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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Obesity or cancer - women prefer which?

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American Women More Worried About Obesity Than Cancer

A new survey has found that American women are more concerned about their weight than developing cancer.

The nationwide survey of more than 3,000 women, conducted by Meredith Corporation and NBC Universal, showed that 56 percent of U.S. women are more concerned about their diet and weight than developing cancer, reports the New York Daily News.

Only 23 percent said they were worried about the disease, significantly less than those who said they were concerned with eating well, while 20 percent expressed concerns about heart health.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Obesity in children

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clipped from living.health.com

Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off


TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) — In what may be the first good news in the battle against obesity among America's children, federal researchers report that the latest data suggest that the number of overweight kids may be leveling off.



However, experts caution there's still much to be done to improve the health of American children because the number of youngsters who are overweight today is still triple what it was in the 1960s and 1970s.


"The rates are still very high. But this study suggests there may be some cause for optimism as the rate appears fairly level over eight years," said study author Cynthia Ogden, an epidemiologist at the National Center for Health Statistics, whose findings are published in the May 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.


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