obesity
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Gary Taubes bites into our national obsession with sweets
And he’s not sugar-coating it.
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Yes, candy is evil, but denying yourself on Halloween will only make you healthy and boring
A Gristory of candy love and hate.
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Just living close to Walmart makes you fat
A new study finds that people living near big box stores have higher rates of obesity and diabetes. What's the connection? Look at the streets.
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Can ‘veggie prescriptions’ really make people healthier?
Better access to fruits and vegetables is key, but recent science suggests that lowering exposure to BPA, pthalates, and other endocrine disruptors might be just as important.
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Beverage industry to NYC: Ignore the mayor. Soda’s totally cool
Well, that didn’t take long. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday that NYC would be banning sugary drinks if they came in containers bigger than 16 ounces. And today, the American Beverage Association is pushing back with an ad that says, basically, “Do not believe that science over there! Believe this science that says soda is […]
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HBO’s ‘Weight of the Nation’ should have taken focus on food system change further
One critic says the mini-series spent too much time focusing on size and not nearly enough on the politics and industry lobbying behind today's "obesity epidemic."
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‘Weight of the Nation’ takes a realistic look at a looming crisis
According to one critic, this four-part HBO series -- which begins tonight -- offers a systematic examination of the obesity epidemic.
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Is the ‘obesity lobby’ winning?
A closer look at how lobbying from the processed food industry is reshaping kids' health -- literally.
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Car-centric neighborhoods linked to childhood obesity, finger-wagging
It should come as no surprise that children who live in neighborhoods that aren't walkable, lack playgrounds, and are full of fast food joints are twice as likely to be obese as kids in pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods with access to healthy foods.