If you’re trying to find healthy meal choices for your kids, the top restaurant chains may not be much help. A new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) finds nearly every single possible combination of the children’s meals at KFC, Taco Bell, Sonic, Jack in the Box, and Chick-fil-A is [...]

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Since we’re living in the era of video games, it’s good to see there are some that encourage kids to get off the couch and get moving. An article in USA Today highlights two new studies that show exercise video games - or “exergames” - like Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) significantly boost [...]

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So far, the experimental exercise pills are working in mice, say researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their new report shows sedentary mice that got one of the drugs for four weeks burned more calories and had less fat than those that did not take it. The second drug boosted the rodents’ endurance [...]

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It’s more than just a few television ads - marketing food and drinks to children these days includes promotional displays at grocery stores and packaging that directs them to websites where they can play games, win prizes or send e-cards.
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You know I talk a lot about the obesity epidemic in this country here at FFTV, but this is something that even shocked me. New research finds if things don’t change, most American adults - 86 percent - will be overweight or obese by the year 2030. 86 percent!
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Where you live may have something to do with your weight. A new study from the University of Utah finds the year your neighborhood was built may be just as important as diet and exercise for shedding pounds. If you live in a neighborhood built before 1950, you’re more likely to walk more and be [...]

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If you’re obese before you become pregnant, you may be more at risk of having a baby with defects of the brain and spinal cord, says new research from the March of Dimes. The study finds that’s especially true if you tend to put on weight around the waist.

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Listen up girls… spending too much time online, regularly drinking alcohol, and not getting enough sleep can make you gain weight, according to a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers followed more than 5,000 girls between the ages of 14 and 21 for one year and found these three habits increased their BMI.

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The obesity epidemic is getting worse. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows about 25.6 percent of adults in the U.S. are obese - up nearly two-percent from 2005.
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And the winner is… a three-way tie between the low-fat, low-carb, and Mediterranean diets??? A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows all three have similar amounts of modest weight loss. But the debate rages on…
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