Obesity Update

New on the MedlinePlus Obesity page: Duration of Obesity May Affect Heart Disease 07/30/2013 10:28 AM EDT Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Transplants May Benefit Obese Kidney Patients 07/26/2013 03:34 PM EDT After kidney transplants, the risk of death over the next year falls just as much among obese kidney failure patients as it does for thinner people, says a new study. Source: Reuters Health C-Sections Take Longer for Obese Women 07/25/2013 11:56 AM EDT Cesarean sections take longer, on average, when new mothers are obese, according to a recent study. Source: Reuters Health Stigma Overweight People Face Could Spur More Weight Gain 07/24/2013 05:00 PM EDT Study found those who experienced it were 2.5 times more likely to become or stay obese Source: HealthDay This email was sent to buzzhairs.health@blogger.com. Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter   Search Cloud: See what people are searching for on MedlinePlus To change your subscription preferences or stop subscriptions anytime, log in to your User Profile with your e-mail address. For questions or problems with this service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656