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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'

    As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in.
    As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...

    Tags: Television, Diabetes, Weight, Sexual Dysfunction, Heart Disease

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Lawmakers test Brown's no-tax resolve with calls to hike levies

    SACRAMENTO — Releasing his latest budget plan this week, Gov. Jerry Brown repeated his assurance that the tax hikes voters agreed to last fall were enough, that he won't ask them to dig deeper into their pockets any time soon.
    SACRAMENTO — Releasing his latest budget plan this week, Gov. Jerry Brown repeated his assurance that the tax hikes voters agreed to last fall were enough, that he won't ask them to dig deeper into their pockets any time soon. "We just got a...

    Tags: Weight, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Darrell Steinberg, National Rifle Association of America

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  3. Will voters still love Chris Christie when he's not so fat?

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is worried enough about an early death due to obesity that, two weeks ago under a fake name, he checked himself into a hospital and had lap-band surgery on his stomach. It is being reported that having his tummy tied has already cut his food intake enough to help him shed 40 pounds.
    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is worried enough about an early death due to obesity that, two weeks ago under a fake name, he checked himself into a hospital and had lap-band surgery on his stomach. It is being reported that having his tummy tied has...

    Tags: Monica Lewinsky, Weight, Overweight, Bill Clinton, Chris Christie

    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Coca-Cola anti-obesity promises include no advertising to kids

    Coca-Cola is making major promises to fight obesity – ceasing advertisements directed at kids, slapping calorie counts on all its packaging – as the soda giant stares down a rising tide of concern over sugar-stuffed beverages.
    Coca-Cola is making major promises to fight obesity – ceasing advertisements directed at kids, slapping calorie counts on all its packaging – as the soda giant stares down a rising tide of concern over sugar-stuffed beverages. On Wednesday,...

    Tags: PepsiCo Inc., Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Michael Bloomberg, New Products

    5. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Posting calories: 'So yesterday' already?

    At chain restaurants across the country, the ink is scarcely dry on new menus posting the calorie counts of food and beverage options. But already, public health experts are debating whether there might be better ways to influence Americans' nutritional choices when they're out and about.
    At chain restaurants across the country, the ink is scarcely dry on new menus posting the calorie counts of food and beverage options. But already, public health experts are debating whether there might be better ways to influence Americans' nutritional...

    Tags: Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Local Government, Restaurants

    6. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Chris Christie's weight-loss surgery: How does it work?

    An estimated 220,000 Americans undergo some type of bariatric surgery each year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has revealed that he is one of them.
    An estimated 220,000 Americans undergo some type of bariatric surgery each year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has revealed that he is one of them. The high-profile Republican – who hasn’t revealed his weight but is estimated to tip the...

    Tags: Weight Loss, Diabetes, Weight Loss Surgery, Weight, Heart Disease

    7. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices

    Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics.
    Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....

    Tags: Diabetes, Public Employees, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Weight, Vegetarian Diet

    8. May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen

    Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline?
    Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...

    Tags: Diabetes, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Weight, Feminism, Heart Disease

    9. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Oil and soda taxes advance in California Legislature

    SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state.
    SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state. The Senate Health Committee members approved a bill by state...

    Tags: Noreen Evans, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Consumer Goods Industries, Food Industry

    10. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Letters: The fine print of obesity surgery

    Re "What we should learn from the 1-800-GET-THIN saga," Column, April 21 Readers should not be left with the impression that patients who underwent weight-loss surgery after seeing an advertisement on a billboard were unaware of the risks. Those...

    Tags: Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Body Mass Index

    11. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Cancer drug may double as fat-busting treatment for obesity

    Way back in 2002, Dr. Judah Folkman hit upon a tantalizing weight-loss strategy for obese mice. When given daily injections of a drug designed to fight cancer, their fat melted away. The higer the dose they got, the more fat they lost. Some of the obese mice shed so much weight that they wound up at &ldquo;near normal body weights,&rdquo; Folkman and his colleagues reported <a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/99/16/10730.full.pdf">in this article</a> in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
    Way back in 2002, Dr. Judah Folkman hit upon a tantalizing weight-loss strategy for obese mice. When given daily injections of a drug designed to fight cancer, their fat melted away. The higer the dose they got, the more fat they lost. Some of the obese...

    Tags: Bevacizumab (drug), Weight, Research, University of Mississippi, Medical Research

    12. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home

    I was a pioneer of childhood obesity.
    I was a pioneer of childhood obesity. By the time I was a junior in high school, I weighed more than 200 pounds. I was a fat kid before being a fat kid made you the topic of a national conversation and the first lady's pet project, back when Gatorade...

    Tags: Weight, Halloween, Overweight, Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Oliver

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