Pennsylvania College Makes BMI A Required Test
NPR
The obesity epidemic has come to this, a Pennsylvania college is telling students to shape up--or else. People who are obese are more ...
Pa. university students upset about fitness classThe Associated Press
University Requiring Course For Obese StudentsCity Town Info Education Channel
Pennsylvania School Adds BMI Test for GraduationU.S. News & World Report
Inside Higher Ed
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Examiner.com
Movie popcorn + soda = obesity
Examiner.com
"Regal and AMC are our nominees for Best Supporting Actor in the Obesity Epidemic," said CSPI senior nutritionist Jayne Hurley. Regal says that its medium ...

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America's Obesity Obsession: It's Just Not Healthy
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Obesity has become more than just an obsession with food. Americans have become obsessed with our problem, from lawsuits to reality TV shows, ...

Lincoln U students upset about fitness requirement
Philadelphia Inquirer
They say obesity and diabetes are problems especially in the African-American community. This year's senior class is the first to be affected by the ...

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Obesity in Adolescence May Increase Girls' MS Risk
ABC News
"This is the first study to link MS risk with obesity," study co-author Dr. Kassandra L. Munger of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston told ...

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Albany Times Union
CDC Issues County-Level Obesity, Diabetes Rate Survey
RedOrbit
The CDC's first-ever county survey of obesity confirms previous study findings which show the highest rate of obesity lies in the areas of the Southeast and ...
Obesity highest in US SouthManila Bulletin
Diabetes and obesity rates up, CDC reportsRecord-Searchlight
More Obesity, Diabetes in South, AppalachiaWebMD
Visit Bulgaria -Montgomery Advertiser
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New York Daily News
Obesity noted as America's most pressing health problem
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
That means that 21 percent of healthcare dollars will be spent on obesity and related ailments, up from an already significant 9 percent today. ...
Report projects soaring obesity by 2018 in IL, USChicago Tribune
Spreading obesity might undo savings from health overhaulMcClatchy Washington Bureau
Rate of Obesity Rising Rapidly, To Hit 43% by 2018eMaxHealth
New York Times -Bizjournals.com -USA Today
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USA Today
President tackling kids' obesity, public service on White House lawn
USA Today
The 90-second public service announcement is a joint effort between the NFL's Play 60 campaign to fight childhood obesity and the president's United We ...
Brees to Obama, TouchdownNew York Times
Obama, NFL players encourage kids to exerciseProFootballTalk
President Obama to appear during the football game on Thanksgiving DayExaminer.com
FanHouse (blog) -NOLA.com -The INDsider
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Examiner.com
Ohioans Obesity Rates to Rise By 2018
Cleveland News - Fox 8
They say the time to act is now, because according to the study, obesity could end up costing the average Ohioan more than $1800 a year in medical and ...
Childhood Obesity Tackled in OhioWSAZ-TV
Bills take obesity fight into Ohio schoolsColumbus Dispatch
Ohio bill targets obesity in schoolsCincinnati.com
Examiner.com -WYTV -Cleveland News - Fox 8
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Increased Obesity Hindering Success at Reducing Heart Disease Risk
Science Daily (press release)
17, 2009) — The dramatic increase in overweight and obesity in adult Americans over the past 20 years has undermined public health success at reducing risk ...
Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart HealthU.S. News & World Report
Obesity Wipes Out Decades of Efforts to Reduce Threats to HeartBloomberg
Obesity epidemic has adverse effects on CV health of today's childrenCardiology Today
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
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University Requiring Course For Obese Students
City Town Info Education Channel
"It is understood that obesity in America is growing fast, but maybe there should have been a different approach in informing the students about their ...
A Different Kind of TestInside Higher Ed
Pa. university students must pass fitness classThe Associated Press

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Fighting Obesity in Accomack County
WBOC TV 16
NEW CHURCH, Va.- Health officials in Accomack County are hoping to trim the fat off of county residents. According to one health survey, 70 percent of adult ...

Spending To Treat Obesity's Health Effects Will Quadruple In Next Decade
Kaiser Health News
Medill News Service/McClatchy: "Spending to treat the health effects of obesity, $86 billion last year, will quadruple over the next decade, and almost half ...

Fight Against Childhood Obesity
WLNS
A local hospital takes action to fight childhood obesity. Hayes Green Beach Hospital in Charlotte kicked off its new program with the westside YMCA, ...

AP News in Brief
The Associated Press
High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West ...

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Watch Tower: Healthy living prevents diabetes & obesity
Central Chronicle
On top of this, a rapid shift in our dietary habits and lifestyles is resulting in a rapid rise in obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and heart disease. ...

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Katie Couric's Notebook: Military Obesity
CBS News
... more than a third of Americans between 17 and 24 are unfit for military duty because of physical or medical problems - and the main reason is obesity. ...

CBS News
Stuck in Recliner for 8 Months, 800 Lb SC Man Dead
Associated Content
The CDC considers one to be overweight with a body-mass index (BMI) of 25-25.9, BMI greater than 30 is considered obese, while extreme obesity is a BMI of ...
Obese Daniel Webb Dies After Cardiac ArrestThaindian.com
Daniel WebbPuggal Latest News and events

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Obesity may raise Barrett's esophagus risk in women
news Stories
"In men, gastroesophageal reflux and its long-term consequences, like Barrett's esophagus, may relate to central obesity, which is present even when one is ...

Examiner.com
Public Health Care Enemy Number 1: Childhood Obesity
Huffington Post (blog)
The first part addresses the scope and implications of childhood obesity; the second will focus on solutions and their implementation. ...
Ohioans Obesity Rates to Rise By 2018Cleveland News - Fox 8
Childhood Obesity Tackled in OhioWSAZ-TV
Bills take obesity fight into Ohio schoolsColumbus Dispatch
Cincinnati.com -Examiner.com
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