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NFL Getting Kids Fit, But...
In Disease Proof - Posted 2 days ago
The National Football League has made youth FITNESS a priority. And recently, members of the New York Giants, helped build a playground in New Jersey,...
Tags: fitness football heart disease kids
The US$7 Dinner Challenge: Sarah s Cucina Bella
In Limes & Lycopene - Posted 2 days ago
The US$7 Dinner Challenge: Sarah s Cucina Bella has set a challenge: making a two-course dinner for four people for US$7. That s not a lot of mo...
Tags: calories obesity
Does the evidence really show that school obesity policies and weigh-ins don t increase taunts against fat kids?
In Junkfood Science - Posted 2 days ago
Should we be concerned that today s anti-obesity programs could be having unintended consequences for school children? Since Arkansas passed Act 122...
Tags: children kids obesity
Overeating Makes Brain Go Bonkers
In Baseline of Health Blog - Posted 2 days ago
As if it wasn't bad enough that eating binges make you bloat like a whale, new evidence shows that overeating triggers a brain dysfunction that actu...
Tags: calories diabetes diet exercise insulin obesity overweight
Obesity and Forgetfullness: Is There A Link?
In That Health Rules - Posted 2 days ago
Otherwise categorized as cosmetic in nature, we now know that being overweight or obese is already a considered a culprit for developing chronic disea...
Tags: calorie counting cancer dementia diabetes heart disease high blood pressure hypertension obese obesity overweight sex stroke
Nearly 1 in 6 Online Health Insurance Shoppers Are ‘Uninsurable
In WSJ.com: Health Blog - Posted 2 days ago
A number of health reformers, including Sen. John McCain, call for insurance tax credits that people could use to shop for individual health policies ...
Tags: obesity pregnancy
Exotic Pets Bad for Kids
In Disease Proof - Posted 3 days ago
When I was little, I had hermit crabs, frogs, birds, toads, lizards and goldfish, but apparently some of those AREN T safe for children. Exotic pets...
Tags: children kids obesity
Debate resumes in UK should fat children be taken from their parents by the state?
In Junkfood Science - Posted 3 days ago
Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick, a general practitioner in London and the author of The Tyranny of Health: Doctors and the Regulation of Lifestyle, writes in ...
Tags: child obesity children obesity
One Exercise Session Boosts Big Health Benefits
In FitSugar - Healthy, happy you. - Posted 3 days ago
If you are having a hard time getting on the exercise bandwagon then you'll be excited to hear about recent news reported by Reuters. New research has...
Tags: exercise gym obese overweight
Science by press release squared Can children s books really eradicate childhood obesity?
In Junkfood Science - Posted 4 days ago
This story takes the prize for the most deceptive example of science by press release. The media has been plastered over recent days with more tha...
Tags: childhood children obesity
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