Updated Statistics On The American Obesity Epidemic: Data From The CDC

April 25, 2006 on 3:34 pm | In Obesity | Comments Off

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Medical News Today - Apr 25 12:07 AM

UroToday.com - The success of the fast food and soft drink industries has translated into an unprecedented rise in childhood and adult obesity. This epidemic has had a direct impact on our (urologists) practice due to its association with carcinogenesis in the prostate and kidney. In the April 5 issue of JAMA, Ogden and colleagues from the CDC present updated estimates in the prevalence of

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Scientists Uncover Genetic Clue to Obesity

April 14, 2006 on 4:12 pm | In Obesity | Comments Off

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TechNewsWorld.com - 35 minutes ago

A new genetic clue to the cause of obesity has been uncovered by a pioneering DNA study. Scientists tested 86,604 DNA sequence variations to look for associations with body mass index, which relates to a person’s height and weight. People with BMIs of 30 or over are said to be clinically obese.

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