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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: Panera Bread Company, Ice Cream, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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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, Overweight, Personal Income, Science and Technology
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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: High Blood Pressure, Medical Research, Obesity, Massachusetts General Hospital, Overweight
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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: University of Virginia, Medical Research, Healthy Diet, Education, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Elections, Polls, Family, Health and Safety at School
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Nursing longer doesn't protect against obesity, study says
Getting moms to nurse their babies longer and exclusively did not mean the kids were less at risk for obesity by the time they were 11-1/2 – despite suggestions from other studies that breastfeeding can protect against obesity, researchers in a...
Tags: Obesity, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, American Medical Association
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'A sigh of relief': Industry hails halt of NYC sugary drinks rule
The beverage industry and many other Big Apple businesses were celebrating Monday after a New York state judge halted a ban on large sugary drinks a day before it was scheduled to go into effect. The regulation, initiated by New York City Mayor...
Tags: Business, Gary Bennett, Judges, Michael Bloomberg, Justice System
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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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Allergies, Family, Asthma, Overweight
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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: Business, Lawyers, Food Industry, Judges, Overweight
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Snooki loses 42 pounds, flaunts post-baby body
Snooki has lost 42 pounds, proving that, while she hasn't gone anywhere, her baby weight has definitely gone bye-bye. The diminutive, self-proclaimed meatball is flaunting her post-baby body in sexy bikinis and other swimsuits in an upcoming issue of Us...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Nicole Polizzi, Jersey Shore (tv program), Selena Gomez, Michael Sorrentino
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'A Place at the Table' takes on hunger in the U.S.
When people think of hunger, they might picture a starving Third World child. The makers of the new documentary "A Place at the Table" suggest the face of undernourishment can be found much closer to home: Tens of millions of U.S. citizens go to bed...
Tags: Food, Inc. (movie), Food Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Entertainment, Film Festivals
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McKayla Maroney retires unimpressed face for 7Up endorsement deal
Olympian McKayla Maroney is about as well known for her endlessly memed unimpressed smirk as she is for her powerhouse performance on the vault. So will she be recognizable wearing a smile in a new advertising campaign this month for Dr Pepper Snapple...
Tags: Barack Obama, PepsiCo Inc., Obesity, McKayla Maroney, Coca-Cola Co.
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