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Exercise, diet may keep sleep apnea from worsening
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing weight through exercise and healthier eating may have long-term benefits for people with mild sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Researchers found obese study participants who went through a one-year lifestyle...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss, Drugs and Medicines, Internists, Medical Specialization
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Obesity experts and doctors team up to offer free weight-loss tools for patients and providers
Talking about excess weight can be awkward. But talking about it with your health-care provider can also be lifesaving. To help foster that conversation, Obesity Action Coalition, a nonprofit group dedicated to helping obese individuals, has launched...Tags: Sleep Apnea, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthcare Provider, Overweight, High Blood Pressure
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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: Overweight, Jamie Oliver, Halloween, Oprah Winfrey, Weight
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Children's Chatter: Promote fitness as a family event
Contributing WriterAs a parent, you have the responsibility of encouraging your children to eat healthy and exercise. Childhood obesity has become a growing concern and a major problem affecting millions of families. Although eliminating obesity is not an easy task,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Weight, Nutrition
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Is agriculture responsible for obesity?
An article by Bruce M. King in the February-March 2013 issue of The American Psychologist indicates 502 million persons worldwide are obese (i.e., a body mass index greater than 30, calculated by weight in kilograms divided by height in meters, squared)....Tags: Agriculture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Consumer Goods Industries, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues
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More proof that soda bans would fizzle
Soda bans seem like a good idea in theory. Soda has no nutritional value whatsoever. Worse, it’s a sugar bomb. Given the mounting obesity problem in this country, some might think soda bans are an admiral effort to curb our collective waistline,...
Tags: American Heart Association, New York City, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cornell University, Weight
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Breakfast cereal tied to lower BMI for kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regularly eating cereal for breakfast is tied to healthy weight for kids, according to a new study that endorses making breakfast cereal accessible to low-income kids to help fight childhood obesity. One in every four American...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Body Mass Index, Lifestyle and Leisure, Vitamin D, Vitamin Therapy
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School meal standards may help students maintain weight
Researchers have found an association between stricter school meal standards and the weight of students, especially those from low-income families. States that require more nutritious school lunches than the federal government mandated were compared...
Tags: New York University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Teaching and Learning, Medical Research, Weight
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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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Body Mass Index, Weight
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Emanuel announces deal with Coca-Cola on recycling
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday announced his latest partnership with Coca-Cola: The soft drink giant will pay for 50,000 blue recycling carts for Chicago homes and in return gets to put images of Coke products on the lids of the familiar bins. Emanuel...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Roseland, Near West Side, Children's Health, Local Government
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Talk back: Should California pass a soda tax?
Should the state play a role in preventing obesity among its residents? State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) has introduced legislation that would levy a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages, including sodas, as part of an effort to fight obesity...
Tags: New York City, Consumers, Weight, Children's Health
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The weight loss debate: Do men really shed pounds faster than women?
marieg@herald-mail.comYou've been working hard to lose weight — following your diet to the letter, battling through food temptations and putting in extra time each day on the treadmill. But your husband, who is following the same routine, is shedding the pounds more...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, Genetics
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