Obesity may be leading to higher disability rates among baby boomers in their sixties, according to a new study. Interestingly the trend does not apply to people in their seventies and eighties. Read the full story
Tags: baby boomer, disability, disability rate, obesity, obesity rate, Teresa Seeman, University of California
Obesity Causing Disability Among Baby Boomers
Posted on 10 December 2009
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Tags: America’s Health Rankings, Barrett's esophagus, Boston University Medical Center, Gastric Band Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Las Vegas Rock n’ Roll Marathon, obesity, obesity surgery, prostate cancer, Reuters Health, University of California, weight loss, weight loss surgery
Weight Loss Surgery News – December 4, 2009
Posted on 04 December 2009
Check out this week’s WLS News to learn the effect our nation’s obesity epidemic could have on health care costs by the year 2018. Doctors are doing the math and the answer isn’t pretty. Plus, we’ll tell you how men can reduce their risk of prostate cancer, and explain the link between obesity in women and a condition that precedes esophageal cancer. We’ll also have you rootin’ for a team of weight loss surgery patients who are participating in an upcoming Las Vegas marathon.
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Tags: Duke University Medical Center Prostate Center, obesity, prostate cancer, The American Cancer Society, University of California
Obesity Tied to Prostate Cancer Recurrence
Posted on 07 September 2009
A recent study shows that obesity can lead to a recurrence of prostate cancer. But this study also refutes past claims that the disease is more prevalent among African-Americans. Read the full story
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