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• Report: Tips on creating fat-fighting communities (AP)
• Tax junk food, drinks to fight child obesity: report (Reuters)
• Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics (Reuters)

Report: Tips on creating fat-fighting communities (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 04:43 AM PDT AP - Where you live matters when it comes to children's waistlines, says a report that finds lots of options localities could and should use to fight child obesity — from easy bike paths, to luring healthier stores, to taxes on junk food.

Tax junk food, drinks to fight child obesity: report (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 09:21 PM PDT Reuters - A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.

Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:25 PM PDT Reuters - A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a typical low-fat, calorie-restricted diet for diabetes management, according to a study released Monday.

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