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Early weight gain may lead to hypertension

Reuters - Tuesday, September 2 09:03 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Babies who gain weight rapidly in the first months after birth may have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure as adults, British researchers said on Tuesday. More »

  • Two boys watch a game at OK Slim summer camp on the outskirts of Beijing August 3, 2006. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV

    Stressed mothers may raise fat children

    Reuters - Tuesday, September 2 05:09 am

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Millions of poor children in the United States may be getting fat before age 10 because their mothers are stressed out and the youngsters seek escape in unhealthy comfort food, researchers said on Tuesday. More »

  • Ballooning Baby Weighs 4.5 Stone

    SkyNews - Friday, August 29 12:23 pm

    South American doctors are trying to find out the reason behind the hefty weight of an 11-month-old baby. More »

  • Ballooning Baby Puzzles Doctors

    SkyNews - Friday, August 29 12:16 pm

    South American doctors are trying to find out the reason behind the hefty weight of an 11-month-old baby. More »

  • Survey reveals huge food cost rise

    Press Assoc. - Friday, September 5 01:25 pm

    The era of falling food prices is over and households will have to get used to spending more of their budget at the checkout, experts said. More »

  • Food Prices Go Off Their Trolley

    Food Prices Go Off Their Trolley

    SkyNews - Friday, September 5 11:11 am

    British households are swallowing food prices that have risen at almost twice the rate of inflation. More »

  • UK Food Prices Go Off Their Trolley

    UK Food Prices Go Off Their Trolley

    SkyNews - Friday, September 5 09:53 am

    British households are swallowing food prices that have risen at almost twice the rate of inflation, according to new research. More »

  • A woman shops at a London supermarket. Food prices have risen by 8.3% amid fears that Britain is facing the worst economic conditions in decades, a report by Verdict Research for the BBC has said.

    Food prices soar by 8.3%: report

    AFP - Friday, September 5 09:45 am

    LONDON (AFP) - Food prices have risen by 8.3% since the beginning of the year amid fears that Britain is facing the worst economic conditions in decades, a report said Friday. More »

  • A vendor sells fruit at a market in south London August 12, 2008. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico

    Food prices soar this year

    Reuters - Friday, September 5 08:36 am

    LONDON (Reuters) - Food prices in shops and supermarkets have risen by more than 8 percent this year, with some items up nearly 50 percent, a survey for the BBC said on Friday. More »

  • A man takes a bite from a hamburger in Hollywood, California October 3, 2007. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

    LA's fast-food ban draws skepticism

    Reuters - Wednesday, September 3 04:03 pm

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A ban on new fast-food restaurants in poor Los Angeles neighborhoods has made headlines around the world, but residents say they don't plan to give up their cheeseburgers, fried chicken and tacos anytime soon. More »

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