Sub-Topics Childhood Obesity Diet Drugs Fast Foods Fat Bigotry Lifestyle Treatments Obese Children Obesity and Genes Problems Products Smell Treatment Surgical Solutions Also Try Diets Eating Disorders Fitness Nutrition Recipes News -01-08-10 Harmful Bacteria Found in FountainSodas (CBS News) "The evidence of an epidemic is everywhere." "Two-thirds, more than 190 million Americans are overweight or obese." "Obesity-related diseases are a $147 billion dollar medical burden every year." "Childhood obesity has tripled in the last thirty years." 01-10 -01-11-06 Survey: Attitudes More OK With Overweight People (CBS News) "A survey finds America's attitudes toward overweight people are shifting from rejection toward acceptance. Over a 20-year period, the percentage of Americans who said they find overweight people less attractive steadily dropped from 55 percent to 24 percent, the market research firm NPD Group found." 01-06 -01-29-07 McDonald's to Go "Trans-Fat Free" (USA Today) "McDonald's (MCD) has finally selected a new trans-fat-free oil for cooking its famous french fries after years of testing, the fast-food chain said Monday." 01-07 -02-21-06 Feeling Full (ABC News) "Scientists are learning more about a hunger hormone called ghrelin. When you're hungry, this hormone is secreted in your stomach and intestines and sends a message to your brain to say it's time to eat." "Nicole Beland, a senior contributor at Women's Health magazine, says you can suppress ghrelin by eating certain foods, so you will then feel full. Carbohydrates and lean protein have been found to slow the production of ghrelin, while foods that are high in fat do not." 02-06 -03-18-09 Study: Extra Pounds May Shorten Life (MSNC News) "Being obese can take years off your life and in some cases may be as dangerous as smoking, a new study says." 03-09 -04-03-08 Study: "Weight-ism" More Widespread Than Racism (ABC News) "It's illegal to discriminate against someone because of race or gender, but our culture condones a bias against people who are overweight." "Weight discrimination 'occurs in employment settings and daily interpersonal relationships virtually as often as race discrimination, and in some cases even more frequently than age or gender discrimination,' the researchers report in the current issue of the International Journal of Obesity." 04-08 -04-07-09 One in Five Four Years Olds Obese (CNN News) "Nearly one-fifth of American 4-year-olds are obese, and children of color are at higher risk, according to new research." 04-09 -07-01-09 Obesity Rates Rise in the U.S. (MSNBC News) "Obesity rates among adults rose in 23 states over the past year and didn't decline anywhere, says a new report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation." Recent research suggests that obese persons, compared to non-obese persons, "live nearly as long but are much sicker for longer, requiring such costly interventions as knee replacements and diabetes care and dialysis. Studies show Medicare spends anywhere from $1,400 to $6,000 more annually on health care for an obese senior than for the non-obese." 07-09 -08-11-08 Healthy Obesity? (Time.com) "You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people — about half — have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity." 08-08 -11-06-06 Mind-Stomach Link (MSNBC News) "After years of sometimes unorthodox research, Wansink argues that a good way to lose weight is not by obsessing over carbs or banning trans fats, but by addressing dietary 'hidden persuaders.' " 11-06 -11-06-06 Study: Eat More, Weigh Less (MSNBC News) "Surprisingly, the component of foods that has the biggest impact on how much food you eat is water. Water adds weight and volume to foods without adding calories — it lowers the calorie density of foods. Water-rich foods include vegetables, fruits and soups. Our studies show that eating a diet low in calorie density helps people eat fewer calories while still eating a satisfying amount of food." 11-06 -11-30-09 Too-Fat-To-Graduate Rule Under Fire (CNN News) "Students at Lincoln University with a body mass index of 30 or above, reflective of obesity, must take a fitness course that meets three hours per week. Those who are assigned to the class but do not complete it cannot graduate." "Now that the first class to have this requirement imposed is nearing graduation day -- students who entered in the fall of 2006 -- the school faces criticism from both students and outsiders about the fitness class policy." 11-09 -12-14-05 Scientists: Marketing of "Junk" Food Effective - Stop It (MSNBC News) "SpongeBob SquarePants, Shrek and other characters kids love should promote only healthy food, a panel of scientists recommended." "In a report released Tuesday, the Institute of Medicine said television advertising strongly influences what children under 12 eat." 12-05 -12-20-06 Gut Microbes Provide Clues to Obesity (ABC News) ""By changing our diet, we can change the kind of bugs found in our colon, from those found in an obese person's colon to that of a lean person's colon," said Dr. Samuel Klein, director of the human nutrition center at Washington University." 12-06 Japan Seeks Trim Waists (New York Times) "Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry." "Those exceeding government limits — 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women, which are identical to thresholds established in 2005 for Japan by the International Diabetes Federation as an easy guideline for identifying health risks — and having a weight-related ailment will be given dieting guidance if after three months they do not lose weight. If necessary, those people will be steered toward further re-education after six more months." 04-09 Obesity - Food Industry Sued (CBC News) "The same lawyers who took on Big Tobacco met this summer in Washington to explore whether similar tactics can be used against the food industry." "And just like tobacco, the lawyers would target junk food advertising and gimmicks directed at children." 8-02 Study: Women With Partners Gain More Weight (New York Times) "It is widely known that women tend to gain weight after giving birth, but now a large study has found evidence that even among childless women, those who live with a mate put on more pounds than those who live without one." 01-10 Papers Exercise and Obesity (ABC News) "The problem ultimately is about not exercise itself but the way we've come to define it. Many obesity researchers now believe that very frequent, low-level physical activity — the kind humans did for tens of thousands of years before the leaf blower was invented — may actually work better for us than the occasional bouts of exercise you get as a gym rat." 08-09 Financial Costs of Obesity (Newsweek) "More than a third of American adults—over 72 million people—were obese in 2005 and 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control. " "Stanford University researchers found that obese men and women earn, on average, $3.41 per hour less than their peers. Over the course of a year, that means $7,093 in lost income." "On average, obese workers tend to lose a week of work a year due to ailments related to their weight, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases." "A 2006 study published in the journal The Engineering Economist found that Americans pumped 938 million more gallons of fuel a year than they did in 1960 because of their heftier frames. That adds up to roughly $3.55 billion in increased annual gas expenditures nationwide." 08-08 Healthy Dining Finder (HealthyDiningFinder.com) "Healthy Dining Finder provides you with nutrition information for delicious meals at restaurants near you." 11-06 Is Cardio-Free the Way to Be? (ABC News) "Dr. Jennifer Mieres, a cardiologist and American Heart Association spokesperson, "thinks people should build and strengthen their muscles, especially women who face the possibility of developing osteoporosis" through strength training." "'But the evidence is overwhelming,' she says. 'You need to do some cardio workout to change your cardiac profile to make it better, to prevent death from heart disease and stroke.' " Obesity - Diagnosis (ivillagehealth.com) Provides a chart to diagnose whether a person is obese. Editor's Note - The chart is designed for women and the person's level of fitness is not considered in the chart. A male athlete who weighs 200 pounds and is 6 feet tall, for example, would not be overweight, despite what the chart implies. 3-02 Obesity Linked to Cancer (USAToday.com - Hellmich) "Excess body weight may contribute to about 20% of all cancer deaths in women and 14% of all cancer deaths in men. This translates to about 90,000 cancer deaths a year in the USA, according to a landmark study on the link between obesity and cancer." "About 65% of Americans are overweight or obese. Obesity is defined as 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight; overweight is 10 to 30 pounds over a healthy weight." 4-03 Obesity Overview and Treatment (PDRHealth.com) "Affected individuals should seek treatment through clinical programs provided by licensed health care professionals. Bariatric physicians are specialized in treating obesity and its related diseases. Treatment is also offered through nonclinical commercial enterprises such as Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, and Nutrisystem." 11-06 Trans Fats Want to Make It to 85? (MSNBC News) "One of the largest, longest studies of aging found one more reason to stay trim and active: It could greatly raise your odds of living to at least age 85." 11-06 Women May Have More Difficulty Than Men in Hunger Control (CBS News) "Hungry women can't control their desire for food as well as hungry men can, a brain imaging study suggests." "The finding may explain why women are more prone to emotional eating and why women are less likely than men to lose weight while dieting." " 'Women have a much stronger reaction to food, such that whether they try to inhibit their desire or not, they have stronger signal [in the part of the brain that controls hunger perception and desire to eat],' study leader Gene-Jack Wang, MD, tells WebMD." 01-09 Purchase Resources Big Underwear (GreatBigStuff.com) Awesome Library does not endorse this product but provides it as an example. 08-07 Research Obesity Research Journal (Nature.com) Provides results from research studies. 12--09

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