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Entries from blog.bioethics.net tagged with 'obesity'
Don't Put Your Baby on a Diet
One of the most frustrating aspects of reviewing research studies that at the end of them, when the data is reported--either in journals or the media--one has to wonder, "What is a person supposed to do with this data?" Here is one more study where this is obviously true: as... (read the rest)
BMA Says No To Chocolate Tax. Thank Goodness!
The Easter Bunny and chocolate fans around the UK must be breathing a bit easier after learning that the British Medical Association has voted against a chocolate tax. In an attempt to curb the obesity epidemic, some physicians in the UK were supporting a plan to add a levy to... (read the rest)
Once a Fast Food Junkie, Always a Fast Food Junkie
New child and adolescent heath research suggests that once the fast food industry has you hooked you on commercials for you to "run for the border", you are all the more likely to continue those behaviors into adulthood, says the Washington Post. Interestingly enough, however, it's not the actual consumption... (read the rest)
NY Governor--Public Health Crusader
On Tuesday, Democratic Governor of New York, David Paterson, spoke out against an epidemic in this country. The epidemic of fat. Now he is putting his weight (pun intended) behind a $404 million dollar tax, or put another way an 18% tax, on sugary drinks like that dangerous soda pop... (read the rest)
Forget Red, Blue and Pink States! Go Green!
Courtesy of Strange Maps, I have a chance just one week before we elect a new president of the United States to look at a very different kind of map so that my eyes don't bug out over staring at electoral maps and electronic "whiteboards" with every shade of state... (read the rest)
Run Away from the Border?
I too want to praise Yum! Brand Foods, right along with the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Officials for its commitment to put nutritional information on its menu boards of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, and Long John Silvers restaurants. Yet, should it really take until January 1,... (read the rest)
Lowering the Exercise Bar, Raising the Numbers on the Scale?
Last week, the DHHS changed the guidelines for physical activity from 30 minutes of moderate activity 5 days a week to just a total of 2 1/2 hours total per week. A reported in the Washington Post, in order to fit into American's busy lifestyles, changing the recommendations means that... (read the rest)
Who needs Jenny Craig when you can get slim in Second Life?
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that researchers at the University of Houston's Obesity Research Center is using Second Life to help overweight persons learn about and develop habits for a healthy lifestyle. Hmm...now let's see--there would seem to be a trend here. Earlier this week on bioethics.net, we posted a... (read the rest)
The Real Price of the Obesity Epidemic
According to a new article published by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found today on bioethics.net, most of all adults will be overweight or obese by the year 2030, to the tune of over $900B in healthcare costs.... (read the rest)
A Weighty Subject
Writes guest blogger Dr. Summer Johnson: As described in the Newsweek article, "Should the Obese Pay More for Airline Tickets?", one of the latest social disincentives created by the airline industry to penalize those obese persons choosing to fly the not-so-friendly skies is to charge a double fare to cover... (read the rest)
Fast food off the menu?
The LA Times reported this week that the Los Angeles city council will soon be considering an ordinance that bans new fast food restaurants in South LA. (via) The reason: the obesity rate in that part of the city is approaching 30 percent. The thinking behind this proposed ban is... (read the rest)
Head of BMA: Many obese people are 'greedy'
The UK's Evening Standard reports that Dr. Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the British Medical Association (that's him on the right), is taking issue with how doctors in his country have approached obesity. In the doctor's own words: "We are saying, 'This patient has a hyper-appetite problem' rather than, 'They are... (read the rest)
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