Posts Tagged ‘obesity’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Every single menu in New York City could soon be getting a major overhaul if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way. The man behind calorie counts is set to announce a new public health initiative to battle obesity, taking aim at super-sized sugary drinks. In other words, it may soon be [...]
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by Jack Minor – Parents have expressed concerns over a recent notice advising them not to allow their children to bring sodas to school. In a recent newsletter, parents were told that as, per a policy passed by the school board last October, “soda is no longer allowed in the cafeterias at the elementary and [...]
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Proposed congressional regulations would classify food as vegetable for school menus by Jack Minor – District 6 children could soon be begging for their vegetables if Congress has its way. A spending bill has a provision re-classifying pizza as a vegetable. Congress is pushing the new classification as pushback on the Obama administration’s Agriculture bill [...]
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–By Odil Macias Statistics show there are about 2 million clinically obese children in the United States and one Boston doctor thinks it is up to the government to “save” these children from their parents. Doctor David Ludwig, a well-known Boston obesity specialist and creator of the Children’s Optimal Weight for Life program, is now [...]
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Part of trend implementing Presidential order calling for “behavior modification” regarding nutrition Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” inititiative for solving obesity in America by Jack Minor – At the urging of Michelle Obama, Wal-Mart has agreed to change its product offering to reduce the number of high fat items they sell. Wal-Mart issued a statement saying [...]
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By: Mike Bauman As summer temperatures soar, it’s important to keep an eye out for signs of heat-related injury or illness. Simply put, heat injuries occur when the body’s normal temperature control system is overloaded. This can occur due to a number of factors including dehydration, obesity, old age, pregnancy, and being very young (0 [...]
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Our food stamp program needs to look at the model WIC uses to ensure recipients are receiving quality nutritional foods. WIC restricts and screens retail food outlets allowed to accept WIC payment. In addition restrictions are in place on foods based on nutritional values, and healthy diet requirements. My opinion is the food stamp program needs overhauling [...]
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By Jack Minor As part of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama issued an executive order calling for various cabinet positions and departments to issue behavior modification plans forcing citizens to be health-conscious. The executive order titled the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council issued on June [...]
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By Jim Frazier Due to obesity and diabetes, life expectancy may be going down in America.“We are now looking at the first generation with a shorter life-span than their parents,” said Mitzi Moran, President of Sunrise Community Health. “We desperately need prevention programs or these diseases will strain our health care system.” Over the next [...]
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