Obesity Just as Risky for Teens as Heavy Smoking
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More Teen Boys Are Using Smokeless Tobacco, Survey Finds  But expert warns that it's not a safe alternative to cigarette smoking (HealthDay News) -- Smokeless tobacco use by adolescent boys in the United States increased from 3.4 to 4.4 percent from 2002 to 2007, according to a federal government report released Thursday. At the same time, use...... -
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Gum Disease, Heart Disease Share Genetic Link Discovery helps explain association between the two illnesses (HealthDay News) -- A genetic link between gum disease (periodontitis) and heart disease has been discovered by German scientists. The association between periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been known for years, but a genetic link between the conditions...... -
Staying Slim Is Good for the Environment Sustaining heavier people produces more greenhouse gases, researchers say (HealthDay News) -- Watching your weight does more than protect your health. It also may help fight climate change. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine say that because food production is a major contributor to greenhouse gases,......
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Michelle Obama Kicks of Campaign Against Childhood Obesity This past week Michelle Obama kicked off a campaign to begin a national movement to fight childhood obesity. Obesity has been on the rise and year after year the numbers reach new shocking highs. Current statistics show that 2/3 of all adults and 1 in 3 of all children in...... -
Overweight Children Need Our Help Looking out over the yard during recess, Mrs. Nyeberg saw Adam standing apart from a group of the other children who were playing. She knew that once again Adam had been left out of their games. He was endlessly taunted about his weight by the other children and had very...... -
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Can You Be Fat and Fit ? People who are overweight are often labeled as being lazy or unfit, but now it seems that conventional wisdom is being overturned as far as this particular aspect is concerned. What has been said recently in health circles is that we are becoming far too obsessed with being overweight and......
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