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    Jan 11, 2012 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  1. Our View: Obesity study looks beyond clinical approach

    One would be hard pressed to find a member of the general public that wasn’t aware that childhood obesity is a major problem in the Valley. And while the causes — poverty levels, dietary habits, lack of exercise, to name a few — seem...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Schools, Schools, Medical Research, Weight

  2. Jan 8, 2012 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  3. Childhood obesity prevalent in county, among Latino community

    It was not too long ago when 13-year-old Joanna Ramirez became concerned about her weight.
    Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, Copy Editor
    It was not too long ago when 13-year-old Joanna Ramirez became concerned about her weight. At 5 feet 4 inches, she had come to weigh 192 pounds, she said. So when the opportunity arose to take part in a six-month program to learn to eat right and...

    Tags: Family, Social Issues, Weight, Research, Obesity

  4. Oct 15, 2011 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  5. Our View: County is right place for childhood obesity study

    One need only walk into nearly any classroom in the Imperial Valley to see there is a big problem locally with childhood obesity. It may be a problem based in genetics, culture, bad eating habits or a combination of the aforementioned, but childhood...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Health and Safety at School, Obesity

  6. Nov 10, 2011 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  7. Retired military leaders call for more physical activity to combat obesity

    Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer
    Students in California may not only be unfit, they may be too unfit to fight. Mission: Readiness, a nonprofit national security group is calling on schools, communities and state policy leaders to push the importance of physical activities and improved...

    Tags: Defense, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Education, Obesity, Weight

  8. Nov 10, 2011 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  9. Imperial County child obesity rate highest in the state; some locals working to combat problem

    Loud laughter rang through the small studio off Imperial Avenue in El Centro as half a dozen children raced forward, trying to tag a teacher first.
    Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer
    Loud laughter rang through the small studio off Imperial Avenue in El Centro as half a dozen children raced forward, trying to tag a teacher first. “Red light,” the teacher yelled. Almost all of the kids froze, waiting, wanting to be the...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Family, Health and Safety at School, Obesity, Weight

  10. Jul 22, 2011 |Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
  11. INKED! Heavy-handed with parents of heavy kids?

    Morbid obesity has done a lifetime of damage to my body in 37 relatively low-impact years.
    Morbid obesity has done a lifetime of damage to my body in 37 relatively low-impact years. This becomes abundantly clear as I continue to try to strip away three decades of poor eating habits that followed me from childhood to adulthood, as I traded an...

    Tags: Sleep Apnea, Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Newspaper and Magazine, Politics

  12. Mar 1, 2011 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  13. Our View: Never been less expensive to eat right

    Healthy eating is maybe more important now than ever. It is especially important in the Imperial Valley where many children are overweight and in need of good nutrition. The good news, as we reported last week, is that eating healthy foods is more...

    Tags: Human Interest, Diets and Dieting, Health, Weight, Physical Conditions

  14. May 25, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV
  15. 1 in 3 is obese - even the homeless

    Obesity is a widespread epidemic, even among the homeless.
    CNN
    Obesity is a widespread epidemic, even among the homeless. While the popularized image of a homeless individual is one of skin and bones, a new study shows the reality is not so. One in three (32.3%) homeless individuals in the United States is obese,...

    Tags: Body Mass Index, Social Issues, Homelessness, Obesity, Weight

  16. May 25, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News
  17. Using numbers to paint the picture

    Confession time. The reason no picture (other than that of my mug) accompanies these commentaries is simple: If a picture is worth one thousand words - or about 300 more words than are printed here - I'd be out of business faster than you could say...

    Tags: Science and Technology, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Politics, Agricultural Research and Technology, Health

  18. May 24, 2012 |Story| Reuters
  19. Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Soy-rich diets have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, but a small study suggests that soy supplements may not do anything for older women's blood pressure. The findings, reported in the American Journal of...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure, Chemicals, Nutrition, Health

  20. May 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  21. Fruit juice targeted in war on obesity

    Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda.
    Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda. But recent scientific studies and a new government-sponsored documentary that aired last week on HBO have...

    Tags: Pediatrics, Science and Technology, Health and Safety at School, Weight, Medical Specialization

  22. May 24, 2012 |Story| Reuters
  23. Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U.K. study finds. "The people really at risk are the ones who have obesity in combination with other metabolic health risk factors,"...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Body Mass Index, Death, Hormones and Metabolism, High Blood Pressure

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