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Obesity's Link to Life Expectancy
By Sarah Baldauf -
Health
- April 22, 2008
Excess body fat is tied to a host of deadly ills, including cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
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You're Thin—and Too Fat
By Katherine Hobson -
On Fitness
- April 1, 2008
Too much body fat puts even normal-weight people at higher risk of heart disease.
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Your Dog is Fat. And You Know What to Do
By Katherine Hobson -
On Fitness
- March 20, 2008
A pet weight-loss plan, like a human plan, requires some strategizing.
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Too Fat? No More Excuses
By Sarah Baldauf -
Health
- December 31, 2007
Research is revealing how very damaging extra baggage is.
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Health Reasons to Cut Back on Corn Consumption
By Adam Voiland -
Nation & World
- December 17, 2007
Used to sweeten drinks and fatten cattle, corn is too pervasive in our food supply, experts argue.
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When It Comes to Avoiding Cancer, Weight Matters
By Katherine Hobson -
Health
- November 8, 2007
It appears that the fat you eat might be less meaningful than the fat you carry.
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Health Screening Tests That Everyone Needs
By Adam Voiland -
Health
- September 24, 2007
These preventive tests come strongly recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
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New Reasons to Watch What You Eat
By Deborah Kotz -
Health
- September 22, 2007
Nourishment in the womb may matter decades later
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Don't Eat That, or Your Child May Grow Up Fat
By Deborah Kotz -
Health
- September 13, 2007
A mother's food intake during pregnancy may determine her baby's long-term health.
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How to Succeed at Losing
By Deborah Kotz -
Health
- August 31, 2007
It's tough, but kids can get to, and stay at, a healthy weight.
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Five Comments Parents Should Never Make
By Deborah Kotz -
Health
- August 31, 2007
Teens who overcame anorexia consider how they might have avoided it.
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How to Win the Weight Battle
By Deborah Kotz -
Health
- August 31, 2007
Tackling obesity the wrong way makes matters worse. Here's a right way.
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Should Your Child Lose Weight? Eight Keys to Success
By Deborah Kotz -
Health
- August 30, 2007
One mom's study of how kids who reached a healthy weight got there and stayed.
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Most States Are Getting Fatter, Report Finds
By Deborah Kotz -
Health
- August 28, 2007
Obesity rates climbed in the majority of states last year, and no state reduced its obesity problem.
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Obese Americans: Not Wanted in China
By Rick Newman -
America's Business
- January 5, 2007
Anybody who blinked over the holidays might have missed important news from China. DaimlerChrysler announced that by 2008 it plans to import small "B-class" cars built by the Chinese automaker Chery, the first time a Chinese-made car will go on sale in the United States.
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