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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity report predicts staggering weight gain, higher costs for health care - Chicago Tribune
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Group predicts rapid rise in obesity in U.S.
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Adult obesity rates could exceed 60 percent in 13 U.S. states by 2030, according to new study
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Group: More than half in 39 states will be obese
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>VIVUS Announces Availability Of Once Daily Qsymia™ (Phentermine And ... - Sacramento Bee
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health benefits of gastric bypass persist for years - Reuters
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Advocates: 39 states' obesity rates to pass 50 percent
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Advocates: 39 states' obesity rates to pass 50 pct
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>If you think we're fat now ...
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>If you think we're fat now, wait till 2030
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-Loss Surgery's Health Benefits Found to Have Costs - Businessweek
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Loss by Any Means Eases Sleep Apnea - MedPage Today
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Back to school: Is higher education making you fat? - ScienceBlog.com (blog)

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity report predicts staggering weight gain, higher costs for health care - Chicago Tribune Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:20 PM PDT Chicago Tribune Obesity report predicts staggering weight gain, higher costs for health care Chicago Tribune About 35 percent of adults are obese or have a body mass index, or BMI, over 30. Jeff Levi, executive director of the Trust for America's Health, said the only way to change the country's obesity trajectory is for government, residents, faith-based ... Rise in obesity has health officials concerned Kenosha News (subscription) all 3 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Group predicts rapid rise in obesity in U.S. Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:52 PM PDT NEW YORK — We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in the vast majority of states will be obese. Mississippi is expected to retain its crown as ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Adult obesity rates could exceed 60 percent in 13 U.S. states by 2030, according to new study Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:24 PM PDT The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, are on course to increase dramatically in every state in the United States over the next 20 years, according to a new report.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Group: More than half in 39 states will be obese Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:43 PM PDT We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>VIVUS Announces Availability Of Once Daily Qsymia™ (Phentermine And ... - Sacramento Bee Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:24 PM PDT BlissTree VIVUS Announces Availability Of Once Daily Qsymia™ (Phentermine And ... Sacramento Bee Qsymia is FDA-approved as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater (obese), or 27 or greater (overweight) in the presence ... Vivus Says Weight-loss Drug Qsymia Available In US Market - Quick Facts RTT News Qsymia, First FDA-Approved Weight Loss Drug In 13 Years, Hits The Market Today BlissTree New Diet Pill Qsymia Is Available Today TIME iScienceTimes.com all 57 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Health benefits of gastric bypass persist for years - Reuters Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:40 PM PDT Scientific American (blog) Health benefits of gastric bypass persist for years Reuters Bariatric surgery is typically recommended for people with a body mass index (BMI) - a measure of weight in relation to height - of at least 40, or at least 35 if they also have co-occurring health problems such as diabetes or severe sleep apnea. That ... Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says U.S. News & World Report Duodenal switch a 'viable option' for weight loss Fox News Surgery for Extreme Obesity Produces Long-Term, Dramatic Weight Loss and ... Scientific American (blog) TIME  - Deseret News all 68 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Advocates: 39 states' obesity rates to pass 50 percent Posted: 18 Sep 2012 09:10 AM PDT NEW YORK—We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in the vast majority of states will be obese.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Advocates: 39 states' obesity rates to pass 50 pct Posted: 18 Sep 2012 09:07 AM PDT NEW YORK—We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in the vast majority of states will be obese.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>If you think we're fat now ... Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:44 AM PDT Think Americans are fat now? After all, a third of us are overweight and another 35 percent are obese. But a report out Tuesday projects 44 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>If you think we're fat now, wait till 2030 Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:29 AM PDT Think Americans are fat now? After all, a third of us are overweight and another 35 percent are obese. But a report out Tuesday projects 44 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight-Loss Surgery's Health Benefits Found to Have Costs - Businessweek Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:15 AM PDT CTV News Weight-Loss Surgery's Health Benefits Found to Have Costs Businessweek A person with a body mass index of at least 30 is considered obese, according to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The BMI is calculated using height and weight. A man who is six-foot tall who weighed more than 220 pounds would ... State could save $12 billion in health costs if residents slim down, report says Milwaukee Journal Sentinel If you think we're fat now, wait till 2030 NBCNews.com (blog) Michigan on track to hit almost 60 percent obesity rate in 20 years, report shows MLive.com GayToday  - Kansas City Star all 1,053 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weight Loss by Any Means Eases Sleep Apnea - MedPage Today Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:01 AM PDT Weight Loss by Any Means Eases Sleep Apnea MedPage Today Dixon and colleagues conducted a randomized trial to find out whether the method for inducing weight had an effect on obstructive sleep apnea symptoms. They enrolled 60 patients, ages 18 to 60, who had a body mass index greater than 35 but less than 55 ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Back to school: Is higher education making you fat? - ScienceBlog.com (blog) Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT Medical Daily Back to school: Is higher education making you fat? ScienceBlog.com (blog) A new study published today in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (APNM) looks beyond the much-feared weight gain common to first-year students and reports on the full 4-year impact of higher education on weight, BMI, and body ... Is Higher Education making you fat? 'Freshman 15' Carried Through to Senior Year Counsel & Heal College Making You Fat? Nine Ways to Prevent Weight Gain Medical Daily all 8 news articles »

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