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People who are obese and have type 2 diabetes in their 20s will be at higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke in their 40s if they do not change their lifestyle. “”If your blood pressure is 136/88 and you’re a man with a waist over 40 or a woman with a waist over 35 it spells trouble,” said Dr. Dale J. Hamilton, diabetes clinical services chief at The Methodist Hospital in Houston…

Health complications and costs associated with obesity are well known; abdominal obesity, which is characterized by an increased waist has been shown to worsen metabolic and cardiovascular diseases and now, a study has demonstrated that a higher waist circumference is also an independent factor for increasing health care costs…

Bariatric weight-loss surgery may sound dangerous and complicated, but a Geisinger physician warns that the real danger may be a life of obesity. “There are risks associated with bariatric surgery, as there are with any surgical procedure, but the risks associated with the procedure may pale in comparison to the health complications that can be caused by obesity,” said Christopher Still, D.O…

New studies show that overweight and obese people using alli® (orlistat 60 mg) with a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet can significantly reduce weight, visceral fat, and waist circumference and therefore may reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke.1,2 The studies were presented at the 1st International Congress on Abdominal Obesity in Hong Kong…

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Gastric bypass surgery, sometimes recommended
for obese people, involves re-routing the path that food takes, including
shrinking the size of the stomach. But the procedure has a number of
risks, including the possibility of post-surgical infection, blood clots
or developing gallstones.

A researcher who led an Australian study that found adults aged 70 and over who are classed as overweight under the current Body Mass Index (BMI) definition are less likely to die over a 10 year period than their normal weight counterparts is calling for a revision of BMI for this group so it more accurately reflects lowest mortality risk…

Time.com - A new study by Australian researchers finds that overweight adults over 70 tend to outlive their thinner — and much fatter — peers

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Gastric bypass surgery, sometimes recommended
for obese people, involves re-routing the path that food takes, including
shrinking the size of the stomach. But the procedure has a number of
risks, including the possibility of post-surgical infection, blood clots
or developing gallstones.

First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin announced plans today to help Americans lead healthier lives through better nutrition, regular physical activity, and by encouraging communities to support healthy choices…

Reuters - U.S. health officials have leveraged the star power of first lady Michelle Obama to roll out a new campaign against obesity, a preventable condition that drains billions of dollars from the economy.

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