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Obesity Costs $190 Billion

by Libby Pelham

30 Apr 2012 06:48 PM

It makes sense that as we get fatter as a nation, our healthcare costs rise as well. But, I was really taken back today when I read that obesity could cost the U.S. $190 billion in healthcare. A new study shows that the rising cost of obesity has doubled from what experts previously expected.

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Avoiding Holiday Pounds

by Libby Pelham

13 Dec 2010 12:02 PM

It's that time of year again - no, not the holidays, but the time when everyone seems to come into your office armed with cookies and the office luncheon is filled with enough tryptophan and carbohydrates to choke a horse.

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Obesity Affecting Our Police Force

by Stephanie Romero

Obesity has become such a problem in America that it's even affecting our police force. I recently read a story about police officers who are failing their physicals, having to retake them. To be honest, considering what we expect from police officers I was very surprised.

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Natural Sweeteners, Artificial Sweeteners, or None At All?

by Kelly Wallace

There's always been a war going on when it comes to sweeteners. Some experts feel that corn syrup is bad while white sugar is okay-in moderation, of course. Some think honey is best and all forms of processed anything should be avoided. Then we come to artificial sweeteners.

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Eat Soup And Lose Weight - Cabbage Soup Diet

by Kelly Wallace

Most of us tend to think of soup as something to sip on when we're ill, are low on grocery money, or for a light lunch. While all of these things are true, soup can also speed up your weight loss efforts.

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The Right Scent May Help Fight Obesity

by Aimee Amodio

Your nose may be key in helping fight obesity. Aromatherapy isn't anything new.

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Study Links Obesity and Brain Chemistry

by Aimee Amodio

A study from the University of California in San Francisco took a look at the relationship between the nervous system and weight. The researchers from the University of California looked at the nervous system in worms.

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Joint-Friendly Exercise

by Aimee Amodio

I fell in a hole this week while I was walking the dogs. We were at a local park, exploring all sorts of new sights and smells... and I just stepped where I shouldn't have.

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Move Over, Beer Belly...

by Aimee Amodio

You know what a beer belly is, right? That saggy, baggy gut that we attribute to raising a stein of your favorite frosty beer all too often. But doctors these days are noticing a NEW kind of belly -- the soda belly.

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Know the Hunger Scale

by Aimee Amodio

Overeating is a serious problem -- and a big contributor to the epidemic of obesity. Are you eating out of habit? Momentum? Or are you truly hungry? Use this hunger scale to judge just how hungry you really are. Stuffed: that overfull feeling. One more bite, and you might just burst.

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