1. Report: Obese kids costs schools millions Obese children are costing schools millions of dollars every year in lost funding and may be lowering test scores as well, a report released by a former U.S. surgeon general found.Click to start readi ... Read More Last Modified: November 6, 2004 2. Obesity Is a Societal Concern -- Why We Must Focus More on Preve NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 29, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The fight against the bulge is not an individual effort; it is also a societal concern. Kent M. Weeks goes beyond the figures and the causes and analyzes ... Read More Last Modified: November 6, 2004 3. Half-Ton Man Recovers From Obesity Surgery (AP via Yahoo! News) A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery. Doctors said he was "doing very well," moving around and even cracking jokes.Click ... Read More Last Modified: November 6, 2004 4. Obesity a 'problem of modern lifestyle' The growing obesity crisis is a "problem of modern lifestyle" but food such as crisps can play a part in a healthy diet, the chief executive of PepsiCo UK and Ireland has said... click link for more i ... Read More Last Modified: November 6, 2004 5. Man who weighed 1 072 pounds has obesity surgery Man who weighed 1 072 pounds has obesity surgery By Doris Haugen The Associated Press AP Patrick Deuel is shown on Aug. 9 when he had lost 321 pounds after checking into the hospital weighing 1 072. S ... Read More Last Modified: November 6, 2004 6. Obese People Generate Bigger Health-Care Bills (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- Obese people have higher health-care costs than those who aren't obese, says a study in the Oct. 25 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.Clic ... Read More Last Modified: November 6, 2004 7. montgomeryadvertiser.com Alabama folks are America's fattest, followed by Mississippians and the people of West Virginia, according to a new report from the nonprofit group Trust for America's Health. The report, t ... Read More Last Modified: October 26, 2004 8. Childhood Obesity is Becoming an Epidemic A new study of American children brings alarming news tonight. Childhood obesity in the United States is growing at a startling pace.Click to start reading: Childhood Obesity is Becoming an Epidemic ... Read More Last Modified: October 26, 2004 9. Obesity: A Worldwide Issue Obesity has become a worldwide problem and a ticking time bomb for life expectancy levelsClick to start reading: Obesity: A Worldwide IssuePlease Note: The preceding article was not authored by Medau ... Read More Last Modified: October 26, 2004 10. Obesity Surgery Sharply Improves Related Problems TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Most people who have obesity surgery not only lose a lot of weight but also experience marked improvements in health problems that are part and parcel of being extr ... Read More Last Modified: October 26, 2004

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