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Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight (HealthDay) 2 Jul 2009 | 11:04pm GMT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say.
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. (HealthDay) 2 Jul 2009 | 3:49am GMT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- The rates of adult obesity in the United States increased in 23 states during the past year and did not decrease in any state.
Obesity rates rising, Mississippi's still fattest (AP) 2 Jul 2009 | 12:44am GMT

AP - Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
American adults getting fatter (Reuters) 1 Jul 2009 | 5:21pm GMT

Reuters - Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Wednesday.
State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings (AP) 1 Jul 2009 | 11:38am GMT

AP - State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings
Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay) 1 Jul 2009 | 3:48am GMT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who are overweight and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are unknown, new research contends.