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People choose larger portions of ‘healthy' foods
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being "healthier," even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new study. "People think (healthier food) is lower in calories," said Pierre...Tags: Healthy Diet, Health and Safety at School, Consumer Goods Industries, Foods and Beverages, Food Industry
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Letters to the editor: Bars, term limits, and obesity
The Orlando Sentinel has published several articles and editorials regarding the proposal to increase both the volume and the hours for Orlando's downtown bars. Reacting to outcry from downtown residents, the proposal to increase the outside decibels...Tags: Memorial Day, Rentals, Orlando Hotels, Orlando, Weight
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What do we eat? New food map will tell us
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chocolate Milk, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Health and Safety at School, Government
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...
Tags: Medical Research, Social Sciences, Body Mass Index, Substance Abuse, Overweight
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Editorial: Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food
Is there any human impulse stronger than the urge to tell others what not to eat? Fast food, red meat, white bread, trans fats, sugary cereals, processed foods, salty snacks, fried anything, refined grains, hydrogenated oils, preservatives, artificial...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Nikki Haley, Michael Bloomberg, Personal Income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don't have the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed...Tags: Social Sciences, New York University, Behavioral Conditions, ADHD, Family
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No Food Revolution, but many Alabamians stress the benefits of healthy eating
The Anniston StarCook it, share it, live it -- those were the actions Food Revolution Day encouraged people to focus on this year. There were more than 1,000 events held on Friday, this year's global day of revolution -- 531 public activities and 500 private. However,...Tags: Healthy Diet, Jamie Oliver, Food Industry, Nutrition, Weight
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Livliga dinnerware promotes right-size eating
The Kansas City StarKnown for her many civic and philanthropic contributions to her hometown, Kansas City native Sheila Kemper Dietrich took on a new challenge following a move to Boulder, Colo., eight years ago with her husband, Walter Dietrich, and daughter Cynthia....Tags: Healthy Diet, Steaks, Peace Corps, New Products, Michael Bloomberg
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A changed man: the gains of weight loss
Richmond Times-DispatchThe number on the scale the afternoon of Feb. 27, 2012, brought home the cold reality that I had avoided for so long: 495 pounds. Five more pounds and I would weigh exactly 500 pounds -- or, more starkly, a quarter ton. I immediately began inwardly...Tags: Healthy Diet, Potatoes, Heart Attack, Vitamin Therapy, McDonald's
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What we think: Central Florida needs to break the obesity cycle
Not so long ago, about one in every 10 adult Floridians was obese. Today, if you line up four Floridians, one of them will be obese. The good news? At least we're not Mississippi, where every third person has a body mass index of 30 or higher —...
Tags: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Winter Park, Body Mass Index, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Muevete USA promotes healthy lifestyles among Latinos and Hispanics
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Football, zumba, softball and boxing are some of the fun activities children said they do for exercise at the first annual Muevete USA event. Combating childhood obesity was the focus at the Muevete USA project held Saturday at Cesar...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Coca-Cola Co.
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Scaling new heights
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainA GROUP of Bahrainis are setting their sights on climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in a bid to raise awareness about rising obesity levels in Bahrain. Five Bahrainis and their Canadian coach decided to bring the issue to light after learning it ranks among the...Tags: Eastern Africa, Manama (Bahrain), Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight
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