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Obesity Symptoms
Click here for basic signs of weight gain, and information on when to seek medical help if you think that you are becoming overweight.
Obesity Causes and Risk Factors
We review the simple cause of obesity here, and help you evaluate whether or not you are at risk of becoming obese.
Obesity
What is the medical definition of obesity? How is obesity different than being overweight. Basic medical facts on obesity here.
Heart Disease Causes and Risk Factors
What puts someone more at risk of heart disease than another? Learn the basic risk factors of heart disease so that you can start to avoid them.
Obesity Treatment
Treatment for weight gain requires commitment to weight loss. Learn which therapies doctors recommend for obesity, including changes to lifestyle here.
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Childhood obesity: Babies who are obese in womb show link with overweight mothers
New scanning techniques, pictured, have allowed British scientists to examine fat levels in newborn babies. They found some had built up fat in the same way as adults in their 50s.
Overweight mums likelier to have fat babies
London, Sept 26 : A new study led by an Indian-origin scientist has found that babies born to overweight mothers are fat, and concluded that childhood obesity starts in a mother's womb.
Overweight mothers 'give birth to fat babies', study finds
Childhood obesity appears to begin in a mother's womb, a new study has concluded using state of the art technology to monitor fat levels in unborn babies.
OPINION: How do I know if my child is overweight?
Childhood obesity has received a lot of media attention lately, in part because of First Lady Michelle Obama’s dedication to the cause.
Diet and exercise alone will not stem obesity
Drastic measures are required to prevent a modern and expensive disease, writes Cosima Marriner.