Western ag policies blamed for obesity
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The agricultural policies of the world's top producing nations are contributing to the increasing problem of obesity in developing nations, a leading researcher said Monday.
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Arkansas &#151; the first state to send home obesity report cards to warn parents of overweight kids' health risks &#151; may ditch the plan or weaken it with the help of the new governor.
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Reports claimed that obesity had played a part in 20 child protection cases last year.
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Older Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet loaded with meats and sweets appear to have a greater risk for breast cancer than women who eat mainly soy and vegetables, a new study has concluded.
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To fight obesity, the government should boost health education and help shield kids from junk food. And corporate support is needed, too.
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Obesity is out of control with more than 300 million overweight adults worldwide, according to specialists at the first international obesity conference in Africa.
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Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise has been blamed for fuelling an increase in obesity.
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Evolution and the environment, not just  gluttony, has led to a global obesity pandemic, with an  estimated 1.5 billion people overweight -- more than the number  of undernourished people -- an obesity conference was told on  Monday.
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US presidential hopefuls from both sides of the political divide are dishing out their plans for fighting obesity, which has reached epidemic proportions and is putting enormous strain on the health care system.
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Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer, a leading researcher said Friday. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women, compared with about 30 percent each for smoking, Dr. Walter C. Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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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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WASHINGTON: A respected panel of US scientists has urged schools, food companies, government agencies and families to work together to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.
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WASHINGTON -- Childhood obesity has reached such epidemic proportions that it can be reversed only by a coordinated effort touching everything from new zoning laws that promote parks and sidewalks to tougher regulation of ads aimed at kids to more
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Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise is blamed for fuelling a rise in obesity.
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The global obesity epidemic is completely out of control, with more than 300 million overweight adults worldwide, according to specialists at the first international obesity conference in Africa.
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Obesity cannot be tackled by just encouraging healthier eating and more exercise, experts say.
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A new study found that obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born until they have lived in the United States - the land of remote controls and double cheeseburgers - for more than 10 years.