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MUFFIN MEN IN THE NEWS:
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Extreme obesity ballooning in adults |
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Study: Surging twice as fast as the less severely overweight |
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ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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CHICAGO, Oct. 13 —
Americans are not just getting fatter, they are ballooning to extremely
obese proportions at an alarming rate... |
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Stretchers get beefed up to
handle obese
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Saturday, October 18, 2003
Posted: 7:59 AM EDT (1159 GMT) |
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WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP)
-- The sharply
rising number of obese Americans is leading
medical-equipment manufacturers and ambulance
crews to supersize their stretchers.
Manufacturers are adding thicker aluminum
frames, bulkier connectors and extra spine
supports to create stretchers with a capacity of
650 pounds, instead of the standard 350 to 500.
Ambulance crews are switching to the heavy-duty
models to avoid injuries to rescue workers and
patients alike...
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Satcher: Obesity almost as bad as smoking
Obesity is reaching "epidemic proportions" in the United
States, Surgeon General David Satcher said Thursday, and could soon
cause as much preventable disease and death as cigarette smoking.
More than 61 percent of adults and 14 percent of adolescents are
affected by obesity and some 300,000 die each year from health
problems directly related to obesity, Satcher noted... |
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Health report card helps obese kids |
ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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CHICAGO, Aug. 11 —
A school program that sends home health report cards with
student weight and fitness information has helped get
parents of overweight children involved in trying to address
the problem, a study found ... |
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More obese teens seek surgery
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ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 — Amy
Topel had tried exercise, weight-loss pills and every diet,
real or fad, around. But at age 15, she’d reached 260 pounds
and a difficult decision: It was time to try surgery.
Operating was scary, but her mother had undergone it and
lost 100 pounds - and Amy was tired of classmates’ taunts.
So in June, the same surgeon shrank Amy’s stomach. She’s
dropped 30 pounds and counting ... |
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Parents blamed for child obesity |
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Survey finds few put responsibility on fast-food
restaurants |
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Aug. 11 —
Parents, not fast-food restaurants, are most responsible for
the rise of obesity in American children, a survey said
Tuesday. Two out of three U.S. households surveyed by
ACNielsen said the parent or guardian was to blame for
obesity in children 17 and under, with fast-food restaurants
blamed by only 10 percent and food manufacturers named by
only 1 percent. |
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CDC chief: Obesity top health threat
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) --
Obesity is the No. 1
health threat in the United States today, the head
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
said.
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While much of her time is spent preparing to fight
anthrax, smallpox, and biological threats, and
diseases like SARS and West Nile virus, the CDC's
Dr. Julie Gerberding said Americans are much more
likely to die from cancer, heart disease, and
diabetes caused by smoking, eating too much and
exercising too little ...
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