Childhood obesity task force extends study

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A government task force examining the effect the media might have on childhood obesity delayed the release of its report Thursday.

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Obesity epidemic not tied to drop in smoking rate

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Decreasing rates of cigarette smoking are not the reason for rising rates of obesity in the US, a researcher from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland, has concluded.

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Being breastfed may not cut kids' obesity risk

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A UK research team reports, breastfeeding has many benefits for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them.

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Experts: Kids Avoid Weight Gain on Diet

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"More fruits and vegetables were added to school lunches. Restaurants offered smaller portions. Crosswalks even got a fresh coat of paint to encourage walking and biking. The whole city of Somerville went on a diet to curb childhood obesity, and researchers say it worked."

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Large-scale identification of novel transcripts in the human genome.

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“Although the sequencing of the human genome has been completed, the number and identity of genes contained within it remains to be fully determined. LongSAGE is used to analyze 660,357 human transcripts from human brain mRNA and identified expression of 17,409 known genes and >15,000 different transcripts that were not annotated in genome databases. Analysis of a subset of these unannotated transcripts suggests that 85% were differentially expressed in various tissue types and that fewer than 20% would have been detected by ab initio gene predictions

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Britain has the worst rate of obesity among children

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With studies showing Britain has the worst rate of obesity among children in Europe, the country's media regulator plans to ban television advertising for junk food aimed at school-age children from next year.

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Obesity: the big issue

addict submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (www.dailymail.co.uk)

In Britain, doctors warn that the British women are facing an obesity timebomb, they are the fattest people in Europe and men aren't far behind. Why more and more people get fat?

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Exercise does not change abdominal fat distribution

annatto submitted, created time 1 year 11 months (www.sciencedaily.com)

Study shows that the calorie deficit for both groups--the one following the diet and exercise regimen and the one simply consuming fewer calories--be equal.The research also indicates that the addition of exercise to a weight-loss regimen does not change body composition and abdominal fat distribution, debunking the idea that specific exercises can reduce fat in targeted areas .

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