Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. (HealthDay)
Obesity rates rising, Mississippi’s still fattest (AP)
AP - Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
American adults getting fatter (Reuters)
State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings (AP)
Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay)
Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals (AP)
AP - Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal.
Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries (HealthDay)
Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer rate in obese women (AFP)
AFP - Weight-loss surgery that curbs food intake by stitching up parts of the stomach or small intestine reduces the risk of cancer in obese women by more than 40 percent, according to a study released Thursday.











