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556-Pound Man With 70-Pound Tumor Faces 2 Risky Surgeries

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.06.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Thyroid Cancer, Pendleton, Tumor, Healthy Living News, Scot Jacobson, Gastric Bypass, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity Problem, Health Insurance, Obesity, Oregon, Healthy Living News

Scot Jacobson, a 556-pound Oregon man, has a 70-pound tumor he calls "Wilson," after the volleyball featured in the movie "Cast Away." It's just somet...

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Could Chicken Be Contributing To The Obesity Epidemic?

Kathy Freston | Posted 07.11.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Obese Gene Chicken, Commercial Chicken, Diet and Nutrition, Overweight Chickens, Fat Chickens, Fat Chicken, Fast-Growing Chickens, Obesity Rise, Obesity Epidemic, Obese Chickens, Obesity Problem, Healthy Living News
Kathy Freston

Virtually all commercially-available chickens now have what many call the "obese gene," which makes birds gain weight quickly to speed up production from birth to slaughter.

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The Key To Solving The Obesity Epidemic?

Linda Bacon, Ph.D., MA, MA | Posted 05.06.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Fat Bias, Mental Health, War on Obesity, National Association for Fat Acceptance, Childhood Obesity, Obesity Stigma, Obesity Problem, Obesity, Fat Stigma, Fat Acceptance, Personal Health, Association for Size Diversity and Health, Fight Against Obesity, Weight Loss, Health at Every Size, Healthy Living News
Linda Bacon, Ph.D., MA, MA

Does it ever seem like you're hearing the same things about weight over and over? Witnessing the depressing cycle of failed public initiatives and fruitless personal efforts to trim our waistlines, who wouldn't wish for a more hopeful angle or some alternative facts on the old story?

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Picking Up the Tab for Medical Care: Who Should Pay?

Carole Carson | Posted 07.17.2011 | Politics
Read More: Fat Tax, Mitt Romney, Health Care Reform, Tax on Soda, Obesity, Health Care, Health, Personal Accountability, Obesity Costs, Healthy Habits, Obesity Problem, Politics News
Carole Carson

Americans must address the question of who will foot the bill for rising medical costs. Even as we complain about mounting healthcare bills, we are reluctant to adopt healthier lifestyle habits to reduce costs.

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Combating Obesity: How and How Come

Carole Carson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Carole Carson

We're fat and it's killing us. Yet every cloud has a silver lining. Experts suggest that the rising rate of obesity will translate into shorter life spans, thus keep the Social Security system solvent. Ha!

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The Obesity Problem Starts At Birth: Parents Giving Children Too Much Food

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Ramon Resa, MD

I was sitting in a booth at the local Chinese restaurant and doing what I do all the time: baby watching. I am a frustrated grandfather wanna-be. I lo...

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