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Real Health(y) Care Reform: It's World Breastfeeding Awareness Week

Karen Kisslinger | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

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Karen Kisslinger

Far too little attention is given to the fact that it is well known that access to breast milk in infancy and beyond is protective against later childhood and later life obesity.

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New York Obesity, Overweight Rate Rising

NBC NewYork | Posted 08.22.2009 | New York

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In the town that made competitive eating a worldwide phenomenon, has witnessed the deification of the cupcake and the hamburger and is currently the s...

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Childhood Obesity Rate Stabilizes For The First Time In 25 Years, Report Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 06.04.2008 | Living

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CHICAGO — The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new...

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