

![]() KXLY Spokane | child obesity ads aim to create movement out of controversy CNN Nearly 40% of Georgia's children are overweight or obese -- the second-highest rate in the nation -- yet 50% of Georgians don't consider child obesity a problem. What's more, 75% of parents of obese children don't think they have a problem on their ... Child Obesity Ads Create Movement Out Of Controversy |
Obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking in the United States Southeast Missourian Keser noted that people should watch what and how much they eat and exercise 30 minutes a day. In 2009-2010, more than 78 million adults and almost 13 million children ages 2 to 19 were obese, the CDC researchers reported. While those numbers haven't ... |
![]() Daily Mail | Georgina Crook: How 21-stone mother with 'body blindness' shed half her weight Daily Mail While Georgina Crook, from Burton, Staffs., had always been overweight, she was never bullied at school, never heard a cruel comment in passing and enjoyed a loving relationship with her husband. She had always been popular with her friends and, ... |
New York City Defends Health Ads That Frighten the Viewer New York Times The city's health department uses no sugar-coating in its latest ads, which feature images of overweight people whose mobility is impaired to warn of the dangers of ever-growing portions of unhealthy food and soft drinks. |
![]() Rapid Growth | Dakota Shayne combines cookies and books to help kids learn. Photography by ... Rapid Growth Dakota Shayne shares books and cookies with kids to improve literacy. Photography by Adam Bird At 25, Dakota Shayne smartly comprehends how to meld a literacy-based non-profit that partners with local businesses and promotes story time, ... |
![]() Yahoo! Contributors Network (blog) | 'Toddlers and Tiaras' Controversy: Mom Defends Feeding Daughter 'Pageant Crack' Yahoo! Contributors Network (blog) "There are normal people who give their kids this, so why is it such a big issue with us pageant moms that do it all weekend to keep our kids energized and awake?" "GMA" observed young beauty contestants at a pageant in New York City eating Skittles ... |
85 pounds lighter and couldn't be happier about turning 40 Baltimore Sun I've called myself overweight, and heavy. My clothes have been for "big girls" from the "women's" department, but fat has never really been in my vocabulary. Other people have called me fat. I remember an incident, probably 15 years ago, ... |
Mommy Bloggers' Flawed Take on Anti-Obesity Ads Yahoo! Contributors Network COMMENTARY | According to HLN, the newest and most vocal critics of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's anti-obesity ad campaign are a group known as "mommy bloggers." These angry mothers feel the controversial ads, which depict obese children as ... 'The Coming Epidemic' |
Why are our children so badly behaved? The Dominion Post Our proclivity for responding quickly to the needs of our children, praising them to develop self-esteem and eating between meal times is creating a generation of overweight, bad-tempered and undisciplined youngsters, not to mention destroying their ... |
![]() International Business Times | Obesity: Is It Indirectly Responsible for Plunging Crime Rates? International Business Times According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 36 percent of all American adults and 17 percent of children under 19 were obese in 2010. When one includes people who are simply overweight, the numbers are even more stunning – almost ... |