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Federal workers get health and fitness programs
For three hours each work week, Bert Rice walks laps around Burba Lake at Fort Meade — part of a mission by the federal government to build a healthier workforce. Rice, 76, a retired Army colonel and former Anne Arundel County councilman working as...Tags: High Blood Pressure, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Productivity, Defense
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New diet craze offers 5 days of feasting for 2 days of famine
Reuters* Fasting two days a week takes off as new diet craze * "Fast Diet" tops bestselling book list in UK, US * Health experts start to reevaluate the effects By Constance Watson LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Forget abandoning carbohydrates or detoxing....Tags: Diabetes, Interior Policy, Heart Disease, Weight, BBC
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New diet craze offers five days of feasting for two days of famine
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Forget abandoning carbohydrates or detoxing. The new dieting craze sweeping Britain and taking off in the United States lets people eat whatever they like - but only five days a week. "The Fast Diet", also known as the 5:2 diet, is the...Tags: Diabetes, Interior Policy, Health Organizations, Heart Disease, Weight
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Most public elementary schools don't regulate access to junk food
Los Angeles TimesMore than three-quarters of the nation’s public elementary schools face no state or district limits on the sale of sugary drinks, candy or salty snacks, according to a survey. Children eat at least a third of their meals at school, and spend...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Overweight, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weight, American Medical Association
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Blumenthal To Nickelodeon: No More Junk Food Ads
The Hartford CourantKids in America are getting fatter and four Democratic senators say that Nickelodeon can help curb the growing problem by cutting out ads for unhealthy foods that are sandwiched between its programs. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and three...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Nickelodeon (tv network), Heart Disease, Weight
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Belviq, the new miracle diet drug? Fat chance.
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.A new diet drug went on the market Tuesday. It’s expensive and has to be taken the rest of the patient’s life to continue to work. It comes with a long list of possible side effects, including common ones such as dizziness, fatigue and...Tags: Orlistat (drug), Weight, Food and Drug Administration, Placebo, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Court Hears NYC Soda Ban Appeal
ReutersJun 12 (TheWrap.com) - The fate of New York City's so-called "soda ban" is now in the hands of an appeals court. In reality, the ban is a series of regulations that would restrict the sale of sugary sodas bigger than 16 ounces in movie theaters and...Tags: Diabetes, Weight, New York City, Arts and Culture, Health
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Imperial Valley Child Asthma Program to implement preschool wellness curriculum
Staff Writer, Copy EditorIn an effort to promote a healthy lifestyle among Valley children, the Imperial Valley Child Asthma Program will teach a wellness curriculum in the coming school year at five Valley preschools operated by the nonprofit United Families Inc. The...Tags: Schools, Preschools, Overweight, Early Learning, Weight
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New York City lawyers argue to bring back soda ban
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City lawyers tried to convince an appeals court on Tuesday to allow Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large sugary drinks, three months after it was struck down as an illegal overreach of executive power. The law, invalidated...Tags: Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc., Judges, Weight, New York City
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READER SUBMITTED: Hospital Lecture On Sleep Apnea And Obesity Connection June 25, June 27
Greater New BritainThe Hospital of Central Connecticut's Center for Metabolic Health will present the lecture "Sleep Apnea & Obesity: What is the Connection?" on Tuesday, June 25 in Farmington and Thursday, June 27 in Southington. The events will be held 5:30 to 7:30 p.m....Tags: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Weight, Southington
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Jun 13, 2013
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Jun 11, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 11, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 11, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
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