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Archive for the ‘Obesity’ Category

July 1st, 2008

‘Healthy’ Fast Food Kids’ Meals: Are They Really Worth It?

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Slow to hop on the bandwagon of apples vs. french fries, Burger King will soon be unleashing a massive ad campaign directed at parents. Their goal? To entice you into their eating establishment by way of offering “healthier” fast food choices for your rugrats.
In theory, this sounds nice. […]

By Liberty -- 3 comments

June 19th, 2008

On a Diet Rollercoaster? Take Inspiration from This Guy

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You think you have weight loss goals? Well, I’m guessing Manuel Uribe has you smoked. His goal is to be able to walk down the aisle at his own wedding. And we’re betting he’ll do just that.
The 43-year-old Uribe has dropped an astonishing 550 pounds over the last […]

By Liberty -- 2 comments

June 17th, 2008

Japanese Government Attacks Metabo.

Japanese people may smoke too much and work too much. But on the whole they really can’t be accused of being overweight or metabo as the Japanese prefer to call it.
The Japanese goverment, however, thinks otherwise and has embarked on a mandatory campaign to slim it’s nation down. Two months ago they passed a national […]

By Liz -- 1 comment

May 20th, 2008

Obesity and Global Warming: One Man’s Personal View.

Okay, so enough with what the scientists are saying about ‘obesity and global warming’. I want to hear what the man on the street blogosphere has to say about it all.
Luckily, I’ve found just the man.
Israel over at Fatman Unleashed was ahead of the game on this one. He weighed in on the subject last month with this […]

By Liz -- 5 comments

May 19th, 2008

Fact or Ficton: Obesity is Contributing to Global Warming?

Okay, don’t shoot the messenger but the word out on the streets is that ‘obesity is to blame for global warming.’
So is there merit to this hypothesis or is it just one more way of laying a guilt trip on those who are overweight?
Let’s look at the facts.
This recent discussion relating obesity to global warming […]

By Liz -- 10 comments

May 8th, 2008

Brace Yourself…A Peek at the 20 Worst Foods in America

While researching post ideas today, I got caught in the killer vortex that is the World Wide Web. Link after link, interesting article after interesting article. And here I wanted to hit the hay early. *Sigh*
Anyway, though my travels were fun, my final resting spot for the evening was a real eye-opener. Because sadly, dear […]

By Liberty -- 2 comments

April 15th, 2008

Ali is the First Female Biggest Loser!

Well, we have a winner…and she’s female!
Moments ago, Ali became the first female winner ever on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. With a total of 112 pounds dropped in a 6 month period, Ali does not look the teensiest bit like her old self. She now looks fit, healthy and happy as can be.
The thing that […]

By Liberty -- 4 comments

April 11th, 2008

A Big ‘Bolt Welcome to Our Two Newest Blogs

It’s been a while since we’ve added some new blood to the Science & Health channel, but alas, two awesome blogs have now joined our dysfunctional, er, happy little family.
First up: Weighting Line. Hope and Robin dish up all kinds of goodness on how to lose weight effectively and for good. But these gals aren’t […]

By Liberty -- 3 comments

April 8th, 2008

Who Should Win NBC’s The Biggest Loser?

Big day today on The Biggest Loser. Did you watch it? Here’s a recap of what happened:
* Roger set a record for the most weight lost on campus in the history of the show.
* Ali lost the most weight of any female contestant ever on the show.
* Ali and Kelly BOTH secured a shot at […]

By Liberty -- 5 comments

April 4th, 2008

Thinness is…an inheritable trait.

*************************NEWSFLASH***************************
Ladies, turns out it might not be your fault if you can’t lose weight no matter how much exercise or dieting.
It could be that you are simply missing the ‘lean gene’.
A collaborative study between Tel Aviv University in Israel and Kings College in England has determined that ‘thinness, like your smile or the color of […]

By Liz -- 2 comments

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