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'VEEP' comes to Baltimore's Camden Yards Sunday, and Selina meets Jim Palmer
The Baltimore SunBaltimore gets lots of face time in “VEEP,” the Maryland-made HBO political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. But so far, all of it has been as a stand-in for Washington, the setting of this fictional series about the vice president of the...Tags: Jake Arrieta, Jim Palmer, HBO (tv network), White House, Healthy Diet
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'VEEP' recap - Selina gets stuck with President's obesity initiative
The Baltimore Sun"VEEP" keeps getting better week by week. And the last couple of weeks, it feels as if the HBO comedy has really found its feet. Baltimore viewers will be especially interested in the ending of Sunday's episode as it sets the wheels in motion for a...Tags: Jake Arrieta, Jim Palmer, Anna Chlumsky, Viagra (drug), Overweight
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Task force weighs plans to fight obesity in Harford
Harford County's obesity rates jumped by 130 percent over the course of a decade, the county's top health official said Tuesday, more evidence that the county needs to take action to combat the problem. Stemming that tide will require making school meals...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Dentistry and Dental Health, Substance Abuse, Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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New Miller library branch prepares to open learning garden
The new Miller library branch in Ellicott City will open its Enchanted Garden next weekend, an outdoor learning space that will be one of the few nationwide to be owned and tended by a public library.
The space, which will offer classes and activities...Tags: Plant Openings, Libraries, Acupuncture, Howard County, Ellicott City
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Group homes again drawing concern in Bel Air
The Town of Bel Air has 13 group homes, and five of them are within a two-block radius near Broadway and Franklin Streets, creating a "community killer," one resident said Monday. A sixth group home in the same area set to open soon will bring the...Tags: Art Johnson, College Sports, Local Government, Music, New York University
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Editorial: Fat chance
Established last year, in part as a reaction to Harford County's population becoming increasingly overweight (at least on average), an Obesity Task Force studying the problem made an interim report last week to the Harford County Council that contains...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Overweight, Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight
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Unhealthful foods kill more Americans every year than tobacco
Letter writer Gilbert Ross implies that there is no comparison between eating pizza and smoking ("Eating a slice a pizza is not the same as smoking a cigarette," May 10). As a physician, I disagree. Both tobacco and processed meats increase risk for...Tags: Heart Disease, Death, Cancer, Diabetes, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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The medical establishment is ill-suited to deal with America's obesity epidemic
You did a write up on HBO's documentary "The Weight of the Nation" in which you called our obesity epidemic a wake up call for America ("Salad bars take root," May 1). Nothing new here. The alarm bells have been sounding for a while now. I am an...Tags: Recipes, Diabetes, Heart Failure, Insurance, Epidemics and Plagues
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Obesity epidemic's cure: Less meat, more veggies
The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current 34 percent to 42 percent by the year 2030, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and discussed at Monday's "Weight of the Nation"...Tags: Heart Disease, Medical Research, University of Oxford, Vegan Diet, Diabetes
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For kids, a healthier way to snack
Growing up in Texas, I played softball — fast pitch. After playing in the hot Texas sun, our team, the Sweetpeas, had a snack of oranges and water, in containers brought from home. Today, my husband and I are new Howard County residents, and we...
Tags: Heart Disease, Kidney Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, Howard County
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Link between Chesapeake Bay health, obesity is preposterous
Unless I completely misinterpret this story ("Fatter folks, sicker bay," April 20), which is easy to do any time a "lefty" talks, it is a complete load of garbage! When the writer suggests that the health of the Chesapeake Bay is affected by the...Tags: Weight
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Don't ban soda, choose moderation
Campaigns and initiatives that label foods and beverages as "good" or "bad" do not lead to a healthy relationship with food. While Howard County's "Soda Free 30" initiative has good intentions, these types of programs do not last. In my practice as a...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Overweight, Healthy Diet, Coca-Cola Co., Weight
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