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Obesity experts
examine why we're struggling with weight
Americans are trying to lose weight, but the obesity epidemic continues, taking a toll on health and health care costs, experts say. They say people
are eating up to 400 calories more each day than they did 20 years ago, portion sizes are larger, and exercise and activity levels have decreased. "If you go with the flow in America today, you will end up overweight or obese, as two-thirds of all adults do,"
CDC Director Thomas Frieden says.
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3 health experts ID priorities for reducing obesity: Ending
the obesity epidemic requires communities to enact initiatives that help people make healthier dietary and lifestyle choices, CDC Director Thomas Frieden says. Registered dietitian Margo Wootan, of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, says making
school and restaurant meals healthier will help, and NIH Director Francis Collins says part of the puzzle is overcoming the idea that losing weight is simply about willpower.
USA Today (11/5)
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Fast-food, restaurant
dining linked to higher calorie intake
Children and teens had higher calorie intake -- including more sugar and fat -- on days they ate at a fast-food chain or full-service restaurant, according
to a study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Researchers also noted that eating at either restaurant type was associated with a decline in milk intake among children.
Reuters (11/5)
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Study: Many dieters
don't make it past 30 days
About 28% of young people start a new diet regime each month, but 48.9% of all dieters quit after a month, according to a study by weight-loss company
Slimsticks. Researchers also found that 48% of dieters change diet plans every six months.
MSN/Asian News International (11/5)
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Weight loss curbs
inflammation markers in obese
A study presented at the American Heart Association meeting found that low-carb and low-fat diets helped reduce inflammation markers in obese and overweight
participants. However, researchers noted that those who were on a low-carb diet lost 28 pounds on average, compared with 18 pounds in those who followed a low-fat diet.
DoctorsLounge.com/HealthDay News (11/5)
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Study finds men's
heart risks aren't cut by daily multivitamins
An analysis of data from the Physicians' Health Study II involving almost 15,000 men found that taking multivitamins regularly for about 11 years did
not significantly reduce the odds of heart attack, stroke or death from heart conditions. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and presented at the American Heart Association meeting.
WebMD (11/5),
InternalMedicineNews.com
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Holiday-themed
runs let people burn calories before they feast
Many communities offer outdoor recreation and marathons that give people a chance to work off some calories before tucking into a holiday feast. Bozeman,
Mont., has the Huffing for Stuffing Thanksgiving Day Run; in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude Research Hospital holds its annual marathon between Thanksgiving and Christmas, during which some runners don Christmas-themed clothing.
The Washington Times/The Associated Press (11/5)
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Kansas City hospitals
take steps to fight obesity
Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., will ban the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages in January, becoming the first hospital in the area to
do so in an effort to fight obesity. Truman Medical Center this year closed a McDonald's that had been in its hospital lobby.
The Kansas City Star (Mo.) (11/4)
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Healthy, locally
grown food is on the menu at Pa. school
School districts are taking different approaches to meeting the federal lunch-menu requirements, says registered dietitian Lori McCoy, a vice president
of the School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania. McCoy, who serves as a food-service director, says strategies vary according to available equipment, funding and staffing. One Pennsylvania school has hired a chef and begun serving more fresh, locally grown
food.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (11/3)
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