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Gov. Paterson's Latest Assault on New York Waistlines 
New York's Gov. David Paterson has fired a new salvo in his war on obesity, with food outlets in his sights this time. Restaurants, mobile vendors, grocery ...

Weight Loss Secrets of Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels 
The latest Time Magazine has an interview with Biggest Loser Personal Trainer Jillian Michaels. It's up on the Time.com website for those who want more ...

Eating too much, not too little exercise to blame for obesity 
Eat too much and its unlikely you'll be able to do enough exercise to burn it off. That's the sobering finding of a new study by a World Health Organization ...

Tackling Cheerios' Bogus Cholesterol Claims 
Hats of to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tackling breakfast cereal giant Cheerios on its bogus cholesterol reduction claims.
The FDA is ...

Link between child obesity and allergies? 
There are already many reasons to be worried about child obesity - bigger risk of heart disease, Type II Diabetes and bullying. Now there may be another ...

Is state-funded obesity surgery a good idea? 
Should taxpayers have to cough up the cash to fund lap-band surgery for morbidly obese citizens?
That's the question currently being considered by a parliamentary ...

Big babies risk becoming obese toddlers  
New research has found that babies who gain weight rapidly in the first six months of life risk growing into obese toddlers.
The findings of the study,...

Supersize THIS, Morgan Spurlock!  Not rated yet
Supersize Me star Morgan Spurlock's got nothing on a gym instructor who piled on 105 pounds (47.6 kg) in a risky bid to understand obesity first hand....

Obesity swine flu link?  Not rated yet
As if obese people didn't have enough to worry about - a study of swine flu cases in California has hinted that overweight flu victims have a greater risk ...

Who Told Oprah to Lose Weight?  Not rated yet
Imagine anyone having the nerve to tell Oprah Winfrey to lose weight! That's exactly what Vogue Editor-in-Chief, Anna Wintour, did back in 1998, according ...

Will a "soda tax" help curb obesity epidemic?  Not rated yet
Calls in the US for a federal tax on sodas and other sugary drinks are gathering momentum. But will a "soda tax" do anything to curb the obesity epidemic?...

Preventing childhood obesity  Not rated yet
Policymakers, educators, health professionals and parents working to curb the pandemic of childhood obesity now have a new tool at their disposal. Preventing ...

Baby eats 20 000 calories a week!  Not rated yet
If your baby is a problem eater, you'll sympathize with the parents of baby Agatha Holloway.
She was born prematurely and underweight which led to several ...