NJ starting agency to battle obesity
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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 to prevent obesity.
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As more Americans struggle with  growing waistlines, U.S. health officials on Wednesday set out  their own tips for drugmakers seeking to develop products for  people trying to shed pounds.
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The campaign, which will promote exercise and healthier diet among Virginians, aims to reduce the rate of chronic illnesses such as obesity and hypertension through diet, exercise and other prevention techniques.
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How finding treatments for compulsive eaters could help combat the national obesity epidemic.
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Washington -- To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must enlist virtually every aspect of society to reduce the amount of junk food children eat and get them exercising more, the National Academy of Sciences said Thursday.
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A French village is pioneering a new approach to tackling the growing problem with obesity.
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West Virginia is hoping that a little wheel can make a big difference in the state's obesity problem.
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School meals are to undergo a major government review in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity.
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New York City's board of health on Tuesday ordered restaurants to standardize how they display the number of calories in dishes on their menus in an effort to combat obesity.
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The vending machine trade association is launching an anti-obesity campaign to encourage healthful food choices, hoping to fend off efforts to remove machines from schools and improve the industry's image as concerns grow about the fattening of America.
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People who want to give up smoking and lose weight are to be given expert help, funded by the NHS.
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The European Union said Thursday it will bring the food and advertising industry together with health officials to contain the increasing problem of obesity in Europe, where one out of every four children is obese.
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A guide for consumers and physicians to maximize health insurance coverage for the growing problem of obesity is scheduled for release Sunday.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Insurance companies should fund programs to help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling to try to curb increasing health costs related to obesity, a doctor said.
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Ministers launch a Â£372m anti-obesity strategy to "transform the environment" in which people live.
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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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LONDON -- European health ministers from 53 countries approved the world's first charter to fight obesity on Thursday, vowing greater action against the epidemic of expanding waistlines across the continent.