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Inherited obesity: A fat woman’s womb may nudge her children toward becoming obese later on

Scientists seek origins of obesity in the womb

NEW YORK — When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier.

Results without much effort? Fitness experts weigh in on 4 new products

Exercise shortcuts: How well do they measure up?

When it comes to exercise, most of us are looking for a shortcut, a way to lose weight and firm up without spending endless hours in the gym.

Study: Fat, middle-aged women reduce their chances of surviving to age 70 by almost 80 percent

Being overweight can cut women’s life expectancy

LONDON — Being fat in middle age may slash women’s chances of making it to their golden years in good health by almost 80 percent, a new study says.

Arena diet drug lorcaserin succeeds in trial, but comes up short of competing drug candidates

Arena obesity drug falls short against other meds

NEW YORK — Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Friday that its obesity drug candidate lorcaserin succeeded in a clinical study, but the drug did not appear to be as effective as other treatments competitors have in development.

Glaxo ratchets up advertising as sales of weight loss pill alli fall after FDA safety probe

Glaxo defends safety of weight loss drug alli

WASHINGTON — British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is scrambling to shore up the safety image of its weight loss pill alli, after watching sales dive on news that federal regulators are investigating the drug.

Indiana court says employer must pay for weight-loss surgery for worker with injured back

Court: Employer must pay for weight-loss surgery

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a pizza shop must pay for weight-loss surgery for an obese employee to ensure the success of another operation for a back injury he suffered at work.