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December 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Obesity Program Trims Budgets Obesity programs can see a short-term ROI of $1.17 per dollar spent.   |
Prepared Foods
October 1, 2006
William A. Roberts, Jr. |
Editorial Views -- Rebuilding Seasons Over the past 30 years, overweight and obesity levels have skyrocketed. And Americans have developed a culture of gaining that will not easily disappear. |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: Time for an extreme cultural shift to battle obesity The food industry must find the innovation within itself to fight obesity while increasing profits. |
Managed Care
February 2008
Lola Butcher |
Wellness Programs: No Longer Just an Add-On In the face of stiff competition from a growing category of dedicated wellness companies, major health plans are launching sophisticated, ambitious programs to slake employers' thirst for these products |
Food Processing
December 2010
Diane Toops |
Poll Indicates Adult Consumers Need More than Knowledge to Curb Obesity Behavior-changing knowledge alone is not enough to curb obesity, a poll seems to indicate. |
Job Journal
December 16, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Obesity's Heavy Burden Eying bottom line, employers start to tally costs of overweight workers. |
AskMen.com
October 13, 2003
Martin Selby |
Obesity: A Bigger Problem Than You Think What are a few extra pounds, after all? Sure, a little extra insulation doesn't hurt, but problems start to arise when your weight crosses that fine line between being overweight and obese. But just what is obesity? And are you at risk? |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
Jacquelyn Lynn |
Health Nuts and Bolts Don't be afraid to spoon-feed your employees tips about proper diet. |
Managed Care
September 2004
MargaretAnn Cross |
Employers Take Stock of Illness on the Clock Presenteeism -- the condition of being on the job, but giving less than 100 percent -- is fertile ground for health plans with a suitable product. |
AskMen.com
July 7, 2014
Patrick Owen |
Is It Impossible To Keep The Weight Off? The world is fatter than ever. In 2010 there were 1.5 billion people worldwide who were obese, and the trend is growing. |
Food Processing
October 2007 |
Toops Scoops: Obesity epidemic solved Another reason to choose your friends wisely. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2003
McInnis et al. |
Counseling for Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Patients An estimated 97 million adults in the United States, or more than six out of 10 men and women, are overweight or obese. The role of physicians and other health care professionals is associated with greater efforts to help patients adopt healthy lifestyle habits related to diet and exercise. |
Prepared Foods
January 1, 2006
William A. Roberts, Jr. |
Weighing Obesity Obesity in the U.S. has hit what many consider to be crisis levels, with the greatest fears centering around America's youth. But while the rising number of calories in children's diets is an easy target, it may be only part of the equation. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
Adrienne Selko |
Employers Offering Financial Rewards for Healthy Behavior Almost half of companies interviewed offer financial incentives to help workers improve health. |
AskMen.com
James Fell |
Metabolism Myths: Part 3 Portion control is ultimately much more important than how often you eat. |
Science News
October 9, 2004
Janet Raloff |
Honey, Let's Shrink the Kids After 2 years of hearings and fact-finding on the nation's childhood obesity epidemic, a 19-member panel commissioned by Congress offers their recommendations and calls for fundamental changes in our society. |
Food Processing
January 2005
John Stanton |
Market View: Obesity: Take the offensive Who is more at fault for obesity, the advertising for McDonald's or the unbearable pressure kids feel from school, peers and parents? Obesity is an important and complex issue, and just focusing on food and overeating is too simple. |
Science News
April 17, 2004
Janet Raloff |
When It's No Longer Baby Fat Nutritionists and epidemiologists have been documenting a disquieting trend: Increasingly, children are plump by the time they enter school--and they get fatter as they grow. |
BusinessWeek
June 3, 2010
Frederik Balfour |
Why China's Weight-Loss Industry Is Gaining Affluence, more sedentary lives, and an increase in processed foods are driving sales of health foods and gym equipment in China. Bariatric surgery is up too. |
Managed Care
February 2008
Michael Levin-Epstein |
Federal and State Governments Pressed to Give Tax Breaks For Wellness Initiatives Legislators are being urged to reward companies that provide programs for their workers, but success has been mixed |
Managed Care
July 2006
Martin Sipkoff |
Employers' Stock in Wellness Rises With No End in Sight Formerly, insurers used to devise new products and processes to attract purchasers. Now more and more employers are going to the plans and insisting on preventive care. |
Salon.com
March 25, 2002
Amy Benfer |
The lost language of fat Hectored by experts and afraid of hurting their kids' self-esteem, parents of overweight children remain silent -- as the nation faces a youthful obesity crisis... |
AskMen.com
Tony Horton |
Obesity In America Our society, as a whole, is becoming fatter, and we're viewing that as normal. Today, two-thirds of America is overweight, with Canada and Europe not far behind. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
March 2000
Michael F. Jacobson |
News From CSPI As suggested by the intense interest in Syndrome X and low-carbohydrate diets, America has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world. Time will tell whether our nation chooses a lifestyle built around fitness---or gluttony and sloth. |
Managed Care
July 2004
John Carroll |
The Weight Debate Encouraged by employers, health plans ponder expensive options in covering a generation of obese Americans. |
Food Processing
November 2006
Barbara Katz |
Focus on: Childhood Obesity In spite of all the press and the studies and the looming health issues, it appears parents are just not that concerned about childhood obesity. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001
James M. Lyznicki |
Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk. National data indicate that the prevalence of obesity in the United States is increasing in children and adults... |
Food Processing
January 2007
Diane Toops |
Toops Scoops: Snooze and You Lose Americans take new measures in the struggle with obesity. |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Catherine Arnst |
Helping Your Kid Slim Down How parents can change behavior that can foster obesity - and its long-term damage. |
Reason
January 2008
Jacob Sullum |
Secrets of Weight Loss Revealed! Two new books on the science of weight loss conclude that a little is easy, a lot is hard, and results may vary. |
Job Journal
October 2, 2005
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: `Slacker' Image Doesn't Compute Essential job skills and strategies for the 21st century. |
Managed Care
March 2000
Michael D. Dalzell |
Where Society Failed, Can Health Plans Succeed? What can be done about obesity? By engaging patients and forming strategic alliances, plans can gain immediate cost and clinical benefits -- despite conventional wisdom to the contrary. |
AskMen.com
James Fell |
Exercise And Eating Connection In order for exercise to truly change the way you eat, you must be mindful. Instead of thinking, "I exercised, therefore I deserve a reward," switch to, "I exercised, therefore I've improved my ability to resist crap." |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Catherine Arnst |
Let Them Eat Cake -- If They Want To Discussion about the growing problem of obesity and what should be done worldwide. |
Seasoned Cooking
August 2004
Michael Fick |
The Classic Weight Control Dilemma: Diet or Exercise? The bottom line is that to really save time in your weight management program, stop eating the wrong food and eat plenty of good food to avoid putting the weight on in the first place. |
Managed Care
July 2002
John La Puma |
An obesity primer for the medical office: Lessons from CHEF Clinic To help patients make healthy choices in an unhealthy environment, this primer summarizes recent data on nonprescription remedies and identifies behavioral changes that work. |
Reason
September 2004
Jacob Sullum |
The War on Fat The American war on fat is the latest manifestation of a collectivist philosophy that says the government has a duty to protect "public health" by discouraging behavior that might lead to disease or injury. |
Prepared Foods
September 2008
Gilbert & Hutton |
Article: Why Children Choose the Foods They Do When involving children in sensory and consumer-based tests, understand their limitations when designing the experiments, selecting the methods of research and analyzing data. |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2011 |
Managing pain in obese patients Obesity-related pain conditions can limit the patient's efforts at increasing activity and limit quality of life. This article will offer information on these conditions and treatment options. |
Nursing Management
March 2012
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Pain and obesity It can be a challenge to provide effective pain management for obese patients; however, a multimodal pain management regimen that combines medications and complementary techniques can help increase pain relief. |
Chemistry World
July 18, 2012
Andrew Turley |
Obesity drug approved in US US regulators have approved a new obesity treatment. Qsymia (phentermine, topiramate) tablets have been approved for overweight adults as part of a regimen that includes a low calorie diet and exercise. |
Managed Care
December 2004
Jack McCain |
The Weight Debate, Continued This article presents the views of people who indulge in what many regard as health care heresy. They challenge the conventional wisdom that millions of Americans need to lose tons of weight, fast, to stave off diabetes, heart disease, cancer. |
Science News
May 17, 2003
Janet Raloff |
School Lunches are Struggling to Earn High Marks In the nation's schools, the presence of sweet, high-fat snacks in vending machines and on cafeteria lines are undercutting efforts by those institutions to improve the nutrition of U.S. youngsters. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2002
Susan Z.
Yanovski |
Medical Care for Obese Patients: Advice for Health Care Professionals More than 60 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, and obese persons are more likely to be ill than those who are not. Obesity presents challenges to physicians and patients and also has a negative impact on health status... |
AskMen.com
November 22, 2012
Chris Aung-Thwin |
Andrew Luck Interview Losing weight and being more active should be a priority for everyone -- and initiatives like Quaker Oats NFL's Play 60 are paving the way for parents to do exactly that. Spokesman and Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck talked to us about diet, health, and sports. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2007
Doug Short |
The Beast Attacking Your Retirement Our unhealthy eating habits can cause our health-care costs, direct and indirect, to devour our retirement income. |
Job Journal
January 13, 2008
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Wellness Benefits Bottom Line Employers are finally acting like healthy workers are good for business. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2004 |
Nutrition: Tips for Improving Your Health Good nutrition is one of the keys to good health. Good nutrition means eating foods that have a lot of vitamins and minerals in them, and foods that are not high in fat. |
AskMen.com
August 19, 2012
Ron Forehand |
Weight Loss Success Story The secret to losing weight and putting on muscle isn't some hidden treasure found in a series of fitness books. It is the only sound piece of advice that has echoed through the halls of fitness fads: eat right and work hard. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
The Dangers of Being Overweight Everybody has a healthy weight range, but if you're outside of the range, there can be significant physical consequences. |
