Thursday, February 2, 2012

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

FDA panel to discuss Arena obesity drug in 2nd quarter (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 01:51 PM PST

Reuters - An FDA advisory committee will meet in the second quarter to discuss Arena Pharmaceutical Inc's experimental obesity drug following the company's recent resubmission of an application seeking its approval, Arena said on Wednesday.

Mommy Bloggers' Flawed Take on Anti-Obesity Ads (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:42 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to HLN, the newest and most vocal critics of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's anti-obesity ad campaign are a group known as "mommy bloggers." These angry mothers feel the controversial ads, which depict obese children as unhappy and suffering from medical maladies, do more harm than good by shaming children instead of encouraging them. Critics argue that shaming tactics only lead to greater tendencies to overeat and can lead to higher numbers of eating disorders.
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