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The fatter we become, the less we seem to notice and the more we are creating a society destined to be progressively crippled by our excess kilos and our attitudes towards removing them.

NEWS TIPS re (1) New Obesity Studies and NYC's Ban on Sales of Big Sodas; (2) Law Suits Seeking Justice from the "Joker" Shootings; and (3) How Math Can Help Presidential Campaigns to Target the Voters Most Likely to Affect the Outcome

New Pharmaceuticals research report from Global Markets Direct is now available from Fast Market Research

The RWJ Foundation has predicted that 39 states will have obesity rates above 50%, and all 50 states will have obesity rates above 44% - with annual costs of almost $600 billion - but offers no new approaches. SEE ALSO TV LINKS BELOW

Everyday products could be making us fat. Leah Zerbe, Online Editor for Rodale.com, has researched this subject extensively and will join Smart Health Talk Thursday, August 30th at 4:00 pm PST so we can better protect our families.

Participants in the L.E.A.N. Start Program developed by Dr. Sears , parents reported significant changes in healthy behaviors, including a 52 percent increase in reading nutritional labels and increased consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Jermaine Collier, Program Manager of S.A. Mobile Fitness, a program of United Charitable Programs (UCP), is striving to make a healthier tomorrow for our nation’s children by teaching kids the positive outcome of an interactive healthy lifestyle.

An independent campaign to change people’s behaviour to reduce the impact and risk of obesity in the UK has launched today. The campaign is asking for individuals and organisations to join together in the fight against obesity.

Camas & Washougal On A Diet community weight-loss challenge/nonprofit to host screening of HBO’S “THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION” with help from Kaiser Permanente providing a "Know Your Numbers" free clinic in local effort to address obesity crisis

LA dietitian Lisa Tillinger Johansen shows in her new book FAST FOOD VINDICATION that fast food lovers have healthy food choices when they go to their favorite quick service eatery. Book stresses healthy meals and diner "personal responsibility."

The modern society has brought us some great leaps in technology, facebook, twitter, google, mobile communications. Essentially you never have to leave you home to talk to the world or make fiends.

60% of the US population (including children and elders) are suffering the ramifications of overweight, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease. The cause of this epidemics is being kept quiet, the solution is being kept secret.

From Body-Related Fears to Radical Animal Phobias, Delve Deep into “Extrema Obsesión” with Nat Geo Mundo

While the Olympic games 2012 are in full swing this summer, the Boys & Girls Club has their own games started. The Club is partnering with BodiMojo's wellness program for the teen camp staff using wireless pedometers and motivational online tools.

This volume is an ideal reference point for researchers looking for new avenues of inquiry and practicing medical professionals, clinical nutritionists, and dietitians seeking guidance for their patients.

National Medical Association Urges More Exercise to Help Reverse Rise in Obesity

The Organizing Committee of IFSO invites you to the XVII World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO). The event is to be held in New Delhi, India on 11th – 15th September, 2012.

An Expert Veterinarian’s insight into why your cat is obese and diabetic because of dry commercial pet food and its effects. Just a diet change and the proper therapy for diabetes can turn the cat around and back to normal.

The recent approval by the FDA of the new diet pill Qsymia has inspired the release of a new Qsymia Users Support Group at Qsymia.me for the discussion of topics related to weight loss, Obesity and the Qsymia diet.

Every day the news talks about how the United States has been thrust into an obesity epidemic. It's time to do something about it. How to Tone Your Butt is a site dedicated to helping the American public with this health issue.

Futuristic Strategies to Drive Organizational Change and Employee Engagement

ew research presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) suggests that, not only the amount and type of food eaten but the time of day it is eaten is important in contributing to obesity.

"The Myra Loves Show," a new Atlanta-based talk radio series, made its debut on Saturday, July 7, 2012.

Denville, Morris County NJ personal trainer and fitness expert Carey Yang shares his thoughts on the newly FDA approved diet drug Belviq and recommendations to cure national obesity epidemic.

America’s response to the bullying of Karen Klein should send a clear message to our legislators. Bullying is not okay. It is time to put an end to discrimination and bullying!

The book advocates good health by avoiding stress typically brought on by obesity. The author also teaches the fundamental facts behind how this issue affects the body and mind.

Does the Bible hold the solution to obesity? Dr. Joseph Vetere author of The Genesis Diet believes it does and has seen the results as people lose one pound of body fat every three days.

The line between society’s “regular” size women and “plus” size women has been forged by the media/fashion industry for too long. Passion Plus Fashion leads the way for a true status quo, health as the true indicator of beauty.

Selected participants, 100 in total, hail from 25 different nations and comprise the fourth round of Start-Up Chile applicants

Morris County NJ personal trainer and fitness expert Carey Yang explains how to apply mathematical model and statistical research to help the public lose weight and conquer escalating obesity rate.

Zoe, a puggle puppy, loves to eat, especially human food that her owner Kate shares with her. But when the vet declares that Zoe is an overweight “fat Zoe”, Kate confesses that her classmates call her “fatso.” Will Zoe and Kate get healthy?

Health At Every Size ® Pioneer Dr. Debora Burgard, PhD to be 2012 Keynote Speaker for NAAFA’s 2nd HAES Summit. Address explores the problems with the current public health approaches that target weight loss rather than health and social justice.

In speaking of the body, internal is the essence of the external. Appearance is but a cover of what lies on the inside. We each have a different cover as does a book we read. We delight at th

With Federal government support, HBO is airing a supposedly civic-minded documentary on obesity. But scientists and health professionals call Weight of the Nation a misguided attack on fat people and an invitation to prejudice.

A report issued yesterday, predicting a 42% adult obesity rate, recommended new legal approaches even while admitting that food company resistance has largely stymied new legislation, but litigation and actions by employers can also play a major role

More than 346 million people worldwide have diabetes, and over 80% of diabetes deaths will occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Obesity and Bullying, two leading issues involving teens worldwide, are the focus of this dramatic series.

Kersh Health provides health risk solutions to self-insured employers, insurance providers and the medical community by offering one-of-a-kind assessment tools, weight loss programs and patented activity technologies to reduce health care costs.

Modern society's love affair with take away and restaurant eating is killing them. Routine dining on the unhealthy, the sweet, the fatty and the salty is cutting life expectancy by up to 10 years.

There is a higher chance for the overweight and obese people to develop disc degeneration or increase its severity. This leads to low back pain and hence affecting the patients’ physical ability, normal working and social functioning.

Ephedrine became controversial after the FDA ban, overturned one year later and finally confirmed by the US Supreme Court. The recent actuality of ephedrine drew the attention of doctors who created a dedicated website, EphedrineWhereToBuy.com.

After much success in Chicago's 43rd Ward, Healthy Fare for Kids program encourages restaurants across Chicagoland to offer at least one healthy meal for children

A new diet is coming this summer that actually guarantees amazing and permanent results. Or, maybe not.

NAAFA and AAPR introduce a new brochure with tips to help improve the air travel experience for passengers of size.

Obese? Sign up to "Lose a Ton for Sport Relief". Join the first Live Free From Obesity group; we will lose a grand total of one ton (2240lbs) as fast as possible, keep it off, and get well-wishers to encourage us by donating to Sport Relief.

New York City has begun turning away food donations, claiming that, since its can't assess the nutritional content of donated food, shelters should not be using it to feed the homeless, but an anti-obesity advocate suggests a simple modification

Gerard Burke, a Limerick contestant from ITV’s ‘Biggest Loser UK 2012’, was on hand in the University of Limerick this week to help launch a new and innovative programme.

Research shows Omega 7 Palmitoleic acid is 5 times stronger than omega 3 (EPA) fatty acids at lowering triglycerides

A study by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota has indicated that a parent's weight change is a key to the success of a child's weight loss in family-based treatment of childhood obesity.

The many myths surrounding arthritis are hurting Canadians and the faster that people get the real facts, the better they will be in avoiding arthritis or managing it in order to have a better quality of life...