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Ban Cupcakes

Holiday parties to substitute fruit, other 'healthy' treats to replace banned sweets

Dec 17, 07 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Holiday parties in classrooms around Chicago won't be covered with red and green sprinkles this year, the Chicago Tribune reports. More and more schools are banning cupcakes in favor of "healthy" things like fruit skewers fashioned into reindeer antlers. It's part of a national trend to make special-occasion snacks... More »

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banned foods • obesity • Chicago • obesity epidemic • Illinois • classroom • school lunch • snack foods • cupcakes

New Guidelines Target Child Obesity

Strict measures aim to reduce number of overweight kids

Dec 3, 07 5:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The most stringent guidelines to date for combating childhood obesity recommend yearly weight checks and possibly even medication or surgery for kids who can't combat the condition on their own, USA Today reports. Doctors should also keep normal-weight kids apprised of the ins and outs of healthy living, a panel... More »

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obesity • nutrition • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • children • American Medical Association • pediatrics • children's health care

Kids Will
Eat Healthier School Lunches

Study of Minn. schools shows they don't have to cost more, either

Nov 26, 07 8:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Low-fat turkey hot dogs, fruits, and veggies aren't the lunchtime turn-off many assume, a study of Minnesota school districts finds. Sure, students prefer fattier lunches, but demand doesn't drop and cost doesn't rise when they're dished up healthier meals. Although labor expenses typically increase, the savings from abandoning processed foods... More »

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childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • healthy eating • school lunch

America's 10 Chubbiest Cities

Sun Belt hogs the lion's share of pudgiest locales

Nov 25, 07 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The weather may be great and the lifestyle good, but Southern culinary hospitality might be landing the Sun Belt disproportionately on Forbes' list of America's most obese cities. The most rotund:
  1. Memphis
  2. Birmingham
  3. San Antonio
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obesity • New Orleans • Milwaukee • obesity epidemic • Kansas City • Detroit • fat • list • Austin • Riverside • San Diego • San Antonio • Baltimore • Jacksonville • Birmingham • Richmond • obese • Oklahoma City • Memphis • Nashville

Sleep-Deprived Kids Pack on
the Pounds

Lack of down time correlates with childhood obesity

Nov 5, 07 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Kids who get plenty of sleep could be lowering their chances of becoming obese. For each extra hour third-graders in a newly released study spent sleeping, they lowered their chance of becoming obese by sixth grade by 40%. The results could have to do with the effect of sleep on... More »

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obesity • sleep • parenting • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • exercise

Britain to Fight Fat in 'Fit Towns'

Government would broaden eco-friendly schemes to address health concerns

Nov 1, 07 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - In light of dire predictions about the cost of the obesity crisis, England wants 10 previously planned eco-friendly towns to also combat obesity by promoting healthy lifestyles, the Guardian reported today. Among the proposals: more bike lanes; safe walking routes to school and the downtown area; larger and more modern... More »

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obesity • childhood obesity • United Kingdom • France • obesity epidemic • England • bikes • exercise • healthy eating • fitness • eco friendly towns

Brits Plotting Battle of Bulge on Plumpies

Europe's fattest nation could rack up millions in health care

Oct 25, 07 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two sobering reports have frantic Brits casting about for ways to combat their obesity epidemic, reports the Christian Science Monitor. England is the fattest country in Europe and half of its population could be obese by 2050, the reports warn. Now the country is looking into everything from regulating junk... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • England • public health • junk food • exercise • healthy eating

Myth: Exercise Keeps You Lean

Studies don't support connection between working out and slimming down

Sep 27, 07 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The idea that exercise is the key to shedding pounds is relatively modern—and a whole lot of hogwash, Gary Taubes argues in New York magazine. Though the theory that working out makes us lose weight has been around since the 1960s, scientific research has consistently shown that the relationship... More »

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obesity • nutrition • obesity epidemic • weight loss • diet • exercise • health study • waistline

Unhealthy Habits Could Hurt Your
Pay Check

Employers are fining, firing based on lifestyle

Sep 26, 07 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Unhealthy living is getting more expensive, the Chicago Tribune reports, with employees facing fines or even firing for not satisfying company health requirements. Michigan's Weyco fines workers $50 per paycheck if they or their spouses smoke. Indianapolis' Clarian takes away $5 for each blood-pressure, body-mass, or other health-based benchmark you... More »

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obesity epidemic • blood pressure • health insurance premiums

Obese Toddlers: Too Many Calories, Too Little Iron

Parents should wean children, feed them meat, eggs, study says

Sep 4, 07 8:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Overweight toddlers are more than twice as likely to have iron deficiencies as their skinnier counterparts, with Hispanics facing the highest risk, concludes a study in September’s Pediatrics, the first to link obesity with low iron levels. Researchers stressed the importance of weaning kids 1 to 3 years old... More »

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obesity • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • Anemia • children • child development • pediatrics

We're Still Getting Fatter

Obesity epidemic continues to spread

Aug 27, 07 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans just keep getting fatter. Obesity rates were up in 31 states this year and declined in none, a new study by a health advocacy group finds. That brings the percentage of American adults who are either obese or overweight to 60%, Reuters reports, and the usual suspects are to... More »

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obesity • nutrition • childhood obesity • diabetes • obesity epidemic • heart disease • epidemic • America • Americans • Mississippi • stroke • health study

Common Virus Linked
to Obesity

Fat cells exposed to virus grow in size and number

Aug 21, 07 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A virus that causes sore throats and eye infections may also contribute to obesity, new research suggests. leaving infected people with more and larger fat cells than uninfected people have. The discovery could lead to the development of anti-obesity vaccines and may help explain why some obese people have healthy... More »

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obesity • stem cell research • health • stem cells • obesity epidemic • science • blood pressure • virus

Obesity Ups Odds of Beating Heart Attack

Fat have more attacks, but are more likely to survive

Jul 10, 07 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chew on this: While obese people are at much higher risk for having heart attacks, they also more likely than their thinner counterparts to survive them, the AP reports. Three years after their heart attacks, as many as 10% of healthy-weight patients had died compared to 3.6% of obese... More »

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obesity • health • obesity epidemic • heart disease • smoking • heart failure • heart attack

Kellogg Will Ease Off Ads Aimed at Kids

Cereal giant plans voluntary nutrition, marketing changes

Jun 15, 07 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Averting a threatened lawsuit, Kellogg will reformulate its cereals and snack foods to make them more nutritious—or keep them as is and stop targeting advertising at children under 12. The plan affects about half of the company's offerings, meaning that fans of Pop-Tarts and Rice Krispies may be getting... More »

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obesity • food • nutrition • advertising • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • marketing • children • Kellogg • cereal

Americans Go Abroad, Online for New Diet Pill

Hung up in FDA approval process, pill's already scoring big

Jun 11, 07 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The weight loss drug Acomplia is stuck in FDA limbo, but that isn't stopping Americans from ordering it off the Internet or buying it in Europe, where it's legal. If the government rules that its lowering of weight and cholesterol balances out the possible side effects, including suicide and depression,... More »

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medicine • suicide • FDA • depression • obesity epidemic • Sanofi Aventis • Acomplia • weight loss • diet pills • cholesterol

Chemicals Linked to Obesity  

In mice, common chemicals trigger fat cells and "feed me" hormones

Mar 12, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chemicals found in everything from baby bottles to cleaning agents might be triggering the obesity epidemic, causing fat cells to grow and multiply out of control. A Centers for Disease Control study suggests that exposure of mice to chemicals like tributyltin—used in fungicides and plastics—increases fat cells, which... More »

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obesity • health • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • obesity epidemic • tributyltin • bisphenol A • chemicals and obesity • baby bottle • fat

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