Lindsey Tanner, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO (AP) — The number of American men and women with big-bellied, apple-shaped figures — the most dangerous kind of obesity...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health experts say a diabetes drug from Novo Nordisk should be approved for a new use in treating obesity. The panel...
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Exposure to racial discrimination may explain why members of some minority groups disproportionately suffer from...
(TIME) – Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the U.S., and there’s a single biggest culprit to blame, found a new study released today in Annals...
(Wall Street OTC) – Remaining in a good shape and losing extra flab can do wonders in keeping you healthy. Health experts and doctors also...
JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press Writer BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuela’s socialist government is sounding the alarm about growing waistlines in a country where record food shortages...
By Viji Sundaram Special to the NNPA from New America Media Researchers at the school’s Atkins Center for Weight and Health studied 21 sugary drinks popular...
(CBS Sports) – Both lack of exercise and consuming too many calories can certainly contribute to gaining extra pounds, but a new study suggests that the...
[REUTERS] Fighting obesity by taxing sugary drinks and restricting junk food advertisements aimed at children has support from a wide majority of residents surveyed in a...
(NNPA)—In addition to treating morbid obesity, bariatric surgery also reduces the risk of cancer in obese patients, according to a new study published in Obesity Surgery. The team of...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Almost a third of the world is now fat, and no country has been able to curb obesity...
[WebMD] WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Can someone be obese and healthy? A new study and several experts say no. An obese person who has normal blood...
[CTV NEWS] Obesity surgery worked much better at reducing and even reversing diabetes than medication and lifestyle changes in one of the most rigorous studies of...
