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462-Pound Teen Eats 13,000 Calories a Day, Says Food Like Heroin »
Posted by: daducha 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Teenager Georgia Davis weighs 462 pounds, has type 2 diabetes and can barely walk.
At 5 feet 6 inches tall, the 15-year-old said she eats ...
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The problem with Corn Syrup »
Posted by: Wil 2 months ago in Health & Fitness
The corn industry is scared. High fructose corn syrup has a bad rap. Health conscious yuppies everywhere condemn its...adverse health effects. Foodies wax rhapsodic ...
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Lessons from the Amish: We're not doomed to obesity* »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 2 months, 1 week ago in News
OK, folks, it’s time for another round of Health Lessons We Can Learn From the Amish. Four years ago we discovered that the Amish ...
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Eating Fast, Until Full, Triples Chance of Getting Fat »
Posted by: sudiger 3 weeks, 6 days ago in Health & Fitness
People who gobble down their food and eat until they feel full are three times more likely to become overweight compared with people who eat ...
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Obesity gene 'affects appetite' »
Posted by: pagey 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The first gene clearly linked to obesity appears to make it harder for children to tell when they are full, UK research suggests.
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Los Angeles Stages a Fast Food Intervention »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 3 months ago in Business & Finance
A NEW weapon in the battle against obesity was rolled out last month when the Los Angeles City Council decided to stop new fast food ...
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Obesity Linked to Ear Infections »
Posted by: populist 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Damage caused by chronic ear infections in children may alter their sense of taste, making fatty and sweet foods more desirable and increasing the risk ...
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Anne Diamond: fat people get worse treatment than drunks and junkies in society »
Posted by: Deidre 1 month, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
The former breakfast TV host, who once underwent radical surgery in her battle
to lose weight, claimed obesity in Britain has reached crisis levels so ... -
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L.A. Pauses Fast Food Industry »
Posted by: Shay 3 months ago in Business & Finance
These bastions of greasy cuisine have spread at such an alarming rate that, last year, some people were considering stopping fast food expansion by denying ...
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Exercise the best remedy for weight loss »
Posted by: GregD 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Style
Results of a study show that overweight women who want to lose weight and keep it off should try to get at least 275 minutes ...
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Obesity System Influence Diagram »
Posted by: Maing 1 month, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
Developed for the Foresight Tackling Obesities project, this causal loop map was designed to provide systemic insight into the multiplicity of factors contributing to the ...
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Why Do I Crave Carbs? »
Posted by: healthhabits 5 days, 1 hour ago in Health & Fitness
Why do I crave carbs?
Why does the smell of baking bread or chocolate cake or cookies or hot chocolate or popcorn or…well, you ...More | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at healthhabits.wordpress.com
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Walk for your dog, if not for yourself »
Posted by: Rigel 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Family
In our effort to get you out of the pantry and into motion, we've tried lots of stuff: exhortation, intimidation, promises, shame, scientific evidence ...
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A Look At Weight Loss »
Posted by: JonRhodesUK 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Being overweight is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. As many as 64% of the United States adult ...
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Heavy Breathing: An Obscure Link In Asthma And Obesity »
Posted by: dirtyfratboy 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
There is a strong link between obesity and asthma and as the prevalence of both conditions has been increasing steadily, epidemiologists have speculated that there ...
