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Tonsil surgery may make kids obese--study

Wed, 02/02/2011 - 12:04 by Jaspreet Virk

Think twice before getting your child's tonsils removed, as a new research states that kids who undergo the surgery are more likely to gain weight.

Weight gain due to birth control pills a myth--study

Sun, 01/23/2011 - 17:16 by Neka Sehgal

What’s the truth about birth control pills and weight gain? Women often point to oral contraception as a cause of weight gain. Without a doubt, this is one of the most widespread concerns about the pill, but it a misconception, claims a new study.

Big breakfast doesn't promote weight loss--study

Tue, 01/18/2011 - 00:26 by Jaspreet Virk

In your battle against your bulge, if you have been eating a big breakfast, then stop! A hearty breakfast does not help dieters consume less calories during the rest of the day, a new study states.

Study: Obese friends not the best to have

Sat, 11/06/2010 - 10:38 by Prince damin

Cambridge, Mass. -- Gaining weight may be socially contagious and the more obese friends you have the more likely you are to become obese, a study suggests.

Health experts say about a third of Americans are obese and at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and many types of cancer, USA Today reported.

Harvard scientists studying the obesity epidemic have applied an infectious-disease mathematical model to data from recent obesity studies.

"We find that having four obese friends doubled people's chance of becoming obese compared to people with no obese friends," researcher Alison Hill, the study's lead author, says.

McDonald’s blamed for ex-employee’s weight gain, ordered to pay $17500

Fri, 10/29/2010 - 09:21 by Samia Sehgal

A former manager of a McDonald’s franchise in Porto Allegre, Brazil, sued the hamburger chain for making him gain 65 pounds while he worked with them for over a dozen years. McDonald’s must pay him $17,500 as recompense for his weight gain, a Brazilian court ruled on Tuesday.

Cold virus predisposes kids to obesity

Mon, 09/20/2010 - 15:49 by Jamie Anderson

Kids who carry a virus strain that causes respiratory and gastrointestinal illness are more likely to be obese and overweight as against their counterparts who do not carry the strain, suggest the findings of a new study.

Marmot population thriving due to rise in temperature--study

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 10:04 by Priyanka

As per a research study published in July 22 issue of the journal ‘Nature,’ rise in temperature on the planet seems to be strangely helping squirrel like creatures, marmots, become healthier, larger in size, and more in population.

Link between use of antipsychotic drugs and weight gain established

Wed, 10/28/2009 - 11:32 by Jamie Anderson

New York, October 28: Antipsychotic drugs in children may cause excessive weight gain as an adverse side effect, suggests the findings of a new study.

Weight gain early on impairs mobility in old age

Tue, 04/07/2009 - 14:56 by rcrchauhan

Washington, April 7 -- Burdening yourself with excess weight early on is likely to impair your old-age mobility, even if those extra pounds are shed, says a new research.

"In both men and women, being overweight or obese put them at greater risk of developing mobility limitations in old age, and the longer they had been overweight or obese, the greater the risk," said lead investigator Denise Houston.

She is assistant professor of gerontology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and an expert on ageing and nutrition. "We also found that, if you were of normal weight in old age but had previously been overweight or obese, you were at greater risk for mobility limitations," she said.