December 14th, 2007 by
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Science Daily - Dec 14 8:06 AM
A clear, direct link between obesity and colorectal cancer has been shown in a new analysis. The report shows that obese individuals have a 20% greater risk of developing colorectal cancer compared with those of normal weight. The analyses also indicated that obese men are at 30% greater risk of developing the cancer compared with obese women. Findings from the study also showed that carrying …
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December 11th, 2007 by
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Abdominal obesity is a strong independent risk factor for heart disease, and using the waist-hip ratio rather than waist measurement alone is a better predictor of heart disease risk among men and women, researchers reported in a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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December 11th, 2007 by
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Medical News Today - Dec 11 4:08 AM
In a paper published December 10, 2007, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Salomon Amar, and his team have linked obesity to weakened antibacterial immunity. Through experimental research, Amar and his team looked at how control and obese mice fought P. gingivalis infection. [click …
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July 12th, 2006 by
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Higher obesity levels mean more health problems — HealthandAge 
HealthandAge - Jul 12 11:42 AM
A study suggests that the health problems of very obese women may have been underestimated. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30. Three categories of obesity exist - BM1 30 to 34.9 is obesity I, BMI 35 to 39.9 is obesity 2 and over 40 is extreme obesity.
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June 29th, 2006 by
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Weight loss may reduce arthritis disability
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jun 28 10:04 AM
Overweight adults with osteoarthritis who lose just five percent of their body weight can reduce the amount of physical disability associated with this most common form of inflammatory joint disease, results of several studies suggest.
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