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CDC data show more than one in four Americans obese
Americans, who have been getting fatter for decades, reached an unwelcome milestone in a report released last week: More than one in four of us are obese. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the number of adults who say they...Tags: Northwestern University, Heart Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Illnesses
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Boy to help fight childhood obesity
Although 11-year-old Coleton Meseke has yet to decide what he will do when he grows up, the Chatham boy is pleased to have a role now in an effort to help children lose weight. Meseke was recently chosen from among hundreds of applicants to be one of 20...Tags: Illnesses, Eating Disorders, Glenwood
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Health and wellness events
health/wellness events CPR classes, offered by the Ocoee Fire Department for Ocoee residents: 7-9:30.p.m. fourth Wednesday of the month; Fire Station One, 563 S. Bluford Ave., Ocoee; free, 407-905-3100, Ext. 9-2003. Eating Disorder Recovery Group: 5-6:...Tags: Florida Hospital, Orlando, Clubs and Associations, Mental Illness, Abusive Behavior
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Deaths elsewhere
Sid Craig SAN DIEGO -- Sid Craig, the co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc., who along with his wife built one of the most successful weight-loss companies in the world, has died. He was 76. Sid Craig died Monday in San Diego after a long illness, the company...Tags: Illnesses, Eating Disorders
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Empty claims against calorie menu
In her Blowback, "Leave the calories off the menu,” Trice Whitefield criticized Sen. Alex Padilla for his menu-labeling bill, SB 1420, and lamented its "forced" nature and simple approach to nutrition. She even went so far as to accuse the bill of...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Heart Disease, Illnesses, Diseases, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Sid Craig, cofounder of Jenny Craig Inc., is dead
SAN DIEGO - Sid Craig, the co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc., who built the weight-loss company with his wife and was a prominent thoroughbred horse owner, has died, the company has said. Craig died Monday in San Diego following a long illness. He was 76....Tags: National Basketball Association, Illnesses, Death and Dying, Phoenix Suns, Nestle SA
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Health notes
Anne Arundel Medical Center is offering a new class through its women's education department for new or expectant parents. Designed to help ease the fears and anxiety of new parents, "The Transition to Parenthood" will teach them what to expect in the...Tags: Family, Severna Park, University of Maryland Medical Center, Illnesses, Diseases
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Obese Americans find Mexico cuts deal for lap-band surgery
The Denver PostDENVER—At 5 foot 3 and 215 pounds, one thing the woman from Colorado never expected to hear was that she wasn't sufficiently obese. For years, J, who asked to remain anonymous, had dieted — at times shaving calories to almost starvation...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Therapies, Eating Disorders, Government, Illnesses
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U.S. rules on bariatric surgery lead some to Mexico
The Denver PostAt 5-foot-3 and 215 pounds, one thing J. never expected to hear was that she was not obese enough. For years, the Boulder, Colo., woman dieted — at times shaving calories to almost starvation rations. She ran until her knees begged for mercy. But...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Allergan Incorporated, Therapies, Eating Disorders
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Hold the mayo —and don't let go!
Tribune NewspapersIn a nation that is waging war against childhood obesity, and where good and bad cholesterol numbers are bantered about at cocktail parties with the same excitement as celebrity gossip, one condiment defies today's health-conscious trend. Mayonnaise: It'...Tags: Illnesses, Electrical Appliance, Religious Leaders
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