TUESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) — The United States’ progress against the battle of the bulge has been slow, but certain strategies could speed obesity prevention efforts, a new report concludes.
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Federal health regulators are revisiting questions about the risk of tumors and heart problems with an experimental diet pill from Arena Pharmaceuticals, which was previously rejected for similar safety concerns.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – America’s obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and systemic measures – from overhauling farm policies and zoning laws to, possibly, introducing a soda tax – to fix it, the influential Institute of Medicine said on Tuesday. In an ambitious 478-page report, the IOM refutes the idea that obesity is largely the result of a lack of willpower on the part of individuals…
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. drug reviewers on Tuesday said Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc’s obesity pill appeared to help people lose weight and was unlikely to cause tumors in humans, but questioned if the company had provided enough data to rule out heart problems. Lorcaserin is one of three new potential obesity treatments vying to gain U…
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Two-thirds of American adults are too fat, and a major overhaul of US policies — from schools to restaurants to urban planning — is needed to stem the epidemic, medical experts said Tuesday.
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