Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 13, 2012

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Sugary soda ups risky fat deposits

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Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visceral fat depot: a 6-mo randomized intervention study1,2,3

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 7, 2011

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Fitness levels trump weight for living longer

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Long-Term Effects of Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 1, 2011

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To Burn Calories, Try Ice Water 

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Influence of water drinking on resting energy expenditure in overweight children

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 21, 2011

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Fear of fat more dangerous than fat itself: Expert

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 28, 2011

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Brains of Obese People May Show Less Impulse Control for High-Calorie Foods

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Low blood sugar ‘affects food cravings’

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July , 2011

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Obesity Biggest Driving Force behind Breast Cancer

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Circulating sex hormones and breast cancer risk factors in postmenopausal women: reanalysis of 13 studies

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 12, 2011

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Children Under Five Need at Least Three Hours of Daily Exercise 

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 27, 2011

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Weight loss surgery helps for Type 2 diabetes

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Abstract of bariatric surgery for Type 2 diabetes review, Archives of Surgery

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 23, 2011

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Potato Chips a Top Culprit in Gradual Weight Gain

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Mozaffarian D, et al “Changes in diet and lifestyle and long- term weight gain in women and men” N Engl J Med 2011; 364: 2392-2404.

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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 21, 2011

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Doctors pan federal report saying obesity is easy to avoid

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Obesity in Canada

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