More Than Half Of Today's American Kids Will Be Obese By Age 35, Harvard Study Projects

A new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study projects that if current tends continue, more than 57 percent of today's youth will be obese at age 35.

Currently, about one in five schoolchildren is considered obese.

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Unborn babies given diabetes drug to prevent obesity

A trial to give obese pregnant women a diabetes drug to tackle obesity rates has been branded ‘disturbing’ by weight loss organizations.

Unborn babies given diabetes drug to prevent obesity

Babies given anti-obesity drugs in the womb

Babies given anti-obesity drugs in the womb

Babies to be given diet drug in the womb to stop them being born overweight in trial described as ‘disturbing’ by weight loss groups.

Overweight Pregnant Women Being Given Trial Drug to Prevent Obese Babies

National Health Service in England is conducting a controversial new trial in which overweight pregnant women are being given a drug that aims to reduce the risk of childhood obesity in their unborn babies.

Overweight Pregnant Women Being Given Trial Drug to Prevent Obese Babies

White House Encouraging Pediatricians to Prescribe Drugs for Overweight Children

First Lady Michelle Obama reveals some requirement of the new Health Care law that seemed to have been hidden in its 2,000+ pages. Nancy Pelosi famously said "We have to pass the bill to see what is in the bill." Well, now we are finding out little gems like this.

Diabetes Drug Helps Dieting Teens Lose Weight

A medication used to treat type 2 diabetes appears to help overweight teenagers lose weight when combined with a program designed to help them change their lifestyle habits, researchers report.

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Number of UK Children Put on Obesity Drugs Soars 1500 Percent in Seven Years

The number of children in the United Kingdom taking prescription weight loss drugs increased by 15 times between 1999 and 2006, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University College London and published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

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