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Obesity task force aims for July deadline
The chairman of the Task Force on Media and Childhood Obesity said that the group planned to report back to Congress and the FCC in mid July with recommendations for...
Free to choose obesity?
The obvious model for those hoping to reverse the fattening of America is the campaign against smoking. Before the surgeon general officially condemned smoking in...
Researcher says evidence does not support fruit juice-obesity link
According to a recent analysis of government data, children who drank 100 percent juice had healthier overall diets than non-juice consumers and consumed more total...
Mothering Styles Tied to Obesity Rates, Study Says
"Clean your plate or else!" and other authoritarian approaches to parenting can lead to overweight children, a new study finds. Strict mothers were nearly five times...
U.S. Leads in Obesity but Transatlantic Weight Gap Is Narrowing
"Overweight Consumers and the Future of Food and Drinks," a new report from independent market analyst Datamonitor, reveals that the American waistline is getting...
New Research Shows That Sugar and High-Fructose Corn Syrup Are Not That Different
There is no special link between the consumption of high-fructose corn syrup and obesity
Disney to Limit Character Licensing to 'Healthful' Foods
Walt Disney Co. said it would limit licensing for most of its characters to food products low in fat and sugar -- a significant move as lawmakers increasingly blame...
Rapper 50 Cent picks a fight with fat
50 Cent is a judge for a nationwide cooking competition aimed at preventing childhood obesity by improving high school students' eating habits.
High-calorie beverages add to Americans' waistlines
It's not just sugary sodas that are adding to the obesity crisis - it's fruit drinks, alcohol and a combination of other high-calorie beverages, say UNC-Chapel Hill...
Is obesity killing us or not?
A 2004 CDC report was misinterpreted and has been restated; fat is not the No. 2 killer.
