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Junk Food Not Cheaper Than Healthy Food
?WASHINGTON -- It doesn't cost any more to eat healthy food than it does to eat junk food, a government study found, casting doubt on the popular belief that many people can't afford healthful foods.
Weight-Control Diet for Mom Builds a Better Baby
?A calorie-controlled diet to reduce excess weight gain during pregnancy is not only safe for mother and baby but also can improve pregnancy outcomes compared with exercise alone or a combination of the two, a meta-analysis showed.
Parent's Income, Schooling Affect Kids' Health
A higher income and educational level for the head of a household is associated with a wide range of health improvements for children, according to the CDC's annual report card on the nation's health.
Lack of Gut Bugs Linked to Extra Pounds on Kids
Having lower levels of a certain type of gut bacteria -- which may be associated with eating too little protein -- could lead to obesity in kids, researchers found.
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins
This week's topics include the benefits of probiotics, Millennium villages in Africa, fruits for fruit juice, and infection-related cancers worldwide.
Social Network Helps Kids Fight Fat Stigma-Free
An anonymous social networking website, with accompanying smartphone app, seemed to help obese youths lose weight without fear of ridicule.
FDA Panel Gives Nod to New Diet Drug
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has voted 18-4, with one abstention, in favor of approving lorcaserin hydrochloride (Lorqess) as the first new weight-loss drug in more than a decade.
DSM-5: What's In, What's Out
PHILADELPHIA -- Reports here provided what may be the last public update on DSM-5, the next edition of American psychiatry's diagnostic guide, before it is formally released in May 2013.
Co-Sleeping May Protect Children from Weight Gain
Children who nudge their way into their parents' bed at night may have a lower risk of becoming obese, European researchers found.
FDA Panel to Mull Weight-Loss Drug -- Again
WASHINGTON -- In the second go-round for FDA approval of the investigational obesity drug lorcaserin hydrochloride (Lorqess), reviewers found little cancer risk but raised familiar safety concerns about cardiovascular side effects.
IOM: Society Must Rally to Fight Obesity
A society-wide approach is needed to solve the complex and "catastrophic" problem of obesity in the U.S., according to an Institute of Medicine report.
Program May Hold Promise for Teen Weight Control
A school-based anti-obesity program for adolescent girls cut down the time they spent glued to the TV or computer screen, but the changes were not statistically significant, researchers reported.
Long Commutes May Be Harmful to Your Health
The longer you drive to work, the more likely you are to be overweight and have high blood pressure, researchers reported.
Moms Often Blind to Toddler's Weight
Chubby cheeks and pudgy bodies get approval from most moms as normal for toddlers rather than as signs of overweight, researchers affirmed.
Clinical Notes: Eat to Live or Live to Eat?
Eating for pleasure has different effects in the body than eating for sustenance, a new study found. Also this week: the suicide toll grows among former pro football players.
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