Celebrities: health
Obesity bias needs to end
I have witnessed a lot of obesity bias in my career, and I have railed against it on more than one occasion. But it’s not the focus of my career, as it is for some of my colleagues. I have long thought those colleagues who do devote themselves to the topic may tend to overlook [...]
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Were the New England Patriots Wrong to Cut Kyle Love After Diabetes Diagnosis?
Were the New England Patriots wrong to cut defensive tackle Kyle Love after his recent diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes? It’s a simple question, albeit one without a simple answer. Love’s health is, of course, paramount, and I think I speak for all of New England in wishing him the best, both medically and professionally. [...]
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Cornell, Iowa Share $10M Obesity, Hypertension Grant
ITHACA, N.Y.—Researchers at Cornell University and University of Iowa have received a 5-year, $10.6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the role of the brain in links between obesity and high blood pressure. The “program project” grant funds three separate, but synergistic [...]
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Activist Post: Environmental Toxins Linked to Childhood Obesity
Margie KingActivist Post Are toys, pacifiers and even shampoo driving the epidemic of childhood obesity? Researchers from the Children’s Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between a class of chemical substances known as “phthalates” and obesity in young children. Phthalates are man-made chemicals that disrupt [...]
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New resource on treating obesity available
Tampa, Fla.—The Obesity Action Coalition and the American College of Physicians have a new free resource for health care professionals who treat excess weight and obesity. “Excess Weight and Your Health—A Guide to Effective, Healthy Weight Loss” is a 32-page guidebook and DVD that offers health care professionals a mechanism to introduce the topic of [...]
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Type 1 Diabetes: Vaccine ‘Could Delay Onset’ – Sky News
A vaccine for Type 1 diabetes that could transform the lives of those at high risk of the condition could be available within the next 20 years, according to a charity. Dr Alasdair Rankin, Diabetes UK’s director of research, said a vaccine was now a realistic prospect. It would represent the biggest single breakthrough in [...]
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Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases …
Obesity May Be Fueling Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — The widening American waistline may be feeding an epidemic of sleep apnea, potentially robbing millions of people of a good night’s rest, a new study suggests. The research didn’t definitively link the rise in obesity [...]
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Hoosiers putting brakes on childhood obesity with Bike to School …
WESTFIELD, IND. — Hoosiers put a spotlight on encouraging healthier lifestyles for children Wednesday, as several schools celebrated National Bike to School Day. Westfield is just one of many central Indiana cities and towns to get involved, with Mayor Andy Cook, the school corporation and police department teaming up to provide safe routes for students [...]
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Treating obesity: Comfort, affliction, and confusion
Perhaps you already know the behind-closed-doors guiding principles of the news media, but if so, I suppose I’m a bit naïve in comparison. I thought they would be all about reliably reporting the news. Instead, I learned this guiding principle during my days working as an on-air contributor for ABC News’ Good Morning America: “Comfort the afflicted, and [...]
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Michael Pollan: Home Cooking Will Solve America's Obesity …
In his previous best-sellers such as The Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food and Food Rules, Michael Pollan examined America’s diet and summed up a very complicated issue in seven words: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. In his latest work, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, Pollan turns the focus from what we’re [...]
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