81. Pediatric Oncall- Obesity find out more about overeating and overweight problems in children. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/obesity_one.asp

PARENT CORNER Search GO Home Back Search for Pediatricians Hospitals Special Schools Baby Names Holistic Medicines Alternative Medicine Home Made Remedies Guest Book Guest Book Discussion Boards Share Experience Post Query ... Specialist Answers OBESITY Q: What is obesity? A: Obesity is body weight more than normal for that particular age, sex and height. Q: What are the causes of obesity? A: The primary cause of obesity in children is either due to overeating, inadequate exercise or eating disorder. Other rare causes of obesity are due to hormonal or genetic problems. Usually obesity due to overeating causes the child to be tall, though ultimately the adult height may be less. Q: What are the complications of obesity? A: Obesity can lead to many complications. Also, history of heart disease, hypertension in first blood relatives increases the risk of complications in the child. Obesity can lead to bowing of the legs and pain in the hip joint due to excess weight on the bones and joints. Sometimes, the child may develop severe headaches, which can even lead to loss of vision. The child may suffer from daytime sleepiness or breathing difficulty during sleep. Obese females may develop a condition called as "polycystic ovary disease" which can lead to excess hair over the body and problems with the menses. Chances of Diabetes, High BP, gall bladder disease and raised cholesterol also increases. There is increased risk of heart disease as adults.

82. CNN.com - Mass. To Examine Obesity Surgery Risks - Jan. 14, 2004 CNN http://cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/14/stomach.surgery.ap/index.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Mass. to examine obesity surgery risks Story Tools BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) Massachusetts health officials announced plans Tuesday to assemble a panel of experts to examine the dangers of obesity surgery, less than a week after the state's third death in a year linked to weight loss operations. HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. Manage alerts What is this? Separately, officials are investigating the death last Thursday of 37-year-old Howard Reid, who went into cardiac arrest after surgery in which a silicone band was placed around his stomach to restrict his food intake. The inquiry is intended to determine whether Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center made mistakes during Reid's surgery two days before that contributed to his death. "The news of yet another death has raised some concerns," said Roseanne Pawelec, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Health. "This is a surgery that is growing quickly in popularity. We're not necessarily saying we have a problem here. We don't know. The goal is to reduce errors and to improve patient safety."

83. ANRED: Obesity. Is It An Eating Disorder? FAQ provided by the Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.answers questions about definitions of obesity, health risks, weightloss pills, http://www.anred.com/obese.html

Obesity. Is it an eating disorder? Like most things, obesity is a complex phenomenon about which it is dangerous to generalize. What is true for one person is not necessarily true for the next. Nevertheless, we shall try to make sense out of conflicting theories and give answers to people who struggle to maintain self-esteem in a world that seems to be obsessed with youth, thinness, and the perfect body whatever that may be. What is obesity? A person with anorexia nervosa may define obesity as a weight gain of five pounds, from 89 to 94. A grandmother past menopause may call herself obese because she carries 165 pounds on her large-boned, muscular body. A modeling agency may talk about obesity when one of the women on the payroll puts 135 pounds on her 5'10" body. None of these women is clinically obese. The anorexic and the model are underweight. Men are split in their personal definitions of obesity. Many are just as concerned about overweight as women are, while others, frankly rotund, believe they are just fine, perfectly healthy, and universally attractive to potential romantic partners. Physicians consider a person to obese if s/he weighs more than 20% above expected weight for age, height, and body build. Morbid or malignant obesity is weight in excess of 100 pounds above that expected for age, height, and build.

84. CNN.com - Most In U.S. Unaware Of Cancer-obesity Link - July 11, 2002 CNN http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/07/11/obesity.cancer/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US/HELP CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe CNNenEspanol.com CNNArabic.com ... set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Most in U.S. unaware of cancer-obesity link From Miriam Falco CNN Medical Unit WASHINGTON (CNN) The problems of obesity and cancer are major concerns for many Americans, but the majority appear unaware that being overweight increases their risk for the disease. An American Institute for Cancer Research study sought to see how much Americans knew about a link between obesity and the risk for cancer. The institute and World Cancer Research Fund presented the data Thursday at a scientific conference on diet and cancer in Washington. The results of a June poll of 1,205 adults show that most Americans know their chances of getting heart disease and diabetes rise when they are overweight, but just 25 percent of those polled knew the risk of cancer also increases. EXTRA INFORMATION Click here to view a weight-to-height chart "Gaining half a pound per year or five pounds per decade" can contribute to cancer risk, said Dr. George Bray, professor of medicine at Louisiana State University Medical Center, who presented some of the data at the conference.

85. BBC - Science & Nature - Hot Topics - Obesity Find out about the danger and treatment of obesity at BBCi Science. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/obesity/index.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index FRIDAY 9th September 2005 Text only Animals Prehistoric Life Genes ... BBC Homepage In Hot Topics Alcohol Animal experiments Artificial Intelligence ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! You are here: BBC Hot Topics HOT TOPICS Last updated: 19 November 2004 Obesity Contents Key points Is lifestyle to blame? Should we worry if our children are fat? What is fat? Animation: burning calories The problem with childhood obesity What treatments are there? Advice on childhood obesity Quiz : do you know all about obesity? Vote : are diets a waste of time? Key Points People are classed as obese if they have a body mass index over 30. They are overweight if it is 25-30 Adult obesity rates have almost quadrupled in the last 25 years. Now 22% of Britons are obese and three-quarters are overweight The number of obese children has tripled in 20 years. 10% of six year olds are obese, rising to 17% of 15 year olds Obesity can lead to health problems, including arthritis, heart disease and diabetes Should we worry about our children being fat?

86. CNN.com - States Mulling Laws To Help Curb Obesity - Dec. 24, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/12/24/battling.obesity.ap/index.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com States mulling laws to help curb obesity West Virginia is promoting a healthier lifestyle for state residents with an advertising campaign called "West Virginia on the Move." Story Tools RELATED Interactive: Are you obese? Calculate your BMI Obesity in the U.S. Good fat vs. bad fat What is a portion? ... U.S. super-sizing at home, too HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. Manage alerts What is this? (AP) Fighting to shed a few pounds and control that waistline? For the soaring number of Americans who are becoming dangerously overweight, states and cities across the country want to help. With the U.S. Surgeon General calling obesity an epidemic, legislators nationwide are offering measures to encourage healthy food choices and ban the worst temptations. Skeptics say government should stay away from trying to legislate something as personal as what we eat. But supporters say they can't ignore a growing public health problem or how it drives the ever-rising cost of health care.

87. Weight Loss - Obesity We welcome you to the Weight Loss obesity Resource Center. The Weight Loss obesity Resource Center provides the information you need to know on Weight http://www.weightlossobesity.com/

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88. Xenical Approved In Canada For Obesity Xenical approved by Health Canada for treating obesity. http://www.docguide.com/dg.nsf/c199ac7acbf21b1b852565f30052a091/30ae0bdd3283416e

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90. CNN - Chat Transcript: Dr. John Monaco On Childhood Obesity - October 18, 1999 CNN http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9910/18/monaco.chat/index.html

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91. BARBARA'S OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS Plainlanguage information on obesity medications, weight loss and diet studieswritten for professionals and patients. http://www.obesity-news.com/

Friday, September 09, 2005 What's new Welcome to our site. See the listings below for the newest additions. To track changes over the past year, see our what's new page. Subscriber log in. Obesity Meds and Research News Obesity Update Obesity 101 Subscriber services. Password reminder New supplements database coming. August 30, 2005. In August OMR has been busily working on the new over-the-counter supplement database which will debut Tuesday, September 6. In addition, we will be publishing an August/September newsletter on supplements for diabetes and weight loss. On-line: August drug database updates. August 9, 2005. August updates to the OMR WEIGHT LOSS DRUG DATABASE are now on-line link On-line: August Obesity Update. August OMR preview. August 3, 2005. August OBESITY UPDATE , featuring the latest research on investigative weight loss and diabetes drugs dietary supplements and taste receptors , is now on-line link The theme for August OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS is dietary supplements for diabetes and obesity . We will summarize recent research on herbs vitamins and minerals that have shown a positive effect on body weight and glycemic control. The first articles will be on-line this week. August

92. Obesity May Cancel Health Gains For Older People CNN http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/05/26/elderly.obesity.ap/index.html

93. Overweight And Obesity and recognizes childhood overweight and obesity as a serious health concern.The Academy continues to work for improvements in obesity prevention, http://www.aap.org/obesity/

Browse Advanced The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is committed to children’s health and recognizes childhood overweight and obesity as a serious health concern. The Academy continues to work for improvements in obesity prevention, treatment, advocacy and reimbursement. The increase in the number of overweight children, and the related health and financial problems, are issues every pediatrician faces on a daily basis. The AAP policy statement titled Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity proposes strategies to foster prevention and early identification of overweight and obesity in children. Body mass index (BMI), the ratio of weight to height, has been identified by AAP as a tool to diagnose overweight and obesity. Full set of AAP Recommendations Summary and Conclusions Contact us: healthy@aap.org Site map Contact us Privacy statement ... Home American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007, 847-434-4000

94. CNN.com - TV, Lots Of Fast Food Triple Obesity Risk - Mar. 10, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/10/fastfood.tv.ap/index.html

The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com TV, lots of fast food triple obesity risk Story Tools RELATED Interactive: Are you obese? Calculate your body mass index Being fat at 40 cuts years off life Study: Americans super-sizing at home, too American Heart Association MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) Bulletin from the medical front: Eating fast food and sitting hours on end in front of the TV are really terrible for the waistline. As obvious as this might sound, there actually is little firm scientific data to prove the point, especially against fast food. But now a large study released shows just how bad super-sized burgers and nonstop tube time can be for one's health. "Fast food emphasizes primordial preferences for salt and fat," said researcher Mark Pereira. "This may promote overeating." The project did turn up one surprise: While a lot of fast food is clearly bad for white people, it seems to make no difference at all for blacks. The reason for this is unclear, but the researchers said the data suggest that black people's diets are often just as unhealthy at home as they are at the drive-through window. So a lot of fast food doesn't make matters any worse than they already are.

95. Overweight And Obesity FDA along with other government agencies are helping citizens of the US loseweight in order to curb the ever growing trend of obesity in this country. http://www.fda.gov/loseweight/

FDA Home Page Search FDA Site FDA A-Z Index Contact FDA How to Lose and Manage Weight Watch Your Calories, Be Active Get Active, Keep Fit, Lose Weight Boost Your Physical Activity President's Council on Physical Fitness) "Active at Any Size" (NIH) Approved Obesity Treatments Drugs: Orlistat Decreases Fat Absorption Surgery: Surgical Band Can Help Severely Obese Liposuction Removes Fat Deposits FDA's Plan to Tackle U.S. Obesity Start By Counting Calories (FDA) Aim for a Healthy Weight (NIH) Set Weight-Loss Goals (Consumer.gov) Take "Small Steps" Toward Goal (HHS) Plan Your Meals (NIH) Healthier Eating (FDA) Choose a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle (FDA) Watch Out for Bogus Diet Claims (FTC) Give Ethnic Food a Try (NIH) What Are 'Obesity' and 'Overweight'? Definitions (CDC) Obesity/Overweight Statistics (CDC) Frequently Asked Questions (CDC) Understanding Adult Obesity (NIH) New Food Pyramid Press Release Q's and A's 2005 Dietary Guidelines Are You Overweight? Check Your Body Mass Index (BMI) Adults Children and Teens Are You 'Supersizing'? Take the

96. Report Obesity Biggest Health Problem For Kids CNN http://cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/parenting/03/24/children.health.ap/index.html

97. FDA Proposes Action Plan To Confront Nation's Obesity Problem FDA Proposes Action Plan to Confront Nation s obesity Problem. http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/obesity/

FDA Home Page Search FDA Site FDA A-Z Index Contact FDA FDA Proposes Action Plan to Confront Nation's Obesity Problem Since the late 1980s, adult obesity has steadily increased in this country. About 64 percent of Americans are overweight and more than 30 percent are obese. To help tackle what FDA is calling the "nation's obesity epidemic," the agency released, on March 12, 2004, the final report of its Obesity Working Group. The group's long- and short-term proposals are based on the scientific fact that weight control is mainly a function of caloric balance. That is, calories in must equal calories out. So FDA is focusing on "calories count" as the basis of its actions and the message of its obesity campaign. Recommended actions include: enhancing the food label to display calorie count more prominently and to use meaningful serving sizes initiating a consumer education campaign focusing on the "Calories Count" message encouraging restaurants to provide nutritional information to consumers stepping up enforcement actions concerning accuracy of food labels revising FDA guidance for developing drugs to treat obesity working cooperatively with other government agencies, non-profits, industry, and academia on obesity research

98. CDC Obesity Fastest-growing Health Threat CNN http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/06/05/obesity.reut/index.html

99. Obesity And Overweight obesity is defined as too much body fat. If you have too much fat especiallyin your waist area you re at higher risk for health problems, http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4639

100. Healthy Lifestyles Primary and preventive care of obesity. Weight tables, diet and exercise tips. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/primry/prim00.htm

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