California county bans fast-food toys to stem child obesity (AFP)
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – A California county is stopping restaurants from using toys to lure children to high-calorie, salt-laden food such
Obesity, smoking may raise blood clot risk (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Obesity and smoking may each raise a person’s risk of potentially dangerous blood clots in the veins,
Mothers’ obesity tied to newborn heart defects (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born
California county wants to ban toys in kids’ meals (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – County lawmakers in California’s famed Silicon Valley have passed a law that would prevent restaurants from
California county wants to ban toys in kids’ meals (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – County lawmakers in California’s famed Silicon Valley have passed a law that would prevent restaurants from
Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Time.com)
Michelle Obama isn’t the only person alarmed by the epidemic of childhood obesity. So is weight-control specialist Dr. Howard Shapiro.