Archive for the “Obesity” Category



ABC News

Can a Scale Solve Teen Obesity? Not So Fast
ABC News - 1 hour ago
Still, with rates of teen obesity on the rise, new research suggests that a weekly appointment with the bathroom scale may be a low-tech, low-cost tool for ...

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Sector Snap: Obesity drug developers
CNNMoney.com - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Obesity drug developers may have trouble getting drugs reimbursed by private and government health plans, though physicians ...

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NECN

Lead the charge against obesity
NECN, MA - 3 hours ago
(NECN) - Dr. Sasha Stiles of the Tufts Obesity Consult Center said that obesity is a rather natural end with the way our lifestyles and genetics are ...

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Obesity Action Coalition Updates Childhood Obesity Series With BMI ...
MarketWatch - 3 hours ago
The brochure provides an in-depth look at childhood obesity, the causes, concerns, how to determine your child's BMI-for-age percentile and treatment ...

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SmartAboutHealth

Should We Ban Fast Food Ads To Fight Childhood Obesity?
SmartAboutHealth, MA - 4 hours ago
Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new study, the best way to fight childhood obesity may be to ban fast food ads on television. ...
Study Says Banning Fast Food Ads May Help Fight Obesity dBTechno
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Fresh News

TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
The researchers used several statistical models to link obesity rates to the amount of time spent viewing fast food advertising, finding that viewing more ...
Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: US study Reuters
Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity The Associated Press
Researchers: Ban on Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse ... MarketWatch
Los Angeles Times - Consumer Affairs
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Harrisonburg Daily News Record

Acting US Surgeon General: Childhood Obesity Is
Harrisonburg Daily News Record, VA - 5 hours ago
He is trying to inspire universities, local governments and community groups to fight against "the epidemic" of obesity. "Your work at this university is ...

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Parents and schools should combat childhood obesity
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 8 hours ago
OBESITY among Hawaii's teenagers is increasing at a disturbing rate, putting them at risk of heart disease in later years, according to the latest ...

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Bailout blues...Stock market woes...TV ad obesity | KXNet.com ...
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND - 50 minutes ago
AP WASHINGTON (AP) The finger-pointing has begun, now that a bailout for the auto industry appears all but dead. The White House says if Congress leaves for ...

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Medill Reports

North Elementary receives grant to fight obesity
Dekalb Daily Chronicle, IL - 1 hour ago
... of 10 schools in the state to receive a grant Wednesday from the Illinois Department of Public Health that will be used to help fight childhood obesity. ...
Women’s health providers gather for conference Medill Reports
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