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Obesity
Blurb: Obesity is reaching "epidemic proportions" in the United States and could soon cause as much preventable disease and death as cigarette smoking. More than 61% of adults and 14% of adolescents...
View ArticleDopamine Receptors Linked To Obesity
Blurb: As many as one third of all Americans - and a growing number of people around the world--suffer from obesity. Results from a recent study suggest that strategies aimed at improving dopamine...
View ArticleA Simple Blood Test Could Someday Predict Obesity
Blurb: About 97 million American adults - or 55% of those over 20 - are overweight or obese. If you could, would you want to take a blood test to determine whether or not you're prone to obesity years...
View ArticleWhat Are the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders?
Blurb: The medical consequences of eating disorders can be severe. Fortunately, increasing awareness of the dangers of eating disorders--insightful media coverage on the problem and extensive medical...
View ArticleObesity is Fast Becoming the Nation's Number One Health Threat
Blurb: During a recent presentation in which Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had been expected to address the growing threat of bioterrorism and emerging...
View ArticleThe Connection Between Obesity and Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Blurb: The causal relationship between obesity and mood and anxiety disorders continues to be debated and studied. Both likely contribute to the other, but they may be linked through a common...
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What Causes Overweight and Obesity?
Blurb: Energy balance means that your energy IN equals your energy OUT. To maintain a healthy weight, your energy IN and OUT don't have to balance exactly every day. It's the balance over time that...
View ArticleThe Rise of Male Eating Disorders: Preserving the Masculine Image at All Costs
By: Meghan Vivo Blurb: An Interview with Brad Kennington, MA, LMFT, LPC, by Meghan VivoWhile experts used to believe that only 10 percent of the estimated 10 million eating disorder sufferers were...
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