ABC - Health and Weight Loss News

Updated: November 19, 2008

Finally! Fast food chains start the process of cleaning up their acts (and their menus!) (WalletPOP, 11/19/2008)
I knew it first! Small frequen (6-8/day) feedings of 100-150 calories each bring weight loss. (USA TODAY)
Even south of the border, the "Battle of the Buldge" is Being Fought (AOL News)
The Hammer Falls: Alabama Employees told to LIGHTEN UP or PAY UP!
Alabamians, Count your Blessings: Thanks GOD for Mississippi (AOL News, 07/17/2008)
Is the worst over? A glimmer of sunlight in the obesity epidemic in America's youth. (CBS News, 05/28/2008)
Two for one deal? Gastric Bypass "Cures" diabetes AND helps obesity! (AOL Health News, 04/23/2008)
Obesity epidemic all hype? Some experts believe obesity epidemic overstated. (AOL Health News, 03/06/08)
Who Knew? Diet Sodas Can Lead to Metabolic Syndrome (NY Times, 02/12/2008)
Wrong-Headed Appraoch: Mississippi Legislature Seeks to Ban Serving Obese (02/07/2008)
NOVA: Scientists discuss the problems of obesity treatment and obesity research (NOVA, 01/20/2008)
Forbes rates Birmingham, AL #2 in NATION for Obesity Rates among residents! (Forbes, 12/2007)
Are Americans finally getting the message? It appears we are exrcising more! (AOL News, 11/21/2007)
Obesity is not really a problem for America, at least from this "study." (Center for Consumer Freedom)
Is obesity socially "contagious?" (AOL News, 07/26/2007)
Chinese have the answer to obesity - could it be this simple? (AOL News, 06/06/2007)
FDA approves Xenical (Orlistat) for over-the-counter sales (CNN, 02/07/2007)
Children who are "sleep deprived" have a tendency toward obesity (AOL News, 02/06/07)
Tri-Spa - and Anna Nicole Smith - get sued in class action "false advertising" suit (AOL News, 02/06/07)
More drugs in the pipeline for weight loss help (AOL News, 01/31/2007)
Use it in your kitchen: blue is an appetite suppressant. (AOL Diet News, 01/17/2007)
Experts question the "diet soda" myth: Can it cause weight gain? (AOL News, 01/05/07)
FTC Fines Assorted "Diet Pill" Manufacturers including CortiSlim, Xenadrine, etc. (USA Today, 01/07/2007))
Teenage Girls - One in 5 Addicted to OTC Diet Supplements (AOL, 12/03/06)
Children's abdominal fat increases over 65% in one decade (Science Blog, 11/06/2006)
Obesity is increasing worldwide...even in the Chinese! (Associated Press, 11/06/2006)
Could excessive weight contribute to mental slowness? (Journal of Neurology, October, 2006)
McDonalds funds obesity research in children - AOL News, 09/24/2006
Obese patients report "healthy eating" - how can this be true?
Is it time to tell children they are overweight? The debate begins!
"Over restrictive" parents may be contributing to childhood obesity - CNN.com, 06/05/2005
Why "Super-Sized" has gone from the scene - it's a poor offer! (Reuters News, May 31, 2006)
Even athletes worry about the problems and risks of obesity (USA Today, May 30, 2006)
Poorer teens seem to be at higher risk for poor nutrition (USA Today, May 14, 2006)
JAMA study suggests that obesity is a risk factor for heart disease (JAMA, 2006)
Leptin back in the news - research shows new cause/effect in obesity (Science Daily, April 10, 2006)
Do spicy foods affect your metabolism? Peppers and spice make nice - (America Online, 04/02/2006)
Time Magazine - The Politics of Obesity - Is it a government or personal problem? (March 21, 2006)
Pump Iron to Slim Your Waist - resistance training not just for men anymore! (Fox News, 03/03/2006)
Strange But True: Surgeon-General Says Obesity Bigger Threat Than Terrorism (CBS News, 03/01/2005)
Bill Clinton joins obesity fight (AOL News, 03/01/2006)
Sanofi-Aventis quickens pace for FDA approval of new weight loss drug rimonibant (Accomplia)
Debate on weight loss surgery continues (USA Today, 01/02/2006)
The Year 2005 in Weight Loss Trends - Reviewed (USA Today, 12/27/2005)
Xenical the first weight-loss drug to go "over-the-counter?" (USA Today, 12/15/2005)
McDonald's will start labeling their food with nutrtional information (McDonald's Press Release, 10/25/2005)
12 Miles is Enough! Stop straining - no need to over-do exercise (CNN; ADDED 10/22/2005)
Losing a few pounds can improve your sex life! (NY Post, 10/18/2005)
Living with men makes women gain weight! (News-Medical.net, 10/17/2005)
Frequent weighing? Seems to help control weight here. (CBS News, 10/17/2005)
"Chubby" babies = chubby adults? (FOX News, 10/15/2005)
Even the French fear fat trend. (AFP, 10/15/2005)
Colleges get involved with healthier living (Hamptons Road, 10/10/2005)
Kids get their own Food Guide Pyramid (CNN, 10/08/2005)
Age = weight gain - we are "doomed" for obesity" (???) (Annals of Internal Medicine, 10/03/2005)
Options for young people with weight problems emerging (CNN, 10/03/2005)
Breaskfast actually is the most important meal of the day - at least for weight loss! (CNN, 09/28/2005)
Tequila for weight loss? Well, yeah, sort of.... (CNN, 09/09/2005)
No link between obesity and suburban living? (NY Times, 09/12/2005)
Fitness classes led by "fat but fit" trainers. (NY Times, 09/01/2005)
Physican investigated for telling a patient to lose weight. Dr. Phil: "What were they thinking?" (link here)
Obesity higher in every state except one - can you guess which and why? (CNN.com, 08/24/2005)
School soda availability: a place to start with childhood obesity? (CBS News, 08/17/2005)
Xenical for children? I, personally, amd not so sure; maybe just more exercise? (BBC News, 08/08/2005)
The Dove advertising campaign - unveiling the bias of men? (Chicago Sun-Times, August 2, 2005)
Can a daily injection of a natural hormone aid weight loss? (BBC News, August 1, 2005)
"The Widening of America" - manufacturing "over-sized" means big $'s (CBS News, 07/22/2005)
Luther Vandross - Gone Before His Time - Obesity in Black American (Chicago Sun Times, editorial)
Does excessive body fat accelerate the aging process? (Washington Post, 06/12/2005)
The debate continues: Does too much body fat cause disease? (TechStation Central, 06/08/2005)
Is childhood obesity a forma of child abuse? (Winnipeg News, June 8, 2005)
Job intervewing tips for overweight people-are there things you can do? (Junes 2, 2005)
The Big Squeeze: Should overweight people pay more for health insurance? (CBC, May 27, 2005)
Risks and complications of bariatric surgery scare insurers (NY Times, 05/27/2005)
Plus-size yoga DVD opens new door to exercise for overweight people (CNN, 05/27/2005)
Surprise, surprise! Overweight patients recieve lower pay (Reuters, 05/27/2005)
Is being "overweight" actually bad? Some don't think so. (BLOG column, May 22, 2005)
First 3 years are critical to developing childhood obesity - (MedPages, May 19, 2005)
Ever wonder why overweight people are angry at "skinny people?" Read this! (March 19, 2005)
The BBC discusses obesity in England - discrimiation occurs across the pond as well. (May 18, 2005)
New Yorker Magazine looks at bariatric surgery - the good and the bad (May 16, 2005)
Tax dollars for obesity care - New York faces special requirements issue (May 12, 2005)
Medical care of the severely obese requires special considerations - (NY Post, May 11, 2005)
Boston Globe's take on the revised CDC figures of obesity health risks (May 9, 2005)
Gov. Huckabee's Plans for Weightloss - his and America's Children (Newsweek, May 5. 2005)
Paying for fit employees - businesses getting creative to lower insurance costs (CBSNEWS, May 5, 2005)
Smokers caught in the the Rock and the Hard-to-Breathe Place (HealthScout, May 5, 2005)
Fitness stressed in efforts to reduce health care costs - (USA Today, May 5, 2005)
If it's summer, it must be time for a new collection of diet books! (Newsweek, May 3, 2005)
Childhood obesity awareness gets a strange ally - Bill Clinton (USA Today, May, 3, 2005)
Obesity does not discrimate by income - rich and poor alike. (MSNBC, May 2, 2005)
Lloyd Garver editorial - gain weight, live longer? Does that make sense?? (CBSNEWS, April 28, 2005)
Living the healthy lifestyle has few followers - (HealthScout, April 25, 2005)
New Jersey seeks to make the workplace healthier - USA Today (April 25, 2005)
Another editorial viewpoint on the (non)risks of being overweight - Tech Central Station (April 25, 2005)
Fast food vs. the CDC - Is obesity a problem? New ad campaign says no! - Yahoo News (April 25, 2005)
Canada weighs in with their children - at #5 in obesity survey statistics - Canada (April 21, 2005)
Not enough to be "fat but fit" - active overweights still need to lose weight - Reuter's (April 19, 2005)
The "New" Food Guide Pyramid - if it don't work, make it more complicated! (Chicago Sun-Times, April 19, 2005)
Obesity should be stigmatized like smoking? Editorial opinion (Whittier News. April 19, 2005)
We're Number One!! Sadly my home state is rated the number one state for obesity. (Trust for American Health)
Being "overweight" a lot better than being "obese" and even being "skinny"! (NY Times, April 19, 2005)
The Top 5 "Diet Scams" - according to WebMD (April 19, 2005)
Will law suits against fast food ever take flight? Opinions vary but debate continues. MSNBC (April 18, 2005)
It's back! Federal judge overturns FDA ban on ephedra! Let the strokes begin! (CBSNEWS, 04/14/2005)
Waist not! Your waist measurement might predict medical risks from obesity. (WebMD, Aparil 14, 2005)
Surprise! The more active teenagers are, the less body fat they have! (MSNBC, April 13, 2005)
"Eat Right" enzyme active in humans? Healthy eating under biologic control? (ABC News, April 13, 2005)
US is #1 in eating out. No wonder we have weight concerns! (CBSNEWS.COM, April 13, 2005)
Southwest Airlines strikes again against overweight passengers - Business News
What Diet Plans Costs - Do you really need to have prepackaged foods? (MSNBC. April 8. 2005)
Putting obesity responsibility in patients' hands - one physician's opinion (Internal Medicine News)
Fat but fit? Better than being skinny and unfit? Probably true! (Forbes, April 6, 2005)
Obesity and Healthcare Costs in California - $21.7 billion bill annually - ABCNEWS (April 6, 2005)
Childhood obesity - Cutting food intake is often not enough - from the NY Times (April 5, 2005)
Overweight shoppers are treated differently - Is this supposed to be "news?" - NY Times (April 5, 2005)
Obesity surgery best for morbid obesity? Will insurers start covering the surgery? - USA Today (04/05/2005)
Skinny in a pill? Drug manufacturers prime for big sales of new drug. (April 3, 2005)
Bariatric surgery - the low-down on risks and benefits - excellent review (April 1, 2005)
CLA - New fat loss miracle or just another "hot" remedy? - From WebMD (April 1, 2005)
Diet foods feed the Appalachian hungry - low carb diet foods a boon to the hungry (March 31, 2005)
Who knew? March is the biggest diet month! - from USA Today (March 28, 2005)
Children's Health Improving, except..... - Obesity rates increasing (Excite Health News, March 30, 2005)
Burger King bucks the trend - Belly Up to a "Enormous Omelette Sandwich" (March 28, 2005)
Timed eating - Jorge Cruise weighs in with new diet plan - ABC News (March 28, 2005)
Fired opera singer gets gastric bypass - back singing in 7 weeks (MSNBC, March 28, 2005)
They are even becoming obese (and suffering discrimination) in China - China Daily News (March 26, 2005)
Atkin's Diet program undergoes revision - Now it starts to make sense! (MSNBC, March 23, 2005)
Mother Sues Cereal Companies - The legal drumbeat gorws louder and louder (MSNBC, March 23, 2005)
Sesame Street tackles healthier eating - the Mango Tango and more - USA Today (March 20, 2005)
Before you buy another weight loss "miracle" over the Internet, read this (March 18, 2005)
Fast Food and Metablic Syndrome - Reported in the April, 2005 issue of DocNews
Has "fat acceptance" gone too far? According to this Newsweek columnist, it is. (March 28, 2005 issue)
Don't forget yogurt in your eating plan - low-fat varieties may lead to healthier weights (March 24, 2005)
Atkin's Diet industry goes into tank financially in England - from the BBC London (March 16, 2005)
Will increasing incidence of obesity effect our life expectancy? - from CNN (March 16, 2005)
European countries following our expanding waistlines - 7 countries fatter than the U.S. (March 15, 2005)
Rural children at high risk for obesity - 20% of rural Pennsylvania students obese (March 14, 2005)
Obesity and Exercise Recommendations - pretty unrealistic goals seldom met (March 14, 2005)
Arizona passes healthier eating law - law bans junk foods but only in lower grades (March 8, 2005)
Success story: Arkansas governor loses weight, runs marathon - from CNN (March 6, 2005)
South Beach Diet goes to school - Florida school district tests out healthier eating (March 6, 2005)
Eat like the French do...take time and enjoy your food! (USA Today, March 1, 2005)
Even the NFL has a problem with healthy weight - see MSNBC article (March 1, 2005)
We are a nation of couch potatoes - and we're OK with that! - MSNBC article (March 1, 2005)
Should Insurers Cover Obesity Treatment? - American Diabetes Association (DOC News March 1, 2005)
American Cancer Society, Weight Watchers to present ‘The Great American Weigh In’ (Feb 28, 2005)
Sanofi May Release Rimonabant in Early 2006 - Dow Jones News Service (March 1, 2005)
Los Angeles Times covers "Death by Fat" Exhibit - taking "art" at a grotesque extreme (Feb 21, 2005)
Obesity Linked to Risk of Kidney Stones - The hits just keep on coming! (AMA News, January, 2005)
Which diet you chose doesn't matter - it's whether you stick to it or not! - From MSNBC (Jan 4, 2005)
Even nutritionists underestimate the calories and fat in fast food! - see MSNBC article (Jan 4, 2005)
The "Obesity Virus" Revisted - American Diabetes Association (DOC News January 1, 2005)
Who's Really to Blame for Childhood Obesity? - RedNova (February 25, 2005)
Eating fast food more than twice a week linked to obesity - fast food is bad? Who knew? (December 30, 2005)
Immigrants fall prey to U.S. lifestyle - years in U.S. = inches in waistlines (December, 2004)
"Wonder pill," Rimonabant, makes you lose body weight and keep it off (maybe) (Medical News, Nov, 2004)
Medicare Recognizes Obesity as a Disease - American Diabetes Association (DOC News October 1, 2004)
New weight loss drug on the horizon - and it works in a new way! (BusinessWeek, April 2004)
Humans and Pets Exercising Together - Use your dog as your exercise partner! (ABC News, Nov 2004)
Did you know that medical treatment of obesity is tax deductable? - From the AOA, 2002

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