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Tags: OBESITY; METABOLISM -- Disorders; BODY weight; EPIDEMICS; NUTRITION
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- Diagnosing & Treating Obesity. Plank, Suzi // American Chiropractor;Jan2005, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p28
The article reports on the diagnosis and treatment of obesity. Reports state that 60% of Americans are now either overweight or obese. Studies continue to indicate that obesity is now a statistically normal condition in the U.S., Great Britain, and even in China. The negative effects of obesity...
- What do we do about the problem of overweight and obesity in the Americas? Teelucksingh, Surujpal // Revista Panamericana de Salud P�blica;May2003, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p275
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- A New Diet: Lawsuits and Advice From the Government. Rippel, Barbara; Smith, Frances // Consumers' Research Magazine;Aug2003, Vol. 86 Issue 8, p34
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- Fat chance for students who have grown obese. // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008);8/9/2004, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p24
Editorial. Comments on the problem of childhood obesity in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rank of the state in the spending on obesity-related medical expenditures; Proposed bill which will create a pilot program to gather obesity data in state schools.
