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Coke Deal Could Make Schools Target Of Suits
Seattle School Board warned that it might become the target of an antiobesity lawsuit for allowing schools to peddle soda to students. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/129155_coke02.html

Extractions: SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER A prominent Washington, D.C., law professor who led billion-dollar victories against the tobacco industry warned the Seattle School Board yesterday that it might become the target of an anti-obesity lawsuit for allowing middle and high schools to peddle soda to students. George Washington University professor John Banzhaf said he and other lawyers would lend their support to lawsuits against school boards in districts that have exclusive vending machine contracts with soft drink providers. He said Seattle Public Schools is a prime target for such a lawsuit, given its exclusive five-year contract with Coca-Cola. The School Board had been scheduled to vote at tonight's meeting on whether to extend the contract, which expires Aug. 31, but the vote has been delayed until at least July 17. Banzhaf said via telephone during a news conference in Seattle yesterday that since schools and school boards have a legal duty to protect students, Seattle School Board members could be sued individually and as a group if the district renews the Coke contract. A lawsuit is in the "planning stages," he said, and lawyers involved in the fight against the tobacco industry will offer assistance to any plaintiffs in a suit against the Seattle School Board.
Spotlight Health
Battling morbid obesity, Carnie Wilson speaks out on laparoscopic gastric bypasssurgery, and her successful weight loss.
http://www.spotlighthealth.com/morbid_obesity/mo/mo.htm
CNN.com - U.S. Challenges Global Obesity Report - Jan. 16, 2004
http://cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/01/16/us.obesity.ap/index.html

Extractions: International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Story Tools WASHINGTON (AP) The Bush administration is challenging a World Health Organization report that outlines steps for nations to take to reduce obesity. HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. Manage alerts What is this? In a letter to the United Nations agency that is meeting next week, Health and Human Services official William Steiger questioned the organization's findings, said they were based on faulty science, and called for changes to the report. The WHO report recommends eating more fruits and vegetables and limiting fats and salt. It also suggests governments limit food advertising aimed at children and encourage their citizens to eat healthier foods. Taxes and subsidies could be used to reduce the price of healthy food and make them more attractive to consumers, the report said. The International Obesity Task Force estimates that 300 million people worldwide are obese and 750 million more are overweight, including 22 million children under age 5.
Obesity
obesity is a leading cause of preventable illness and death in North America.In the last 10 years, the number of overweight people in industrialized
http://www.medbroadcast.com/condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=95
Study Shows Antidepressant May Fight Obesity
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/07/14/obesity.drug.ap/index.html
Information On Health Risks Associated With Obesity At MedicineNet.com
Find out what health risks are associated with obesity and how the obese aresusceptible to disease.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=42593
CNN.com - Latest Data Shows Rapid Rise In Obesity - Dec. 24, 2003
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/12/24/obesity.glance.ap/index.html

Extractions: International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Story Tools (AP) Some facts and figures about obesity in the United States from the recent health studies: The number of obese adults is soaring, up to nearly 59 million people, or almost a third of all adults and doubling over the past two decades. Fifteen percent of youths ages 6 to 19 were seriously overweight, the term experts use as a rough equivalent to obesity in children. That is nearly 9 million youths and triple the number in a similar assessment from 1980. Obesity can sharply reduce life expectancy. Studies released this year showed that being obese at age 20 can take 20 years off a person's life; being obese at age 40 can reduce life expectancy by seven years. The percentage of extremely obese people at least 100 pounds overweight is growing even faster, one study found. From the 1980s to 2000, extremely obese adults quadrupled to about 4 million, or about 1 in every 50 adults. Medical care for the obese averaged $732 per year more per person than for people of normal weight, one study found. Nationwide, that would mean $92.6 billion more in 2002, with half the cost picked up by government-funded Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Obesity Tougher On Men - Weight Management And Metabolic Disorders Including Wei
Weight Management, Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders, treatment options includingweight loss programs and medical treatments and therapies.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52528
CNN - Studies: Obesity Kills But You Can Fight Back - October 26, 1999
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9910/26/obesity.studies/index.html

Extractions: LOS ANGELES (CNN) A series of new medical studies on obesity describe America's weight problem as an epidemic, killing some 300,000 people a year. But there's hope. Related research suggests two possible new remedies through treatment with the hormone leptin or a diet where counting fiber is just as important as limiting fat. RESOURCES Calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index): Your Weight:
CNN.com - Dr. Andrew Weil Weighs In On Childhood Obesity - May 28, 2002
http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/parenting/05/27/obesity.weil.access.cnna/index.html

Extractions: Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Dr. Andrew Weil says our current lifestyle often gets in the way of healthy eating. Editor's Note: CNN Access is a regular feature on CNN.com providing interviews with newsmakers from around the world. (CNN) Congress is weighing in on how to get American kids to improve their eating habits. With 60 percent of all Americans said to be overweight, hearings last week focused on how to reverse the trend toward obesity. Dr. Andrew Weil, co-author of the book, "The Healthy Kitchen," talked with anchor Paula Zahn about the importance of getting kids to eat right. ZAHN: Let's talk about what brings you to our show this morning, and that is the alarming increase in obesity rates. We are going to put some statistics up on the screen now that I hope captures a lot of attention here. Thirteen percent of children aged 6 to 11 years and 14 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years in the United States are overweight. These figures have almost tripled in the past two decades. One of the causes: bad eating habits. What's happened to us? WEIL: Well, I think we have become more and more dependent on fast food, on processed food, on highly refined foods, foods made by the food industry, rather than food we prepare ourselves. And those kinds of foods are doing us in.
School Health Issues: Obesity & Nutrition - The Center For Health And Health Car
The George Washington University. Resources to strengthen health and health carefor children and adolescents in schools.
http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/obesity.asp

Extractions: School Health Issues Recent research studies as well as publications targeted to front-line child health professionals, parents and educators have focused public attention on the epidemic in childhood obesity in the United States. While studies debate how to apportion blame among potential causal agents, a consensus has emerged that trends in childhood obesity bode poorly for the health status of children now and as they age to maturity. The following sections provide links to basic information on the problem, prevention strategies and key government documents. Future additions to this section will present summaries of model programs and evaluated interventions. Childhood Obesity: A Select Bibliography March 2005 Resources Physical Exercise Background ... RWJF Polls: Polls Show Teachers, Parents Agree on Reducing Childhood Obesity
CNN.com - Asian Bellies Add To Obesity Woes - Mar. 16, 2003
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/16/world.obesity.reut/index.html

Extractions: Obesity on trial CNN Presents: Fat Chance America's fat epidemic CDC: Nutrition and Physical Activity ... Annals of Internal Medicine LONDON, England (Reuters) Medical experts have called for a new assessment of how weight-related health risks in Asians are measured which could push up the number of overweight and obese people worldwide to 1.7 billion. The new figure, which would be 50 percent higher than the current estimate is based on recommendations to lower the threshold for Asians because of their special vulnerability to weight-related disorders. Professor Philip James, the chairman of the London-based International Obesity TaskForce (IOTF), said the global standard for measuring overweight/obesity, the Body Mass Index (BMI), is based on western criteria and needs to be adjusted for Asians. "The point of reducing the values is that it will be an altering point which you give to both the public and doctors," James said in an interview.
Study Partly Blames Fructose For Obesity Jump
http://cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/25/fructose.obesity.ap/index.html
About Obesity (IOTF)
For example, the prevalence of obesity has increased by about 1050% in the Classification of overweight and obesity in adults according to BMI.
http://www.obesite.chaire.ulaval.ca/iotf.htm

Extractions: The health, economic and psycho-social consequences of the increasing incidence of obesity are substantial. Obesity is associated with numerous health complications which range from non-fatal debilitating conditions such as osteoarthritis , to life threatening chronic diseases such as Coronary Heart Disease diabetes , and certain cancers . The psychological consequences of obesity can range from lowered self-esteem to clinical depression . Recent estimates suggest that between 2 to 8% of the total sick care costs in Western countries are attributable to obesity. Despite the high prevalence of obesity and the many advances in our understanding of how it develops, present management strategies have persistently failed to achieve long term success. Table 1. Classification of overweight and obesity in adults according to BMI.
Colorado Still Lean, But Obesity Rate Up
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/06/13/fatter.colorado.ap/index.html
Research Chair On Obesity; Chaire De Recherche Sur L'obésité
Donald B. Brown Research Chair on obesity A Laval University center dedicated toResearch, Communication and Education on obesity; Chaire de recherche sur
http://www.obesite.chaire.ulaval.ca/

Extractions: Research on the Mechanisms of Body Weight Regulation, Communication and Education on Obesity Chaire de l'Université Laval vouée à la recherche sur les mécanismes de régulation du poids corporel, la communication et la formation sur l'obésité Ce site est en reconstruction. Revenez cet automne pour voir les améliorations
Scientists Find Hormone That May Be Key To Diabetes
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/01/17/diabetes.obesity.ap/index.html
Welcome To Obesity Canada
At obesityCanada.com you can learn about medical conditions that could affectyou or a family member. The material on the site is designed to give you a
http://www.obesitycanada.com/

Extractions: About this Site Their E-mail Your Name Experts estimate that 10 to 25% of all teenagers and 20 to 50% of all adults have a weight problem. It is known that obesity brings many health hazards with it, including heart attacks, strokes and diabetes with all of its complications. Obesity is a serious concern to all health care practitioners. When a person consumes more food energy than is needed to provide for all of the day's activities, including work and exercise, excess body fat will accumulate. (By fat we mean triglycerides). Over time this can result in obesity. There are many contributing factors to obesity: activity levels, diet, genetic, metabolic, environmental, social, economic, psychologic, behavioral and biological. Activity levels have significant impact on the body systems that control food storage and utilization of energy. Low activity levels (typified by the "couch potato") cause an increase in the storage of excess food energy as fat. Over-consumption of foods rich in calories and fat is the biggest dietary contributor, and also will cause the excess food that is consumed to be stored as fat. There is also growing evidence that genetic factors influence the body's tendency to store energy either as fat or as lean body tissue (muscle).
CNN.com - Study Finds First Evidence Of Long-term Success In A Weight Loss Progr
http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/diet.fitness/07/24/obesity.treatment.ap/index.htm

Extractions: WEB SERVICES: TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) An unusually disciplined, long-term weight loss program helped participants following it lose nearly one-fifth their original weight and keep it off five years, researchers found. The Trevose Behavior Modification Program, serving about 1,200 people in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, is the first weight loss program in the country proven to work long term, according to researchers at Rutgers University and University of Pennsylvania. Their study appears in July's International Journal of Obesity.
Evaluation And Treatment Of Childhood Obesity - February 15, 1999 - American Aca
Hormonal and genetic factors are rarely the cause of childhood obesity; Evaluation of obesity in childhood is important for several reasons.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990215ap/861.html

Extractions: AAFP Home Page Journals Vol. 59/No. 4 (February 15, 1999) A patient information handout on helping your child keep a healthy weight, written by the authors of this article, is provided on page 871. A patient information handout on helping your child lose weight, written by the authors of this article, is provided on page 873. A It is also directly related to all-cause mortality. Treatment of obesity in adults is notoriously frustrating for patients and physicians alike, and it rarely meets with long-term success. Thus, prevention is the best hope for decreasing the prevalence of this condition. In many obese people, the roots of their disorder can be traced back to childhood. Obesity tends to "track" throughout life, meaning that its presence at any age will increase the risk of persistence at subsequent ages. While most obese infants will not remain so, they are at increased risk of becoming obese children. These children are in turn more likely to become obese adolescents, who are then very likely to remain obese as adults. See editorial

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