Archive for the ‘obesity’ Category
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Putting the brakes on thoughtlessly inhaling calories is exactly the effect New York City health officials hoped the law would have. They say calorie labels could reduce the number of obese New Yorkers by 150,000 over the next five years, and prevent 30,000 cases of diabetes. New York is ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
The obesity epidemic meets the health care crisis. Meanwhile, we continue subsidizing corn syrup.Read the full story
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Small World ride now must accommodate adults who frequently weigh north of 200 pounds, which it often cannot do. Increasingly, overweighted boats get to certain points in the ride and bottom out, becoming stuck in the flume. via BoingBoingRead the full story
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Fear your twinkies not terrorists: If people keep gaining weight at the current rate, fat will be the norm by 2015, with 75 percent of U.S. adults overweight and 41 percent obese, U.S. researchers predicted on Wednesday.Read the full story
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
Increasingly, people are blaming the farm bill, and the longstanding agriculture policy it embodies, for some of the problems afflicting the country: the growth in obesity, the increase in food poisonings, and the disappearance of the family farm.Read the full story
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