Why Safe Kids are Becoming Fat
Why Safe Kids are Becoming Fat – If you grew up in the 50′s you will relate to this article and cheer the author. At some point we have lost something in growing up … Risk! So much has been done to shelter children from the chance of getting hurt that we are creating a generation of young people who are getting fat and many may face a lifetime of chronic disease. Might unstructured exercise avert this?
Eating Out in South Los Angeles
Eating Out in South Los Angeles - LA has voted to restrict the addition of new fast food establishments. Maybe the fact that there is a 57% higher rate of obesity than neighboring areas and almost three quarters of restaurants are fast food. We all pay the price and this may be a trend that grows.
Fat Rats with Type 2 Diabetes – Conquer Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer at the Same Time?
Fat Rats with Type 2 Diabetes – Conquer Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer at the Same Time? – By-pass operations are known to have dramatic effects on weight control. Now CBS’s 60 Minutes reports the positive effects on reversing diabetes. Cancer also skews higher among the obese. Researchers are looking at the by-pass as a means to fend off cancer which kills 100,000 overweight people annually.
Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese
Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese-New York Times 1/23/08 reported that gastric banding surgery showed the added benefit of stopping diabetes.
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Obese as a Child Triples Risk of Heart Attack by Middle Age.
Dr. Glenn Gandleman report on studies that should keep kids trim and exercised.
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Proposed Tax on Sugary Beverages Debated
The debate over a tax on sugary soft drinks — billed as a way to fight obesity and provide billions for health care reform — is starting to fizz over.
Social Snacking Next to a Size Zero
It is well established that we look to others for cues about how much food to eat. Break bread with a glutton, and you’ll most likely eat a big portion too. But a paper soon to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research explores the way that these choices are affected by the body type of the other person eating.
9/20/09 Proposed Tax on Sugary Beverages Debated, Social Snacking Next to a Size Zero
Proposed Tax on Sugary Beverages Debated : The debate over a tax on sugary soft drinks — billed as a way to fight obesity and provide billions for health care reform — is starting to fizz over. Social Snacking Next to a Size Zero: It is well established that we look to others for cues about how much food to eat. Break bread with a glutton, and you’ll most likely eat a big portion too. But a paper soon to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research explores the way that these choices are affected by the body type of the other person eating.
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Teach your Kids Healthy Habits Now!
Recent articles in the New England Journal of Medicine provide evidence that childhood obesity leads to heart disease.
http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/88/20775/kids
Obesity can shorten lifespan up to a decade
Obesity shaves two to four years off the average lifespan, while being very obese can shorten your lifespan by 8 to 10 years, according to a new analysis of 57 studies including nearly 900,000 people.
