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Obesity will be topic of soda ads

Choi, Candice — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boston Globe

NEW YORK - Coca-Cola became one of the world's most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it's taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the industry: obesity. The Atlanta-based company on

Child obesity linked to fat parents: report

Cho Chung — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:27:28 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News

Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - Children with fat parents or in poor families are at higher risk for becoming obese, according to a report released Monday. Researchers at Inje University Paik Hospital said children who have a higher body mass index

New stomach pump sends food from tummy to toilet

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:32:50 -0500

Outlet: CBSNews.com

Bailey Johnson / CBS News / January 14, 2013, 3:10 PM New stomach pump would send food from stomach straight to toilet APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESIT BY EXTRACTING FOOD / USTPO From the mind that brought you the Segway, comes the latest

Fast food frequency linked to asthma, eczema severity in children, teens

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:27:48 -0500

Outlet: CBSNews.com

By Ryan Jaslow / CBS News / January 14, 2013, 2:50 PM Fast food frequency linked to asthma, eczema severity in children, teens Kids who eat lots of fast food may risk more than obesity. A new study finds that children and teens who eat

Junk foods disguised as healthy

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:52:29 -0500

Outlet: FOXNews.com

Junk foods disguised as healthy By Dr. Jennifer Landa Published January 14, 2013 FoxNews.com AP The growing number of overweight and obese individuals spanning the globe is prompting more and more consumers to seek healthier habits in

A GOOD WAY TO MEASURE OBESITY? FAT CHANCE

Bialik, Carl — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Wall Street Journal

Carl Bialik The Numbers Guy column discusses how researchers incorrectly measure obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI); graph (M) Copyright © 2013 The New York Times Company

China walking a thin line on obesity

Bruno, Debra — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Chicago Tribune

Older people in China remember the Great Famine of 1958-61, when 15 million to 45 million people died of hunger and related causes. Today, many street corners in Beijing and many other cities seem to boast a McDonald's. There are KFC stores in al

Florida aims to shed obesity's weight

Armstrong, John — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Orlando Sentinel

Data indicate that Central Floridians have not been immune to widening waistlines: 27.8 percent of Orange County adults and 27.2 percent of all Florida adults were obese in 2010. From 2009 to 2011, Orange County's three-year age-adjusted death rates

Web reacts to weight loss gadget that sucks food through stomach

Dean Kamen — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:31:54 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News

AFP Relax – 11 hours ago An at-home stomach pump billed as an alternative to gastric bypass surgery is generating a lot of online attention for its drastic and stomach-churning weight loss method, essentially vacuuming indigested food out through

Sitting all day ‘literally killing us,’ says obesity expert - Video on NBCNews.com

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:20:35 -0500

Outlet: NBC News (Formerly MSNBC) - Online

NBCNews: Rock Center | Aired on January 09, 2013 Sitting all day ‘literally killing us,’ says obesity expert Dr. James Levine’s obesity research at the Mayo Clinic is turning our conventional thinking about exercise on its head. Levine say