


Obesity should be addressed differently UWEC Spectator, WI - Children are becoming extremely overweight and are setting themselves up for serious health problems. I agree something needs to be done, but paying kids to ... |
![]() Business New Haven | Fighting Fat with Facts Business New Haven, CT - The overall message is urgent: More than two-thirds of American adults are currently overweight or obese, and numbers are rising all over the world. ... |
Obesity cutting lives short Record Herald, OH - In addition the the health risks, being overweight affects kids' self-esteem and ability to fit in with their peers. Overweight children may be less likely ... |
Obesity weighs on health, budgets FayObserver.com, NC - From costly medical bills to missed workdays to shorter life spans, the effects of being overweight or obese are passed on to everyone, regardless of size. ... |
China too must confront obesity On Line opinion, Australia - It may partly explain the increased prevalence of overweight and obese people among older Chinese in both rural and urban areas. By contrast, the Western ... |
Posted by: Cathy Arnst on September 25 BusinessWeek - It doesn’t take much to make a fat kid, as Greece is learning. McDonald’s instead of a home-cooked meal, Lunchables instead of a tuna sandwich, ... |
The battle with obesity Yakima Herald-Republic, WA - "We saw a dip in the number of kids eating school lunch, especially with the older kids taking off to McDonald's and Subway. Now it's commonplace that these ... |
"Stomach fillers" may be cheap, but not healthful Trading Markets (press release), CA - Dr. K sees about 30 children each day at the Monfort Children's Clinic, and about one-third are overweight; six or seven of them will be obese. ... |
![]() Entertainment Weekly | Are the skinny starlets of '90210' setting a bad example? Entertainment Weekly - Realize too that this is Beverly Hills High and I'm sure any of the fat kids were shipped off to the "spa" until they came back emaciated. ... |
![]() dBTechno | Law will force chains to put nutrition data on their menus The National, United Arab Emirates - One in three children and one in four teenagers are overweight or at risk of becoming overweight. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death ... California to require restaurant calorie disclosure |