The city health department’s campaign to jolt New Yorkers out of their bad habits has drawn some criticism for its negative approach.
Read more...DETROIT, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Making the play" – something quarterback Matthew Stafford does week after week each season with the Detroit Lions. Something he couldn't accomplish without ...
Read more...A series of billboards illustrating the fattening effects of the beloved dairy product are dotting the highways of upstate New York.
Read more...NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When children have high cholesterol or blood pressure, their parents may have increased risks of diabetes and heart disease down the road, a new study finds. The study, of 519 Ohio families, found that a 12-year-old's weight, cholesterol and blood pressure helped predict the odds of a parent developing heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes over the next three ...
Read more...Teenaged girls who are overweight are more likely to engage in bullying than those of average weight, a study out of Queen’s University reports.[...]
Read more...A Georgia hospital has launched an advertising campaign that grimly highlights the risks of childhood obesity. The goal of the "Stop Sugarcoating It, Georgia" ads is to shock families into recognizing that obesity is a problem. The ads are making an impact, but the tactics are raising questions.
Read more...I can’t understand it. In a society where more than half the population is either obese or overweight, the marketing world is obsessed with all the things that run counter to a healthy lifestyle.
Read more...Public health advocates in Georgia, struggling with ways to stem the nation’s second-highest statewide childhood obesity rate, have begun a controversial campaign with videos of obese kids. Here is an alternative.
Read more...In first lady Michelle Obama 's "Let's Move" campaign, aimed at ending childhood obesity, vending machines in schools are common culprits."There is no reason why we can't have water, healthy juice drinks in vending machines, granola bars, trail mix, whole-grain...
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