Ban On Fast Food

WoW!

This is great.

The government has banned tobacco advertising on TV, maybe they will do the same with fast food.

Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity:
Study November 20, 2008 – Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday.

But the team at the National Bureau of Economic Research questioned whether it would be practical to impose that kind of government regulation -- something only Sweden, Norway and Finland have done.

We have known for some time that childhood obesity has gripped our culture, but little empirical research has been done that identifies television advertising as a possible cause," said economist Shin-Yi Chou of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.

"Our results indicate that a ban on these advertisements would reduce the number of overweight children ages 3-11 in a fixed population by 18 percent and would reduce the number of overweight adolescents ages 12-18 by 14 percent."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 13.9 percent of children aged 2 to 5 are overweight, 18.8 percent of those aged 6 to 11 are and more than 17 percent of those 12 to 19.

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24% of Canadians Can Get 2 Seats on a Flight

The airline industry has been beaten up of late.

This is another had hit on them.

With 24% of Canadians obese, this court decision will hurt them even more.

Plus it will be very difficult to determine criteria on who gets two seats and who gets one.

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Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court
November 20, 2008 - Reuters

Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are "functionally disabled by obesity" deserve to have two seats for one fare.

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Keywords - Obesity

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Surrey Kinesiologist States that "Fat Kids Lead to Fat Adults"

This article scares me.

The picture in the article almost made me puke.

This has been a huge motivation for me to start running again.

My son is one years old and I know that I am the example he sees.

If I sit on my rear, he will sit on his rear.

If I eat crap, he will eat crap.

I hope you are not eating when you read this article.

Obese Children Have Arteries of 45-year-olds, Study Finds
Wednesday, November 12th 2008 - by The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS - Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities greatly increasing their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside.

The studies, reported Tuesday at an American Heart Association conference, found about a third of American children are overweight and one-fifth are obese.

Many parents think "baby fat" will melt away as kids getolder. But research increasingly shows fat kids become fat adults, with higher risks for many health problems.

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1 Hour a Week of Exercise Can Improve Quality of Life in Obese Individuals

This is great research showing at even 1 hour can improve the quality of life in obese individuals

A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way for Severely Obese

October 8, 2008 - Reuters - by Megan Rauscher

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to exercise and physical activity, people who are severely obese often feel defeated and think -- why bother. But a new study shows why they should bother, according to the study team.

Even a little bit of exercise - as little as 1 hour a week - can boost their quality of life and ability to complete everyday tasks like getting dressed, tying shoes and simply moving around, the study found.

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If The Government Wants to Learn How to End Obesity, They Should Look to Smokers

I have been thinking this for some time.

I have had this debate with many of my fellow students in my Masters program.

If government is serious about taking on obesity, they need to attack it and market it like they do for smoking, seat belts and children helmets.

Tackle Obesity Like Smoking, Says Researcher

Reuters, Michael Kahn

Tackling the global obesity epidemic will require governments to take similar action to that many have used to curb smoking, a top researcher said Wednesday.

This could include regulations that restrict how companies market junk food to children and requirements for schools to serve healthy meals, said Professor Boyd Swinburn, a public health researcher who works with the World Health Organization.

"The brakes on the obesity epidemic need to be policy-led and governments need to take centre stage," Swinburn, a researcher at Deakin University in Australia, said at the 2008 European Congress on Obesity.

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Research Shows It is Better for Doctors to Push Pills, Compared to Exercise for New Diabetics

The drug companies got a lot richer today.

This research have given a research based reason for doctors to push pills compared to exercises.

Right now the USA, pays $10 billion a year on diabetes medication, because of this study, it will soar even higher.

Early Diabetes Treatment Key for Long Term Health: study

Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - People with diabetes given intensive drug treatment soon after diagnosis are healthier when they grow older, even if they become less rigorous about controlling their blood sugar later on, British researchers said on Wednesday.


This means it may be important to prescribe diabetes drugs early, even for people just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, instead of trying to get them to diet and exercise first, the researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.


"We now know not only that good glucose control from the time type 2 diabetes is diagnosed reduces the rate of diabetic complications but also that this early intervention leads to sustained benefits in the longer term," Rury Holman of Oxford University, who led the study, said in a statement.

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Greens Keep You Thin!

Lack of Veggies Can Lead To a Life Of Obesity

July 31, 2008 - Reuters - By Terri Coles

TORONTO (Reuters) - Many teenage girls are not getting the nutrients they need to ensure healthy development, putting them at risk for weight-related problems and cardiovascular disease.

Female adolescence is an important time for setting up adult health, as nutritional needs change because of increased growth and the beginning of menstruation, said Andy Bellatti, who runs the popular nutrition blog Small Bites. But studies have shown that on average, teenage girls are not getting enough fiber, calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium or vitamins A, E and B in their diets, and are eating too much saturated fat and sodium, said Bellatti, who is also a graduate student in New York University's Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health.

"There's a lot of work that needs to be done," he said.

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Langley Kinesiologist asks, Do You Wonder Why Smart University Students Are Fat?

This is an interesting article.

It showed that university students ate more after reading, wriring and computer tasks.

This might be why their is a drastic increase in obesity in university students.

More You Work Your Brain, More You Eat: study

Marianne White , Canwest News Service

QUEBEC - If you're thinking more, you might also be eating more.

Intellectual work - like reading, writing or working on a computer - prompts people to overeat and that might be a cause of obesity, a new university study suggests.

"We have found that mental work represents a stress factor that stimulates food intake," said study co-author and kinesiologist Angelo Tremblay.

The results are published in the latest edition of Psychosomatic Medicine Journal.

Tremblay and his team of four other researchers at Laval University in Quebec City studied the link between mental work and food intake on 14 students.

They measured their food consumption after each of the following activities: resting in a sitting position; reading a document and writing a summary about it; and performing computerized tests. After each 45-minute task the subjects

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Employers to Charge Employees that are Too Heavy

This an amazing article.

It maybe a new trend that we will see. Employers treating employees differently based on their genetics and lifestyle.

Heavy people to feel lighter wallets with Alabama surcharge

American Press - 2008

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Alabama, pushed to second in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat.

The state has given its 37,527 employees a year to start getting fit — or they'll pay $25 a month for insurance that otherwise is free.

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Can You Be Fit but Also Fat?

Fit and Fat: US study shows it's possible

Reuters - By Maggie Fox - August 11, 2008

It may be possible to be both fat and healthy, researchers reported on Monday, for at least half of overweight adults, and close to a third of obese men and women, have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and other measures of heart health. And being lean does not necessarily protect people, either. Close to a quarter of normal-weight U.S. adults in one study had risk factors for heart disease or diabetes.

Keywords - Obesity,

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Teens Who Think They're Too Fat

Normal Weight Teens Who Think They're Too Fat Have Poor Quality Of Life

June 20, 2008 - CBC News

Teens who think they're fat but are actually of normal weight have a lower quality of life than those who are obese but believe they're of normal weight, new research suggests.
A German study of 7,000 teens between 11 and 17 years old found that 55 per cent of girls and just under 36 per cent of boys thought they were too fat in responses to a questionnaire. The study was based on data obtained between 1995 and 1998.

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Obesity and Joint Replacement

Obesity Cited in Growth of Joint Replacement Surgery in Younger Patients

April 15, 2008 - By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today

In 1997, about 60.2% of primary hip replacements and 69.1% of primary knee replacements were performed in patients ages 65 to 84, Sunny Kim, Ph.D., of Florida International University here, reported in the April 15 issue of Arthritis Care & Research.

Dr. Kim noted that more joint replacements in a younger and heavier population will likely increase the need for revisions with lengthier operative times, longer hospital stays, and higher complication rates than primary replacements.

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Immediate Action Needed on Obesity

Obesity Needs Comprehensive Action

March 20, 2008 - Reuters - By Terri Coles

TORONTO (Reuters) -- There is little debate that obesity presents a public health issue in North America -- obesity rates have more than doubled over a generation in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

But the causes of obesity -- and therefore, the solutions -- are not as obvious, according to research presented this week at a media workshop run by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

The problem of obesity cannot be reduced simply to genetics, the researchers said, and it also cannot be blamed solely on our environments or learned behaviors. Media coverage, they advised, should highlight that the obesity epidemic is the result of a variety of factors, and that change requires a comprehensive approach that tackles the problem from all sides.

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Keywords - Obesity,

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Cycling Improves Heart Size

Walking And Bicycle Riding Improve Heart's Size And Pumping Ability In
Patients With Stable Heart Failure

June 15, 2007

Countless exercise programs claim to trim the thighs, abs and buttocks, but how many offer to reshape a flabby heart" According to new research, aerobic exercise does just that for patients with stable heart failure, literally turning an enlarged heart into a trimmer, more efficient organ for pumping blood throughout the body.

The research, published in the June 19, 2007, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), comes with a coda, however: It may be best to focus on aerobics and leave the weight lifting to someone else.

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Keywords – Obesity, Weight Loss, Fitness, Hypertension

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Increasing Weight Leads to Increase Cancer Risk

Watch Your Weight to Decrease Your Breast Cancer Risk

Oct 23, 2007 - by Dr. Marla Shapiro

Today, a new study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine that made me sit up and take notice. It looked at weight gain as a risk factor for post-menopausal breast cancer risk.

We have known for some time that obesity is indeed a risk factor for post-menopausal breast cancer, but what was unique about this study is that it looked at the concept of weight gain in the early reproductive years (18-35), late reproductive years (35-50), perimenopause, and the menopausal period of time (50 years and up).

Women who were not obese or overweight at 18 but were at ages 35 and 50 had a 1.4 times the risk of developing breast cancer compared with women who maintained a normal weight. With weight gain between as little as 2 to 10 kg, according to the journal article, from age 50 to present age (which is the perimenopausal and menopausal period) the risk of breast cancer was
increased by 30%.

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Keywords - Obesity, Cancer

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Cola = Kidney Problems

The Claim: Too Much Cola Can Cause Kidney Problems

January 22, 2008 – New York Times - By Anahad O'Connor

It is well known that too much soda can increase the risk of diabetes and obesity. But when it comes to kidney problems, is there a difference between colas and other kinds of soda?

Keywords – Diabetes, Obesity, Soft Drinks

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Fitness & Rehab Conference Presenter Featured in Georgia Straight

Fitness & Rehab Conference Presenter Featured in Georgia Straight

Alfred Ball, who presented "Balance Bodies for Improved Performance and Injury Prevention" at the Fall 2007 Fitness & Rehab Conference, was featured in the Georgia Straight in Volume 42.

Healthy Obsession
Georgia Straight -Health Features - January 3, 2008 - By Charlie Smith

The CMAJ paper cited more than 100 epidemiological studies linking routine physical activity with a reduction in certain types of cancers. Cancer-related mortality rates were 29 percent higher for inactive middle-aged women than for their peers who were physically active. For men
and women who were active, the relative risk of colon cancer fell 30 to 40 percent, and for women who were physically active, there was a 20- to 30-percent reduction in the relative risk of breast cancer.

A large study published last October in the Archives of Internal Medicine carried grim news for women who gain weight as adults. The researchers examined data from almost 100,000 postmenopausal women. Those who were not obese at the age of 18 but who were obese between the ages of 35 and 50 were 1.4 times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who maintained their weight. The good news was that for those women who lost weight, their
risk of breast cancer was the same as for those who maintained a stable weight.

Even if you're suffering from a chronic disease or an injury, it's possible to remain active and enjoy the benefits of exercise, according to Alfred Ball, chair of continuing education with the British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists. Ball's company, Life Moves Health and Fitness, specializes in creating programs for people with chronic conditions, including clients
with claims against the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.

"The first step is to do a consultation and get a basic history and see what other treatments they have sought, and what they have done for exercise in the past," Ball said. "From there, I'll usually do some movement-screening to see how well they move, and some strength-testing, depending on the area of injury…and develop a plan from there."

He said that for those with chronic diseases, the biggest error is either doing too much exercise or doing none at all. He noted that the body often tightens up around an injured area to protect itself, and more problems arise when the person makes adjustments to compensate. "The body is a connected piece," Ball said. "When you have injuries in one place, there
will be reactions in other places as well."

Ball, who operates out of the North Shore Fitness World, sometimes recommends one-on-one Pilates to ensure clients don't overdo it at first. He said that the next step is to focus on strengthening the client's basic core muscles. One of the biggest challenges for paraplegics or quadriplegics is ensuring they do enough cardiovascular exercises, he added, noting that
there are rowing machines and bicycles that can help.

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Calgary Bans Fat!

Calgary Cracks Down on Trans Fat - Regulations hit eateries Tuesday

Globe and Mail - December 31, 2007 - By Dawn Walton

CALGARY - That quick hit of greasy food to ease the New Year's Day hangover will come with an unexpected bonus in Calgary as the city becomes the first in Canada to regulate use of artery-clogging trans fats served in restaurants.

As of Tuesday, city eateries will not be allowed to cook with fats and oils that have more than 2-per-cent trans fats in total fat content. The same rule applies to all margarines and margarine-based spreads served in those outlets.

"That is an unacceptable health risk," Dr. Friesen told reporters, noting that cutting consumption of trans fats can help reduce the incidence of heart disease by 6 to 22 per cent, depending on what it is replaced with.

But the downside to the switch was a 20-per-cent higher price tag than the old-fashioned trans-fat-laden vegetable shortening, Ms. Derowin added.

The Calgary Health Region surveyed 400 food permit holders in the city and found the majority had already swapped the bad oils for better ones and two-thirds were using spreads that were in line with the new rules.

New York City has gone even further and was the first jurisdiction in the United States to implement an outright ban on trans fats from its restaurants. It recently found 94-per-cent compliance.

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Keywords - Healthy Eating, Trans Fat, Obesity,

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How Much Weight Did You Gain Over Christmas?

Christmas Weight Gain 'small'

BBC News - March 23, 2000

People do not gain as much weight over the Christmas period as has
traditionally been thought, research suggests.

Previous research has shown that the average American gains 0.4 to
1.8lbs (0.18 to 0.82kg) a year during their adult lives.

More than half of Americans are overweight and one in five are
designated obese. In the UK, 20% of women and 18% of men are obese and
45% of women and 33% of men are overweight.

Keywords - Overweight, Weight Loss, Obesity,

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Lack of Sleep May Lead to Excess Weight

Lack of Sleep May Lead to Excess Weight - Study Finds Link Between Hours of Sleep and Risk of Obesity -

(Las Vegas, NV) - November 16, 2004 - The less you sleep, the more likely you are to become obese, according to a study being presented at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)'s Annual Scientific Meeting held November 14-18.

The study, by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Obesity Research Center, demonstrated a clear link between the risk of being obese and the number of hours of sleep each night, even after controlling for depression, physical activity, alcohol consumption, ethnicity, level of education, age, and gender. The study was an analysis of
data taken from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I).

"The results are somewhat counterintuitive, since people who sleep less are naturally burning more calories," said lead researcher James Gangwisch, a post-doctoral fellow in psychiatric epidemiology at Columbia University.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), deaths due to obesity - as it relates to poor diet and physical inactivity - may soon overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death. Obesity can significantly increase a person's risk for a number of serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and
some types of cancer.

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Key Words - Sleep, Obesity, Weight Loss,

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