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Emanuel's trade: recycling carts for soft drink plugs
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday announced his latest partnership with Coca-Cola: The soft drink giant will pay for 50,000 blue recycling carts for Chicago homes and in return gets to put images of Coke products on the lids of the familiar bins. Emanuel tied...Tags: Weight, Roseland, Thomas Menino, Coca-Cola Co., Coca-Cola
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BIGGER BANG THEORY: United Way's new approach stresses teamwork, accountability to strengthen communities
tkleffman@amnews.comThermometers are out. The Heart of Kentucky United Way no longer uses those devices to measure and show how much money it has raised to distribute to non-profit agencies in the communities it serves. “It’s got to be more than just...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Weight, Adult Education, Flu, United Way
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Emperor Bob Lutz doesn't disappoint in SAE World Congress keynote
Autoblog.comFiled under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy, USA Sometimes, a little suggestion goes a long, long way. Speaking at the SAE World Congress in Detroit today, Bob Lutz took a proposal from the conference... -
Supporting pre-K is a sound investment
Our leaders in Washington face tough budget issues ("Obama budget would have big impact in MD," April 11). But one proposal we should all agree on is for targeted investments in local pre-kindergarten learning. As a grandfather, I support giving America's...
Tags: Preschools, U.S. Army, Weight, Schools, Education
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Breakfast cereal tied to lower BMI for kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regularly eating cereal for breakfast is tied to healthy weight for kids, according to a new study that endorses making breakfast cereal accessible to low-income kids to help fight childhood obesity. One in every four American...Tags: Iron (dietary supplement), Weight, Vitamin D, Overweight, Personal Income
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Summit Health releases report on Franklin County's health
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comFranklin County residents are losing ground on some very important health-related issues, according to a study released by Summit Health Thursday. Summit Health, in cooperation with the Penn State Institute of State and Regional Affairs, released the...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Weight, Corporate Officers
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Exercise, diet may keep sleep apnea from worsening
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing weight through exercise and healthier eating may have long-term benefits for people with mild sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Researchers found obese study participants who went through a one-year lifestyle...Tags: Weight, Medical Research, Sleep Apnea, Diabetes, Drugs and Medicines
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Obesity experts and doctors team up to offer free weight-loss tools for patients and providers
Talking about excess weight can be awkward. But talking about it with your health-care provider can also be lifesaving. To help foster that conversation, Obesity Action Coalition, a nonprofit group dedicated to helping obese individuals, has launched...
Tags: Arthritis, Weight, Overweight, Sleep Apnea, Diabetes
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TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home
I was a pioneer of childhood obesity. By the time I was a junior in high school, I weighed more than 200 pounds. I was a fat kid before being a fat kid made you the topic of a national conversation and the first lady's pet project, back when Gatorade...
Tags: Halloween, Oprah Winfrey, Weight, Jamie Oliver, Overweight
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Children's Chatter: Promote fitness as a family event
Contributing WriterAs a parent, you have the responsibility of encouraging your children to eat healthy and exercise. Childhood obesity has become a growing concern and a major problem affecting millions of families. Although eliminating obesity is not an easy task,...Tags: Nutrition, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet
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Is agriculture responsible for obesity?
An article by Bruce M. King in the February-March 2013 issue of The American Psychologist indicates 502 million persons worldwide are obese (i.e., a body mass index greater than 30, calculated by weight in kilograms divided by height in meters, squared)....Tags: Psychologists, Weight, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Genetics
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More proof that soda bans would fizzle
Soda bans seem like a good idea in theory. Soda has no nutritional value whatsoever. Worse, it’s a sugar bomb. Given the mounting obesity problem in this country, some might think soda bans are an admiral effort to curb our collective waistline,...Tags: American Heart Association, Weight, Cornell University, Michael Bloomberg, Medical Procedures and Tests
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