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Study: Indiana ranks 15th in nation in obesity
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana has a weighty problem.
An annual report from the Trust for America's Health ranks Indiana as the 15th-fattest state with an obesity rate of 29.1 percent. Indiana's obesity rate has increased by 60 percent since 1995,...Tags: Illinois, Obesity, Ohio, Medical Research, Kentucky
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Indiana's health priorities target obesity, tobacco
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials are targeting infant mortality, obesity, tobacco use and other health priorities in a new five-year plan aimed at improving the health of Hoosiers. The plan released Monday also focuses on assuring...Tags: Hepatitis, Obesity, Indiana, Medical Services, HIV
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150 years of dieting fads and still no quick fix
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is preparing to weigh in with new U.S. dietary guidelines next week. So, the Library of Congress decided to take a look back by going into its archives and, with Weight Watchers International, gathering experts...Tags: Weight Loss, Obesity, Health Treatments, Diets and Dieting, Overweight
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Study to look at rural childhood obesity
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University researchers have a $4.8 million grant to research rural childhood obesity. The Albany Democrat-Herald says the five-year program will conduct community-based research with extension offices in six...Tags: Obesity, Medical Research, Oregon, Body Mass Index, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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World leaders to discuss junk food ad ban at United Nations
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says world leaders will discuss efforts to clamp down on junk food marketing to children when they meet in New York on Sept 19-20. The World Health Organization says heads of state will use the U.N. General...Tags: Health Organizations, Heads of State, United Nations, Government, Politics
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Ind. panel drafts new plan for combatting obesity
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials are hoping a new plan aimed at combatting Indiana's high obesity rate can prod state residents to slim down by eating healthier and exercising more. The plan released Friday includes a wide range of goals,...Tags: Obesity, Indianapolis, Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Overweight
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Charting America's anti-obesity progress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama had doubts about making a campaign against childhood obesity one of her signature issues. "I wondered to myself whether we could really make a difference, because when you take on a problem this big and this...Tags: American Heart Association, Consumer Goods Industries, Obesity, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Celebrities and Health Issues
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What changes now that doctors have declared obesity a 'disease'?
Does it really matter if the medical establishment calls obesity a “disease” instead of a chronic health condition or a disorder? It’s a question doctors and public health experts are considering in the wake of Tuesday’s vote...
Tags: American Medical Association, Obesity, Health Organizations, Body Mass Index, Health and Safety at School
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U.S. doctor group votes to recognize obesity as a disease
ReutersBy Nick Carey CHICAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association has voted to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. The association voted...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Heart Disease, Obesity, Health Organizations, Medical Research
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UK food producers, grocers sign up to healthy label scheme
ReutersLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Britain's major food manufacturers and retailers have agreed to follow the same system of nutritional labelling as part of a government initiative to tackle obesity and poor diet and ease the financial burden on health...Tags: Obesity, Politics, United Kingdom, Marketing, Walmart
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: BlackRock, Coca-Cola, Sprint, BlackBerry
ReutersJune 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including BlackRock and BlackBerry, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * BlackRock Inc : RBC raises target price to $290 from $273; rating...Tags: Finance, Arch Coal Incorporated, Ball Corporation, Torchmark Corporation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Global shares flat, dollar steady before Fed decision
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Equities were flat while major currencies and commodities traded within recent ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited a statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve that they hope will shed light on its next move. The Fed is expected to...Tags: U.S. Military, Central Bank, Jamie Dimon, Missile Systems, Alcoa Incorporated
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