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October 2009 Blog Posts (7)

Autopsy says ANOREXIA KILLED NEB. College Student

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Autopsy says anorexia killed Neb. college student

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Posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:25 am | No Comments Posted

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WAYNE, Neb. (AP) -- Autopsy results bear out initial suggestions that anorexia led to the death of a 19-year-old Wayne State College student from Norfolk.

Amy Miller is deputy Wayne County attorney. She said Thursday that… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on October 22, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Obesity and Soda.

The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Soda causes obesity, researchers assert

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Added by Paul Murphy on October 20, 2009 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Letter of Support.

Suffering from an addiction is a problem. Not only does this problem affect the person with the addiction, but it also spreads its roots out and reaches towards the people surrounding the addicted. There are different kinds of addictions, but the addictions that people in today’s society see as problematic are substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics. These substances cause adverse affects on men, women, teens, children, babies, and society in general. On any given day, at any given… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on October 16, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Weight Loss message brought to you by the makers of Oreos Cookies

This weight-loss message was brought to you by the makers of Oreos

October 5, 2009 | 2:09 pm

The makers of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, Chef Boyardee canned pasta, Oreo cookies and Snickers bars are joining forces to combat … obesity.

That’s right. Nestle USA, ConAgra Foods, Kraft Foods Inc. and Mars, Inc. – along with the Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc., Hershey Co., Sara Lee Corp. and other giant food manufacturers – today announced the launch of the Healthy Weight Commitment… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on October 8, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The Argus News Lakehead University. Treat the Cause-Not the Results October 2009

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Added by Paul Murphy on October 7, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Don't Be Embarrassed

We all have those little flaws that we do not like about ourselves. We go through those little times when we are embarrassed for being awkward, slow, clumsy, pimple faced, passing gas, losing our swimsuit, or just falling flat on our face. We think our nose is too big, our hair is a mess, our feet are like skis, our eyebrows too bushy, our ears are like elephants, or our anatomy is too small. We are ugly, fat, skinny, stumpy, plump, geeky,… Continue

Added by Brian R., the old man on October 5, 2009 at 11:16pm — 1 Comment

"WereFedUp.com" Youth-Led online social network formally launched!!

Founding Youth Leaders (who helped create "WereFedUp.com") took part in a historic media event to formally launch the first ever youth-led online social network dedicated to fight youth obesity. These events - held in the cities of Baldwin Park and South Los Angeles California on September 17, 2009 - were attended by members of the media, elected officials, students, celebrities, and other community leaders. At these media events, Founding Youth… Continue

Added by Ruben Brambila on October 1, 2009 at 10:50am — No Comments