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Food and beverage industry supports Ontario government's efforts to address childhood obesity
FCPC's Phyllis Tanaka named to Ontario's Healthy Kids PanelTORONTO , May 18, 2012 /CNW/ - Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) applauds Ontario's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews ...
To win, we have to lose: The Weight of the Nation premieres in May
With recent statistics suggesting that 42 percent of the United States population will be defined as obese by 2030, The Weight of a Nation, could not come at a more opportune time to shine the light on a national epidemic. The four-part documentary series was developed by HBO in conjunction with several of the nation’s leading research and health care organizations. Three years in the making ...
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson Chow has used mathematical models to determine the causes of obesity, and ways to stem the epidemic.
Tamaqua students make fitness fun
Rene Engle worked up a healthy sweat while spinning a hula hoop around her waist at Saturday's Fit Day in Tamaqua. "I'm having fun," Engle, 10, of West Penn Township, told her mother, Diane, before she ran off to a relay race. Fit Day, an event organized
DOH, UH applaud obesity prevention report
HONOLULU — America’s obesity epidemic is so severe and widespread, U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients.
Childhood Violence May Accelerate The Aging Process
Violence experienced during childhood tends to place a toll on the child's DNA which makes them age faster than other children, researchers from Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy reported in Molecular Psychiatry. Put simply, a child who experienced violence may subsequently become biologically older than his/her actual years. The researchers explained that they found DNA wear and tear ...
MPP wants calorie counts posted on fast food menus
Think choosing a raisin bran muffin at a fast food restaurant is better than going for a donut? Think again.
Guy Fieri To Drive 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Indy 500 Pace Car
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri will drive the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 pace car at the 2012 Indianapolis 500. | May 17, 2012 | Indianapolismotorspeedway.com
GMA Weighs in on ‘Weight of the Nation’ Documentary
Ahead of the well-publicized “Weight of the Nation” documentary series scheduled to premiere May 14 and May 15 on HBO , the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has expressed its intention to work with the premium cable network and its partners to help eliminate obesity in the United States and globally.
Beard Foundation names Douglas 'Outstanding Restaurateur'; Matt Dillon named best chef in the NW
The "Outstanding Restaurateur" award, according to the Beard Foundation, honors a person "who sets high national standards in restaurant operations and entrepreneurship."
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