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Childhood obesity is surging: What to know about rising rates, and efforts to curb them
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Rates of childhood obesity in the United States have tripled in the past three...
Are drugs the answer to the world's obesity problem?
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNeedle injection. Illustrated | Gettyimages A new class of weight-loss drugs is being hailed as a miracle injection that helps people shed pounds of...
In searching for biological origins of obesity, Louisiana lab goes back to the beginning of life
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCan metabolism change? A Louisiana lab is studying newborns to determine whether metabolism is set...
Their child's obesity drug was working. Then their plan refused to pay.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDebra Tyler's younger daughter was always on the larger side. She was only 5 when doctors noticed...
Vaccine rates for younger children are already low. Nearly half of parents don't plan to vaccinate...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 4 in 10 parents said they would not vaccinate their children under age 5 against COVID-19,...
More US children becoming obese at younger ages
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Compared with levels seen in the early 2000s, recent data show more American children are becoming obese and being diagnosed earlier....
New guidance recommends drugs, surgery for obese children
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued new guidelines for treating...
Teens with severe obesity are turning to surgery and new weight loss drugs
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJohn Simon III was a hungry baby, a “chunky” toddler and a chubby little boy, his mother said. Nine...
Overeating Is Not What's Causing You to Gain Weight — This Is the True Culprit
First for Women via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt's not hard to understand why people gain weight, right? When we consume more calories than we...
Guns, Germs, and Drugs Are Largely Responsible for the Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAcidgen | Dreamstime.com "America has a life expectancy crisis," asserted a recent headline in The...
