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November 2009 Blog Posts (8)

Anti-Obesity Charter. Please share.

Europeans approve anti-obesity charter

Last Updated: Thursday, November 16, 2006 | 12:37 PM ET

The Associated Press

European health ministers from 53 countries approved Thursday the world's first charter to fight obesity, vowing greater action against the epidemic of expanding waistlines across the continent.

The charter, approved in Istanbul, Turkey, was drafted by the World Health Organization in consultation with its European member states. It is the first… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on November 30, 2009 at 8:13am — No Comments

Too Fat to Graduate: Encouraging Fitness or Discrimination?

Too Fat to Graduate: Encouraging Fitness or Discrimination?

Posted by: Samantha A. Murray on: November 20, 2009

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Added by Paul Murphy on November 22, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Fat Hatred

This was a posted response addressing childhood obesity.

u wanna stop childhood obesity...??

here's what u gotta do....take the damn video games away from them, unplug the tv. put locks on the cupboards and fridge. take away the sugar cereals. have them make a lunch to take to school. get them out of the house and get them outside playing with their friends instead of sitting infront of the idiot box. get them into sports at a young age.

have regular eating times.… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on November 18, 2009 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Family doctors resign from AAFP over Coke partnership.

Oct 29 2009

Family doctors resign from AAFP over Coke partnership

Yesterday, 20 family physicians in Contra Costa County, California, ripped up their membership cards in the American Academy of Family Physicians in protest over the AAFP’s partnership with Coca-Cola.

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The director of the Contra Costa Department of Health Services, Dr. William Walker, announced that he was resigning his 25-year membership in AAFP. In his statement, Dr. Walker… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on November 11, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Smart Choice Labelling. A P

Food makers suspend promotion of Smart Choices labeling

The program that includes nine major firms has been criticized for promoting foods such as Froot Loops and Cracker Jack as nutritional. The FDA says such labeling systems ay be misleading consumers.

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October 24, 2009

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Portland, Ore. - A food industry group is… Continue

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Fat in Japan? You're breaking the law.

Fat in Japan? You're breaking the law.

As the health care debate rages in the US, Tokyo lawmakers set a maximum waist size. Are you too fat for Japan?

By David Nakamura — Special to GlobalPost

Published: November 10, 2009 06:29 ET

Updated: November 10, 2009 09:26 ET

Editor's note: David Nakamura also contributes to The Atlantic's excellent Food blog. Read his personal take on this story, which includes the shocking revelation of his own waist… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on November 10, 2009 at 7:46pm — No Comments

Heavy Americans Push Back on Health Debate.

Heavier Americans Push Back on Health Debate

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By SUSAN SAULNY

Published: November 7, 2009

Marilyn Wann is an author and weight diversity speaker in Northern California who has a message for anyone making judgments about her health based on her large physique. “The only thing anyone can accurately diagnose by looking at a fat person is their own level of stereotype and prejudice about fat,” said Ms. Wann, a 43-year-old San Franciscan… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on November 9, 2009 at 5:53am — No Comments

Obesity discussion and mood altering with food.

Is food our next tobbacco ????????

How long will we allow the personal accountability model to flourish????? Each day 2,000 U S citizens are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Obesity is a societal issue ,but we are downloading onto the individual.

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1 Mood altering with foods

2 Fastfood

3 Soda drinks

4 Dieting all are a form of an eating disorder

5 Unhealthy food marriages

6 Poverty

7 Level of education

8 Enviromental… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on November 5, 2009 at 1:15pm — No Comments