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Obseity Epidemic

Are Americans Now More Honest About Their Weight?

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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ATLANTA — Are Americans becoming more honest about their weight? That theory could explain why the gap appears to be closing in what people say...

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Of Epidemics And "Epidemics"

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Stuart Whatley

The current swine flu epidemic, with all of its gravitas, actually almost makes light of another "epidemic" that has afflicted millions in the U.S. for years and which shows no sign of subsiding: childhood obesity.

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How to Save America $16 Billion and Spare Millions from Disease

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Jeffrey Levi

How do Americans expect to compete in the global economy if our workforce isn't healthy enough to be competitive? The good news is, many of the US's most prevalent medical problems are very preventable.

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How Cutting Carbs Curbs Your Carbon

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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America's obesity epidemic and global warming might not seem to have much in common. But public health experts suggest people can attack them both by ...

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