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HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — Despite having one of the
highest rates of obesity in America, the poor are less likely to undergo
weight loss surgery than obese people who are better off financially, new
research shows.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) — Some components of a
Mediterranean diet may be more vital to good health than others, a new
report suggests.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) — Not only does one of the
largest studies on bariatric surgery find the procedure to be as safe as
other routine surgeries, two other studies confirm that it also appears to
stave off diabetes for the long term.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — If you eat a healthy diet, you’re
likely to live longer.

AP - Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study of more than 2,000 obese people who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs, Swedish researchers found women who had the procedure were less likely to get cancer than those who did not.

Reuters - In a study of urban-living mostly African American adolescents, nearly 40 percent were overweight or obese, and 27 percent of these youngsters underestimated their weight, researchers report.