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Economists Say Pass Fat Tax on Ingredients, Not Foods

There is ongoing discussion about what policies will help to make a dent on the current obesity trend. San Francisco has moved to force McDonalds to stop selling gifts and toys with the Happy Meals. McDonalds' response was to indeed, remove the toys, but to sell them for a dime. So if a fat tax or as some call it a "sin tax" does pass, meaning... Read more Chevron

posted 12/07/2011, comments (0)|

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Is Your Personality Making You Fat?

A review of 50 years of data by the American Psychological Association seems to reveal that certain people may be at risk of yo-yo dieting/weight cycling. The specific personality traits that seemed to be associated with this type of weight and diet challenge were high neuroticism and low conscientiousness. In fact, impulsivity seemed to be the... Read more Chevron

posted 11/28/2011, comments (0)|

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Internal Medicine News – Obesity Headlines

Internal Medicine News, the leading monthly newspaper for internists recently featured some new obesity news. Here's the rundown: Diabetes Patients Need Realistic GoalsRecently updated exercise guidelines for patients with diabetes are taking a kinder approach because experts felt previous versions were just to daunting for the average... Read more Chevron

posted 11/21/2011, comments (0)|

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Do you have to choose between weight loss or health gains?

Look at some of the more popular diets and the answer to this question may be a resounding, yes!! Many diets offer too few calories, dangerous hormones or supplements, restriction of entire food groups and other rules that can mean excellent and consistent weight loss, at the expense of your health. For some dieters who are morbidly obese, weight... Read more Chevron

posted 11/15/2011, comments (0)|

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Why is it so hard to keep weight off?

Most of us who try to diet have lost weight. In fact, we may have lost it several times, only to regain the weight, feel depressed and thwarted and start all over again. Why can we lose weight but not keep the weight off? Some will say the willpower needed to stay vigilant 24/7 for pretty much the rest of your life is just an impossible long... Read more Chevron

posted 11/08/2011, comments (0)|

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