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Study: Curbing Childhood Obesity Starts at School, LA Fitness Expert Helps Elementary Students 'Jumpstart Their Health"
KFIT Health donates exercise dvds to Lemon Grove 2nd graders to help them get an early start on a healthy lifestyleSan Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 The latest study from the Institute of Medicine outlines the scary facts on our nation’s obesity. See the study here: http://iom.edu/Reports/2012/Accelerating-Progress-in-Obesity-Prevention.aspxThe solution? The study recommends we “.. strengthen ...
Some facts about teens and Type 2 diabetes
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Sobering news from a federally funded study of nearly 700 youths with Type 2 diabetes found that it's extremely hard to keep the disease under control. Even a common diabetes pill failed to keep blood sugar at safe levels in half of them.
5 Surprising Facts About Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery was at one point available only to people who were severely obese. Now, those who are just overweight can sometimes choose to get the surgery as well, making it an option that many people believe is worth considering.
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson Chow has used mathematical models to determine the causes of obesity, and ways to stem the epidemic.
What the FDA Promises to Do About Obesity Over the Next 5 Years
Marion Nestle takes a close look at the FDA's goals around giving consumers more information about the food that they are eating.
14 Sad Facts About How Americans Are Ridiculously Overworked
Since the recession and mass layoffs, Americans are working harder than ever to keep their jobs. American worker productivity has increased 60 percent in the past 20 years. Wages have stagnated. That means workers are doing much more for less.
To win, we have to lose: The Weight of the Nation premieres in May
With recent statistics suggesting that 42 percent of the United States population will be defined as obese by 2030, The Weight of a Nation, could not come at a more opportune time to shine the light on a national epidemic. The four-part documentary series was developed by HBO in conjunction with several of the nation’s leading research and health care organizations. Three years in the making ...
Report: Obesity Epidemic Worsens in Oregon
Obesity rates in Oregon have jumped 121 percent among adults since 1990, driven by a lack of physical activity and poor nutrition, a new Oregon Health Authority report released Tuesday found.
Dietitians Dish: Great nutrition info at your fingertips
There is so much conflicting information in the news about nutrition.
Cleveland shares spotlight in HBO film on obesity
HBO and Kaiser Permanente have joined forces to create the documentary, which conveys the complex causes and effects of obesity in a way that, no matter how much you think you know, will still shock you.
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