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Letters to the editor: Oklahoma tornado, public school chiefs, and assault rifles
Once again, teachers protected their students. It happened at Sandy Hook Elementary in December, and it happened in Monroe, Okla., this week. Stories are being reported of teachers placing their bodies over their students, and as one child said, "Our...Tags: Students, Firearms, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Salt, NAACP
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Local Voices, May. 22
Hospital charges This is in response to the extensive article on the variations of same-procedure charges ("An acute gap in prices at hospitals; U.S. list offers look at billing disparities for same procedure," Page 1, May 9). Not only the variation is...Tags: Agriculture, Breads, Overweight, Genetic Engineering, Prices
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Muevete USA promotes healthy lifestyles among Latinos and Hispanics
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Football, zumba, softball and boxing are some of the fun activities children said they do for exercise at the first annual Muevete USA event. Combating childhood obesity was the focus at the Muevete USA project held Saturday at Cesar...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Coca-Cola Co., Physical Fitness and Exercise, Family, Obesity
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder linked to adult obesity
Having childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could lead to a life of obesity, even if ADHD symptoms disappear in adulthood, a new study shows. The study, which followed up on 207 middle-class men who had been diagnosed with ADHD as...
Tags: Body Mass Index, ADHD, Overweight, Behavioral Conditions, Obesity
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What do we eat? New food map will tell us
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has...
Tags: National Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Government, Food Industry, Education
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Letters to the editor: Bars, term limits, and obesity
The Orlando Sentinel has published several articles and editorials regarding the proposal to increase both the volume and the hours for Orlando's downtown bars. Reacting to outcry from downtown residents, the proposal to increase the outside decibels...Tags: Orlando Hotels, Memorial Day, Orlando, Holidays, Obesity
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Editorial: Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food
Is there any human impulse stronger than the urge to tell others what not to eat? Fast food, red meat, white bread, trans fats, sugary cereals, processed foods, salty snacks, fried anything, refined grains, hydrogenated oils, preservatives, artificial...Tags: Nikki Haley, Consumer Goods Industries, Obesity, Heart Disease, PepsiCo Inc.
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What is osteoporosis, and who does it affect?
Clark County Health DepartmentWe hear people causally speak about osteoporosis; however, it can be a very serious health problem. Bone is living tissue, which is constantly being absorbed and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone does not keep up with the...Tags: Quitting Smoking, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Osteoporosis, Calcium
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What we think: Central Florida needs to break the obesity cycle
Not so long ago, about one in every 10 adult Floridians was obese. Today, if you line up four Floridians, one of them will be obese. The good news? At least we're not Mississippi, where every third person has a body mass index of 30 or higher —...
Tags: Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Health Insurance Cost, Family, Maitland
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The Unappetizing Truth About Fast Food
HealthMcDonald’s got lucky this month. First, Charles Ramsey did interview after interview, telling the world over and over again that he was eating his McDonald’s when he heard Amanda Berry’s screams. Then a pair of recent studies shifted the... -
Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'
As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Arthritis, Biology
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BMI measuring in schools proves weighty issue
Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Students, Colleges and Universities, Family, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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