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Exercise, diet may keep sleep apnea from worsening
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing weight through exercise and healthier eating may have long-term benefits for people with mild sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Researchers found obese study participants who went through a one-year lifestyle...Tags: Weight Loss, Internists, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Drugs and Medicines
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Obesity experts and doctors team up to offer free weight-loss tools for patients and providers
Talking about excess weight can be awkward. But talking about it with your health-care provider can also be lifesaving. To help foster that conversation, Obesity Action Coalition, a nonprofit group dedicated to helping obese individuals, has launched...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss, Weight, Arthritis
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TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home
I was a pioneer of childhood obesity. By the time I was a junior in high school, I weighed more than 200 pounds. I was a fat kid before being a fat kid made you the topic of a national conversation and the first lady's pet project, back when Gatorade...
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Weight, Jamie Oliver, Overweight, Halloween
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Virginia communities take on childhood obesity
Ninety-four percent of Virginians support the need for 30 minutes of daily physical education in elementary and middle schools, according to a survey of more than 15,000 adults and young people by Y Street, a teen volunteer group. The Virginia...
Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Franklin County (Virginia), Overweight, The New York Times
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Is agriculture responsible for obesity?
An article by Bruce M. King in the February-March 2013 issue of The American Psychologist indicates 502 million persons worldwide are obese (i.e., a body mass index greater than 30, calculated by weight in kilograms divided by height in meters, squared)....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Psychologists, Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Body Mass Index
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More proof that soda bans would fizzle
Soda bans seem like a good idea in theory. Soda has no nutritional value whatsoever. Worse, it’s a sugar bomb. Given the mounting obesity problem in this country, some might think soda bans are an admiral effort to curb our collective waistline,...
Tags: Cornell University, Weight, Michael Bloomberg, American Heart Association, Medical Procedures and Tests
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New Yorkers get heavy on bike share weight limit
ReutersBy Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - New York City's upcoming public bike share program, Citibike, has already irked parking space seekers, food cart vendors and locals who resent seeing a Citibank sponsor logo on nearly every block....Tags: Fort Greene, New York Public Library, Citigroup Incorporated, Manhattan (New York City), Weight
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Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen
Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...
Tags: Kentucky Fried Chicken, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Weight, Richard Nixon
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HEAL FitWalk promotes healthy food, lifestyles
holly.shok@herald-mail.comChef Joe Fleischman’s plan worked out perfectly Wednesday when children in attendance of Family Fit Night flocked to the self-serve fruit and yogurt parfait line he had cunningly prepared. “Brightly colored food usually is good for you,...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Weight
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Oil and soda taxes advance in California Legislature
SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state. The Senate Health Committee members approved a bill by state...
Tags: Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Family, Food Industry
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Workshop presents healthy food in a fun new way
Staff WriterFor preschool teacher Cynthia Juarez, preparing healthy meals in a fun and creative way was exactly what she wanted to learn to help teach her students at Room to Grow preschool in Brawley. “It’s extremely important for our kids to learn...Tags: Healthy Diet, Weight, Overweight, Education, Diets and Dieting
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School meal standards may help students maintain weight
Researchers have found an association between stricter school meal standards and the weight of students, especially those from low-income families. States that require more nutritious school lunches than the federal government mandated were compared...
Tags: Science and Technology, New York University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weight, Teaching and Learning
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