Friday, January 6, 2012

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Controversial Anti-Obesity Ad Campaign Forces Look at Obesity's Financial Toll (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:37 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - Craig Johnson at HLN wrote an article about the controversial health ads being put out by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The ads feature overweight children and teenagers and point out uncomfortable results of being fat: bullying, health problems, and doses of shame and stigma. The tagline: "Stop sugar-coating it." While supporters believe the in-your-face ads are necessary to force people to confront the obesity epidemic and its myriad of associated problems, critics claim that the ads hurt children by adding to the stigma associated with being overweight.

Weight Watchers Earns its High Ranking (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:22 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | At some point or another, it's likely that you or someone you know has tried one of the dozens of fad diets available. Extreme dieters have tried many, finding some to work better than others. After evaluating 25 diets with health experts, U.S. News has ranked some of the most popular ones according to nutrition, safety and effectiveness with weight loss and heart health. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet was ranked first over more well-known diets, like Atkins, Zone, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem and Weight Watchers.
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