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EoL Articles: obesity
... lots of calories and, in some cases, more sugar than soda has. It trains a child to like very sweet things, displaces better beverages and foods, and adds to the obesity problem, its critics say. "It's ...
Friday, 02 December 2011
... a study finds. The American Cancer Society study recommends several measures, including a tax of 1 cent per ounce on sugar-sweetened drinks to help fund and evaluate childhood obesity programs and other ...
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
... better detection through screenings and advanced treatment, which along with goals to reduce smoking, indoor tanning and obesity are meant to keep cutting the death rate. "Data show that 65 percent of ...
Monday, 18 July 2011
... Journal of the American Medical Association says putting children temporarily in foster care is in some cases more ethical than obesity surgery. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated ...
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Obesity in America is a big problem—and a new study says that adult obesity rates have increased in 16 states in the past year. Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity, where 34.4 percent of ...
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
New York is the 11th slimmest state in the nation. But nobody is cheering. In the past 20 years, New York's obesity rate more than doubled to 24.7 percent, compared to 9.3 percent two decades ago. "Today, ...
Friday, 08 July 2011
... our children need an outlet for healthy reasons. Too many children are fighting obesity. The children need to exercise, eat healthy, stay away from drugs and they need to be directed in a positive, productive, ...
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy issued the following statement in recognition of the month of September... Read Full Article Author:...
Friday, 17 September 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – Obesity and summertime learning loss are two of the most important issues affecting... Read Full Article Author:... ...
Thursday, 05 August 2010
Governments around the globe are taking action to fight obesity and heart disease, and Wisconsin is the latest state to propose the creation of "fast food-free zones." Lawmakers want to limit ...
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
... awareness of healthy choices in eating and lifestyle as well as getting proper exercise and combating diabetes as well as childhood and young adult obesity issues. “The new concession stand at Elmont ...
Thursday, 01 October 2009
Finally, something you can blame on your parents! A recent study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that the eating habits of teens tend to copy that of their parents. If your parents ...
Thursday, 01 October 2009
... can result from the pressure to fit into an unrealistic standard of beauty. Does this sound like you -- or someone you know? Regular depression screenings and obesity prevention programs are positive steps ...
Thursday, 01 October 2009
... led Memorial Sloan Kettering, Franklin Hospital, Beth Israel’s OBGYN Unit, Nassau University Medical Center, Stonybrook Obesity Clinic, North Shore LIJ, AMHE Haitian Doctors Institute, American Red Cross, ...
Sunday, 17 February 2008
... our children need an outlet for healthy reasons. Too many children are fighting obesity. The children need to exercise, eat healthy, stay away from drugs and they need to be directed in a positive, productive, ...
Tuesday, 24 May 2011

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