93.7 WBLK Radio -- The People's Station » Obesity http://wblk.com The People's Station Sat, 25 May 2013 01:22:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Why Is Christmas the Perfect Time for Telling People They're Overweight? — Health Check http://wblk.com/christmas-tell-people-overweight-health-check/ http://wblk.com/christmas-tell-people-overweight-health-check/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:29:06 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=67259 Who says the holidays have to be all warm and fuzzy? According to some health groups in the UK, Christmas can be the perfect time to tell a loved one he or she is overweight.

It may sound rude, but experts insist the health risks involved with obesity, including diabetes, heart disease and stroke, make it worth the uncomfortable conversation.

]]> http://wblk.com/christmas-tell-people-overweight-health-check/feed/ 0 Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images 'Obesity May Run in the Family,' Say Researchers — Health Check http://wblk.com/obesity-family-eating-habits-health-check/ http://wblk.com/obesity-family-eating-habits-health-check/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:04:09 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66465 Is obesity contagious? A study back in 2007 seemed to indicate that, saying we get it from our friends. To back that up, researchers highlighted data showing members of social groups were likely to have similar rates of obesity. New research, however, seems to be changing all this by finding that social interactions may have little impact on body weight.

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