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New tool against obesity targets nerves
McClatchy/Chicago Tribune NewspapersMINNEAPOLIS — Dr. Sayeed Ikramuddin is no stranger to weight-loss surgery. He's done it at least 3,000 times. But the University of Minnesota surgeon is trying to find out if an implantable device can help people lose weight by interfering with...Tags: Illnesses, Eating Disorders, Health Treatments, Medtronic Incorporated, University of Minnesota
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YouTube spawning virtual weight loss groups
Columbia News ServiceNEW YORK—When Beth Lichtenfels posted a video of her 231-pound weight loss on YouTube nine months ago, she thought it might inspire a few others to get in shape. She never expected the 4½-minute video, which featured dozens of pre- and post-...Tags: Illnesses, Eating Disorders, Internet, Weight Loss, Cornell University
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Fattest states are in South
Associated PressMississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new survey reported yesterday. More than 30 percent of adults in each of the states tipped the scales enough to ensure that the South remains the nation's fattest region....Tags: Health Organizations, Physical Fitness, People, Illnesses, Diseases
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Stop glorifying eating contest, Americans are already too overweight
I agree whole-heartedly with letter writer LuAnn Dunham Doty, who volunteers at a food pantry and is disgusted by your coverage of food eating contests. I would take it one step further. I plead with all organizations that hold these gorging contests:...Tags: Illnesses, Oak Park
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Stop glorifying eating contest, Americans already too overweight
I agree wholeheartedly with letter writer LuAnn Dunham Doty, who volunteers at a food pantry and is disgusted by your coverage of food eating contests. I would take it one step further. I plead with all organizations that hold these gorging contests:...Tags: Illnesses, Oak Park
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South once again is declared fattest region in U.S.
The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey. More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese. In part, experts blame eating habits and poverty. Colorado...Tags: Illnesses, Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations
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Cluster of Southern states, topped by Mississippi, remain most obese, new US survey finds
The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey. More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese. In part, experts blame Southern eating habits, poverty and...Tags: Demographics, Medicine, Illnesses, People, Diseases
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The road to a slimmer, healthier America
Federal government researchers have just released the nation's latest obesity figures ("U.S. hits weight marker: 1 in 4 officially obese," July 18). And without much hesitation, they've already announced the culprit too: food. But our dietary habits...Tags: Illnesses, Clubs and Associations, Diet, Health Treatments, American Medical Association
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U.S. hits weight marker: 1 in 4 officially obese
Chicago Tribune reportersAmericans, who have been getting fatter for decades, reached an unwelcome milestone in a report released Thursday: More than one in four of us are obese. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the number of adults who say...Tags: Medical Specialization, Preventative Medicine, Medicine, Colleges and Universities, Health Organizations
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Mississippi, Connecticut At Opposite Ends Of Obesity Scale
Associated PressMississippi is the fattest state, while Connecticut is the second least obese, according to a new government survey. The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, with more than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee...Tags: Death and Dying, Medicine, Health Organizations, Physical Fitness, People
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