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Jan 18, 2012 9:32 AM CST

US Obesity Rates Leveling Off

After 30 years on the rise, rates appear to be stabilizing

(Newser) - After rapidly rising for three decades, obesity rates in the US are apparently stabilizing—finally, the Los Angeles Times reports. New data shows just a slight rise in obesity rates since 2005, and many experts say this flattening reflects the success of efforts such as healthier school lunches and nutritional...

Hormone Find Could
Yield 'Exercise Pill'

Jan 13, 2012 3:06 AM CST

Hormone Find Could Yield 'Exercise Pill'

Irisin sends messages from muscle cells to fat cells

(Newser) - In research that may alarm gym owners, scientists have found a hormone responsible for many of exercise's health benefits. The newly discovered hormone—named "irisin" after the Greek messenger goddess Iris—turns ordinary white fat cells into energy-burning brown fat, and helps ward off diabetes by improving glucose...

Overweight People Should
Pay More to Fly

OPINION

Jan 12, 2012 1:03 PM CST

Overweight People Should Pay More to Fly

Former Qantas economist makes his case

(Newser) - The former chief economist at Qantas thinks it's about time that airlines charged heavier people more for plane tickets as a matter of policy. "The rationale is simple," writes Tony Webber in the Sydney Morning Herald . "The fuel burnt by planes depends on many things but...

High-Fat Foods Scar Brain in Rodents: Study

Fatty Foods Scar the Brain

study says

Jan 7, 2012 2:07 PM CST

Fatty Foods Scar the Brain

Rodents lose ability to monitor hunger, thirst

(Newser) - High-fat foods don't just make the midsection runneth over, a new study says. They also scar a part of the brain that monitors how hungry and thirsty we are. A recent study shows that fatty foods temporarily damaged the hypothalamus brain area of rodents in only three days, and...

French 'Cola Tax'
Starts Next Week

Dec 30, 2011 12:16 PM CST

French 'Cola Tax' Starts Next Week

Tax on soda will help state coffers, rising obesity

(Newser) - Two things in France keep getting bigger: the deficit and the nation's waistline . To fight both simultaneously, a new "cola tax" will go into effect on New Year's Day, reports Der Spiegel . The tax will be a little more than a penny per can on Coke and...

Kids Who Dislike Mom Twice as Likely to Become Obese

Kids Who Hate Mom Twice
as Likely to Become Obese

study says

Dec 26, 2011 9:09 AM CST

Kids Who Hate Mom Twice as Likely to Become Obese

Toddlers with poor relationships with mom may suffer in terms of health

(Newser) - Most parents have gotten an "I hate you!" tossed their way. But if your toddler really seems to mean it, Mom, you may want to figure out how to improve the relationship. A study set to be published next month found that toddlers who were ranked as having...

Moose Hips Sink Ships, So Ferry Rules Are Changing

Big Hips Sink Ships, So
Ferry Rules Are Changing

Dec 22, 2011 2:37 AM CST

Big Hips Sink Ships, So Ferry Rules Are Changing

As passengers grow, Coast Guard stability rules are reducing number of travelers

(Newser) - Anchors away. Americans are getting bigger so ferries in Washington will be carrying fewer of them for safety's sake. Officials are trimming the capacity of the state's ferries after having raised the estimated weight of travelers from 160 pounds to 185 pounds, notes AP . The largest ferry system...

Ohio Boy, 8, Taken From
Mom Because He's Obese

Nov 28, 2011 11:11 AM CST

Ohio Boy, 8, Taken From Mom Because He's Obese

Third-grader weighs more than 200 pounds

(Newser) - Last month, an 8-year-old Ohio boy was removed from his family home and placed in foster care—not because of physical abuse, but because the third-grader weighed more than 200 pounds. County case workers argued that the boy’s mother was engaging in medical neglect by not getting his weight...

UK Women:
'Europe's
Fattest'

study says

Nov 27, 2011 4:29 PM CST

UK Women: 'Europe's Fattest'

British women fatter than Maltese, Latvians, and Hungarians

(Newser) - The Brits clearly know how to toss a few back —but now it turns out they can wolf down a good meal or three, too. A new study finds that the UK has more overweight women than any country across Europe, the BBC reports. The survey of 19 countries...

15 Things That
Will Make You Fat

Nov 13, 2011 7:55 AM CST

15 Things That Will Make You Fat

Holidays, relationships, and quitting smoking among the dangers

(Newser) - With Americans continuing to get bigger and bigger , we need all the help we can get to stay healthy—so the Daily Beast offers a warning on 15 things that might cause you to pack on the pounds:

Holiday season: With all the food, stress, and booze associated with Thanksgiving,

...

Drug Slims
'Couch Potato'
Monkeys

Nov 10, 2011 8:28 AM CST

Drug Slims 'Couch Potato' Monkeys

Experimental fat-zapping drug works on chunky monkeys

(Newser) - An experimental weight loss drug helped the fattest, laziest members of a monkey colony lose an average of 11% after just four weeks of treatment—without any forced change in diet or increase in exercise. Researchers behind the drug, following the same strategy used to fight some cancers, designed Adipotide...

US Drops Record-Busting $2.3B on Halloween Candy

Oct 31, 2011 4:01 PM CDT

US Drops Record-Busting $2.3B on Halloween Candy

But how long will all this sweet stuff last?

(Newser) - By the time trick-or-treating ends tonight, Americans will have spent a record-breaking $2.3 billion on this year's Halloween candy, according to the National Confectioner's Association. Much like costume sales , candy sales appear to be impervious to the poor economic climate: LiveScience reports that they keep rising 1%...

Danes
Launch
Fat Tax

Oct 3, 2011 4:57 AM CDT

Danes Launch Fat Tax

$1.32 added for each pound of saturated fat in foods

(Newser) - An extra 39 cents on a pack of butter. Twelve cents on a bag of chips. Denmark has become the latest country to levy a "fat tax" ( Hungary has a similar one ), adding about $1.32 in cost per pound of saturated fat in any food that...

Chris Christie
Is Fat—So What?

OPINION

Oct 2, 2011 9:08 AM CDT

Chris Christie Is Fat—So What?

'Girth doesn't equal character,' writes Frank Bruni

(Newser) - Sometimes, size does matter, such as in spelunking or squeezing into a middle seat on economy class flights. "But the presidency? That’s ludicrous," writes Frank Bruni in the New York Times , referring to recent sneering coverage of the portly Chris Christie and his presidential amibitions. There are...

Would We
Ever Elect
the Fat Guy?

Sep 30, 2011 2:25 AM CDT

Would We Ever Elect the Fat Guy?

Americans find hefty politicians hard to swallow

(Newser) - Is Chris Christie too fat for the White House? His extra girth could serve him well in an election—to a point. It makes him look like one of the gang, if the gang is the growing number of obese Americans. And his pounds prove he's a guy not...

Woman Dies After Lap-Band Procedure—5th So Far

Sep 24, 2011 2:56 PM CDT

Woman Dies After Lap-Band Procedure—5th So Far

Her outpatient center calls story 'premature'

(Newser) - Lap-Band surgery appears to have claimed another victim. A woman in Orange County, Calif., died earlier this month after undergoing the procedure, the fifth to expire since the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign started two years ago, the Los Angeles Times reports. Paula Rojeski, 55, was 5 foot 5 and weighed around...

290-Pound Man Sues
White Castle Over Booths

290-Pound Man Sues White Castle Over Booths

Martin Kessman says the seats violate his rights as a fat person

(Newser) - A disgruntled 290-pound White Castle fan is taking his pain to court, Fox News reports. Stockbroker Martin Kessman, 64, is suing the fast food chain for not expanding its booths for his meaty girth. He complained two years ago after banging a knee against a table support at his local...

Weight Watchers Actually Works

study says

Sep 8, 2011 8:29 AM CDT

Weight Watchers Actually Works

Study finds that it's more effective than standard weight loss care

(Newser) - Science has confirmed it: Weight Watchers is no fad diet. A new study—the first randomized controlled trial to compare a commercial program like Weight Watchers with weight loss care from a doctor—found that overweight patients who go on Weight Watchers lose about twice as much weight as those...

Pot Smokers
Less Likely
to Be Obese

study says

Sep 7, 2011 7:46 AM CDT

Pot Smokers Less Likely to Be Obese

Maybe the munchies aren't so bad for you...

(Newser) - Marijuana users are less likely to be obese, according to a new study that would seem to fly in the face of the legendary munchies that are almost synonymous with pot. Researchers were so surprised by the results that they examined a second sample, only to come up with the...

Half of US to Be Obese by 2030

Aug 26, 2011 4:04 AM CDT

Half of US to Be Obese by 2030

Governments need to lead fight against obesity, researchers say

(Newser) - Bulging waistlines around the world are going to cause a public health disaster over the next 20 years unless the spread of obesity is checked, a new study warns. A third of Americans are now classed as obese and researchers predict it will be 50% by 2030, resulting in millions...