'Pre-diabetes,' diabetes rising among US teens - Reuters
CBS News'Pre-diabetes,' diabetes rising among US teensReuters| By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of US teenagers with 'pre-diabetes' or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years -- though obesity and other heart risk factors have held steady, government researchers .
Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer - U.S. News & World Report
Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid CancerU.
The Evil Gender Bias of Obesity and Weight Gain - Huffington Post
BloombergThe Evil Gender Bias of Obesity and Weight GainHuffington PostAn excellent article posted by The Obesity Society, an association of professionals in the field, outlines the evidence of bias and stigma researchers have documented, including discrimination in college acceptance, job opportunity, wages and health .
Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs - U.S. News & World Report
Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing SignsU.
WWII Chemical Exposure Spurs Obesity, Autism, Researcher Says - San Francisco Chronicle
WWII Chemical Exposure Spurs Obesity, Autism, Researcher SaysSan Francisco ChronicleMay 21 (Bloomberg) -- The World War II generation may have passed down to their grandchildren the effects of chemical exposure in the 1940s, possibly explaining current rates of obesity, autism and mental illness, according to one researcher.