The Walt Disney Company on Thursday threw its weight behind a campaign championed by US First Lady Michelle Obama to push back child obesity.
AFP: Disney backs Michelle Obama’s child obesity campaign
First lady Michelle Obama’s campaign for healthier school lunches has stalled in Congress after anti-hunger groups and more than 100 Democrats protested the use of food stamp dollars to pay for it.
My Way News – Child nutrition bill stalls in House
Bottle-feeding small babies can set them up for a life of heart disease and obesity, according to a new study.
At least 20% of adult obesity is caused by over-feeding in infancy, according to Professor Atul Singhal from the MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Centre at the Institute of Child Health in London.
Bottle-feeding babies can lead to adult obesity, says study | Life and style | The Guardian
New research provides evidence of the vicious cycle created when an obese individual overeats to compensate for reduced pleasure from food.
Research Examines Vicious Cycle of Overeating and Obesity
Almost Third of Teens in Study Drink 3 or More Sugar-Sweetened Beverages a Day, but Not All “SSBs” Created Equal
Sugary Drinks Adding to Teen Obesity Propensity – The Early Show – CBS News
Despite two decades of public health initiatives, stricter government dietary guidelines, record growth of farmers’ markets and the ease of products like salad in a bag, Americans still aren’t eating enough vegetables.
Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries – NYTimes.com
Fat Thanks to Sunita K. for the tip!
The countries in the world with the highest obesity rates are in order USA, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. With the exception of Mexico, all the fattest countries have one thing in common – they are English-speaking nations. In fact, the latest OECD report on obesity rates of 33 countries includes 6 English-speaking ones in the top 7, and none in the rest of the list.
Among the ten slimmest countries in the OECD Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development are countries such as Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Austria – a good spread of northern and southern European lifestyles as well as two Asian nations.
Why Are 6 Of Top 7 Fattest Countries English Speaking Ones?
PARIS – Citizens of the world’s richest countries are getting fatter and fatter and the United States is leading the charge, an organization of leading economies said Thursday in its first ever obesity forecast.
Three out of four Americans will be overweight or obese by 2020, and disease rates and health care spending will balloon, unless governments, individuals and industry cooperate on a comprehensive strategy to combat the epidemic, the study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.
Number of fat people in US to grow, report says – Yahoo! News
Fat Thanks to Chami P. for the tip!
It seems like everyone these days – newscasters, past presidents and even the First Lady – is raising awareness about the obesity epidemic. If you haven’t heard the news from one of them, The Biggest Loser premiere sure did blast you with it Tuesday night.
Tara Costa’s Biggest Loser Blog: Stepping Up to Fight Obesity – The Biggest Loser : People.com
New evidence indicates that children who are exposed to a virus called adenovirus-36 are more likely to be obese than those who are not exposed to it, and to be heavier than other obese kids who were not exposed to it, researchers said this week. The virus, known informally as Ad-36, is one of about 55 adenoviruses that are known to cause colds and is the only member of the family to be linked to obesity. But it is one of 10 bacteria and viruses that have been associated with a propensity for putting on plural poundage.
More evidence links a virus to obesity, this time in children – Los Angeles Times
