Obesity

Obesity News

• Americans Still Making Unhealthy Choices: CDC

  By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — The overall health of Americans isn’t improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising, a new government report shows. Released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and [...]

• Losing Weight May Ease Chronic Heartburn

  By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Obese and overweight men and women who suffer from heartburn often report relief when they lose weight, a new study shows. The researchers tracked the effects of weight loss over a year in patients who had a persistent form of heartburn known as gastroesophageal reflux, or GERD. “If [...]

• ADHD in Childhood May Raise Risk for Obesity in Adulthood

  Boys who are diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to become obese adults as those who didn’t have the disorder when they were young, a new 30-year study shows.

• Sleep Apnea in Seniors Tied to Alzheimer’s in Study

  By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea, the condition that robs sufferers of deep sleep by endlessly and subconsciously waking them up, becomes more common as people age. Now, a small new study raises the possibility that it may somehow cause — or be caused by — Alzheimer’s disease. Don’t worry [...]

• Age Amplifies Damage From Obesity, Study Finds

  FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) — After age 50, excess body fat hardens the arteries, potentially increasing the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. The blood vessels of young people can adapt to the effects of obesity, but this ability is lost after middle age, British researchers found. As body fat [...]