Reuters – People trying to lose weight may swear by specific diet plans calling for strict proportions of fat, carbs and protein, but where the calories come from may not matter as much as simply cutting back on them, according to a study.
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) — Nurses who work long hours
and have less physically demanding jobs are much more likely to be obese
than other nurses, according to a new study.
Reuters – Device manufacturers are pushing the government and health insurers to cover weight-loss surgery, an effort that could give millions more obese Americans access to the treatments.
HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss and malnutrition are
among the medical conditions that increase treatment costs and the length
of hospital stays for older adults with hip fractures, a new study
finds.
Reuters – Device manufacturers are pushing the U.S. government and health insurers to cover weight-loss surgery, an effort that could give millions more obese Americans access to the treatments.
ContributorNetwork – The key to combating juvenile obesity lies with parents, the American Heart Association says. The AHA released a scientific statement in its most recent issue of “Circulation” journal. Here are tips for parents to curb weight problems in kids, based on that report.
HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — Parents and caregivers should
be involved in treatment programs for obese children and should lead by
example, praise children’s progress and use setbacks as learning
opportunities, experts say.
HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss and malnutrition are
among the medical conditions that increase treatment costs and the length
of hospital stays for older adults with hip fractures, a new study
finds.
Reuters – Overweight girls in their late teens were twice as likely as their normal-weight peers to report having a lot of acne in a large new survey of Norwegian teenagers that did not find the same link in boys.
AP – Mexico enacted tough new rules Thursday to ban advertising of “miracle cures” for weight loss, sagging body parts and more serious illnesses like prostate ailments, chronic fatigue and even cancer.