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Obesity Medical Costs Balloon to $147 Billion, Study Finds	31 Jul 2009 19:28 GMT	9
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=aTy59DsnA3Wg Obesity Medical Costs Balloon to $147 Billion, Study Finds By Shannon Pettypiece July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Medical spending for obesity is estimated to have
CNN: Weight-loss surgery safe, but sleep apnea increases risk	31 Jul 2009 15:57 GMT	1
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/29/health.weight.loss.surgery/ Weight-loss surgery safe, but sleep apnea increases risk Story Highlights * Study: Bariatric surgery in skilled hands is safer than first thought
Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity. Time to put land whales on diets.	29 Jul 2009 08:36 GMT	4
Genetic food doesn't help either. If the food isn't good for germs or insects, it's not good for you. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=8184975&page=1 MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity in the United States
Acai Berry ?	26 Jul 2009 05:37 GMT	1
Okay I have been reading all the stuff on Acai Berry , but does it really work? Or is it a waste of money.
hcg injections	21 Jul 2009 00:26 GMT	13
years ago my mother underwent these injections and was very successful at losing over 30 lbs in a about a 3 month or so period? anyone familiar with these and if they are still available in canada? thanks....only positives please.....
MSNBC: Looking for love, 650-pound virgin loses 410	17 Jul 2009 01:07 GMT	13
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/31845266/ns/today_relationships/?gt1=43001 Looking for love, 650-pound virgin loses 410 David Smith once contemplated suicide; now, girls make googly eyes at me By Mike Celizic
Doug's week two status report - so far so good	16 Jul 2009 14:00 GMT	5
I finished 14 full days on my diet again. And this week I lost 2.2 kg = 4.8 lb. But I was sick one day this week and all I had was soup on that day, so it's not exactly a normal week. Because of that one day of almost eating nothing, I only averaged 1,265 calories per day this
Need most accuaret floor scale: Which one to buy?	15 Jul 2009 16:00 GMT	1
I need an affordable yet very accurate floor scale to weigh myself in the morning. Any advice on brands and models to buy? Thanks!!
Obesity emerges as new risk factor for severe flu	14 Jul 2009 23:22 GMT	32
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1053710520090711 Obesity emerges as new risk factor for severe flu Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:02am EDT By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
Doug's Week 1 status report (again)	13 Jul 2009 16:37 GMT	8
Seems like old times. <sigh> Well, there's nothing to do but try again after losing 101.6 lb and then regaining it all is there? So I started my low-calorie, WW-like diet again last week and just
Day 9 and still 8 pounds gone	02 Jul 2009 21:06 GMT	4
257/249/200 June 25, 2009 Day 9 and still 8 pounds gone. I got on my scales this morning and saw my indicator was no lower than 249. (Actually, the indicator probably
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Still here, still floundering, still at my rebounded weight...	01 Jul 2009 16:05 GMT	7
Hi, people. Thought I'd just check in. I'm still floundering about. I haven't been dieting for.... geez... who knows how many weeks now. Since my last post I guess. I haven't even been looking at the scale - until this morning.