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  • August 2008

    • Anti-Bubba: Is Obama's Bod Un-American?

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 1, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Anti-Bubba: Is Obama's Bod Un-American?

      (Newser) - No matter how long the 2008 campaign drags on, we'll never see Barack Obama as we did Bill Clinton in 1992: drenched in sweat and jogging into a McDonald's. Obama's fit—skinny, even—and a bit of a gym rat. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the notion of presidential fitness and wonders if the typical American might find a "beanpole guy," as one voter described him, a little alienating. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • health  • Bill Clinton  • obesity  • McDonald's  • junk food  • Dunkin' Donuts  • ice cream

  • July 2008

    • We Live in a Time of Bacon— Resistance Is Futile

      Salon  |  Jul 10, 08 8:33 PM CDT

      We Live in a Time of Bacon— Resistance Is Futile

      (Newser) - Everywhere Peter Meehan looks, he sees bacon. Fatty, salty, bombastic, and blissfully delicious bacon. The Salon writer tries to figure out "where we are in the bacon bonanza"—he cites bacon spray, scented candles, trendy recipes, even a bacon-of-the-month club—and reaches out to experts "to see if there's relief from or more fervent bacon mania on the horizon." The upshot: Bet on the bacon. More »

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      junk food  • food industry  • pork  • fast food industry  • salt  • cocktails

    • Pringles Aren't Potato Chips, British Court Rules

      Reuters  |  Jul 4, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      Pringles Aren't Potato Chips, British Court Rules

      (Newser) - It’s official: Pringles are legally no longer considered potato chips in England—and manufacturer Procter & Gamble couldn’t be happier, Reuters reports. In an effort to avoid the UK's tax on chips, P&G went to court to argue the tube-dwelling snacks were actually more like cakes or biscuits. It turns out Pringles aren’t even made of potatoes. More »

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      United Kingdom  • court  • junk food  • snack foods  • Pringles  • Procter & Gamble

    • We Are What Our Moms Ate

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 1, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      We Are What Our Moms Ate

      (Newser) - Long-term health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease may begin in the womb with mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy, the Guardian reports. A new study suggests expectant mothers who eat unhealthy diets not only risk the health of their newborns, but may set the child up for a lifetime of health problems. More »

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      obesity  • pregnancy  • diabetes  • diet  • mothers  • junk food  • fetal health

  • June 2008

    • For Inventor, RIP: Rest in Pringles Can

      Cincinnati Enquirer  |  Jun 2, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      For Inventor, RIP: Rest in Pringles Can

      (Newser) - The man who invented the Pringles can is taking the chips' "Once you pop, you can't stop" slogan to eternity, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Dr. Fredric J. Baur patented the iconic container in 1970 while working for Procter & Gamble, and had long wished to be buried in one; after he died last month at 89, his survivors obliged, interring some ashes in a can and an urn and giving the rest to a grandson. More »

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      junk food  • snack foods  • Proctor  • cremation  • burial  • Pringles

  • May 2008
  • March 2008

    • Mexico May Overtake US as Fattest Country

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Mar 24, 08 11:23 AM CDT

      Mexico May Overtake US as Fattest Country

      (Newser) - Mexico is the second-fattest nation after the US, and it could top the list within 10 years if waistlines continue to expand at the current rate. Nearly three-quarters of Mexican women and two-thirds of men are overweight, and diabetes is now the main cause of death. Health officials are launching anti-junk-food campaigns, but industry lobbyists aren't about to throw in the towel. More »

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      health  • Mexico  • obesity  • diabetes  • obesity epidemic  • Pepsi  • junk food  • soft drinks

    • UK Teachers Blame Parents for Bratty Kids

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Mar 22, 08 3:50 PM CDT

      UK Teachers Blame Parents for Bratty Kids

      (Newser) - UK teachers complain that classrooms are getting tougher to control because kids throw more tantrums—and parents are to blame, the Daily Telegraph reports. A Cambridge University study says that parents are letting children indulge in video games, junk food, and TV. "Teachers described highly permissive parents who admitted to indulging their children, often for the sake of peace or simply because they had run out of alternative incentives or sanctions," the report said. More »

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      children  • video game  • education  • parenting  • parents  • teacher  • junk food  • elementary school  • teachers' unions

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Conn. Grade School Kills Dessert

      CBS  |  Jan 11, 08 11:55 AM CST

      Conn. Grade School Kills Dessert

      (Newser) - Hoping to curb the trend toward obesity and diabetes in children, one Connecticut school has taken a drastic measure: It no longer serves sweets. The ice cream and cookies that drew huge cafeteria crowds twice a week have been replaced with fruit and yogurt, reports CBS 2 New York. The move makes parents happy, but many students are less than thrilled. More »

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      children  • obesity  • Connecticut  • junk food  • raising children

  • December 2007

    • Country Life Often Opposite of Healthy

      Newsweek  |  Dec 13, 07 11:23 AM CST

      Country Life Often Opposite of Healthy

      (Newser) - Rural America isn’t all hearty farmland, Newsweek writes: Many country areas are “food deserts,” supplied mainly by convenience stores. With supermarkets distant and healthy food more expensive than junk, impoverished residents often become unhealthy—hungry and fat. “A nutritionist will just say, 'Buy more fruits and vegetables,' when, in fact, the buying part is not simple,” says one epidemiologist. More »

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      health  • diet  • nutrition  • junk food  • healthy eating  • rural area

  • October 2007

    • Brits Plotting Battle of Bulge on Plumpies

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Oct 25, 07 3:49 AM CDT

      Brits Plotting Battle of Bulge on Plumpies

      (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 food to requiring workplaces to provide daily exercise hours. More »

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

  • September 2007

    • Additives Do Make Kids Hyper

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 6, 07 6:39 AM CDT

      Additives Do Make Kids Hyper

      (Newser) - Adding fuel to a long-simmering debate, a British study has found that additives in sweets and soft drinks can indeed produce hyperactivity and disruptive behavior in children. The findings were so dramatic that the British government is issuing guidelines warning parents of kids with behavioral problems to avoid foods containing the additives, the Guardian reports. More »

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      health  • children  • food  • science  • junk food  • soda  • candy  • behavior

  • August 2007

    • 10 Sweet Spots to Visit

      Discovery Channel  |  Aug 26, 07 5:10 PM CDT

      10 Sweet Spots to Visit

      (Newser) - Travel & Leisure takes you on a tour of a fun-food factories, where delights range from twisting your own pretzel to sampling donuts hot off the line.  Some factory tours can even be experienced from home. Twinkie: Twinkies.com Tootsie Pop:  Tootsie.com Ben and Jerry's:  Waterbury, Vt. More »

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      list  • travel  • vacation  • Coca Cola  • junk food  • tour  • Hershey  • candy  • trips

  • July 2007

    • Soda—Even Diet—Is Linked to Heart Risk

      HealthDay News  |  Jul 24, 07 5:37 AM CDT

      Soda—Even Diet—Is Linked to Heart Risk

      (Newser) - People who drink more than one soda a day—even diet soda—face an increased risk of heart trouble, a new study has found. Consumption of  soda was linked to metabolic syndrome, a group of symptoms that  are risk factors for heart disease, in a new analysis of the 6,000 participants in the Framingham Heart Study. More »

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      health  • heart disease  • junk food  • soda

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