Michael Phelps’ endorsement of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Cereal and being named a McDonald’s Ambassador aren’t going over too well with the Children’s International Obesity Foundation (CIOF). Because the Olympic gold medalist and other athletes and celebrities are role models to America’s kids, CIOF wants them to reject offers to promote junk food.
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First we heard about Japan’s fat law to get its citizens to slim down. Now, Alabama is cracking down on state workers who are too fat. The state’s 37,527 employees have a year to start getting fit or they’ll have to pay $25 a month for insurance that is usually free.
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Food for thought: What do they put in a Twinkie that prevents it from breaking down in a garbage dump? That’s a question I saw in Tosca Reno’s new book, The Eat-Clean Diet for Family & Kids. It really gets you thinking about the dangers of food additives and preservatives. As I read it, I [...]

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Despite public efforts to try to curb obesity, F as in Fat shows the epidemic is getting worse… much worse. The new report finds adult obesity went up in 37 states in the past year and is at more than 25 percent in more than half the states.

The fifth annual F as in Fat: How [...]

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Doctors call it “super obese” - it’s a category for the new epidemic of children as young as two and three years old who are extremely overweight. According to the Centers for Disease Control, obesity rates among children younger than five have doubled over the last two decades. This is serious stuff - doctors say [...]

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Weight gain may be another potential danger caused by food additives. A new study shows if you eat foods with monosodium glutamate (MSG), you are more likely to be overweight or obese. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and China find those who used the most MSG were nearly three times [...]

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It just goes to show, you really can’t tell by someone’s size whether they’re healthy or not. Someone who looks fabulous in a swimsuit might be a heart attack waiting to happen, while an overweight person may be otherwise healthy.
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Here’s an interesting explanation of why more Americans are obese - researchers say extra weight may be contagious because most people feel good about themselves if they are about as heavy as the people they hang around. In other words… the norm that most people compare themselves to has become fatter and fatter, feeding a [...]

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Another possible food law.. This time L.A. may be following in New York’s footsteps when it comes to restaurants and calories. Two Los Angeles County Supervisors will present a proposal next week that would force fast-food chains and restaurants to display the number of calories next to the price of the items on their menus. [...]

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Problems with being overweight seem to start earlier than researchers thought. A new study in the journal Pediatrics shows overweight infants were at increased risk for developmental delays and possibly breathing problems, like asthma. And in most cases, parents were not aware of their child’s weight problem.
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