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Fighting Obesity

Overweight Brits May Lose Health Benefits If They Refuse Exercise

The Huffington Post | Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 01.09.2013 | Healthy Living
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To tackle an ever-worsening obesity problem in the U.K., policymakers in the London area of Westminster are currently mulling over a controversial pla...

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No, This Is Why We're Fat!

Marianne Cusato | Posted 07.09.2012 | Miami
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Marianne Cusato

Dismissing community design in fighting obesity is irresponsible. In 30 years, the number of overweight children in the U.S has tripled, and there's a direct correlation between the reduction in walking and biking and increased weight.

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What The Vogue Mom Got Wrong

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 05.28.2012 | Parents
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Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

While I do commend Ms. Weiss on certain aspects of her approach (such as limiting her daughter's overall intake of junk food and promoting the consumption of fruits and vegetables), I believe she did fall short of carrying out many of our program's core attributes.

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New Solutions For Childhood Obesity

Deepak Chopra | Posted 12.26.2011 | Healthy Living
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Deepak Chopra

It's a paradox that a problem like childhood obesity should crop up in a country like America where we are flooded with information about nutrition.

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The Ten Commandments Of Turning 50: A Manifesto For All Ages

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 09.20.2011 | Women
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Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Now that I'm over 50, I look back at my younger self and wish that someone had pulled me aside, sat me down, looked me straight in the eye and told me what I'm about to tell you.

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