American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Supports Study That...

PR Newswire;  October 7, 1999 ;     583 words ......statement notes that obesity is one of the most...problems in the United States. Dr. Dickey agreed...serious, growing obesity epidemic, not only in the United States but throughout...in the cause of obesity, Dr. Dickey stated. In the United States, ...

Children and Obesity in the United States.

M2 Presswire;  September 28, 2005 ;     482 words ......Markets: Children and Obesity in the United States(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...addition of Children and Obesity in the United States to their offering Few...social spectrum in the United States. The topic of obesity has captured the attention...

Fatness kills: Obesity nears tobacco as top preventable cause of early...

AP Worldstream;  March 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ......themselves to death, with obesity closing in on tobacco as the United States' No. 1 underlying preventable...substantially. The report predicts obesity will surpass tobacco if current...contribute to them. Like tobacco, obesity and inactivity increase the...cerebrovascular ailments as ...

Extreme Obesity: A New Medical Crisis in the United States

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......increased in the United States and throughout...consequences of extreme obesity among US adults...prevalence of extreme obesity in the United States did not exist...the prevalence of obesity in the United States, the National Health...

ASBS Foundation Hosts Successful Walk From Obesity In Cities Across The...

U.S. Newswire;  December 6, 2006 ;     343 words ......success of the 2006 Walk from Obesity. This past September and October...in 68 cities throughout the United States, all those affected by obesity, healthcare professionals and many more from the obesity community gathered to show...support for the fight against obesity. This year's ...

Latest data shows rapid rise in obesity in United States

AP Worldstream;  December 22, 2003 ;     214 words ......12-22-2003 Some facts and figures about obesity in the United States from the recent health studies: _The...experts use as a rough equivalent to obesity in children. That is nearly 9 million...in a similar assessment from 1980. _Obesity can sharply reduce life expectancy...

Endocrinologists Present New Strategies to Prevent Number One Killer in...

U.S. Newswire;  May 19, 2005 ;     500 words ......for earlier intervention. Obesity is the precursor of high...specifically targets pediatric obesity, since these children are...Approaches to Pediatric Obesity -- Regulation of Appetite...aging population of the United States will bring the challenge...treatment of diabetes, obesity, ...

The Shadow of El Norte; The country is now so inextricably intertwined...

Newsweek International;  June 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ......in the Shadow of the United States ), published last month...inextricably tied to the United States as to be a de facto economic...economic well-being of the United States and the policies of the...typically associated with the United States have also infected ...

A Bilateral Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: United States...

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......produce consumption in the United States lags behind other nations...stroke, heart disease, and obesity. In fact, the U.S. Department...per capita per day in the United States lags that in other countries...consumption between the United States and its largest, and ...

'Guiding Light' Actress Caitlin Van Zandt and New York Times Best-Selling...

PR Newswire;  September 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Now. Here is the Truth. obesity health education campaign...won her battle against obesity to help others understand...obese Americans regarding obesity-related health risks, the...effective treatment options. Obesity is a national epidemic. In the United States, approximately 60 ...

Taxing for health? (government 'nanny-laws' for restricting such things as...

Consumers' Research Magazine;  October 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......been estimated that 300,000 people a year die from obesity-related health conditions. According to the Journal...and studies have shown that the rate of childhood obesity is rising. Although this is a serious national medical...proposals for government programs that force a cure for obesity on all ...

American Heart Association Statement on JAMA Article 'Actual Causes of...

U.S. Newswire;  March 9, 2004 ;     476 words ......Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000": The article "Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000" published in the March...indicates that tobacco use and obesity -- caused by poor diet and...Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity may soon overtake tobacco...Deaths ...

Obesity remains a problem in United States

University Wire;  June 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ......latest national statistics indicate obesity continues to be a problem. According...positive side, there was no increase in obesity among women. In 1999, 33.4 percent...statistics showing an increase in obesity can't be blamed on genetics. "There...willpower has not changed." The current obesity ...

Aging and obesity in the United States

Ophthalmology Times;  October 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......age of bowlers in the United States. In some fields, 50 even...of boys) born in the United States in the year 2000 will develop diabetes. The United States is not alone in facing an epidemic of obesity and diabetes. In one country...Medicare beneficiaries in the United ...

The Challenge of Affluence: Self Control and Well-Being in the United...

Business History Review;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Self Control and Well-Being in the United States and Britain since 1950. By Avner...history of the postwar era in the United States and Britain, which Offer characterizes...people in the United Kingdom and the United States from concerns about subsistence...consumption and ...