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Tom Brake, Liberal Democrat Olympic spokesman, said: «At the very time when the health of the nation is threatened by an obesity epidemic, the government has dropped the physical activity baton between the sport and health departments.»

Drinks such as POM have become increasingly popular with consumers in recent years, thanks in part to public health campaigns against soda that have been prompted by the obesity epidemic.

Not exact matches

Even if some of that candy ended up in the pillowcases of trick or treaters, there is actually no way the estimated $ 2.7 billion America spent on Halloween candy this year was consumed by those kids — though it would explain America's obesity epidemic.

In January 2013 the non-governmental organisation Sustain, supported by 61 health organisations, called for a 20 pence per litre excise duty on sugar sweetened drinks.4 In February, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges called for a 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks as part of its enquiry into clinical and public health solutions to the obesity epidemic.1 Although the UK government has indicated a preference for voluntary approaches to the control of obesity, it has not ruled out fiscal measures.14 Clearly, the idea of a sugar sweetened drink tax is gaining traction in the UK, but its effect on health remains uncertain.

Last week, the Dallas Morning News published an article by columnist Nancy Churnin blaming high school sports and the increasingly competitive and elite sports at earlier ages for the obesity epidemic.

According to the research presented by Dr. Katz, if we don't stop the obesity epidemic, an estimated 42 % of all Americans will be obese in 18 years.

Many people blame the old food pyramid for the current epidemic of adult and childhood obesity and were looking forward to a revision of the food pyramid by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Providing the scientific foundation and research data, Dr. Ratey has been drafted into the groundswell of those whose mission it is to revitalize schools, combat the obesity crisis, stave off the encroaching epidemic of Sedentarism, by returning to evolutionary principles of physical exercise and proper diet thereby combating syndrome X, the underlying causation of much chronic disease.

The announcement will be made at Calvin Rodwell Elementary School, which will receive a salad bar and permanent water tap station as part of a campaign by cable television network HBO to highlight the nation's obesity epidemic.

The film, which was previewed last week in a theater in the Capitol Visitor's Center, starts out by blaming the food industry for the obesity epidemic.

Fat tax advocates have been arguing that the obesity epidemic is fueled in large part by the over-consumption of sugary beverages, and low - income / minority communities are hit the hardest.

The new advice is contained in a report by the all - party Parliamentary group on a fit and healthy childhood, which says Britain faces a «child obesity epidemic of intractable nature».

In fact, toddler milk supplements may actually be doing harm by fueling rapid, unnecessary weight gain in young children in the midst of a global obesity epidemic, she adds.

This alternative hypothesis of obesity implies that the ongoing worldwide epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes (which stems to great extent from insulin resistance) are largely driven by the grains and sugars in our diets.

Even seemingly intractable problems such as the antibiotic crisis and the obesity epidemic could be resolved by treating human health and society as an integral part of an ecosystem.

Given the current obesity and diabetes epidemic there is a pressing need to make our towns and cities places where getting around on foot or by bike feels like the natural choice.»

And thanks to a new interactive U.S. map, there's no concealing the state - by - state status of the obesity epidemic.

Fernández warns, «Given the obesity epidemic in the US and worldwide, an increase in those affected by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is expected in the coming decades and we still do not have a suitable treatment for this condition; A fundamental understanding of this medical problem is therefore essential for development of novel treatment strategies.»

The growing obesity epidemic is adding to the problem by leading to greater insulin resistance.

«By showing how the absence of SIRT3 can exacerbate obesity, Dr. Verdin's group offers important clues concerning new ways to alleviate the symptoms of this American epidemic.»

That's in part because prediabetes and diabetes are associated with the growing obesity rate worldwide, which has been called a «global epidemic» by the World Health Organization.

Action for Healthy Kids, Chicago, IL Addresses the childhood obesity epidemic by working with volunteer teams nationwide to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in schools through programs like Game On!

Maximizing Glycogen: The Role of Fructose This guest post is written by Jorn Trommelen Fructose has a bad rep. Fructose and high fructose corn syrup are blamed for the obesity epidemic.

A study released by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition connects consumption of high - fructose corn syrup with America's obesity epidemic (3), and other forms of sugar certainly have similar outcomes.

This serious health issue has been impacting the lives of most people on the planet, not just evidenced by large rates of obesity and diabetes, two modern epidemics, but also many preventable conditions such as Alzheimer's, cancer and heart disease.

It's been a growing epidemic since the 80's, and obesity related deaths are growing by the day.

In fact, a few researchers from Cornell in 2007 brought up the issue of health halos and some of the fast food restaurants that wear them in an effort to identify why the obesity epidemic continues despite the fact that more «healthified» foods seem to become available by the day.

On the next NaturalNews Talk Hour, Dr. Christianson and Jonathan Landsman take a closer look at how to solve the obesity epidemic by improving hormone function and, specifically, adrenal health.

and is on the board of Dr. Oz's HealthCorps, which tackles the obesity epidemic by educating American students about nutrition.

He is as an advisor and guest co-host on The Dr. Oz Show and is on the board of Dr. Oz's HealthCorps, which tackles the obesity epidemic by educating American students about nutrition.

But a review of the literature in The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Morality, and Ideology by Michael Gard and Jan Wright asserts that there is no evidence that food intake levels have increased in industrialized countries, or that activity levels have declined.

However, the advice dispensed by MDs as you stated «essentially, eat less protein and fat and eat more carbs, which has directly lead to an epidemic of obesity and diabetes», is not entirely true.

Epidemic Answers provides advanced training for practitioners who are interested in working with children, especially those impacted by the new childhood epidemics: autism, ADHD, asthma, obesity, allergies, and more.

The problem, as Walsh explains, was that due to the guidelines put forth by the USDA in hopes of reducing heart disease, we essentially traded a heart disease epidemic for an obesity outbreak.

The Prediabetic Epidemic Nutrition Science News ~ March 2001 Syndrome X, characterized by insulin resistance, is a prediabetic condition gaining increased scrutiny as America's obesity rates soar.

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It by Gary Taubes has fresh evidence for his claim that certain kinds of carbohydrates — not fats and not simply excess calories — have led to our current obesity epidemic.

By introducing young children to equipment such as this, they are much more likely to carry on exercising in this way after they have finished school and long into adulthood, thus helping to put a stop to the UK's obesity epidemic.

There is ample evidence that the typical modern, western - type diet is detrimental to physical health - as evidenced by the epidemics of childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

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The obesity epidemic in the developed human world is mirrored by our closest social companion, the dog.

By Juliana Weiss - Roessler The obesity epidemic in America doesn't just affect humans; it's extended to our canine companions as well!

Overweight cats (obesity in house cats is at epidemic proportions) and those with other medical conditions may be more severely affected by any medical problem.

In the meantime the proposed consensus solution appears to have given rise to an obesity epidemic in the USA as predicted by Atkins and pooh hooed by to consensus

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Not a single Advocate in the War on Obesity actually, in his heart, believes that campaigning for «Eat Less — Exercise More» will really resolve the Obesity Epidemic — they just think it is a good and sound idea — none the less, their Advocacy Cause contains a plank to solve the Obesity Epidemic by such a campaign.

It has been suggested that America could combat its obesity epidemic by standardizing restaurant portion sizes.

... because it's a crappy industrial product produced through weird enzymic processes, because it gets digested by the liver instead of the stomach, because it is part of our national corn - addiction, because it is so cheap that it is responsible for Big Gulps and the ever - sweetening of things like soup and ketchup, because it is the end product in our increasingly industrialized unsustainable food system and because it is at least in part responsible for the obesity epidemic...

The researchers, who based their study on the old chestnut that environmental conditions have a hold over the growing obesity epidemic by affecting physical activity and nutrition.

Addressing The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre's recent annual forum in Sydney, Professor Finegood said that tackling the complexity of the obesity epidemic would not be achieved by hurling slings and arrows at the food industry.

Her latest book, Mindful Eating: Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food (Shambhala Publishing, 2009), was inspired by the current epidemic of obesity in America.