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Obesity: Actual Disease or Just a False Scare?
According to BostonHerald.com, a doctor said that Santa Claus sets a bad example...about obesity. However, the people had spoken out that the image of our beloved Santa should stay the same and not be skinnier. Now the real question is...is obesity just...
Tags: obesity, fat, disease, Santa Claus
Experts: Parents can influence obesity remarkably early in life
Parents are contributing to the obesity epidemic, according to researchers at Harvard, and it starts early in life. The Harvard study found that infants who gained quickly and weighed more at 6 months of age were more likely to be overweight at age...
Tags: parents, infants, babies, nutrition, obesity, child care, day care
How well do you know your body?
You may be thinking, I know my body better then anyone else....it is mine after all. What kind of question is that? Who doesn't know their own body? I would say to a certain point you are correct. You know when you move your feet and...
Tags: obesity, supplements, nutrition, USANA, diseases, United States, US government, diets, exercise, health, wellness
We Get out of Health Care What We Put Into It
Time will tell whether we finally get accessible, affordable health care in this country. But even the most adamant proponents of reform have to admit that the only way it'll work is if we all acknowledge that poor health is one of the biggest cost drivers....
Tags: health, care, reform, obesity, tax, epidemic, cancer, smoking, junk, food, exercise
The Un-Splendor of Splenda
As an ever growing percentage of the American population fights obesity, so too grows the number of products lining our grocery store shelves boasting reduced fat, reduced carbs and reduced calories. Laboratories seem hell bent on replacing 'real' food...
Tags: health, animal testing, diet, obesity, vegan
Many districts not showing President Obama's speech to kids
By now the President's speech to kids has been so hyped that it is bound to disappoint just like most Super Bowls. In fact the situation is worse than most Super Bowl as the White House has already been forced to release a transcript of the address ahead...
Tags: Obama, Education, Conservatives, Recism, Specch, Kids, Racism, White House, Washington, Obesity, Health Care Reform
Is the Economy Good for Fighting Obesity?
The invention of the dollar menu may seem like a revolutionary accomplishment by a group of suits sitting around the war room table, but the battle of the bulge has been dealt a giant blow with the desparation of businesses trying to earn our last dollar. ...
Why kids under 3 should never watch TV
Following the lead of the American Academy of Pediatrics, France's broadcast authority last year banned French channels from airing programmes aimed at children under three. The High Audiovisual Council took the bold step to shield children from the developmental...
Tags: TV, television, ADHD, obesity, CBBC, Disney, High Audiovisual Council, American Academy of Pediatrics
Forget 'Yo Mama': Is Childhood Obesity a Crime?
In my youth, it was cool to make fat jokes and 'yo mama' jokes: "… Billy’s so fat, he plays hop-scotch like: ‘Pennsylvania,' 'Florida,' 'Texas' …" turns out, it's not so funny anymore.Considering that, in 2004, about...
PETA: How far is too far?
How far is too far when it comes to shock-marketing? Is there any cause that is such a good cause that there should be no limitations to the methods used in order to illicit a response from the public? PETA is an organization that is no stranger...
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