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Anti-Obesity Charter. Please share.
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
Family doctors resign from AAFP over Coke partnership.
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
Heavy 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
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