 | | | | Weight Management Headlines | | | (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- An order of onion rings at Carl's Jr. has always had 530 calories. The difference on Wednesday was that customer Jessica Coe was legally entitled to that information -- and she ordered the onion rings anyway.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
LONDON (AP) - Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study of more than 2,000 obese people who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs, Swedish researchers found women who had the procedure were less likely to get cancer than those who did not.
CHICAGO (AP) - The American Medical Association has taken action to support doctors' ability to discuss obesity with their overweight patients.
NEW YORK (Canadian Press) -- Leslie Fuller tried to stick to her shopping list on a recent grocery run. Instead, she found herself venturing down the candy aisle, throwing bags of Hershey's Miniatures and M&M's into her cart.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The gym at Eberhart Elementary School is bright and spacious -- with high ceilings, several basketball hoops, even a large, colorful climbing wall.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It isn't just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Doctors are testing a new kind of obesity surgery without any cuts through the abdomen, snaking a tube as thick as a garden hose down the throat to snap staples into the stomach. The experimental, scar-free procedure creates a narrow passage that slows the food as it moves from the upper stomach into the lower stomach, helping patients feel full more quickly and eat less.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy -- surprisingly little if they're already overweight.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Supersized pro football players are prone to high blood pressure but fare better on some other health measures than more average-sized men, new NFL-sponsored research shows. The mixed results suggest that intense physical conditioning can help reduce but not wipe out ill effects excess weight has on heart disease-related risks.
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