Exercise can reduce a person’s genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new English study.

Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes

In California, approximately three in five adults, one in three teens and one in nine children are overweight or obese. That translates to obesity affecting a majority of all the adults and almost 1,000,000 children living in the state, a state full of sunshine, hiking paths, and city parks; a state with a robust agricultural industry producing a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables; a state that glorifies the thin and rich of Hollywood.

California Obesity Epidemic on the Rise

UnitedHealth is awarding grants to encourage young people to create programs to fight childhood obesity.

UnitedHealth offers grants to fight childhood obesity | Deseret News

The U.S. Army Accessions Command (USAAC) and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) today announced a partnership aimed at countering the trend toward obesity among young people that could – among other downsides – diminish the pool of qualified young Americans available for military duty.

Combating Obesity: Army, Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Work Together to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Choices — WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ —

Binge drinking and obesity are contributing to a steep rise in deaths from liver disease. The number of deaths from damaged, diseased and worn-out livers has gone up by 60 per cent in just a decade in Britain.

Drink, obesity behind liver deaths – Health – Health & Fitness – Life & Style – The Times of India

More than £32million a year is being spent on weight- loss surgery, with experts warning that many obese people are opting for a ‘quick fix’.Some are even putting on weight so they can qualify for surgery rather than dieting, it is claimed.

Obesity surgery is costing NHS £32m each year | Mail Online

Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.

Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England | Reuters

New research funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that children who eat school lunches that are part of the federal government’s National School Lunch Program are more likely to become overweight.

Federal school lunches linked to childhood obesity

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Results of a latest Indian survey shockingly reveal that lack of physical activity has lead to an increased number of obese children in India.

Majority of Indian children are obese: Survey | TheMedGuru

Many chain restaurants and vending machines would have to display the number of calories in their food for consumers under draft guidelines released Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration.

FDA to require restaurant chains, vending machines to post calories – latimes.com

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