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BMI: Body Mass Index Screening for Preschoolers (pkg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSwtzR-cmns We know there's a serious obesity epidemic in the United States and it's a growing concern when it comes to children. Being overweight or obese as a child puts you at greater risk of being overweight as an adult and increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes.  So, [...]

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MAYO CLINIC RADIO

  For Memorial Day Weekend we are featuring a previously recorded program with Michael Sarr, M.D., about weight-loss surgery. Gaining weight, losing weight, dieting and working out can turn into a never ending cycle of frustration for many people and surgery is becoming more popular in the U.S., even among teenagers. [...]

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Looking for a New Weight Loss Surgery (pkg)

In a Wall Street Journal article this week, reporter Ron Winslow wrote, "More than 200,000 Americans each year undergo a major operation called bariatric surgery to treat obesity. But doctors say millions more might opt for treatment if it were less invasive and more patient-friendly." Well, at Mayo Clinic more than a [...]

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FRIDAY MYTH OR MATTER-OF-FACT

"EATING GRAPEFRUIT REALLY DOES BURN FAT." As Americans try to combat the obesity epidemic, more and more are turning to gastric bypass surgery. We’ll speak with Mayo Clinic surgeon, Dr. Michael Sarr. Join us! Listen Saturday 9 - 10 am CST http://radio.mayoclinic.org/ or on I Heart Radio  Follow #mayoradio and tweet your questions [...]

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THURSDAY CONSUMER HEALTH TIPS

   Teen smoking: 10 ways to keep teens smoke-free Managing chemotherapy side effects Infant reflux Sudden cardiac arrest Pregnancy and obesity: Know the risks 

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients DO Get Gout

Mayo Clinic research finds that rheumatoid arthritis patients can also get gout. The gout study reveals, contrary to conventional wisdom, rheumatoid arthritis patients aren’t immune to the nation’s obesity-fueled gout epidemic. Rheumatology chair and lead author Eric Matteson, M.D., says, "It is probably true that flares of rheumatoid arthritis in some cases might actually [...]

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What will it take to reverse the obesity epidemic?

The medical journal JAMA recently devoted an entire issue to the topic of obesity — from research on risk factors for childhood obesity to outcomes of gastric bypass surgery. It also provided a wide range of viewpoints on the role of genetics, medications, environment, online apps, self-control and the government in [...]

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How to Keep Kids in Sports (Medical Edge TV)

As daily news reports remind us about the obesity issues facing our society, there's some concern young people are dropping out of sports just when they should be encouraged to stay active. Speculation is that kids quit because there’s too much emphasis on winning or they’re simply burning out early because of [...]

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Hoping for Healthier Kids (Medical Edge TV)

Some experts estimate two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight, one-half of that group is considered obese and every year those numbers seem to increase for adults, as well as children. One-third of all school-age children are overweight, and when bad habits start early they’re hard to break. A Mayo Clinic nursing group [...]

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"F" as in Fat: Obesity Rate in U.S. Expected to Increase 60 Percent by 2030

Adult obesity in the United States is predicted to increase up to 60 percent by 2030, likely resulting in an increase of obesity-related diseases and health care costs. The findings are published by Trust for America's Health, which also used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new projection shows that, if rates [...]

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Even Normal Weight People Have Highest Death Risk With Belly Fat

People who are of normal weight but have fat concentrated in their bellies have a higher death risk than those who are obese. The Mayo Clinic study shows those who had a normal body mass index but central obesity (high waist-to-hip ratio) had the highest cardiovascular death risk and the highest [...]

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Lack of Exercise Should Be a Medical Condition

What if lack of exercise was treated as a medical condition? With a sedentary lifestyle a common cause of obesity, and excessive body weight and fat considered catalysts for diabetes, high blood pressure, and joint damage, Mayo Clinic physiologist Michael Joyner, M.D., argues that it should be. Dr. Joyner says, “I would [...]

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Experts Available To Comment On Proposed Soft Drink Ban

Mayo Clinic obesity experts are available to comment on the proposal to ban super-sized soft drinks in New York City. Michael Jensen, M.D., endocrinologist and obesity researcher – who says: “Sweetened soft drinks, especially in excess, are essentially empty calories. There’s no nutritional benefit except if you need a lot [...]

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Experts Available To Comment On Proposed Soft Drink Ban - org

Mayo Clinic obesity experts are available to comment on the proposal to ban super-sized soft drinks in New York City.  Michael Jensen, M.D., endocrinologist and obesity researcher – who says:  “Sweetened soft drinks, especially in excess, are essentially empty calories. There’s no nutritional benefit except if you need a lot of [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery Options (Medical Edge TV)

America’s interest in weight loss surgery seems to have increased with our waistlines. However, even with obesity at epidemic proportions, it is a complex and drastic decision that patients, along with their doctors, have to weigh very carefully. Dennis Douda reports it is not a shortcut.       [TRT  2:09 ] Split track pkg/animations/extra b-roll/script available in [...]

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Link Between Obesity and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are becoming more common, raising the question: Could one have something to do with the other? Reasearchers at Mayo Clinic say, for women, there does appear to be a link. They studied hundreds of patients and found a history of obesity puts women at [...]

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Doctors May Be Asking, "Where's The Fat"?

A recent Mayo Clinic study might change the way we assess obesity in individuals with heart disease. The researchers found individuals who were “skinny” according to BMI, but had an abnormal distribution of fat (waist larger than hips), were 4-5 times more likely to die long-term than individuals who were a [...]

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Obesity Prevention Bus Makes a Stop in Minneapolis

A rolling laboratory some people have nicknamed the “Obesity Prevention Bus” is bringing fitness to the office.   The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic today revealed the first phase of a multi-step study designed to make increased activity part of our everyday lives. Click here to access the suggested [...]

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Obesity may play a role in poor breast cancer outcomes

Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight or overweight, according to a study presented at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium by Jennifer Crozier, M.D., a medical resident at Mayo Clinic Florida. “While other studies have looked at the [...]

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