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posted 11/24/2008, comments (0)

How About a Family Stimulus Nutrition Package

In my efforts to raise consciousness about obesity and its contributing factors, I am hoping that the same phrase that is being used endlessly in the financial world, will raise some interest and motivation here in this community. I keep reading about experts who point to TV time, video time, advertising, celebrity bodies, fast food, high... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/18/2008, comments (0)

Dr. Phil's Show Today Was a "Shout Out" to Overweight Parents

The show was about overweight kids, seriously overweight kids - but as far as I could tell, the problem was actually parents who were either "fat" in body or "fat" in the manner in which they stocked their kitchen and fed their kids. If you are overweight and have a child, the liklihood is that the child will be overweight; if you and... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/10/2008, comments (0)

Why Are Our Kids Obese?

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past several years, you are well aware that there is an obesity epidemic in our country. Perhaps the most frightening aspect of the obesity epidemic is the prevalence of obesity in children. Studies have shown that childhood obesity has been linked to adult onset diabetes and cardiovascular... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/22/2008, comments (0)

Is Obesity Genetic?

If our parents are overweight, is it more likely that we are destined to be overweight too? It sure seems that way sometimes. However, like most other health phenomena, it's much more complicated than that. Let's go back in time about ten thousand years. When human beings were basically hunters and gatherers, it would not be uncommon... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/04/2008, comments (0)

You're Fat

There's no way around it - you are carrying way too much weight - too much weight for your knees to bear - too much weight for your heart to bear - too much weight for your pancreas to keep up with so it's working overtime and you're going to have diabetes real soon - too much weight for your aneshesiologist to safely get you to sleep without... Read more Chevron

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