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World Cup Soccer Stadiums To Have Special Section For Obese Fans

Joe Student — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:10:10 +0000

Big soccer fans? Bigger seats. When soccer's World Cup heads to Brazil in 2014, the arenas used in hosting the games that determine soccer's world champion will be equipped with specially designed seats designated for obese

Can You Really Weigh The Internet? [VIDEO]

Gino Geruntino — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:25:08 +0000

If you've ever been on the Internet, you've likely noticed the myriad options available.

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Want to Lose Weight? Get More Sleep

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:42:02 +0000

Seattle, WA (WIBX) - Getting nine hours of sleep a night greatly increases the body's ability to lose weight.

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Casino Dishes Out Money to Gamblers for Each Pound They Weigh

Shauna Wright — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:34:03 +0000

Fat Tuesday took on a whole new meaning earlier this week at a Florida casino, where gamblers were given a dime in slot machine credits for every pound they weighed.

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Super Bowl Party Fare That Won't Expand Your Waistline

Shauna Wright — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:41:43 +0000

Food and drinks are synonymous with Super Bowl parties — but it’s possible to have a great spread without ruining anyone’s diet. Here are some tasty ways to do it.

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Why Is Christmas the Perfect Time for Telling People They're Overweight? — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:29:06 +0000

Who says the holidays have to be all warm and fuzzy? According to some health groups in the UK, Christmas can be the perfect time to tell a loved one he or she is overweight.

It may sound rude, but experts insist the health risks involved with obesity, including diabetes, heart disease and stroke, make it worth the uncomfortable conversation.

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Forget Calorie Counting, It's Now All About Counting Gym Time — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:12:58 +0000

When it comes to food, would you rather know how many calories you’re ingesting or how much treadmill time it’ll take to burn off the calories?

Think carefully because some now believe displaying the amount of jogging time needed to burn off the calories from a sugary drink — instead of just showing a calorie count — may be more effective in dissuading you from drinking those beverages.

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Should We Be Concerned About Obesity in Kindergarteners? — Health Check

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:38:56 +0000

We never used to think of chubby kids as being anything other than adorable, but researchers are now more concerned about children’s eating habits now that more Americans are being considered obese.

According to a new study, 40 percent of American children enter kindergarten with a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 75 percentile. Anything over the 85th percentile is considered “overweight,” and over the 95th percentile is “obese.”

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Should an Obese Child Be Taken From His Parents? Some Authorities Thought So and Did

Kathy Landin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:00:44 +0000

A boy in Cleveland, OH, who weighs more than 200 pounds, was taken from his mother by authorities last week. Officials were forced to remove the third-grader from his home when caseworkers decided that his mother’s inability to reduce his weight constituted medical neglect.

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Want to Weigh Less? Eat More Often — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:52:11 +0000

A new study finds those who’ve lost weight and kept it off tend to eat more often than heavier people — yet still took in fewer daily calories.

Lead researcher Jessica Bachman, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Marywood University in Scranton, PA, was part of a group that profiled 250 people who’d lost significant amounts of weight. The key was to learn how they maintain their weight loss in order to help others lose weight and keep it off.

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Can Using Smaller Plates Help You Lose Weight?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:57:10 +0000

New research suggests most people could easily lose up to two pounds a month simply by eating off smaller plates and focusing more on their food during mealtimes.

In one study, people ate 45 percent more popcorn when they were given a larger size of the snack food, and diners given a “bottomless bowl” of soup that automatically refilled ate 73 percent more without even realizing it.

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Dieting Forces the Brain To Eat Itself

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:56:00 +0000

When you’re trying to lose weight by cutting down on your food intake your brain is busy chomping down — on itself.

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Diet Soda May Make You Pack on the Pounds

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:13:44 +0000

By analyzing the results of a 10-year longitudinal study of 474 people, researchers were able to determine that the participants who drank two or more diet sodas a day experienced a waist size increase 70 percent greater than those who stayed away from diet soda.

Dr. Martin P. Paulus, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, and an author of the study, offered this theory as to why something without calories can lead to weight gain:

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Let Kids Eat Candy So They'll Lose Weight? Not As Crazy As It Sounds

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:05:04 +0000

Well, here’s a twist in the battle to curb childhood obesity.

A new study has found that kids who eat candy tend to weigh less than children who don’t.

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