Obesity Facts and Information

Obese kids’ feet found to be flatter and fatter

It’s known that obese children tend to have “flatter” feet than their normal-weight peers, but it has been unclear whether that reflects a potential problem in the foot’s bone structure or simply extra fat padding. A new study suggests that it’s both. In general, people with “flat feet” have a lowered arch at the inside of [...]

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Turning Your Workday Into Weight Loss

For decades, the office has been seen as the sedentary, do-nothing enemy of fitness — a place to sit eight hours a day and slowly pile on weight. But what if it were a big part of the solution? One expert believes it can be. In fact, in just six months, the Mayo Clinic’s Dr. James A. [...]

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Federal Panel Urges Obesity Screening for Kids Ages 6 and Up

A federal panel of health experts has issued new recommendations encouraging U.S. doctors to screen children aged 6 and older for obesity, and to offer them a referral to intensive weight management programs when necessary. The recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) update those issued in 2005. At that time, the group said [...]

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New study sharpens focus on problems of obesity

Cardiovascular disease linked to obesity may be worse than thought while health problems associated with being underweight may have been overstated, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Wednesday. The paper, written by doctors in Britain and Sweden, seeks to finetune a well-known tool — the body mass index (BMI) — [...]

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Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk

MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is already linked to heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, but new research finds those extra pounds can also significantly increase a woman’s risk of developing endometrial cancer, especially if she experiences early menopause. Published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the study found that women [...]

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Productivity Takes a Hit From Obesity, Diabetes

WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) — Obese workers with diabetes are less productive than their normal-weight co-workers, says a U.S. study. Researchers surveyed 7,338 working adults about missed work time, reduced work effectiveness and impairment of daily activities. The results showed that people who were obese and had type 2 diabetes lost 11 percent to 15 [...]

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