K-State researchers say after-school programs should promote activity, healthy nutrition

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Research shows rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled

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The battle for CRTC2: How obesity increases the risk for diabetes

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IUPUI study finds living near fast food outlet not a weighty problem for kids

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Researchers engineer metabolic pathway in mice to prevent diet-induced obesity

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Bolivian rainforest study suggests feeding behavior in monkeys and humans have ancient, shared roots

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Experts lay to rest long-held misconceptions about high fructose corn syrup at ILSI-USDA workshop

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Drinking 100 percent fruit juice is associated with lower risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome

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American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 8, 2009

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Annual Michael & Susan Dell lectureship in child health

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Differences in neighborhood food environment may contribute to disparities in obesity

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Exposure to insecticide may play role in obesity epidemic among some women

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Enhanced quality of 'LIFE' through Nordic food

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Texas Obesity Research Center at UH assembles researchers to discuss obesity

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Researchers uncover 'obesity gene' involved in weight gain response to high-fat diet

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Decreasing insulin resistance prevents obesity-related cardiovascular damage

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Fighting obesity and illness with a novel approach to nutrition

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Our microbes, ourselves

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Obesity starts in the head? 6 newly discovered genes for obesity have a neural effect

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Control of blood vessels a possible weapon against obesity

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Brain background to body mass

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Where do the fattest Germans live?

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Sweetened beverage consumption increases in the US

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Children's National convenes first childhood obesity symposium

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Persistent pollutant may promote obesity

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15-state Southern obesity summit to focus on deadly epidemic

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A new weapon in the fight against obesity and diabetes

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Overweight mums have chubby bubs

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Scientists from Granada find a potential treatment to prevent diabetes and obesity

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Fructose sets table for weight gain without warning

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'Color My Pyramid' nutrition education program battles obesity in DC schools

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Rhode Island Hospital study finds link between obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration

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Blood pressure response to daily stress provides clues for better hypertension treatment

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TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study

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Case Western Reserve University study looks at keeping migrant workers' children healthy

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2 years old -- a childhood obesity tipping point?

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Obesity predisposition traced to the brain's reward system

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Study suggests 86 percent of Americans could be overweight or obese by 2030

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Second Life a first for UH department of health and human performance

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The epigenetics of increasing weight through the generations

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