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The Fattest Europeans
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Soon the Brits will be as fat as Americans thanks to the same industrial food complex, bad diet,...
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Give Chris Christie a Break
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Chris Christie is taking all the hullabaloo about his body fat in stride....
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When Plump Is Better Than Thin
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Dr. Kent Sepkowitz on a new study finding that overweight people have lower overall mortality rates....
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Childhood Obesity Rates Dropping
But only in some cities. MORE
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44% of America Obese by 2030
According to new study by Trust for America’s Health. MORE
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Bloomberg’s Soda Victory
Gary Taubes and Cristin Kearns Couzens explain the New York mayor’s winning strategy. MORE
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Why New Diet Drugs Are Just In Time
The FDA’s approval of the Qsymia and Belviq pills comes as the number of obese people rises to more than one-third of the U.S. population.... MORE
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The Disney Diet
Can cutting junk-food ads make kids healthier? MORE
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Don’t Like Soda Ban? Try the Fat Tax!
A British medical journal study shows that fat taxes may help counteract the obesity epidemic, writes Jacoba Urist. MORE
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The World’s Most Soda-Crazy Countries
The Daily Beast finds the most soda-crazed countries, from America to Mexico. MORE
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Study: Obesity Epidemic to Continue
Even as rates seem to level off. MORE
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One Family’s Fight Against Obesity
Tony Dokoupil visits the Riveras, a New Jersey family that has struggled with weight and diabetes for three generations. MORE
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Autism, Maternal Obesity Linked
According to new study of 1,000 children. MORE
