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PWC NEWS
8/11/2008 - All U.S. adults could be overweight in 40 years
7/26/2008 - The Importance of Exercise
3/5/2008 - 6 Reasons You're Not Losing Weight
2/8/2008 - Workout for St. Jude Event
2/6/2008 - Nutrawise Merges with Personalized Wellness Center

Medical NEWS
How Often Will You Use That Treadmill?
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:00:00 PST
Why not buy that treadmill? You'll be exercising every day, right? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines why our expectations of our behavior so often don't match reality. Authors Robin J. Tanner (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Kurt A. Carlson (Duke University) uncovered a specific process that they believe contributes to unrealistic optimism. They also suggest a method to encourage consumers to think more realistically about their future actions.
Weight Loss, Quality Of Life Improved By Physical Activity After Bariatric Surgery
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:00:00 PST
A new study by researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine suggests increased physical activity after bariatric surgery can yield better postoperative outcomes. According to the study, published online by the journal Obesity, previously inactive patients who became physically active after bariatric surgery lost more weight and achieved greater improvements in quality of life than those patients who remained inactive.
15.6% Of Hawaii's Public High School Students Obese - 5,600 Students Attempted Suicide Within Past Year
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PST
The latest Department of Health (DOH) data report on youth shows that an estimated 7,300 of Hawai'i's public high school students are obese (15.6%). Additionally, an estimated 5,600 students reported attempting suicide within the past year, a statistic that shows Hawai'i's youth are at greater risk than the national average. However, the findings of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showed Hawai'i youth's decline in risky health behaviors, such as tobacco, alcohol and other drug use.
Surgical Study Highlights Pros And Cons Of Gastric Bypass Surgery For Severe Obesity
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:00:00 PST
Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the November issue of the British Journal of Surgery.
Major Diabetes Honor Recognizes Harvard's Spiegelman; Fellow Award Goes To Junior Investigator At Columbia University Medical Center
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:00:00 PST
Columbia University Medical Center has presented the 2008 Naomi Berrie Awards to a nationally recognized diabetes and obesity researcher, and a promising young investigator, for their outstanding achievements in diabetes research. The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research goes to Bruce Spiegelman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr.