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Bingaman chairs hearing on child obesity (KRQE Albuquerque)
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman says obesity is a costly problem for New Mexico and the rest of the country.
Bingaman chairs hearing on childhood obesity (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman says obesity is a costly problem for New Mexico and the rest of the country. The New Mexico Democrat was in Santa Fe on Wednesday to chair a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to explore ways to reduce childhood obesity.
$44 Million National Program Aims to Reverse Childhood Obesity (PNN)
As the first investment of a new $44 million initiative, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded grants of up to $400,000 to nine communities across the country that will serve as leading sites for its most ambitious effort yet to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.
Vermont called healthiest state, Louisiana last (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest U.S. state and other Southern states were close rivals due to high obesity and smoking rates in new rankings that deemed Vermont the healthiest.
Moms Find Fun, Healthy Snacks That Help Fight Childhood Obesity (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
A number of recent public research studies substantiate the rise in childhood obesity, the health risks in overweight children, and the questionable nutritional value of cereals and other foods kids consume.
Report finds Vermont is healthiest state (Boston Globe)
With a decrease in smoking, low prevalence of obesity and few residents who lack health insurance, Vermont has retained its spot as the healthiest state in the country for the second year in a row, according to a national report released Wednesday.
UniCare Health Plan Offers Training to Medical Community To Help Combat Obesity in Kansas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
According to the 2007 Kansas Youth Risk Behavior survey, 11 percent of high school students were obese and, more than half did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity. Research demonstrates that prevention is a key component to help combat the growing epidemic of obesity among youth today.
Program challenges kids to fight obesity (News & Messenger)
Fit & Healthy Schools is challenging Prince William sixth graders to fight the obesity epidemic that exists in this country today.
State health slips in national rankings (Lincoln Journal Star)
Nebraska’s health slipped from the ranks of the top 10 in a new national report, dragged down by high rates of smoking, obesity and binge drinking, and a growing rate of uninsured.
Health halo can hide the calories (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
If you're a well-informed, health-conscious New Yorker who has put on some unwanted pounds in the past year, it might not be entirely your fault. Here's a possible alibi: The health halo made you do it. I offer this alibi after an experiment on New Yorkers that I conducted with Pierre Chandon, a Frenchman who has been studying what researchers call the American obesity paradox. Why, as Americans ...
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