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CA youth fitness programs strive to put 'kids in action'
With childhood obesity on the rise, Columbia's primary provider of health and fitness programs, the Columbia Association, is striving to combat the disease with a pair of fitness programs for children. The two pilot programs, YouthFit and Kids in Action,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Weight, Family, Healthy Diet
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Lose weight and sleep better
Drop a few pounds and it will lead to a good night's sleep, new Johns Hopkins research has found. As the body loses fat, particularly belly fat, people are able to sleep better, Hopkins doctors found when following 77 people over six months. The...
Tags: Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Weight, Healthy Diet
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Pablo Sandoval an inspiration to fat guys everywhere
The Baltimore SunThe beauty of baseball is that even fat guys can play it, and play it well. It's the most democratic of sports. You can be chunky, you can be roly-poly, you can be out and out blubbery and still find a place in this game. I should know. I played it for...Tags: Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Miguel Cabrera, Reggie Jackson, San Francisco Giants
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Editorial: Weight problems in Harford need to be addressed individually
As is the case in the rest of our great nation, the people of Harford County are getting greater, on average, with each passing day. Unfortunately, greater in this sense of the word isn't a good thing. We're not getting taller on average, but we are...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Healthy Diet
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Harford County obesity task force releases final report
With Harford County's obesity rate jumping by 130 percent during the last decade, the Obesity Task Force released its final report Tuesday on how it plans to battle the bulge in the coming years. Two-thirds of the county's population (63.5 percent) is...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Obesity, Weight, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Bariatric surgery to cure Type 2 diabetes better understood
Days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, Brenda Maker's diabetes was gone — her body producing enough of the hormone insulin to turn sugar into fuel.
It's a phenomenon seen in recent years by doctors who increasingly are using the operation...Tags: Pancreas, Diabetes, Weight, Diseases and Illnesses, Sleep Apnea
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Howard organizations receive more than $300,000 to fight childhood obesity
The Howard County Public School System, the county health department and a local nonprofit have received a total of more than $300,000 in grants to fight childhood obesity in the county. The grants were awarded by the Horizon Foundation, a Columbia-based...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Weight, Health and Safety at School
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Columbia's Horizon Foundation awards grants to fight childhood obesity
The Horizon Foundation in Columbia is awarding $300,000 in grants to three Howard County organizations to help fight childhood obesity. The three recipients are FIRN, a local nonprofit that assists foreign-born residents, the Howard County Health...
Tags: Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight
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FDA approves new obesity drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationapproved a new drug Wednesday to help people battle chronic obesity. Used in conjuction with a healthy diet and exercise, the drug Belviq will help people lose weight by activating a receptor in the brain that will...
Tags: Heart Failure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Food and Drug Administration, Weight
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Ravens need young defensive players to contribute
Since the 2000 Super Bowl season, the Ravens have set a standard for greatness on defense. The torch has been passed on from a Rod Woodson and Peter Boulware to a Haloti Ngata and Ed Reed. Great defenses in Baltimore were guaranteed like death and taxes,...
Tags: Terrell Suggs, Super Bowl, Weight, Peter Boulware, Courtney Upshaw
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Keep a journal to lose weight, study finds
A new study has backed up what others have found: Women who want to loose weight should keep a food journal, avoid skipping meals and eating in restaurants, especially at lunch. The study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and...
Tags: Weight Loss, Weight, Newspaper and Magazine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Baltimore program connects farms and corner stores
At Linden Market in Reservoir Hill, shelves are heaped high with miniature pies, cupcakes, and candy. Three dozen flavors of salty snacks burst from cardboard boxes. Around the corner at the Whitelock Community Farm, deep green leaves of chard fan from...
Tags: Obesity, Diabetes, Weight, Lexington Market, Belair-Edison
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