Topic: Obesity
AP News | 2010-02-20 18:36:43
Michelle Obama tells governors that addressing child obesity is a major part of health reform
First lady Michelle Obama appealed to governors on Saturday for help in reducing child obesity and said they had a moral and financial imperative to act. She praised states for their steps already and assured state leaders that the federal government had no interest in ...
AP News | 2010-02-20 16:50:44
First lady Michelle Obama speaks about childhood obesity to the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-19 16:18:46
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows that diabetes may at least partly account for the link.</p><p>Studies on ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-16 20:16:27
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A few months of moderate aerobic exercise may not rev up obese teenagers' ability to burn calories, even though it may increase thinner teens' ability to burn dietary fat, new research suggests.</p><p>In a study of 28 obese and normal-weight teenagers, researchers found that ...
