Study Says High Calorie Snacks Are to Blame for Obesity Epidemic - Voice of America
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 Little About (blog) | Study Says High Calorie Snacks Are to Blame for Obesity Epidemic Voice of America Childhood obesity continues to spread in the US and elsewhere. A new study finds excessive snacking is the main culprit. One in three children in the United ... Obesity Epidemic! Blame it on the high calorie snacks Pay More, Weigh Less? Cost of Junk Food May Influence Consumption |
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NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity - AFP
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 Sky News | NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity AFP He called obesity "the biggest public health challenge of this and the next few decades." Public officials in New York and other states are echoing that ... New York governor defends soda tax Healthy Solution: Taxing Sodas Lawmakers Consider Taxing Soda to Curb Obesity |
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Soda industry is doing its part against obesity - Plain Dealer (blog)
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 Palm Beach Post | Soda industry is doing its part against obesity Plain Dealer (blog) By Other Voices Our industry agrees that childhood obesity is a serious problem, and, like The Plain Dealer, we also applaud First Lady Michelle Obama for ... US school drink deal cuts sugar; NY mulls soda tax War on Soft Drinks Bubbles out of Schools Soda-makers say school sales plummet |
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Tax Soda, Pizza To Cut Obesity, Researchers Say - Huffington Post (blog)
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 China Daily | Tax Soda, Pizza To Cut Obesity, Researchers Say Huffington Post (blog) The researchers, writing in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday, suggested taxing could be used as a weapon in the fight against obesity, ... Study: Junk food tax could make us healthier Taxing soda may help fight obesity, research shows New evidence that junk food taxes would lead to weight loss ... maybe |
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Fat KidsGet ready for a new front in the war on obesity. - Slate
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 A Pakistan News | Fat KidsGet ready for a new front in the war on obesity. Slate In an effort to win the war on obesity—the spoils of which include an estimated tens or hundreds of thousands of lives per year, and billions of dollars in ... Tackling obesity crucial to nation's long-term health Childhood Obesity: Schools Should NOT Weigh Kids (3/2010) Should Religious Communities Do More to Combat Obesity? Matthew Feinstein Answers |
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Drinking alcohol prevents overweight/obesity? - Food Consumer
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 Reuters | Drinking alcohol prevents overweight/obesity? Food Consumer A new study suggests that drinking light to moderate amounts of alcohol helps prevent overweight and obesity in women with a normal body mass index. ... Womens' obesity risks lowered with daily drinks, study finds Wine Does Not Lead To Obesity, Research Reported Female wine drinkers have lower obesity risk |
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Doctors group challenges Kraft sponsorship of Texas Stadium implosion - Dallas Morning News
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 33 KDAF-TV | Doctors group challenges Kraft sponsorship of Texas Stadium implosion Dallas Morning News The group offered $75000 for Irving to drop Kraft and instead use the implosion to highlight childhood obesity. As part of the agreement approved in ... Facility Notes Food fight over Texas Stadium implosion Doctors Protest Kraft's Sponsorship of Texas Stadium Implosion |
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Orexigen Therapeutics narrows 4th-quarter loss - BusinessWeek
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Orexigen Therapeutics narrows 4th-quarter loss BusinessWeek Obesity drug developer Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss Tuesday after finishing clinical trials of its drug candidates ... Orexigen Therapeutics Q4 Loss Narrows - Update Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Announces Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31 ... Orexigen(R) Therapeutics to Speak at Cowen & Company Healthcare Conference |
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Obesity may protect against metabolic syndrome - Sify
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 India Talkies | Obesity may protect against metabolic syndrome Sify While metabolic syndrome is apparently related to obesity, researchers have said that the link is not just negative. Metabolic syndrome is characterised ... Obesity Protects the Body? Obesity Protects Against Metabolic Syndrome, Says Noted Researcher Roger Unger Obesity as protection against metabolic syndrome, not its cause |
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Childhood Obesity Linked to Adult Heart Disease Risk - Voice of America
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Childhood Obesity Linked to Adult Heart Disease Risk Voice of America "The strength of this relationship between obesity and inflammation is concerning, that something's happening that could be cumulative. ... |
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