Thursday, April 1, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


Study: Small soda taxes don't dent obesity (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:07 AM PDT

File -- An Oct. 18, 2003 file photo shows Yale Professor Kelly Brownell  in Greenwich Conn.   Brownell says that most of the taxes on soft drinks  tend to be enough to bring in some extra money for struggling state budgets, but small enough not to rile soda manufacturers or significantly change buying habits.(AP Photo/Douglas Healey/file).AP - Small taxes on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity, but larger levies probably would, according to new research.


Turning Your Workday Into Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- For decades, the office has been seen as the sedentary, do-nothing enemy of fitness -- a place to sit eight hours a day and slowly pile on weight.

Small Tax on Soda Won't Curb Child Obesity (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Small sales taxes aren't enough to reduce children's soda consumption, a new study finds.

Overweight babies may have delayed motor skills (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Pudgy babies may be adorable, but being overweight may delay a baby's ability to roll over, crawl, or conquer other important physical skills, researchers report.

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