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More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says
More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say. The study provides some of the first evidence of a causal effect between gym and childhood obesity. It is to be published...
Tags: Cornell University, Elementary Schools, Schools, Medical Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Lack of strength training is most common U.S. health vice
Have you lifted weights today? Odds are, the answer is no. A new report on Americans’ health vices says failure to do strength-training exercises is far more common than the more obvious bad behaviors of smoking, heavy drinking, being a couch potato...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Social Issues, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...
Tags: Medical Research, Culture, Social Sciences, Obesity, Arts and Culture
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Letters: Abercrombie and the rest of us
Re "Abercrombie's pitiful pitch," Perspective, May 14 Robin Abcarian is right that Abercrombie & Fitch's refusal to make clothes for women who aren't skinny smacks of elitism. However, should we embrace the figures — 5 feet 4 inches and 162...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics
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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....
Tags: Heart Failure, Public Employees, Local Government, Diabetes, Heart Disease
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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...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Obesity, Chris Christie, Weight, Monica Lewinsky
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Kate Upton lands Vogue cover, talks famous curves
Kate Upton has arrived. Again. The curvaceous blond model has landed herself the sizzling June cover of fashion bible Vogue magazine. Vogue editor Anna Wintour appears to have finally given Upton her seal of approval, because it's the first time she's...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Entertainment Events, Ice Hockey, Celebrities, Megan Fox
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Abercrombie & Fitch CEO's ugly quest for attractive 'cool kids'
This week, a suburban Washington, D.C.-area mom packed up her three daughters’ Abercrombie & Fitch clothes and returned them to the firm’s chief executive, Mike Jeffries, with a note explaining that she wouldn’t be letting her kids...
Tags: Fashion Trends, Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Angelina Jolie, Ralph Lauren, Corporate Officers
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TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home
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: Jamie Oliver, Obesity, Halloween, Weight, Oprah Winfrey
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Michael Mosley puts his health to many tests
The patient in his 50s was mildly overweight, had high cholesterol and was headed down the road to diabetes. Common problems, and his doctor made the usual recommendation: medications. But the patient, Michael Mosley — a British author, journalist,...
Tags: Medical Research, PBS (tv network), Michael Mosley, Diabetes, United Kingdom
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee on family health
Former track and field Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee is no stranger to the benefits of daily workouts and a healthful lifestyle. As a six-time medal winner, she lived her life always in her own best shape. But many kids and families today face...
Tags: Asthma, Family, Weight, Allergies, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Letters: All hail the nanny in chief
Re "On the front lines of firearms debate," March 29 The National Rifle Assn. and others on the right may criticize New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the "nanny in chief," but he is on to something. Look around you: Most people are overweight or...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Same-Sex Marriage, Weight, Michael Bloomberg, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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