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Obesity Health Problems

Catherine Pearson

ADHD, Headaches: The Many Problems Childhood Obesity Causes

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 01.17.2013 | Parents
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It is well known that childhood obesity puts kids at greater risk for high blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as diabetes and cardiovascular issu...

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Fat, Fear, and the Truly Absurd: The Perils of Ping-Pong Science

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 03.06.2013 | Healthy Living
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David Katz, M.D.

At the population level, epidemic obesity is incontrovertibly established as a clear and all-but-omnipresent danger. It is absurd to suggest otherwise. And it's those who do so -- who play ping-pong with science -- who frighten the hell out of me.

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Obese Women Have Poorer Quality Of Life Than Men

TIME | Posted 08.02.2011 | Healthy Living
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In general, the heavier you are -- that is, the further you veer into overweight territory -- the worse your quality of life. But a new survey finds t...

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