Topic: Obesity

40 percent of NY kids are obese, overweight

Forty percent of New York schoolchildren are either overweight or obese.. . That's about a quarter of a million children - according to a study by ...

Links 9/5/10

A beautiful day here. Why are you reading links? But if you are, I got some. Science: Light Rail and Obesity in one NC City But Science Doesn't...
Sally Kneidel, Ph.D.--. New studies: fast-food "kids meals" loaded with calories and fat. . "Happy meal helps kids," says the fast-food box. . . Is...
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and Huntsville Hospital wants to help families keep children healthy and fit.. . Beginning on...

Jamie Oliver health approach "doesn't work"

Lecturing people on how to live a healthy life can be counterproductive unless individuals can be persuaded to change their behaviour, new health ...
Forty percent of New York schoolchildren are either overweight or obese.. That's about a quarter of a million children, according to a study by the...

40% of NYC kids are obese, overweight

Forty percent of New York schoolchildren are either overweight or obese. . . . That's about a quarter of a million children - according to a study...
theodp writes "The winners of the childhood obesity infographic design contest sponsored by GOOD and First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on a mission to help create a transportation system that makes us fitter, not fatter. . The...
Only about one in every six Americans who have ever been overweight or obese loses weight and maintains that loss, according to Penn State College...