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	<description>No other human condition combines obesity&#039;s prevalence and prejudice; sickness and stigma; death and discrimination.</description>
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		<title>Obesity and Blood, Urothelial Cancers</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/obesity-and-blood-cancers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I provided my prepared statement on the relationship on obesity and cancer. Now comes a study of blood cancers among 578,000 adults showing body mass index (BMI) was associated with blood cancer risk, lymphoid neoplasms and Hodgkin’s lymphoma in women, and  B-cell lymphoma and chronic lymphatic leukemia in men. BMI was the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Math of Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/the-new-math-of-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Treating Obesity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[time for weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times Science Section May 15, 2012 carries an interesting interview with NIDDK mathematician Carson C. Chow on the mathematical model he and colleagues developed. They found that the convention wisdom of 3,500 calories less intake is needed to lose a pound is wrong. Chow states, “The body changes as you lose. Interestingly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testimony before FDA on lorcaserin</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/testimony-before-fda-on-lorcaserin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/testimony-before-fda-on-lorcaserin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I testified last week before the FDA Advisory Committee on lorcaserin about obesity and cancer. Here are my prepared remarks. More]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity and Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/obesity-and-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health Effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cancer survival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I testified last week at the FDA AdCom on lorcaserin. I prepared my testimony to talk about cancer in humans, rather than cancer in rats, which I knew would be the topic of the meeting. I didn&#8217;t deliver all of the following testimony. I only had about 4 minutes so I go through about half. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improvements Seen in Obesity Reimbursement</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/improvements-seen-in-obesity-reimbursement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/improvements-seen-in-obesity-reimbursement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 12:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drug Therapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MANAGING OBESITY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treating Obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Mass Index]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Washington Post article by Judith Graham points out the progress made in getting insurers and physicians to screen patients for obesity and reimburse for counseling and treatment. I can add that at one of the recent FDA Advisory Committee meetings, an FDA health officer presented data indicating that about half of prescription drugs for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obese Boy Returned to Family</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/obese-boy-returned-to-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/obese-boy-returned-to-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 20:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childhood Obesity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HEALTH & STIGMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Ludwig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindsey Murtagh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state custody]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The case of the 8 year-old boy from Cleveland who social workers took from his family because he was obese appears to have been resolved…for the moment. After an editorial by Harvard’s Dr. David Ludwig and lawyer Lindsey Murtagh which recommended state intervention in families with obese children (so that they could avoid having to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Panel Approves Arena&#8217;s lorcaserin</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/fda-panel-approves-arenas-lorcaserin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/fda-panel-approves-arenas-lorcaserin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 20:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arena Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/?p=3085</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a long day of discussing the significance of tumor development in rats taking lorcaserin, the FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Advisory Committee reversed a negative vote 2 years ago and have recommended approval by a vote of 18-4. FDA does not have to follow their recommendation but the FDA reviewers are satisfied that the drug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview Today on WRKO</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/interview-today-on-wrko/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/interview-today-on-wrko/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the link to my radio interview today on WRKO in Boston, the Barry Armstrong Show. http://dlvr.it/1Xnw7p]]></description>
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		<title>USAToday Coverage of IOM Recommendations</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/usatoday-coverage-of-iom-recommendations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/usatoday-coverage-of-iom-recommendations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Multiple strategies needed to fight obesity, study suggests By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY Updated 1h 12m ago WASHINGTON – Taming the obesity epidemic in this country needs an all-hands-on-deck strategy so that schools provide students 60 minutes of physical activity daily, fast-food restaurants offer healthier fare for kids, and communities build recreational spaces that encourage physical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overweight Air Passengers At Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/overweight-air-passengers-at-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/05/overweight-air-passengers-at-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New York Times article reports that airplane seats, designed for passengers weighing 170 pounds, may not protect overweight passengers in a crash. See NYT: scientists-ask-are-airplanes-safe-for-overweight-passengers? &#160;]]></description>
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