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Eating insects could help fight obesity, U.N. says
ReutersROME (Reuters) - The thought of eating beetles, caterpillars and ants may give you the creeps, but the authors of a U.N. report published on Monday said the health benefits of consuming nutritious insects could help fight obesity. More than 1,900 species...Tags: Weight, Health Organizations
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Mud Run participation in Glen Helen goes for good cause
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.Carlos Luna's heart pounds and his chest aches. His legs and arms burn from exertion. While this may seem like torture, Luna regularly submits himself to this pain all in the name of fun. Luna is a mudder: A person who participates in races which...Tags: Law Enforcement, Sex Crimes, Weight, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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In an urban food desert, markets make a mobile oasis
The Virginian-PilotThe steam from a plump roasted yam greets Peggy Miller for dinner most days. It doesn't take much to satisfy the 72-year-old's appetite, but she's picky about what's on her plate. Fresh vegetables are her first choice, but they're not easy to come by in...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Weight just one factor to consider when measuring health
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it possible to be 30 pounds overweight and still be healthy? My blood pressure and cholesterol are normal, and I have no health issues other than being overweight. ANSWER: Weight is one important measure of health. But it's not...Tags: Religion and Belief, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Body Mass Index, Mayo Clinic
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Local group gets grant to fight child obesity
Savannah Morning News, Ga.The local business coalition bent on cutting the fat in Chatham County children just received a healthy funding grant to make it happen. Healthy living organizations the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Health Foundation this week awarded the...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Health Insurance, Conservation, Medical Research, Children's Health
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EDITORIAL: Gov. Christie latest 'loser'
Boston HeraldGov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, an able Republican practitioner of the in-your-face school of political combat, has tackled his obesity with surgery -- for the sake of his wife and four children, he said; although various pundits insist it's to clear...Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Students split on Prospect High's divided PE curriculum
It's known as the "lower" PE class, but some students at one northwest suburban high school simply call it "fat gym." Sophomore James Farquharson said his peers coined the term after Prospect High School adopted a new physical education curriculum...
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READER SUBMITTED: American Heart Association And Aetna Team Up To Bring Macdonough Elementary Teaching Garden
MiddletownThe American Heart Association announces that Macdonough Elementary School in Middletown will receive a Teaching Garden thanks to Aetna and it's team of nurses. The school's Garden Club will receive the materials needed to plant a real-life laboratory...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Teaching and Learning, Elementary Schools, Students
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Changing the future of Yuma's health
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.In view of escalating health-care costs and other challenges, how can the community improve its health? More than 100 of Yuma County's leaders, health providers and elected officials gathered Thursday to engage in dialogue and try to come up with...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Diabetes, Death, Heart Disease, Body Mass Index
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Cancer doctor Otis Brawley urges MCG graduates to focus on disease prevention
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.Even with a distinguished career and a top position at the American Cancer Society, Dr. Otis Brawley conceded he was envious of the new crop of physicians emerging from the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University that will benefit from...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Diabetes, Otis Brawley, Heart Disease, American Cancer Society
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Sitting ducks
Khaleej TimesSitting for long hours is really bad for you; in fact, it may be killing you. It's time to stand up and take note of what it's really doing to your body Have you ever thought that something as innocuous as the everyday habit of sitting could be...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Pilates, Back Pain, Heart Attack, Diabetes
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The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va., Donnie Johnston column
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.THE OTHER day, I watched a spokesman for Coca-Cola talk about what his company plans to do to help curb the growing obesity problem in the United States. He said reducing the risk of obesity is the responsibility of business, government and society....Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Government, Business, Hamburgers, Green Beans
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