• Read the article, Frist Introduces Bill To Reduce Obesity from the Chattanoogan.com.

• Read the article, Study Cites Pervasive Effects of Obesity in Children: Condition Affects Physical, Social and Emotional Activities; Parallel to Cancer Patients Noted by David Brown of The Washington Post.

• Read the abstract from the study, Body Composition of 4- and 5-year-old New Zealand Girls: A DXA Study of Initial Adiposity and Subsequent 4-year Fat Change by A. Goulding and colleagues.

• Read the article, Tackling Obesity before It Starts by Kara Childers of The Examiner.

• Read the press release about the study from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

• Read the article, Heart Association Urges Federal Ban on Ephedra by Guy Gugliotta from The Washington Post.

• Read the article, First FDA Action On Diet Supplements from CBS News.

• Read the CDC press release, Obesity Costs States Billions in Medical Expenses.

• Read the press release from RTI International Researchers Estimate States Spend Billions in Medical Costs of Obesity.

• Read the article, An Overweight America Comes with a Hefty Price Tag by Nanci Hellmich from USA Today.

• Read the research paper, Obesity and Nature's Thumbprint: How Modern Waistlines Can Inform Economic Theory by Trenton G. Smith from the Economics Department of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The effect of income, technological change and economic development on obesity.

• Read the abstract from the study, The Long-Run Growth in Obesity as a Function of Technological Change by Richard A. Posner and Tomas Philipson from the University of Chicago Law School.

How does the number of restaurants, price of a meal, hours worked per week, hourly wage and other factors relate to economics and obesity?

• Read the abstract from the study, An Economic Analysis of Adult Obesity: Results from the Behavioral Risk factor Surveillance System by Shin-Yi Chou, Michael Grossman and Henry Saffer.

Public attitudes towards show little concern about obesity and health, and low support for obesity policies.

• Read the abstract from the study, Public Opinion and the Politics of America’s Obesity Epidemic by J. Eric Oliver and Taeku Lee.

The effects of technological changes on income, food prices, and weight.

• Read the abstract from the study, The Growth of Obesity and Technological Change: A Theoretical and Empirical Examination by Darius Lakdawalla and Tomas Philipson.

• Read the article, Doctors Hold Anti-Obese Bias, Study Finds by Sameh Fahmy from The Tennessean.
• Read the study abstract on which the article above is based, Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity by MB Schwartz and colleagues.

• Read the article, Heartache, Now Court for Brazilians by Lloyd Grove of The Washington Post.
• Read the press release related to the story above, Court Upholds Discrimination Claim against Insurance Companies Brought by Estate of Morbidly Obese Man from the Kiyonaga and Soltis law firm.

• Read the article, Overweight TV Characters Have Image Problem by Randy Dotinga from HealthDayNews.
• Read the study abstract on which the article above is based, Portrayals of Overweight and Obese Individuals on Commercial Television by B. Greenberg and colleagues.

• Read the article, Actor's Real Battle With Obesity Becomes Fodder for NBC's 'Ed' by Lynn Elber from the Associated Press.

• Read the abstract from the study, Strength Training for Obesity Prevention in Midlife Women by K.H. Schmitz and colleagues.

• Read the article, Obesity Found to Have Many, Varied Causes by Lidia Wasowicz from United Press International.

• Read the abstract from the study, The Human Obesity Gene Map: The 2002 Update by Y.C. Chagnon and colleagues.

• Read the press release, Obesity Not a Personal Failing, says Leptin Discoverer Jeffrey Friedman, but a Battle against Biology from the Rockefeller University.

• Read the abstract from the study on which the article above is based, C. elegans. A Model for Exploring the Genetics of Fat Storage by RM McKay and colleagues.

• Read the article, Tiny Worm Could Help Obesity Research from United Press International.

• Read the press release, Obesity in Costa Rican Children 'Alarming,' Likely Future Health Burden from the Pan American Health Organization.

• Read the article, Europe Getting Too Fat, WHO Report Says from The Associated Press.

• Read the abstract from the study, Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Bahraini Adolescents: A Comparison between Three Different Sets of Criteria by A.M. Al-Sendi and colleagues.

• Read the article, Research Sparks Call for More Focus on Regional Obesity from the ABC Central Australia.

• Read the article, About 25% of the Greeks are Obese from the Macedonia Press Agency.

• Read the article, For Medicine, a Growing Problem: Doctors, Hospitals, ERs Struggle to Handle Wave of Obese Patients by Ranit Mishori from The Washington Post.

• Read the article, Medics Bulk up Stretchers by Amy Kimmes from Wausau Daily Herald.

• Read the article, Shape Up or Shell Out? by Steven Dennis of The Gazette.

• Read the article, Doctors Urged to Treat Obesity More Aggressively by Sally Squires from The Washington Post.
• Read the recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Screening for Obesity in Adults.
• Read Summaries for Patients on the Screening for Obesity in Adults from the Annals of Internal Medicine.

• Read the article, IRS Clarifies Weight Loss Tax Breaks from the Associated Press.

• Read the abstract about the study, Weighing the Care: Physicians' Reactions to the Size of a Patient by MR Hebl and J Xu.

• Read the article, IRS Recognizes Obesity as a Disease by Curt Anderson of The Associated Press.

Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's could be new health risk associated with obesity.
• Read the article, Alzheimer's-Obesity Link Possible by Kathleen Fackelmann of USA Today.

Cancer
Higher breast cancer risk from obesity linked to estrogen.
• Read the article, Estrogen Blamed in Weight-Linked Cancer by Maggie Fox of Reuters.
• Read the study abstract on which the article above is based, Body Mass Index, Serum Sex Hormones, and Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women by TJ Key and colleagues.
• Read the article, Excess Weight Linked to Increased Cancer Mortality by Diana Mahoney of Internal Medicine News.
Diabetes

• Read the press release, Study Shows Sharp Rise in the Cost of Diabetes Nationwide from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Read the article, FDA Eases Rules On Touting Food As Healthful by Marc Kaufman of the Washington Post.
• Read the article, Trans-fat Labels to be Required on U.S. Food by Maggie Fox of Reuters.

• Read the article, Study Links Community Sprawl to Fat by Howard Libit of The Baltimore Sun.
• Read the study abstract on which the article above is based, Relationship between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity by R Ewing and colleagues.

• Read the article, Two-for-one Portions are Double Trouble from AFP Worldwide News Agency and the Discovery Health Channel.

• Read the article, Is Fat the Next Tobacco? by Roger Parloff of Fortune magazine.

• Read the article,  Study Suggests Portion Sizes Getting Out Of Control from CBS News affiliate WRAL.
• Read the research abstract on which the article above is based,  Patterns and Trends in Food Portion Sizes, 1977-1998 by SJ Nielsen and BM Popkin.

• Read the abstract about the study, The Relationship between Health-Related Quality of Life and Weight Loss by RL Kolotkin and colleagues.

• Read the abstract from the study, Relation of Parental History of Coronary Heart Disease to Obesity in Young Adults by I. Grotto and colleagues.

• Read the study abstract, Increases in Clinically Severe Obesity in the United States, 1986-2000 by R Sturm.

• Read the article, Public Policy Targeting Obesity by Ceci Connolly of The Washington Post.

• Read the article, Obesity Summit to Seek Ways to Trim Fat by Nanci Hellmich of USA Today.

• Read the article, Feds Target Programs Against Obesity from the Associated Press and ABC News.

• Read the article, Designate Obesity as Disease by Steven Findlay from USA Today.

• Read the article, Boost from the FDA by Penni Crabtree and Terri Somers of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

• Read the article, Lawmakers Battle Obesity in Students by Alexis Grant of Gannett News Service.

• Read the article, Fatty Foods 'Should be Taxed' from the BBC.

• Read the article, Bill Would Outlaw Lawsuits Blaming Restaurants for Obesity by Mike Schneider of the Associated Press.

• Read the article, FAA Changes Weight Rules for Aircraft by Alan Levin from USA Today.

• Read the article, FAA May Require Passengers on Small Airlines to be Weighed by Milton D. Carrero Galarza from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel .

• Read the article, Legislators Want School Food, Drink to Shape Up by Ed Fletcher of The Sacramento Bee.

• Read the article, Obesity is Personal, Not Public, Concern To Many by TheMilwaukeeChannel.com.

• Read the abstract from the study, Social Factors and Obesity: An Investigation of the Role of Health Behaviours by K. Ball and colleagues.

• Read the abstract about the study, Effective Long-Term Treatment of Obesity: A Continuing Care Model by JD Latner and colleagues.

Drug Therapy
Hormone that curbs appetite may have potential as future treatment.
• Read the article, Hormone for Obesity Shows Promise from the Associated Press and The Washington Times.
• Read the study abstract on which the article above is based, Inhibition of Food Intake in Obese Subjects by Peptide YY3-36 by RL Batterham and colleagues.
Relationship between the brain and obesity studied in hopes of finding treatment.
• Read the article, Obesity and the Brain by Rob Schmitz of Minnesota Public Radio.
Preliminary results of weight-loss drug in clinical trials.
• Read the press release, Regeneron Announces Results of Phase III Obesity Study from the Business Wire.
Surgery
Study shows improvement in obstructive sleep apnea following bariatric surgery.
• Read the abstract from the study, Gastric Bypass is an Effective Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Clinically Significant Obesity by S. Rasheid and colleagues.
Informing patients preoperatively on surgical consequences is suggested in study.
• Read the abstract from the study, Psychosocial Consequences of Weight Loss following Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity by J.F. Kinzl and colleagues.
Study results of the Magenstrasse and Mill procedure to treat obesity.
• Read the abstract from the study, The Magenstrasse and Mill Operation for Morbid Obesity by D. Johnston and colleagues.

• Read the article, Smoking, Obesity Worsen Hot Flashes by Colette Bouchez from HealthScoutNews.
• Read the abstract from the study on which the article above is based, Smoking, Body Mass, and Hot Flashes in Midlife Women by MK Whiteman and colleagues.