Obesity rates among men, women and children in America remain not so encouraging. But has the overall rate stopped climbing? Read the full story
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Obesity Rate Leveling Off?
Posted on 04 February 2010
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Weight Loss Surgery News – November 27, 2009
Posted on 27 November 2009
Watch this week’s WLS News to hear an encouraging report about 50 obese teenagers who underwent Lap-Band surgery–and how their lives have changed. We’ll also tell you how probiotics can affect weight loss, share details about a possible link between teenage obesity and multiple sclerosis, and explain what a new coalition is doing to persuade Congress to provide affordable health care to the morbidly obese. All that and more on this week’s WLS News. Read the full story
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Many Swine Flu Patients Are Obese
Posted on 24 November 2009
Many swine flu patients are obese, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. Watch this week’s WLS News to find out more. Read the full story
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