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    May 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 'Biggest Loser' results: Better than weight-loss surgery?

    Contestants on the reality TV program "The Biggest Loser"not only lost weight fast, they "rapidly and substantially" lowered their blood pressure and improved their metabolic function, the physician who is the show's medical consultant reported Friday to the American Assn. of Clinical Endocrinologists.
    Contestants on the reality TV program "The Biggest Loser"not only lost weight fast, they "rapidly and substantially" lowered their blood pressure and improved their metabolic function, the physician who is the show's medical consultant reported Friday...

    Tags: Weight, Univision (tv network), General Practitioners, Symptoms, Health

    2. May 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Obesity: Moms may need reminder that too much baby fat isn't healthy

    A new study of low-income mothers of toddlers has found that two-thirds did not correctly perceive their children’s size. And most — including all of the misperceiving moms with kids who were overweight — thought their kids were too small, not too big.   
    A new study of low-income mothers of toddlers has found that two-thirds did not correctly perceive their children’s size. And most — including all of the misperceiving moms with kids who were overweight — thought their kids were too...

    Tags: Medical Research, Weight, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity

    3. May 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 42% of American adults will be obese by 2030, study says

    The ranks of obese Americans are expected to swell even further in the coming years, rising from 36% of the adult population today to 42% by 2030, experts said Monday.
    The ranks of obese Americans are expected to swell even further in the coming years, rising from 36% of the adult population today to 42% by 2030, experts said Monday. Kicking off a government-led conference on the public health ramifications of all...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Weight, Health and Medical Professionals, Documentary (genre), Durham (Durham, North Carolina)

    4. May 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Nation's obesity problem demands sweeping changes, panel says

    They sifted through about 800 programs to prevent and fight obesity--to find the ones most likely to counter the nation's growing girth. In the end, a panel of independent experts asserted that only by implementing many of those initiatives at once can the nation make real progress.
    They sifted through about 800 programs to prevent and fight obesity--to find the ones most likely to counter the nation's growing girth. In the end, a panel of independent experts asserted that only by implementing many of those initiatives at once can...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Documentary (genre), Consumer Goods Industries, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    5. Mar 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Israelis pose a no-skinny-models plan to target eating disorders

    <em>This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.</em>
    This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. The Israeli Parliament's move to ban skinny models from appearing in that nation's media may be less momentous than its efforts to thwart Iran's bid to build nuclear weapons. But to...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Anorexia Nervosa, Genes and Chromosomes, Weight, Eating Disorders

    6. Apr 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say

    As if the nation&rsquo;s weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body-mass index, the 200-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be misclassifying roughly half of women and just over 20% of men as healthy when their body-fat composition suggests they are obese.
    As if the nation’s weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body-mass index, the 200-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be misclassifying roughly half of women and just over...

    Tags: Weight, Health and Medical Professionals, Standards, Heart Disease, Science and Technology

    7. Mar 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Walking can offset the tendency to become obese

    So you have fat genes, huh? OK, but your genes aren&rsquo;t your destiny. A new study shows that people who are genetically prone to obesity can offset that influence by half by walking briskly one hour a day.
    So you have fat genes, huh? OK, but your genes aren’t your destiny. A new study shows that people who are genetically prone to obesity can offset that influence by half by walking briskly one hour a day. The study, presented Wednesday at an...

    Tags: Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Genes and Chromosomes, Health and Medical Professionals, Weight

    8. Apr 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Study finds link between autism and obesity during pregnancy

    Pregnant women might now have one more good reason to watch their diet and exercise: A new study links autism and developmental delays in young children to metabolic conditions, like obesity and diabetes, in their mothers.
    Pregnant women might now have one more good reason to watch their diet and exercise: A new study links autism and developmental delays in young children to metabolic conditions, like obesity and diabetes, in their mothers. The findings, published in...

    Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Weight, Autism, Science and Technology, Behavioral Conditions

    9. Feb 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Docs' intensive 'get healthy' program whittles the waist -- a little

    If primary care doctors build intensive counseling programs to help their obese patients exercise, lose weight and get healthy, will they work? A new study finds that for half the population, at least, they will. For men and women alike, results will be modest. And for women, they won't last.
    If primary care doctors build intensive counseling programs to help their obese patients exercise, lose weight and get healthy, will they work? A new study finds that for half the population, at least, they will. For men and women alike, results will be...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Weight, General Practitioners, Heart Disease, Internal Medicine

    10. Jan 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. For Southern Californians, small changes in health habits add up

    <strong>Barbara Unsworth, Chino Hills</strong>
    Barbara Unsworth, Chino Hills My first small change was to participate in Jazzercise classes two or three times per week, purely for fun. The movement felt good, as did the positive social ambience. After six months or so, I noticed a slight change in...

    Tags: Heart Attack, Weight, Entertainment Events, Weddings, Health

    11. Jan 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Wi-Fi-enabled scale lets you post your weight online

    Technology
    With Fitbit's Wi-Fi-enabled Aria Smart Scale, users can instantly share their weight and BMI publicly online....
    12. Dec 5, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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Measuring obesity according to body mass index misses m...
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