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  Obesity Approaching Cigarette Smoking as Leading Avoidable Cause of Premature Deaths Worldwide

  January 31, 2013 — A new study finds that there has been a systematic underestimation during the last several decades of the hazards of obesity and its contribution to avoidable and premature deaths from cardiovascular ... > full story
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  Gut Microbes at Root of Severe Malnutrition in Kids

  January 30, 2013 — A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood ... > full story
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  Obesity May Increase Risk of Multiple Sclerosis in Children and Teens

  January 30, 2013 — Being obese may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and teenage girls, according to new ... > full story
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  Could Traditional Chinese Medicine Hold an Answer to the Obesity Problem?

  January 30, 2013 — Obesity might be a very modern problem, but a team of scientists from Taiwan and China is turning to the age-old principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to help fight it. Breaking research ... > full story
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  Could the Timing of When You Eat, Be Just as Important as What You Eat?

  January 29, 2013 — Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have found that it's not simply what you eat, but also when you eat, that may help with weight-loss ... > full story
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  Injecting Botox Into Stomach Does Not Promote Weight Loss

  January 28, 2013 — Despite conflicting data in support of the practice, some overweight Americans looking for an easy fix have turned to gastric botox injections to help them lose weight. Medical researchers have ... > full story
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  Cows Fed Flaxseed Produce More Nutritious Dairy Products

  January 26, 2013 — Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, with more omega-3 fatty acids and less saturated ... > full story
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  Fetal Exposure to Tributyltin Linked to Obesity

  January 24, 2013 — Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin -- which was used in marine antifouling paints and is used as an antifungal agent in some paints, certain plastics and a variety of ... > full story
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  Female Mice Exposed to BPA by Mothers Show Unexpected Characteristics

  January 24, 2013 — Female mice exposed to Bisphenol A through their mother's diet during gestation and lactation were found to be hyperactive, exhibit spontaneous activity and had leaner body mass than those not ... > full story
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  Can You 'Train' Yourself to Have More Willpower?

  January 24, 2013 — Researchers say that with a little practice, it may be possible to strengthen and improve your self-control -- and lose more ... > full story

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