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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric banding, a surgical procedure designed to combat obesity, appears to boost the risk for developing or exacerbating symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Texting Food Diaries Helps Kids Stick With Diets (HealthDay)

Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks (HealthDay)

Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss (HealthDay)

High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids (HealthDay)

Phone coaching plus supplement boosts weight loss (Reuters)

Low potassium linked to high blood pressure (Reuters)

Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain (HealthDay)

Energy-dense foods may raise diabetes risk (Reuters)

More dairy foods in the diet may boost fat burning (Reuters)

Kids mimic parents' diets from an early age (Reuters)

Diet diehards eat less to live longer (AFP)

Health Highlights: Oct. 30, 2008 (HealthDay)

Grapes may help lower blood pressure: study (Reuters)

Health Tip: Lose Weight, and Keep it Off (HealthDay)

Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats (HealthDay)

The Ups and Downs of 'Yo-Yo' Dieting (HealthDay)

Scientists try to stop hunger with retooled foods (AP)

High Fructose Diet Inhibits Appetite Hormone (HealthDay)

New Diet Pill Doubles Weight Loss of Current Drugs (HealthDay)

Obesity pill shows promise: study (Reuters)