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Poll: Obama health plan has slim majority support

 News - July 1, 2009 10:39 A.M.

A new national poll suggests that a bare majority of Americans support President Obama's health care plan. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday morning indicates that most people worry that their health care costs would go up if the administration's proposals passed and only one in five thinks that his or her families would be better off...

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Many Obese Teens Underestimate Weight

 News - June 25, 2009 9:16 A.M.

In a study of urban-living mostly African American adolescents, nearly 40 percent were overweight or obese, and 27 percent of these youngsters underestimated their weight, researchers report. Of the 448 students in grades 5 to 8, more than 62 percent of the overweight boys and nearly 31 percent of the overweight girls listed their weight as normal or underw...

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The Worst Trans Fat Offenders

 News - June 16, 2009 2:07 P.M.

The restaurant industry has some serious explaining to do. In spite of a deluge of research that links the consumption of trans-fatty acids to negative health effects, too many of our favorite fast-food and sit-down chains still serve food that's teeming with the junk. They add useless calories, build bad cholesterol (known as LDL), and lower your good chole...

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Nachos for lunch? Yes, every day

 News - June 14, 2009 7:53 P.M.

It's lunchtime in a North Side high school, and the cafeteria lines snake into the hall. One line leads to fish nuggets, iceberg lettuce and canned peaches. Another is for burgers and breaded chicken patty sandwiches. But the longest line leads to lunch workers grabbing paper dishes full of yellow corn chips, topping them with a ball of ground meat and then...

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Obama welcomes bill to regulate tobacco

 News - June 12, 2009 1:11 P.M.

President Barack Obama said Friday he looked forward to signing a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco. He said the bill was a "long time coming," and said he was pleased that the House of Representatives and Senate acted "swiftly" in passing it. The Senate passed the bill ...

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Your body's output can reveal a lot about your health

 News - June 9, 2009 9:54 A.M.

Why is it that when it comes to bathroom habits, guys seem to turn into a bunch of 12-year-olds ("Just taking the Browns to the Super Bowl!")? But even if potty talk grosses you out, flushing and running isn't the best strategy either. Docs say that what's in the toilet can provide important clues to your health. Yale gastroenterologist Anish Sheth, M.D., th...

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Farmers markets bloom at hospitals

 News - June 8, 2009 11:00 A.M.

As patients are tethered to dialysis machines, and many lay bedridden from obesity-related diseases, the hospitals' fast food joints and cafeterias dispense fried goodies and slick burgers that contributed to such conditions. "With fast food establishments, hospitals are sending a message that food is not important to health," said Jamie Harvey, a food coor...

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Heart Patients Told to Walk Farther, More Often

 News - June 7, 2009 11:51 A.M.

Walking far and often may be the best exercise prescription for overweight adults with heart disease, a study published Monday suggests. In a clinical trial of 74 overweight heart disease patients, researchers found that a calorie-burning regimen of longer-distance, moderately paced walking improved patients' risk factors to a greater degree than shorter, m...

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Massachusetts Set to Unveil Fast-Food Menu Rules

 News - May 19, 2009 8:33 A.M.

Massachusetts is expected to unveil the toughest restaurant menu labeling rules in the United States on Wednesday, requiring fast-food chains to list how many calories are in the food they sell in a bid to combat obesity. The state's Public Health Council is expected to vote on Wednesday on regulations making fast-food chains list the calorie counts of thei...

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How the recession wrecked my cholesterol

 News - May 9, 2009 11:44 A.M.

Like so many others, I can pin a gloomy personal number on this atrocious economy. But my data point isn't pulled from a stock portfolio, a credit score or a home budget, although they're pretty much gasping, too. Nope, this bleak figure comes straight from my medical chart. Over the past year - while I was trying to save bucks by eating on the cheap - m...

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Diet tracking for iPhone, iPod touch and other mobile devices

 Advertisement - May 4, 2009 10:07 A.M.

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FDA Recalls Diet Pill Hydroxycut After Reports of Liver Damage, Health Problems

 News - May 1, 2009 10:36 A.M.

Government health officials are announcing the recall of popular weight loss pill Hydroxycut, after reports of liver damage and other health problems. Food and Drug Administration officials said Friday the manufacturer of Hydroxycut has launched a nationwide recall of the dietary supplement, used by people trying to shed pounds and by body builders to sharp...

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Losing Weight May Be a Matter of What You Drink

 News - April 15, 2009 9:09 A.M.

When it comes to losing weight, what you drink may be more important than what you eat, according to new research, which shows that cutting back on sugar-laden drinks is associated with weight loss and seems to have a bigger impact on weight than cutting back on solid foods. "Consumption of liquid calories from beverages has increased in parallel with the o...

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Blood sugar can be anyone's problem

 News - April 7, 2009 9:21 A.M.

The average American consumes more than a pound of refined sugar a week. It sounds unbelievable until you realize that sugar goes by more than 50 names and is an ingredient in virtually all processed foods, from your morning doughnut to the ketchup on your burger. Eat it (along with excess fat and calories), sit around, and you'll gain weight. It's the a...

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Want to live longer? Cut back on red meat

 News - April 6, 2009 7:10 A.M.

Burger lovers beware: People who eat red meat every day have a higher risk of dying over a 10-year period -- mostly because of cardiovascular disease or cancer --than their peers who eat less red or processed meat, according to a new study of about half a million people. "This is the biggest and highest quality study like this," says Barry M. Popkin, Ph.D.,...

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