Obesity

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Obesity-related cancers hitting millennials hard, new study finds

Want to start a fitness habit for the new year?

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New data from the CDC suggests U.S. adults are only getting shorter and heavier

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Doctors remove a 70-pound tumor from man who thought he had a 'beer belly'

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The key for low-income populations to lose weight? An app, this study suggests

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There are many types of obesity – which one matters to your health

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Does thinking you look fat affect how much money you earn?

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Drexel launches outpatient clinic for eating disorders, weight management

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Today’s special: Obamacare menu labeling rules ushered in

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Penn study: Improvements in U.S. mortality rate offset by obesity

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This common oral hygiene habit could increase risk for diabetes, study says

Fast eater? It could harm your heart and waistline

Study: Suburban living linked to higher rates of obesity

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Study: Diet not helping to lose weight? Try a day (or several) off

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Medical Research

Skin patch has potential to melt away 'love handles'

Uneven weight-loss could be a trap for obesity, Drexel study finds

Study: Walnuts can quiet that part of your brain that makes you want to eat like crap

Obesity and depression are entwined, yet scientists don’t know why

Philadelphia ranks high for smoking, binge drinking and other unhealthy behaviors

Mindful Mondays

9 life-mods to help ward off dementia

Study: Body shaming can literally make people sick

Children's Health

Study: Obese parents, including dads, linked with developmental delays in children

Study: New Jersey weighs in as third-thinnest state in America

Report: Adult obesity rates nearly doubled in tri-state area since 1995

Study says pasta doesn't make you fat, but there's one thing

Philadelphia recognized for progress in reducing childhood obesity

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Report: 'Biggest Loser' contestants provided illicit drugs to lose weight

Study examines why even 'Biggest Loser' contestants gain back the weight

Harvard study: Philly's soda tax would save $197 million in health-care costs

Study finds little siblings can help big siblings avoid obesity

Drexel researcher makes case for Kenney's soda tax

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Calorie labeling more useful than people think, says study

Atlantic City and Philly score two and three on Seven Deadly Sins list

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Why CHOP wants to study your baby's poo

Obesity and diabetes together 'substantially' raise autism risks

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Children's Health

Final report on global childhood obesity presented to WHO

Penn study finds workplace incentive doesn't lead to weight loss

FDA to cut trans fats from processed foods, gives three-year timetable

Majority of parents think their overweight children are the 'right weight'

Study: 40 percent of N.J. children are obese

Obesity could threaten the liver more than alcohol

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FDA approves appetite 'pacemaker'

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