<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Obesity</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/conditioncenter/obesity?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><description>Obesity</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer U.S. Deaths Linked to Obesity]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2929-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2929-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A new government study has concluded that obesity causes about 112,000 deaths each year in the United States, far fewer than a previous, highly publicized estimate by another part of the same agency.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking Proof]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64069-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64069-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An exercise demonstrated that middle-age, out-of-shape women who wore pedometers and were instructed to take at least 10,000 steps daily walked more than those who were told to take a 30-minute walk.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mini-Meals, Minnier Me?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45098-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45098-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  How often to eat can be almost as vexing to those trying to achieve a healthier weight as what to swallow. Are three regularly spaced meals daily the best recipe for fat-burning? Or five to six mini-meals?]]></description><author> Sally Squires</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eating Like a Frenchwoman]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8062-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8062-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The latest diet book to climb the bestseller lists is written not by a physician, nutrition researcher or registered dietitian but by the CEO of a champagne company.]]></description><author> Sally Squires</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think Positive to Lose]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55828-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55828-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[People who think they will be successful shed more pounds than those who are less certain of their ability to adhere to a weight-loss program, according to researchers.]]></description><author> Sally Squires</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obesity May Stall Trend Of Increasing Longevity]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41324-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41324-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Epidemic may shorten average life expectancy in U.S. for the first time in generations, study finds.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Weekly Shot of News and Notes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15505-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15505-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    OVERWEIGHT AND DEMENTED  A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that older men who maintain a healthy body weight are much less likely than obese men to develop Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Bush Put His Budget Where His BMI Is?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15511-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15511-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Fitness advocate John F. Kennedy famously encouraged citizens to ask what they could do for their country. But here at The Moving Crew we dare to ask the tough, unpopular questions. Like: What is government doing for you? More to the point, what is the government doing to help a nation of increasingly inert, ill and overweight citizens? Is the proudly fit President, who so diligently protects his own exercise time, investing in our healthy activity, too?]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internal Dissension Grows at CDC]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10399-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10399-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being roiled by internal dissension  as the nation's top public health agency is facing unprecedented threats.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Girls Fit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61405-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61405-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The FitNut program targets adolescent African American girls who are overweight or at risk for being overweight.]]></description><author> January W. Payne</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Moms, Big Problems]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42583-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42583-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As the incidence of obesity in pregnancy has increased, associated health problems have also become more prevalent, threatening the lives of mothers and babies.]]></description><author> Suz Redfearn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet Somethings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42621-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42621-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the February issue of Pediatrics suggests that fruit juice, like soda and sweetened fruit drinks, may contribute to kids' excess weight.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fat: An Obstacle to Getting Pregnant]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42614-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42614-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Many overweight and obese women may not even get to the pregnancy stage. That's because being overweight can impede fertility.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Scary Profile]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42616-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42616-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  More than half of all women age 20 to 39 are overweight (with a BMI]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Remedies]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42615-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42615-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Because fetal development requires a steady supply of nutrients supplied by the mother, pregnancy is decidedly not the time to sharply reduce food intake. Nor is it the time to take up a punishing workout regimen. Instead, experts recommend that women interested in having a baby achieve a healthy weight <em>before </em>trying to conceive.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Shape for Yoga]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24767-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24767-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  That's Megan Garcia pictured in the yoga pose sukhasana, and she knows what you're thinking. Fat, or words to that effect, and she'd be the first to agree. At about 210 pounds, the 5-10, size 18 model qualifies as obese on BMI (body mass index) charts. But can you do what she's doing? Garcia, owner of a Manhattan yoga studio, said anybody can with practice -- and a few modifications.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[60 Minutes, 90 Minutes: We're Losing It]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6406-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6406-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The government's new physical activity guidelines include one curiosity that's been largely overlooked: the recommendation that people trying to <em>lose</em> weight get 60 minutes of exercise per day while those trying to <em>maintain </em>weight loss clock 90 minutes daily. So maintaining weight loss requires more exercise than achieving it? What gives?]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Diagnosis for Overweight Adults]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6284-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6284-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A growing number of Americans are being told they have  "metabolic syndrome," a diagnosis that combines several major risk factors.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald's New Health Ambassador]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43011-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43011-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[McDonald's Corp., is sending Ronald McDonald into elementary schools to push fitness.]]></description><author> Caroline E. Mayer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fidgeting Fights Obesity, Researchers Say]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41897-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41897-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/obesity</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:03:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fidgeting and other minor physical activities can make the difference between being lean and obese.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item></channel></rss>