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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says

    More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say.
    More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say. The study provides some of the first evidence of a causal effect between gym and childhood obesity. It is to be published...

    Tags: Weight, Science and Technology, Elementary Schools, Overweight, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity

    Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows.
    Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Weight, Arts and Culture, Symptoms

    3. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Jackson used vocal aid in concerts, choreographer says

    Michael Jackson sometimes sang during concerts accompanied by his own recorded vocal track to help him perform the most physically strenuous numbers, the choreographer for what was to be his comeback shows in London testified Monday.
    Michael Jackson sometimes sang during concerts accompanied by his own recorded vocal track to help him perform the most physically strenuous numbers, the choreographer for what was to be his comeback shows in London testified Monday. What is known as...

    Tags: Procedural Sedation, Michael Jackson, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Michael Jackson Comeback Tour (2009), Conrad Murray

    4. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Letters: The fine print of obesity surgery

    Re "What we should learn from the 1-800-GET-THIN saga," Column, April 21 Readers should not be left with the impression that patients who underwent weight-loss surgery after seeing an advertisement on a billboard were unaware of the risks. Those...

    Tags: Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity

    5. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Food memories may aid weight loss, researchers say

    Dieters may want to forget episodes of falling off the wagon, but researchers say an attentive memory for what is eaten could help people eat less at their next meals.
    Dieters may want to forget episodes of falling off the wagon, but researchers say an attentive memory for what is eaten could help people eat less at their next meals. So sitting at a movie with a bucket of popcorn holding perhaps a day’s worth of...

    Tags: Weight, Science and Technology

    6. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Food deserts may not be key in what people eat, study says

    There’s no strong evidence of an association between living within walking distance of places to buy food and being overweight or not, researchers said after interviewing nearly 100,000 Californians.
    There’s no strong evidence of an association between living within walking distance of places to buy food and being overweight or not, researchers said after interviewing nearly 100,000 Californians. Given the attention to the idea of food deserts...

    Tags: Personal Income, Weight, Science and Technology, Overweight, Medical Research

    7. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Low-fat milk doesn't help toddlers' weight, study says UPDATED

    This post has been updated to include comments from a researcher and an American Heart Assn. spokeswoman.
    This post has been updated to include comments from a researcher and an American Heart Assn. spokeswoman. Giving toddlers skim or 1% milk to keep them from growing overweight doesn’t seem to work, according to a study out Monday that gives pause...

    Tags: Northwestern University, Family, American Heart Association, Weight, Milk

    8. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Nursing longer doesn't protect against obesity, study says

    Getting moms to nurse their babies longer and exclusively did not mean the kids were less at risk for obesity by the time they were 11-1/2 – despite suggestions from other studies that breastfeeding can protect against obesity, researchers in a large study from Belarus said.
    Getting moms to nurse their babies longer and exclusively did not mean the kids were less at risk for obesity by the time they were 11-1/2 – despite suggestions from other studies that breastfeeding can protect against obesity, researchers in a...

    Tags: Weight, Science and Technology, Belarus, Nursing, Medical Research

    9. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Are only children to blame for the obesity crisis?

    A new study suggests an intriguing explanation for the rise in obesity rates — the growing number of only children.
    A new study suggests an intriguing explanation for the rise in obesity rates — the growing number of only children. Researchers from Denmark analyzed health records of more than 29,000 Danish schoolchildren and found that boys and girls without...

    Tags: Weight, Science and Technology, Denmark, Research, Medical Research

    10. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Gap widens between actual weight and people's imagined weight

    Men and women, particularly those categorized as obese, have grown increasingly likely over the years to underestimate their true weight, according to a recent study.
    Men and women, particularly those categorized as obese, have grown increasingly likely over the years to underestimate their true weight, according to a recent study. In a paper published Wednesday in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers at University...

    Tags: Weight, Overweight, Obesity

    11. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Diet myth-busters: Experts burst some bubbles about losing weight

    Attention dieters: Many of the “facts” you think you know about obesity and weight loss are wrong.
    Attention dieters: Many of the “facts” you think you know about obesity and weight loss are wrong. So says a report published in Thursday’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. An international team of dietitians, doctors...

    Tags: Weight Loss, Weight, Arts and Culture, Drugs and Medicines, Health Organizations

    12. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Mazel tov to Israel on its new modeling laws

    To combat a growing problem with anorexia and bulimia, a new law in Israel bans fashion models who are considered unhealthily thin and requires the labeling of photos that are digitally altered to make the models look thinner.
    To combat a growing problem with anorexia and bulimia, a new law in Israel bans fashion models who are considered unhealthily thin and requires the labeling of photos that are digitally altered to make the models look thinner. Unhealthily thin is...

    Tags: Eating Disorders, Israel

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