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• Researchers screen for teens in pilot fitness program

  February 24, 2012 in City on Page A1 Joe Cavanaugh is conscious about his weight, so the 17-year-old has been chatting with his friends about how to turn fat into muscle by lifting weights. When the Lake City …

• Failed diets tied to high-fat foods’ effect on brain

  January 1, 2012 in City, Region on Page B2 SEATTLE – You’ve heard “a minute on the lips, years on the hips,” or some variation. But did it make you put down that frosted butter cookie? No? OK, here’s …

• Plump passengers prompt change on Washington ferries

  December 21, 2011 in Region The Washington state ferry service will never say, “Not so fast, fatso,” but it has had to reduce the capacity of the nation’s largest ferry system because passengers have been … 2

• Ohio county takes 200-pound 8-year-old from mother

  November 28, 2011 in Nation/World An 8-year-old Cleveland Heights boy was taken from his family and was placed in foster care in October after county case workers said his mother wasn’t doing enough to control … 4

• Students, officials protest USDA tater-tossing plan

  April 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 Potatoes are being blacklisted. A proposal by federal nutrition officials to all but rid school meal programs of potatoes in favor of other vegetables and fruits has earned scorn from … 18

• Once-obese doctor aims to curb fat discrimination by physicians

  November 30, 2010 in Features on Page C1 It is perhaps telling that Joseph Majdan waited until he was thin to vent his frustration at fellow doctors who made his life miserable when he was fat. The cardiologist …

• Study correlates walking, cycling and obesity levels

  September 21, 2010 in Features on Page C1 A transportation expert says the United States could solve part of its obesity problem by making it easier for people to bike or walk where they need to go. John … 5

• Battling obesity in today’s children

  June 21, 2010 in Features on Page C1 In the past three decades, the childhood obesity rate has more than tripled in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Nearly 18 percent of adolescents age … 3

• Banding superior in study of obese teens

  February 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Gastric-banding surgery appears to be significantly more effective than lifestyle interventions in helping severely obese teenagers lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off, a …

• Data: U.S. obesity rate high, but not rising

  January 13, 2010 in Nation/World Raise a glass of diet soda, the nation’s obesity rate seems to have leveled off. But more than two-thirds of adults and almost a third of children are overweight, and … 1

• Obesity rates reversing life expectancy increase

  December 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 A new study predicts that as smoking rates decline and life expectancy increases, obesity figures will rise, ultimately contributing to a poorer quality of life. The New England Journal of …

• Obesity increases H1N1 flu risks

  November 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Obesity appears to be a risk factor on a par with pregnancy for developing complications from an infection with pandemic H1N1 influenza, according to the most comprehensive look yet at …

• Obesity studies work against popular opinion

  July 21, 2009 in Features on Page C3 These days it seems our entire way of life is predicated on the belief that being overweight is terrible for you. We’re waging war against the obesity epidemic, which public …

• Report finds increasing obesity rate

  July 21, 2009 in Features on Page C3 Americans are fat and growing fatter, according to a new report that finds that adults and children in the United States continue to pack on the pounds. Adult obesity went …

• Wash., Idaho fall near middle on obesity rankings

  July 1, 2009 in Nation/World, City, Idaho, Region Mississippi’s still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.

• Stomach stapling may cut cancer

  June 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study …

• Experimental obesity surgery leaves no scars

  June 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – Doctors are testing a new kind of obesity surgery without any cuts through the abdomen, snaking a tube as thick as a garden hose down the throat to …

• Guidelines address heavier mothers-to-be

  May 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 More than 60 percent of U.S. women of childbearing age are overweight or obese – a significant increase from 20 years ago. And recent studies strongly suggest that either too …

• Smoking as risky as obesity

  March 10, 2009 in Features on Page C3 Pop quiz for teenagers: Are you more likely to die from smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day or from being obese? According to a study from the British Medical …

• Obesity increases risk of birth defects

  February 24, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Obesity has become a common complication of pregnancy. About one-third of U.S. women of reproductive age are obese, according to recent data. Obesity during pregnancy raises the risk of numerous …

• Some find weight control benefits in intermittent fasting

  February 17, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Something about the way Americans eat isn’t working – and hasn’t been for a long time. The number of obese Americans is now greater than the number who are merely …

• Few teens need cholesterol drugs, study finds

  February 17, 2009 in City on Page A12 DALLAS – Fewer than 1 percent of American teens are likely to need cholesterol drugs, says a new study that offers some reassuring news on the childhood obesity front. Last …

• Obesity surgery reverses diabetes in teens, study finds

  December 29, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. All but one of the 11 extremely obese teens …

• Problems of hunger, obesity pose paradox

  December 25, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – The worsening economic crunch is causing the tab for food assistance programs to balloon, and with the rising costs has come an intensifying debate over whether – and …

• Diabetes rates soar in Idaho

  November 1, 2008 in City on Page A1 The number of Idahoans diagnosed with diabetes has tripled in the past decade – outpacing soaring rates of the disease in other states. The numbers are part of a national …

• Surgery a ‘fresh start’

  October 29, 2008 in City on Page A1 KETTLE FALLS, Wash. – The doctor’s words left Eric Weatherman speechless. Your sex life will cease, the doctor told him. Your limbs will be amputated. You’ll lose your eyesight. Your …