More Weight & Obesity News

• With Faulty Food Labeling, Who's Minding the Store?

  FRIDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Reports in recent months of inaccurate, misleading ingredient lists ...

• More Kids Now Extremely Obese

  THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic is hitting children harder than ever, ...

• Low-Fat Diet Does Little to Alter Cholesterol Levels

  THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- The latest report from a massive trial to determine ...

• Scans May Be Misleading for Hockey Players

  SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- They had no symptoms, but 70 percent of able-bodied ...

• 2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight

  SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that two available drugs could help prevent diabetes ...

• Intense Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Therapies Don't Help Type 2 Diabetics

  SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two sets of results from a large U.S. government-sponsored ...

• Marathoners Face Greater Risk of Artery Problems

  SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- If regular exercise such as jogging is good for ...

• Many WTC Responders Show Signs of Heart Trouble

  SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Police who responded on 9/11 to the collapsing World ...

• Air Pollution Slows Women's Marathon Times

  SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Running a marathon is challenging enough, but now new ...

• High-Impact Sports Might Not Harm Knee Replacements

  FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who get a total knee replacement are usually ...

• Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver

  THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver ...

• Football Injuries More Likely on Certain Artificial Turf

  FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Pro football players are more likely to suffer certain ...

• Pre-Season Test Spots Baseball Pitchers at Risk of Injury

  THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- As another baseball season nears, researchers report that preseason ...

• Youth Baseball Injuries Becoming More Common

  WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks, millions of American children will ...

• Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis

  TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese ...

• Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease

  FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new ...

• Sleepless Nights Plague America

  MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News)-- Americans of all races toss and turn in bed each ...

• Processed Meat May Harm the Heart

  FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Conventional wisdom has dictated that fat from red meat ...

• As Pro Baseball Players Get Bigger, So Do Their Health Risks: Study

  THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- The fattening of America has touched even professional baseball ...