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Stories Tagged With Obesity

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To Cut Calories, Eat Slowly

In a study last month, scientists found that when a group of subjects were given an identical serving of ice cream on different occasions, they released more hormones that made them feel full when they ate it in 30 minutes instead of 5 . The scientist [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Soft drink tax battle shifts to states - your take?

Reporting from Washington - After successfully quashing discussion of a federal tax on soft drinks last year, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and the fast-food industry are facing a new battle on the state level, where legislators are beginning to conside [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Caveat Excellence

Do we need a reset? As teabaggers strive for caveat emptor nirvana, have you had just about enough of getting gamed to where you are the one responsible for unconscionable penalties when you cross the foul line? Do you feel like you just don't have a  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Whole Foods incentivizes workers to be healthy with discounts

Upscale grocer Whole Foods has a new voluntary program to reward workers who don’t use nicotine and meet specific numbers for body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol during in-store screenings. Have the right numbers, and you get up to 30% o [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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F.D.A. Weighs Update to Standard Serving Sizes - NYTimes.com

The problem is important because the standard serving size shown on a package determines all the other nutritional values on the label, including calorie counts. If the serving size is smaller than what people really eat, unless they study the label c [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Kids in Florida can now opt-out of gym with note from parents

But the Florida Legislature also added an opt-out clause beginning in 2009-10 — a move that triggered sharp criticism from P.E. teachers who argued that children need more exercise and that the life skills taught in today's gym classes will help kee [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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More indoor internet kids are getting rickets from no sunshine

"Kids tend to stay indoors more these days and play on their computers instead of enjoying the fresh air," said Simon Pearce, a professor at Newcastle University in northeast England and lead author of a new study on Vitamin D deficiency.  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Watching TV shortens life span, study finds

Researchers found that each hour a day spent watching TV was linked with an 18% greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, an 11% greater risk of all causes of death, and a 9% increased risk of death from cancer.  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Nutritional information on your fast food receipt

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This guy wants thinner Santas to help with the obesity epidemic

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"I'm pushing to reduce the size of Santa by 25 percent," Berger says from his home in Daphne, Ala. "We're gently and relentlessly focused on getting these men to be positive about fitness and wellness and reducing their weight."  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Out of work America is getting fatter

"Eating healthy has been one of the big casualties of this economic downturn," said Harry Balzer, chief industry analyst at the NPD Group and author of the research company's annual Eating Patterns in America report. "Last year, consumers cut back on  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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college kids allowed to graduate after health course controversy

The Lincoln University faculty voted yesterday to end a controversial fitness-course requirement for obese students - at least for now. The "Fitness for Life" course will now be recommended to certain students after they take a freshman-wellness co [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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