Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

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• California county bans fast-food toys to stem child obesity (AFP)
• OTC Drugs May Work Differently in Obese Kids (HealthDay)
• Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Time.com)
• California county wants to ban toys in kids' meals (Reuters)

California county bans fast-food toys to stem child obesity (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:56 AM PDT AFP - A California county is stopping restaurants from using toys to lure children to high-calorie, salt-laden food such as popular "Happy Meals" hawked by fast-food giant McDonald's.

OTC Drugs May Work Differently in Obese Kids (HealthDay) Posted: 27 Apr 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are overweight or obese appear to metabolize over-the-counter drugs differently than normal-weight children, a new study finds.

Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Two Sides of the Same Coin (Time.com) Posted: 27 Apr 2010 06:20 PM PDT Time.com - Dr. Howard Shapiro's new book, Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program to Prevent and Control Diabetes is an action plan for both adults and children.

California county wants to ban toys in kids' meals (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:32 PM PDT Reuters - County lawmakers in California's famed Silicon Valley have passed a law that would prevent restaurants from giving away free toys and other incentives with unhealthy kids' meals.

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