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A tax on overweight airline passengers: a brutal airline policy
When teensy-weensy Samoa Airlines debuted its pay-by-the-kilo policy in January, I doubt it expected to set off an international controversy about fat discrimination. But that’s what happened when news seeped out this week after the airline&...Tags: Travel, Polynesia, Weight, Trips and Vacations, Periodicals
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Bacteria may provide some of gastric bypass surgery's boost
In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y...
Tags: Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Science and Technology, Weight Loss
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Kids' menus are not healthy, nutrition group says
Ninety-one percent of thousands of children’s meals at the biggest restaurant chains don’t meet standards set by the National Restaurant Assn.’s own initiative for healthful kids’ meals, a study out Thursday from a nutrition...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Nutrition, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Obesity
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Americans want government to promote good health -- sometimes
Does the government have a role to play in preventing childhood obesity, helping smokers quit and heading off chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease? Yes, according to survey results published Monday by the journal Health Affairs. Two...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health, Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight
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Most restaurant kids' meals still horrible for kids, study finds
When you order a kids' meal at any restaurant, chances are you're not going to get a quinoa salad or grilled chicken with kale, hold the oil. Instead, you can bet on a basket of fried chicken fingers and fries or a bowl of macaroni and cheese. If anyone...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Panera Bread Company, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Weight
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Food deserts may not be key in what people eat, study says
There’s no strong evidence of an association between living within walking distance of places to buy food and being overweight or not, researchers said after interviewing nearly 100,000 Californians. Given the attention to the idea of food deserts...
Tags: Obesity, Medical Research, Weight, Science and Technology, Personal Income
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Workplaces can be good weight-loss sites, researchers say
Weight-loss programs at work can help people shave pounds and keep them off, researchers said in a new report. Among the people who signed up for a six-month program at two Boston-area workplaces, the average weight loss was more than 17 pounds; among...
Tags: Medical Research, Obesity, Weight, High Blood Pressure, Weight Loss
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Low-fat milk doesn't help toddlers' weight, study says UPDATED
This post has been updated to include comments from a researcher and an American Heart Assn. spokeswoman. Giving toddlers skim or 1% milk to keep them from growing overweight doesn’t seem to work, according to a study out Monday that gives pause...
Tags: American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Education, Medical Research, Milk
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'Crunch time' poll: Parents don't recognize kids are overweight
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Many American parents can't see that their kids are overweight, according to a poll released Monday. According to the survey, which was conducted by National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health,...Tags: Politics, Health and Safety at School, NPR, Obesity, Entertainment
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Soda war looms as judge blocks NYC ban on large sugary drinks
NEW YORK -- A judge Monday blocked implementation of New York City's restriction on the sale of large, sugary sodas a day before the law was to take effect, setting the stage for a showdown with the city as Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to appeal the...
Tags: Lawyers, Beverage Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Obesity, Sales
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Film looks at the harm of 'Soul Food Junkies'
You’ve likely heard suggestions for making greens without the pork fat or “fried” chicken in the oven. All well and good, but the connection of “soul food” to African Americans goes way beyond editing recipes, and a new...
Tags: Social Issues, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, Movies, Obesity
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Heart Attack Grill's unofficial spokesman dies of heart attack
Irony is the main entrée in the news this week: An unofficial spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas died of a heart attack Monday. John Alleman, 52, who scoffed at healthy heart warnings by waving in customers outside the downtown eatery while...
Tags: American Heart Association, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Malts and Milkshakes
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