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Some teenagers are calorie counting at fast food restaurants
While some teens are oblivious to nutrition information posted at fast food restaurants, many consider calories before ordering. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveyed more than 700 young people between the ages of 9 and...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Michelle Obama praises Walmart's healthy food effort during stop in Springfield
ghartley@schurz.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- First Lady Michelle Obama visited a Walmart store here on Thursday to promote her campaign to fight childhood obesity. Obama's stop was part of a two-day tour around the country to celebrate her "Let's Move" campaign. Obama...Tags: Politics, Photography Supplies and Services, Elections, Healthy Diet, Photography and Video
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New school lunch menu designed to help kids make healthy choices
ewood@ky3.comSpringfield, Mo. -- A healthy-eating movement is helping curb the childhood obesity problem in the Oarks one serving of fruits and veggies at a time. New Covenant Academy in Springfield became the latest school to join it, instituting a garden bar in...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity
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Your Fitness Stories: Making a change and beating depression
Author: Mike McKelveyI started my days the same way every day, in slow motion. My routine day began with exhaustion. I wasn’t sleeping as I should have been and I would chase my morning blues with a pot of coffee. It wasn’t long before my mood was affected. ...Tags: General Practitioners, Obesity, Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Grant of $1.3 million aims to curb Greene Co. obesity problem
ewood@ky3.comSpringfield, Mo. -- Missouri ranks 11th among states with the highest numbers of obese people. But now a $1.3 million dollar grant is helping Greene County families and Missouri tax payers trim the fat. The grant was announced Tuesday morning at...Tags: Healthy Diet, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Obesity, YMCA, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Kansas City hospital bans soda, sugary drinks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas City children's hospital says it plans to ban soda and sugar-filled juices from its vending machines, the cafeteria and gift shop. Officials at Children's Mercy Hospital say the move is aimed at fighting childhood...Tags: Obesity, Hospitals and Clinics
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Your Fitness Stories; What I Did When A Doctor Told Me I Was Obese
Fitness Story by Carrie Russell8 years ago, at 30 years of age, I had the experience of hearing my doctor tell me I was obese; a term I had no idea until that moment, applied to the condition I was in. I knew I was hurting. I knew when I walked up a flight of stairs I was out of breath...Tags: Sports, Obesity, Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Mount Prospect starts free summer walking, nutrition program
Mount Prospect's public health nurse Jill Heinking said that after discovering far too many of the Latino families she treated were struggling with obesity, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, she launched bilingual education programs targeting these...
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Fighting fat through furniture design
Want to lose weight? Redecorate. Really? Really. Conventional furniture is part of the obesity problem, a growing number of scientists now say, but with the right changes it can be part of the solution. Rising to the challenge, designers are...
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Exclusive-'Workplace wellness' fails bottom line, waistlines -RAND
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the...Tags: Science and Technology, Finance, Health Insurance Cost, High Blood Pressure, Economy, Business and Finance
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Exclusive: 'Workplace wellness' fails bottom line, waistlines - RAND
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the Affordable Care Act and a...Tags: Science and Technology, Finance, Health Insurance Cost, High Blood Pressure, Economy, Business and Finance
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