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OK, We’re Fat; Now Do Something About It – A Chat with Mr. Rishabh Mehrotra of Wellnation

Much has been made of the burgeoning obesity crisis in America, as well it should be. Consider this: the 2009 Obesity in America report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that our thinnest state - Colorado with a 19 percent obesity rate - is actually fatter than our fattest state in 1980 - Mississippi with a 15 percent... Read moreChevron
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What Kind of Milk Do You Drink?

If your only choice of milk is cow's milk then it's time for a bit of milk education!  The term "milk" is now attached to a variety of choices including soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, coconut milk and of course cow's milk which comes in whole or full fat, 2% fat, 1% fat and skim or fat free versions.    Each of these options... Read moreChevron
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Obesity and Health Risks in America's Stroke Belt

There's a certain group of states in the south that have earned the name, America's Stroke Belt.  The states that fall under this label include: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.  These states share a very troubling health issue, namely the risk of dying from a stroke in... Read moreChevron
posted 01/19/2011, comments (0)|
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Dieting: Calorie Counting and Quality of Food are Important

A Kansas State University professor recently decided to go on a month long diet of snack cakes and fatty foods.  He posted the experience on Facebook and included products like peanut-butter chocolate bars, chocolate cake rolls, pizza (for breakfast), donuts and sugary cereals.  He wasn't trying to supersize like the famous movie; he was... Read moreChevron
posted 01/03/2011, comments (0)|
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Political Debate over Michelle Obama's Childhood Obesity Program

Sarah Palin took a food stance recently, by showing up with dozens of cookies at a school in Pennsylvania, to thwart the efforts of an edict from the local Board of Education against sugar in the classroom.  Problem is, the school was a private school and not a public school and the school was not in the midst of a ban, just some gentle... Read moreChevron
posted 12/29/2010, comments (0)|

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