Recent News & Comments About obesity and culture
Dr. Manoj Jain: Culture change on obesity will take time
"Ouch," that hurt, I said last Sunday. It was not a reaction to the Grizzlies' Game 7 loss to the Clippers, but Chris Peck's scathing must-read commentary on Memphis being the national hub for obesity and our lack of concern about it.
HealthFitness lauds IOM's workplace recommendations in obesity report
Creating a workplace culture of health vital to solving nation's the obesity challenge
Exercising and Dieting Not Enough to Stop UK Obesity Freight Train - Dr Berardi
BRADFORD, England, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --A leading nutritional expert has called for more to be done by influential figures within the UK health and fitness industry after branding worrying obesity ...
Obesity and diabetes seem like freight trains running out of control
A leading nutritional expert has called for more to be done by influential figures within the UK health and fitness industry after branding worrying obesity and diabetes levels as "freight trains running out of control".
Pet obesity; an epidemic
A snapshot of an overweight cat. Obesity can be harmful to your pet, Pet MD says that the first step in rectifying the damage is to take your pet to a vetrinarian for heart and thyroid checks.
U.S. Obesity Plateau Shows What Works in Weight Battle
Obesity has become a danger far greater than hunger. Yet amid the alarming stories about its harm to America’s health and economy, one bit of information has been drowned out: The percentage of U.S. adults who are obese appears to have plateaued.
Nation's obesity problem demands sweeping changes, panel says
They sifted through about 800 programs to prevent and fight obesity--to find the ones most likely to counter the nation's growing girth. In the end, a panel of independent experts asserted that only by implementing many of those initiatives at once can the nation make real progress.
Major overhaul of US life urged to cure obesity: experts
Two-thirds of American adults are too fat, and a major overhaul of US policies -- from schools to restaurants to urban planning -- is needed to stem the epidemic, medical experts said Tuesday.
Beating back obesity
America's weight problem is only getting worse. Here's how we can fix it
Childhood Obesity Leads to Unnecessary Surgeries
A pediatric surgeon sees the parents of obese children opting for the quick symptom fix of gallbladder surgery over the slow, difficult route of lifestyle change.
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