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Are we the real causes of child obesity?

Fast food and other culprits are the easy targets when we ask "child obesity who to blame?" But the real causes of child obesity may be closer to home than we'd like to admit...

The Cave Man Diet Takes You Back to Basics... waaaaay back. Are you man enough?

Waiter, I'm on the cave man diet so bring me a mastadon steak, rare and hold the fries. NeanderThin, the newest version of the oldest diet, is not quite that radical, but it's still not for sissies

Famous people with obesity... From the King of Rock to the Talk Show Queen

Famous people with obesity... how celebrities' battle of the bulge can help us ordinary folk in our weightloss wars...

Warning. Stop Marketing Junk to our Kids

“Stop marketing junk food to kids, or we’ll make new laws that will force you to stop.”

That’s the warning from two United States government agencies to advertisers in the ongoing battle against child and teen obesity.

The warning was contained in study released this week by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services. The weighty, 78-page document urges marketers to voluntarily adopt "minimum nutritional standards for the food they market to children".

Failing that, they should focus their marketing efforts on low-calorie, more nutritious fare.

Unfortunately, the report makes no specific recommendations and it advises self-regulation rather than new laws.

We at ObesityCures.com would have preferred some tougher measures, but we understand that self-regulation may - and that's a big "may" - see quicker results than a long, drawn-out legal wrangle. We'll be keeping a close watch on this issue. For more on child obesity and why it's so important to regulate how fast food giants sell their junk to our kids, visit our web page dedicated to the subject.

Soda Ban in US schools. Hats off to Big Bill

It's been some time coming, but at last a victory for advocates of healthier food in schools. The nation's beverage giants have agreed to a deal that will outlaw the sale of sugary sodas in schools. Former president Bill Clinton - a self-confessed ex-junk food junkie - was a key player in brokering the agreement. Some have already criticised the deal for not going far enough. Many of their points are valid, but Clinton's foundation is the first to acknowledge that this is only the first step in a long process. We at ObesityCures.com think Big Bill deserves a big pat on the back for what he's managed to achieve here. In fact, I argue in an article that he may well have achieved more in this one deal than he did in two terms as president! Click on the link to read the full article.

Best Obesity Books

There are thousands of obesity books out there. We review a selection of the very best, saving you time and money...

Celebrity weight loss secret of Jennifer Aniston, Lindsay Lohan & Jessica Alba

Learn the celebrity weight loss secret shared by Jennifer Aniston, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba & other A-list celebrites. Hint: it's not one of the fad diets!

Do you know your cholesterol facts from fiction?

What should you do to make sure you're getting enough of the good cholesterol and eleminating the bad? The answer to this question is one of the most important cholesterol facts of all...

The Zone Diet - are you tight fisted enough?

If the Atkins Diet's too radical for you, perhaps Dr Barry Sears' Zone Diet will be more palatable, but be sure to read our warning about Zone nutritional bars....

Have you fallen victim to low carb stupidity?

Fat burning guru Tom Venuto lays bare the epidemic of low carb stupidity sweeping the world today as fast food makers and other cynical marketers cash in on the low carb craze...

Psychotherapy obesity cure - should this be in your basket of obesity solutions?

Why is the psychotherapy obesity cure so important? Because treating the symptoms of obesity without tackling the submerged psychological causes is asking for trouble...

Latino Obesity ... who's the real culprit?

Most Hispanic families eat a "healthy"cereal breakfast. So why are Latino Obesity levels on the rise?