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Chris Christie's weight-loss surgery: How does it work?
An estimated 220,000 Americans undergo some type of bariatric surgery each year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has revealed that he is one of them. The high-profile Republican – who hasn’t revealed his weight but is estimated to tip the...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss Surgery, Chris Christie
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'Lady of the Burlesque Ballet': A huge treat from the start
Timothy Schaffert's newest story, "Lady of the Burlesque Ballet," is a skinny, satisfying fairy tale about an obese woman. This is a story of extremes: intense happiness, total despair, maximum greed, and lots and lots of food. "Irish Maupin," the...
Tags: Entertainment, Dance, Depression, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Events
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Local youths get HEROES awards for programs that fight obesity
Four Central Florida programs developed by kids to help combat childhood obesity recently received nearly $3,500 in grant funding from UnitedHealthcare. The grants are part of the United Health HEROES program, a collaboration between UnitedHealthcare...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Students, Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Teaching and Learning
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Bacteria may provide some of gastric bypass surgery's boost
In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y...
Tags: Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, Overweight, Massachusetts General Hospital
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On Demand DVD New Releases April 1-7
Channel Guide MagazineThe list of On Demand DVD New Releases April 1-7 features more documentaries than usual, with subjects ranging from Venus and Serena Williams to the survival of animals around the world to the current obesity epidemic. For those looking for something a... -
Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen
Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...
Tags: Periodicals, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Feminism, Heart Disease
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HEAL FitWalk promotes healthy food, lifestyles
holly.shok@herald-mail.comChef Joe Fleischman’s plan worked out perfectly Wednesday when children in attendance of Family Fit Night flocked to the self-serve fruit and yogurt parfait line he had cunningly prepared. “Brightly colored food usually is good for you,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Wall Street Journal, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Overweight, Healthy Diet
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Oil and soda taxes advance in California Legislature
SACRAMENTO -- Two controversial tax measures advanced Wednesday in the California Legislature — a penny-per-ounce levy on soda and a charge on oil pumped from the ground in the state. The Senate Health Committee members approved a bill by state...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Consumer Goods Industries, Noreen Evans, Food Industry, Politics
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Workshop presents healthy food in a fun new way
Staff WriterFor preschool teacher Cynthia Juarez, preparing healthy meals in a fun and creative way was exactly what she wanted to learn to help teach her students at Room to Grow preschool in Brawley. “It’s extremely important for our kids to learn...Tags: Overweight, Healthy Diet, Education, Weight, Diets and Dieting
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He started at 600 pounds, but Dan Hawthorne is now 300 pounds lighter
marieg@herald-mail.comOn an April morning in 2011, Dan Hawthorne walked into the Fitness Center at Hagerstown Community College and began a transformation that would leave no aspect of his life unchanged. Although he had been overweight for most of his life, he found...Tags: Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kickstarter, Entertainment, Literature
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Gaming Industry, Amblyopia, Salt, Physical Conditions, Organic Chemical Industry
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Letters: The fine print of obesity surgery
Re "What we should learn from the 1-800-GET-THIN saga," Column, April 21 Readers should not be left with the impression that patients who underwent weight-loss surgery after seeing an advertisement on a billboard were unaware of the risks. Those...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Body Mass Index, Weight
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