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Matthew Tully: Childhood obesity is a threat we must take seriously
I read a new childhood obesity study that arrived in the office mail the other day more as a parent than a journalist, curious about the growing epidemic among this nation's alarmingly growing children. Although it's hard to imagine my son suffering from the problem -- he's a 15-month-old blaze of perpetual motion from sunrise to sunset -- I also know this is an issue no parent should take ...
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.
Metro Woman Works Hard to Fight Obesity
GRANDVIEW, Mo. — Obesity is the number one cause of preventable deaths in America. But a Grandview woman says she’s...
What Is the “Bible of Psychiatry” Supposed to Do? The Peculiar Challenges of an Uncertain Science | The Crux
The American Psychiatric Association have just published the latest update of the draft DSM-5 psychiatric diagnosis manual, which is due to be completed in 2013. The changes have provoked much comment, criticism, and heated debate, and many have used the opportunity to attack psychiatric diagnosis and the perceived failure to find “biological tests” to replace descriptions of mental phenomena ...
Here's What Smart Billionaire George Soros Is Buying and Selling
It can be smart to keep an eye on what the most successful investors have been up to.
When You Eat Is As Important As What You Eat
When you eat may be just as significant as what you eat, say researchers at Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The study is published in the Cell Press journal Cell Metabolism. The researchers put two groups of mice on a high-fat diet - one group were restricted to eating for 8 hours per day, while the other group could eat around the clock. The team found that although mice on the ...
Obesity is a time bomb for nation’s youth
There is a ticking time bomb among American youth, one that is growing worse rapidly and can be fatal at an early age.
Obesity in Pregnancy Strongest Predictor of Large Babies
Obesity during pregnancy is the strongest predictor of whether a mother will give birth to a large infant, a new study from Canada suggests.
Review: HBO's 'Weight of the Nation' pounds away at obesity
The four-part 'Weight of the Nation' continues HBO's crusade for change, with a look at how obesity has affected Americans and what can be done for the long run. "The Weight of the Nation," HBO's new four-part documentary exploring the rising obesity rates among Americans, does not pussy-foot. Americans, we are told early and often, are simply too fat and their collective girth is straining more ...
How to wean America from its dangerous food addiction
The nation's obesity epidemic is as much about brain chemistry as it is poor diet and laziness — a fact we must realize if we're going to treat obesity effectively
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