Healthier schools: Bye-bye candy, greasy snacks
February 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
WASHINGTON Goodbye candy bars and sugary cookies. Hello baked chips and diet sodas. Continue Reading
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Coca-Cola to tackle obesity for 1st time in TV ads
January 14, 2013 in Grand Forks Herald
Coca-Cola became one of the world’s most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it’s taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the industry: obesity. Continue Reading
Childhood Obesity: A family affair
December 1, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO When a child has a weight problem, it can be a sensitive subject for medical professionals to broach with his or her parents. Continue Reading
Diabetes rates rocket in Oklahoma, South
November 15, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
NEW YORK The nation’s diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma, according to a new federal report issued Thursday. Continue Reading
South Dakota’s child obesity rate rises
October 31, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) Childhood obesity in South Dakota rose slightly during the 2011-2012 school year, with more than 15 percent of kids younger than 19 reported as obese.
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Emotional readiness is key to lifestyle change for weight loss
September 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
To drop unwanted pounds, you have to be ready to make the changes that are needed to lose weight and keep it off, according to a nutritionist at Altru Health System in Grand Forks. And part of that “readiness” is emotional. Continue Reading
UND takes aim at adolescent obesity
September 23, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
For freshman college students, the combination of being away from home for the first time and newfound freedoms can prompt the piling on of extra weight.
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Studies more firmly tie soda, juice drinks, sports beverages to obesity
September 21, 2012 in West Central Tribune
New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic. Continue Reading
Adult obesity rate in SD could reach 60.4% by 2030
September 19, 2012 in The Daily Republic
The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, is on course to increase dramatically in South Dakota over the next 20 years. Continue Reading
More than half in 39 states will struggle with weight
September 19, 2012 in The Daily Republic
NEW YORK We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that by 2030 more than half the people in the vast majority of states will be obese. Continue Reading
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