CDC urged to create obesity &#39;master plan&#39;
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for America&#39;s Health, a nonprofit organization based
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Government warnings could be sent to parents of obese children as young as five.
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In the fight against obesity, restaurants should shrink portions, provide more nutritional information and bundle such calorie-laden food as burgers and pizza with healthier side dishes, according to a federally commissioned report to be made public Friday.
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A prominent study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have overstated the number of obesity-related deaths in 2000 by as much as 20 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Schools should weigh and measure all children annually to determine whether they&#39;re overweight, and the government must set nutritional standards for brand-name foods and drinks
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INDIANAPOLIS -- A doctor is leading a campaign aimed at requiring insurance companies to fund programs that would help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling.
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To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must launch a massive campaign enlisting virtually every aspect of society to reduce the amount of junk food children eat
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New Jersey's health department is escalating the battle against the bulge by starting a new Office of Nutrition and Fitness to better coordinate programs aimed at preventing obesity. The agency is particularly needed in New Jersey &#151; possibly the first state to create such a government body.
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now admits it erred in its widely publicized estimate that 400,000 Americans die each year from obesity.
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The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it was launching a systematic campaign to fight obesity, which now affects close to two-thirds of the U.S. population and threatens to overtake smoking as the leading cause of death.
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A study sponsored by the federal government released Sept. 30 says government, business, and families must address the alarming rate of obesity in children.
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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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Nov. 14 is World Diabetes Day, and the theme for this year&#39;s campaign is Obesity, Prevent Diabetes. Read on for a summary of current expert thinking prepared by the Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC) on
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The obesity epidemic needs to be tackled in the same way as climate change, says a top nutritional scientist.
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To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must launch a campaign focused on junk food children eat and get them exercising more, the National Academy of Sciences said today.
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A wide-ranging effort involving parents, schools, communities and government is needed to turn the tide of childhood obesity, the Institute of Medicine said Thursday.
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THE United Statesâ obesity epidemic has reached the playpen, according to research, with more than 10 per cent of children aged two to five reported to be overweight.