English people think that people will be able to fight obesity with a cookbook full of healthy foods to eat. However, there's pros and cons. It depends on how much the person eats so that they watch their daily intake of a suggested 2,000 calories. Also, will people have time to cook the food? This is kind of like taking a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
Teaching pupils to cook risotto and crumble 'will tackle obesity'
By Sarah Cassidy 12 September 2008
Every 11-year-old in England will receive a free cookbook under plans to tackle obesity by teaching children how to prepare healthy meals.
Pupils should learn how to produce healthy versions of such classic dishes as spaghetti Bolognese, risotto, roast chicken or apple crumble, the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, said yesterday. More...
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Taking Some Legal Action
Are parents to blame for childhood obesity in England? Is it truly neglect when their kid is not exercising for their own benefit? It's a different story in England. Kids are starting to get taken away because they're obese. The government thinks that they'll do better in keeping the kids a healthier weight but what about the children's feelings?
Fattest children to be taken away from their parents
By Nigel Morris Saturday, 16 August 2008
Dangerously overweight children will have to be taken from their parents and put into care because of Britain's worsening "obesity epidemic", council leaders have warned.
One million children will be clinically obese within four years on current trends, storing up future problems from heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure and diabetes. More...
Fattest children to be taken away from their parents
By Nigel Morris Saturday, 16 August 2008
Dangerously overweight children will have to be taken from their parents and put into care because of Britain's worsening "obesity epidemic", council leaders have warned.
One million children will be clinically obese within four years on current trends, storing up future problems from heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure and diabetes. More...
Thursday, September 4, 2008
A Warning
According to Reuters, those who are obese have more chances for asthma. From the previous posts of this blog, it is shown that obesity is often marked with other diseases that people don't want. This should be a warning (and motivation) to try to not be obese.
Thursday Sep 4, 2008 2:37pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with asthma, those who are obese are nearly five times more likely than their non-obese peers to be hospitalized for asthma, new research indicates.
The findings come from a study of 1113 members of a healthcare organization who were at least 35 years of age and had active asthma. More...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with asthma, those who are obese are nearly five times more likely than their non-obese peers to be hospitalized for asthma, new research indicates.
The findings come from a study of 1113 members of a healthcare organization who were at least 35 years of age and had active asthma. More...
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Macy's, Inc. Provides 15.3 Million Meals
Macy's reports another successful year of meals for those who are in need. Read about the results for this year's Bag Hunger.
Macy's, Inc. Bag Hunger: 15.3 Million Meals Provided This Year to Feeding America's Nationwide Network of Food Banks
Sep 03, 2008
Macy's, Inc. store and support divisions today announced the results of the 11th annual Partners in Time "Bag Hunger" summer national food campaign, benefiting many affiliates of Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States (formerly known as America's Second Harvest). Macy's, Inc. employees in 225 cities organized food collections in an effort to "Bag Hunger" for children, resulting in food and equivalent donations to provide 10.2 million pounds of food or more than 15.3 million meals.
Since 1998, company volunteers have collected food and equivalent donations of 40.3 million pounds, or more than 62 million meals, for hungry families nationwide. More...
Macy's, Inc. Bag Hunger: 15.3 Million Meals Provided This Year to Feeding America's Nationwide Network of Food Banks
Sep 03, 2008
Macy's, Inc. store and support divisions today announced the results of the 11th annual Partners in Time "Bag Hunger" summer national food campaign, benefiting many affiliates of Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States (formerly known as America's Second Harvest). Macy's, Inc. employees in 225 cities organized food collections in an effort to "Bag Hunger" for children, resulting in food and equivalent donations to provide 10.2 million pounds of food or more than 15.3 million meals.
Since 1998, company volunteers have collected food and equivalent donations of 40.3 million pounds, or more than 62 million meals, for hungry families nationwide. More...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Don't Assume Things about Obesity and Diabetes
Things aren't always what they seem. Don't assume is a very important thing to live by. Check out this article and learn how obesity doesn't really help with finding diabetes.
Obesity not a red flag for spotting diabetes
Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:25pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese people with diabetes are just as likely to go undiagnosed as their slimmer peers with the disease, Harvard Medical School researchers report.
It's well recognized that obesity increases the likelihood of developing diabetes, yet "obesity does not increase the likelihood that an individual's diabetes will be diagnosed," Dr. Christina C. Wee and her colleagues from Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston report. More...
Obesity not a red flag for spotting diabetes
Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:25pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese people with diabetes are just as likely to go undiagnosed as their slimmer peers with the disease, Harvard Medical School researchers report.
It's well recognized that obesity increases the likelihood of developing diabetes, yet "obesity does not increase the likelihood that an individual's diabetes will be diagnosed," Dr. Christina C. Wee and her colleagues from Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston report. More...
Monday, September 1, 2008
Obesity affecting Children's Academics?
It's been said that kids' education has been dropping. Is it because of not very well educated teachers? Is it because of unmotivated kids? This study thinks that it could be a cause of obesity and low self-esteem resulting from that. Check out this article provided by the Los Angeles Times.
Weight issues can affect kids' performance at school
By Jeannine Stein July 28, 2008
OVERWEIGHT kids are at risk for a host of health complications, including elevated cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure. They also may do more poorly in school.
When grade point averages were compared among 566 middle school students in a suburb of Philadelphia, overweight students came in at about half a grade point lower than normal-weight kids. More...
Weight issues can affect kids' performance at school
By Jeannine Stein July 28, 2008
OVERWEIGHT kids are at risk for a host of health complications, including elevated cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure. They also may do more poorly in school.
When grade point averages were compared among 566 middle school students in a suburb of Philadelphia, overweight students came in at about half a grade point lower than normal-weight kids. More...
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