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Woman Makes Slimming Down Mississippi Town Her Mission [VIDEO]

Although two-thirds of Mississippi residents are overweight, one woman has made it her mission to encourage her town to lose the weight -- and the bad reputation.

Feds: Fat Americans Need More Space on Buses

Michelle Obama's war on obesity is getting some support from the Federal Transit Administration: It wants to beef up bus-testing regulations to account for the increased poundage of its passengers. After studying the fats, er, facts, the FTA is proposing to change the average passenger weight from 150 to 175 pounds and...

Obama Pushes Effort to Protect Public Lands

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says a new administration effort to protect public lands will put people back to work in tourism and recreation and help Americans stay healthier by encouraging outdoor activities. The initiative largely incorporates existing programs under a new name, "America's Great Outdoors."...

Obamas Pledge School Meals Will Be More Nutritious

(Dec. 13) -- It takes a mere 6 cents per meal to increase the number of fruits and vegetables on the lunch menus of the nation's public schools, according to advocates of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law today at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington, D.C. The...

Contrave Hearing: FDA Recommends Approval of Weight-Loss Drug

(Dec. 7) -- Is losing weight as simple as taking a pill? The answer may be yes. After a long hearing today, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended the approval of Contrave, a weight-loss drug developed by La Jolla, Calif.-based pharmaceutical company Orexigen. The FDA is expected to make its final...

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Lora Rosenblum: Public Policy and Obesity

My initial questions focused on addressing the following: why was the soda tax , a legislative proposal that, according to many public health researchers, was expected to be successful in addressing the obesity epidemic, excluded from the Affordable Care Act, a sweeping piece of federal level legislation?

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Arya M. Sharma, MD: Should Childhood Obesity Programs Treat the Parents?

This post is not about offering to 'involve' parents in the treatment of their overweight and obese offspring.

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05/07/12 Lora Rosenblum: Public Policy and Obesity Source: The Huffington Post My initial questions focused on addressing the following: why was the soda tax , a legislative proposal that, according to many public health researchers, was expected to be successful in addressing the obesity epidemic, excluded from the Affordable Care Act, a sweeping piece of federal level legislation?

Background on obesity epidemic

For thousands of years obesity was rarely seen. It was not until the 20th century that it became common, so much so that in 1997 the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic.

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