trade Commission
Weight loss - Federal Trade Commission - Health - Credit card - Shopping
Some call for cholesterol drugs at fast-food joints
Fast food outlets should hand out free cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to their customers to "neutralize" the heart risks of eating fatty foods like burgers and fries, British scientists suggested on Thursday.
Fast food - Health - Statin - Conditions and Diseases - Heart
Trial for diet drug halted early after suicides
After a major trial linked the diet pill rimonabant to a slightly higher suicide rate, European officials shut it down. Now investigators say the trial was stopped too soon.
Suicide - Death - List of countries by suicide rate - Mental health - Health
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Your muffin top may kill you
If your pants are feeling a bit tight around the waistline, take note: Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults, even those who aren't overweight or obese by other measures.
Obesity - United States - Health - Shopping - People
Obesity may contribute to higher C-section rate
The larger a pregnant woman is when she checks in on delivery day, the greater her risk of having a Cesarean section, suggests a large new study.
Obesity - Caesarean section - Pregnancy - Health - Childbirth
Feel lucky? Some food good past 'use by' date

Eggs can be good for between three and five weeks past their expiration date, according to ShelfLifeAdvice.com, a food storage reference website.Eggs can be good for three to five weeks after their expiration date. Cereal can last a year longer. Toothpaste? Almost to infinity and beyond, say food safety experts.  A new study estimates U.S. consumers unnecessarily discard billions of dollars of food a year.





Food safety - United States - Food - Technology - Food science
School lunches could get a nutrition boost

First lady Michelle Obama praised the bill shortly after it was passed, calling it a "groundbreaking piece of legislation that will help us provide healthier school meals to children across America."Pizzas and hamburgers in the school lunch line would be healthier under legislation passed by the Senate Thursday, a key part of first lady Michelle Obama's campaign to end childhood obesity.



Michelle Obama - School meal - United States - Childhood obesity - Health
Americans may be getting honest about weight
The gap appears to be closing in what people say they weigh and what actual measurements report, studies say.


Weight - Health - Weight loss - Support Groups - Articles
Meat from cloned cow offspring in UK food chain
Meat from the offspring of a cloned cow in the United States entered the British food chain without official authorization, the UK's Food Standards Agency said Tuesday.
Food Standards Agency - United States - Food chain - Business - Animal
Low-carb diet boosts 'good' cholesterol
Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds — and it might be better for your heart, new research suggests.
Low-carbohydrate diet - Low-fat diet - Special Diets - Low Carbohydrate - Home
Obese employees take more sick days, study shows
Obese people take more time off work for illness than their slimmer counterparts, a new study suggests, adding perhaps more incentive for employers to combat expanding waistlines in the workplace.
Employment - Business - Human resources - Work - Employee Relations
Lunch ladies go gourmet as food gets healthier

Chef Daniel Young, left, speaks with Regina Montgomery, a food service manager at Palmer Elementary in Denver, after attending a half day of instruction on how to make healthier options with fresher foods for students. They still wear sensible shoes, but the nation's lunch ladies are trading in their hair nets for chef toques as they learn how to cook healthier food.





Chef - Food - Cooking - Home - Shopping
Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug
Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
Contrave - Weight loss - Obesity - Health - United States
Some experts wary of gastric bands for teens

Dr. Neelu Pal poses for a portrait July 23 in New York. Pal was fired weeks after authorities at New York University Langone Medical Center Surgical Weight Loss Program learned she had contacted patients about the dangers of Lap-Band surgery in January 2006. In some medical circles, concern over gastric banding for teenagers is growing nearly as fast as American waistlines. Some doctors worry about the device's long-term safety and effectiveness.



United States - Adjustable gastric band - Medicine - Health - Weight loss
Overweight want more at a meal, but don't eat more
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight people may respond more to a piping hot pizza, but they don't necessarily eat more of it in a single sitting, according to a new study.


Reuters - NEW YORK - United States - Business and Economy - Metro Areas
Meat lovers may pack on the pounds over time
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being a little less carnivorous may help you stay slim, a study in hundreds of thousands of Europeans suggests.
Reuters - NEW YORK - United States - Business and Economy - Metro Areas
Herbal diet supplement recalled for safety risks
J&H Besta Corp. is recalling Slim-30 Herb Supplement because it contains weight-loss ingredients that have not been approved for the product.
Weight loss - Health - Shopping - Supplements - Support Groups
Some birth control less effective for heavy women
Several studies have called into question the effectiveness of birth control in obese and overweight women — results that are particularly concerning in light of the recent U.S. obesity epidemic.
Birth control - Obesity - Health - People - Overweight
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