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A woman rides the back of a motorcycle in the middle of a heavy traffic jam. Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)

Obesity creeps up in US: report

AFP - Fri Jul 18, 2:27 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.

  • Two versions; cut-and-paste graphic shows the top five and bottom five states? obesity prevalence with the option to incorporate own state; map shows state rankings; three sizes; 1c x 3 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 85.7 mm; 1c x 3 3/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 95.3 mm; 2c x 3 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 88.9 mm
    Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports AP - Fri Jul 18, 4:23 AM ET

    ATLANTA - The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey.

  • U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow HealthDay - Thu Jul 17, 11:48 PM ET

    THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new report found.

  • More Americans obese, government finds Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 5:14 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a quarter of all Americans are now obese, the latest U.S. government figures show.

  • Food is seen on a table at a restaurant at the port of El Masnou, near Barcelona May 16, 2008. The Spanish government is leading a bid to persuade UNESCO to put the Mediterranean diet on the world heritage list. REUTERS/Albert Gea
    Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol AP - Thu Jul 17, 7:23 AM ET

    ATLANTA - The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques.

  • Diet Plans Produce Similar Results HealthDay - Wed Jul 16, 11:46 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that Mediterranean and low-carb diets are just as good and just as safe as the low-fat diet often prescribed by doctors, a revelation that should give people more choices in eating well.

  • Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study Reuters - Tue Jul 15, 5:06 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.

  • Laparoscopic gastric bypass provides better results Reuters - Tue Jul 15, 2:15 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Performing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive "open" abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications, the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass is more expensive.

  • Magdalena Kalczak-Kanapka (R) and Magdalena Mazur-Wolak (L) practice during exercises for pregnant women at a hospital in Warsaw March 14, 2007. (Katarina Stoltz/Reuters)
    Newest fertility treatment may be a diet Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 11:14 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The newest low-tech fertility treatment may be a diet, researchers said on Wednesday after learning that obese men have more abnormal sperm and make less semen.

  • Obese patient receives acupuncture treatment from Chinese doctor at fat reduction hospital in Tianjin, China, March 21, 2005. Obesity levels in China are rising fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population overweight or obese. (Mark Ralston/Reuters)
    Obesity levels in China rising fast, study finds Reuters - Wed Jul 9, 11:40 AM ET

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Obesity levels in China are rising fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population overweight or obese. As people add more meat and dairy products to their diet, serious health problems can develop, a new study says.

  • Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes HealthDay - Tue Jul 8, 11:47 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The current childhood obesity epidemic in the United States may lead to large numbers of young adults developing type 2 diabetes in the future, along with serious diabetes-related health complications, warns a University of Michigan researcher.

  • A doctor treats an obese patient at a hospital in Shanghai, in 2004. Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)
    Quarter of Chinese adults are overweight, obese: US study AFP - Tue Jul 8, 1:32 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday.

  • Metformin may help obese teen girls lose weight Reuters - Tue Jul 8, 12:42 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The addition of the type 2 diabetes drug metformin to a lifestyle modification program may help female adolescents lose weight loss if they also make dietary changes, according to a new study.

  • ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk HealthDay - Mon Jul 7, 11:48 PM ET

    MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 percent higher risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new study finds.

  • An obese man walks through Sydney. British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)
    Hardwired for fat: scientists identify obesity gene AFP - Sun Jul 6, 6:44 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.

  • Obesity may offer some protection after stenting Reuters - Wed Jul 2, 2:51 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Paradoxically, obesity may offer some protection against heart-related "events," like heart attack, in people who have a stent placed to prop open a clogged coronary artery, research shows.

  • Kidney stones a risk after stomach bypass surgery Reuters - Wed Jul 2, 2:49 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Morbidly obese adults who undergo a particular type of stomach bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) appear to be at increased risk of developing kidney stones earlier than previously thought. The increase in stone risk was evident just three months after the surgery.

  • Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate HealthDay - Mon Jun 30, 11:46 PM ET

    MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the high rate of obesity in the United States requires a comprehensive, population-based strategy, says a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement.

  • Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids HealthDay - Mon Jun 30, 11:46 PM ET

    MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6 million children in the United States have a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can boost their odds for heart disease, researchers report.

  • A woman walks along the boardwalk in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    Obesity may interfere with prostate cancer screen Reuters - Fri Jun 27, 9:14 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The test commonly used to screen men for prostate cancer may be more likely to miss tumors in obese men, a new study suggests.

  • Subway riders walk through the turnstiles while leaving the U.S. Open in New York September 4, 2007. A new program developed by the U.S. government is tackling the obesity epidemic by helping 'tween' girls and their parents make small but important changes to build a healthier lifestyle. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    U.S. program targets obesity at grassroots level Reuters - Fri Jun 27, 3:34 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new program developed by the U.S. government is tackling the obesity epidemic by helping "tween" girls and their parents make small but important changes to build a healthier lifestyle.

  • The German government on Wednesday unveiled a bundle of measures and incentives to whip millions of overweight adults and children into shape.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)
    Germany launches national anti-obesity drive AFP - Wed Jun 25, 12:58 PM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - The German government on Wednesday unveiled a bundle of measures and incentives to whip millions of overweight adults and children into shape.

  • Obese men may have lower hernia risk Reuters - Wed Jun 25, 11:42 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight and obese men may be less likely than their thinner counterparts to develop a hernia in the groin, a long-term study suggests.

  • Subway riders walk through the turnstiles while leaving the U.S. Open in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    Controversial obesity drug gets UK okay Reuters - Wed Jun 25, 3:23 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis won a final green light for its obesity drug Acomplia from Britain's cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE on Wednesday, clearing the way for doctors to prescribe it on the state health service.

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