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Obesity may be leading to higher disability rates among baby boomers in their sixties, according to a new study.  Interestingly the trend does not apply to people in their seventies and eighties....

Obesity has a direct impact on a number of serious health issues, but it’s also causing another serious problem for our nation: It may quadruple national healthcare costs over the next decade....

Obesity in women may increase their risk of Barrett's Esophagus, a disease recognized as a precursor to esophageal cancer.  Get the details in this report from WLS News....

High cholesterol may dramatically increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer according to a new study.  As with most cancers, prevention may be the best cure....

Weight loss surgery patients from the Gastric Band Institute in Las Vegas are gearing up for this weekend's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon.  Learn the secrets to their training regimen in this report from WLS...

Check out this week’s WLS News to learn the effect our nation's obesity epidemic could have on health care costs by the year 2018. Doctors are doing the math and the answer isn't pretty. Plus, we'll tell you...

Research shows that some post-operative gastric bypass surgery patients suffer a deficiency of vitamin B-12. But according to experiments at Stanford University School of Medicine, using probiotics may solve this problem – and help them lose more weight.

Shape Up America! sent an “Open Letter to Congress” in hopes to further the fight against morbidity related to obesity. Watch this week’s WLS News to find out more....