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- Mapping U.S. obesity. // Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter;May97, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p1
Presents results of a survey conducted by the National Weight Report which ranked the 33 largest metropolitan areas in the United States based on the percentage of obese residents. Factors contributing to overconsumption; Comparison of cities with low obesity rates and cities with the highest...
- `Upscale' heavyweights. R.M.D.; Baggot, Gerard // Cortlandt Forum;5/25/96, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p67
Gives suggestions for weighing patients who exceeds the 350-pound maximum on most office scales. Use of two scales balanced on the feet.
- Improving health more important than weight loss. Pinette, Gilles // Saskatchewan Sage;Jan2003, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p10
Observes that healthy eating rather than losing weight should be the aim of overweight persons. Impact of advertisements on men and women who are conscious of their weight; Harmful means adopted by people to lose weight; Percent of men and women in Canada who are overweight.
- Fat people wear shorts. Lee, Gina // Healthy Weight Journal;Jul/Aug95, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p75
Relates the author's experiences concerning the public's perception of obese persons. Adult and children's perceptions of fat people; Fashion options for fat people.
- Largely positive Christmas wish book. Johnson, Carol // Healthy Weight Journal;Nov/Dec95, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p114
Presents a list of Christmas wishes for obese people. Includes wishes of self-esteem; Confidence; Objectivity; Compassion; Independence; Self-contentment; Health.
- Open letter to physicians. Sullivan, Judy // Healthy Weight Journal;May/Jun97, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p57
Presents an open letter to physicians in the United States concerning an obese person's discomfort in medical environments. Personal prejudices among physicians; Responsiveness to patient's problems; Offensive terms in the medical vocabulary.
- CDC reports that Americans keep putting on weight. // Modern Medicine;Jun97, Vol. 65 Issue 6, p36
Presents an abstract of the article `Update: Prevalence of overweight among children, adolescents and adults--United States,' from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the March 7, 1997 issue of the `Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.' Evidence of increase in...
- America's greatest social divide is not between rich and poor; or even black and white. It's... Barker, Paul // New Statesman;9/6/96, Vol. 125 Issue 4299, p54
Focuses on the growing number of obese people in the United States. Observations while attending a festival celebrating the Smithsonian Institution's 150th birthday in the Mall, Washington, D.C.; Trip around New York City; Spectators at a game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners.
- Carole Morin. // New Statesman & Society;06/14/96, Vol. 125 Issue 4288, p22
Talks about obese people in London, England. Fat people's lack of commitment to starvation; Low-fat diet and exercise as key to weight loss; Cost of obesity to the National Health Service.
