Tagged World Health Organization

Obesity risk in later life appears to be more slim when babies are fed solid food at a later age, according to one study....

Gastric banding surgeries are on the rise, despite the shaky economy.  Research shows that doctors performed 350,000 bariatric procedures in 2009,...

A new survey indicates that obese people face a higher risk of serious complications from swine flu, and the CDC is said to be "looking into" the possibility that the obese should be given priority with other high-risk groups should a swine flu vaccine become available. With World Health Organization experts predicting another outbreak in the near future, learn what you can do to minimize your risk.