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Weekly Round Up: Obesity Programs, Sleep and Learning and Natural Stress Relief by Fiona G. Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Fri 05 Dec 2008 3:49am Perhaps this is a sore topic, this far into the holiday-noshing season, but I'll give it a shot. If you are thinking about an obesity-related disease management program for your organization, read Bill Meltzer's how-to tips first. He outlines four tiers of employee need, from which " your organization’s return on investment (ROI) can be measured Read on »

Why Was Michelle Obama 'embarrassed' by The Standing Ovation As Obesity Program for Children Was Announced by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 Jan 2010 3:22pm over weight and obese, and you are being acknowledged for beginning a program to help children and you look at your surroundings, maybe not much more needs to be said... panning the entire room during the entire speech by the President. Obesity with children is a big problem and kudos to Michelle Obama for taking on the task. Now why Read on »

Obesity Programs Little Help for Black Girls by Medline Plus Posted Tue 02 Nov 2010 10:14am to prevent African-American girls from becoming obese are not very successful at it, according to two new studies. The two-year programs consisted... of black girls are obese. To see whether targeted programs help prevent young girls from becoming obese teens, Klesges and his colleagues followed Read on »

Online Workplace Obesity Prevention Program Launched by CDC by Malorye Allison Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 27 Aug 2009 11:37pm The Centers for Disease Control has just launched LeanWorks, an online obesity prevention program that employers can use to help trim their workers’ waistlines... employees slim down: “Many types of organizations, including those with few employees and resources, are implementing successful obesity prevention programs.” Losing weight is one Read on »

Schwarzenegger and Clinton Working Together on Obesity With Plans and Programs for Schools and More by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Thu 25 Feb 2010 1:52pm she approaches obesity and healthcare with children and wouldn’t you know that electronic records and new technology fit right into her schedule too! You can read the interview Read on »

Programmed Obesity?: Study Links Intrauterine Exposures to Higher BMI in Toddlers by Environmental Health Posted Wed 31 Dec 2008 9:00pm Programmed Obesity?: Study Links Intrauterine Exposures to Higher BMI in Toddlers Formal Correction.... Nathaniel Mead Citation: Mead MN 2009. Programmed Obesity?: Study Links Intrauterine Exposures to Higher BMI in Toddlers. Environ Health Perspect 117:A33-A33. doi Read on »

No-Shame Programs May Appeal To Obese by Medline Plus Posted Thu 15 Jul 2010 6:00am , July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people prefer lifestyle change programs to help them shed excess pounds, rather than strategies that focus only on weight loss, a new study finds. Australian researchers conducted a telephone survey of 142 obese people and asked their opinions about government regulation, public health initiatives, media campaigns Read on »

Parent-Only Programs Can Help Obese Kids Lose Weight by Medline Plus Posted Wed 27 Oct 2010 11:00am WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Treatments designed to tackle childhood obesity by enrolling just the parents in nutrition and exercise education programs are as effective... of overweight or obese children between the ages of 8 and 12. The families were divided into two different five-month treatment programs: one that involved both parent and child, and one Read on »

Obesity Fights? Whole Family Health Programs Winning the War by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:34pm , Exercise and Nutrition) Families Program at the Children's Medical Center Dallas are making progress in the fight against childhood obesity, successes we learned about, thanks... Note from Connie: With all the incredibly depressing and scary news about obesity sweeping the country, particularly among our young population, it's always thrilling Read on »

An Intense Program to Reduce Overweight and Obesity Among Children: Minutes From a Disappointed School Board by JaanS Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 28 Jun 2010 4:06pm : The Board considered instituting a school based program aimed at reducing the prevalence of obesity and overweight among the 6th grade school population. In particular, it examined a state-of-the-art program that was reviewed in the New England Journal of Medicine. This was a huge two year study involving 42 Hispanic/Black or highly Federally food subsidized Read on »