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Another Data Point That Picks Away at Obamacare
Knowledge is power. Sometimes the power goes out. Brian Elbel, who studies health policy at New York University, has re-confirmed that while posting calorie and nutrition information at restaurants...
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Irony in Our Diets: Stigmatizing Obesity Increases Overeating
Numerous causes contribute to the nation’s obesity epidemic, including our increasingly sedentary lifestyles and the easy availability of high-calorie foods. Newly published research points to another,...
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Seems Republicans really are the party of fat cats. Writing in the journal Preventative Medicine, a pair of University of California-Los Angeles researchers examined county-level obesity rates and...
View ArticleObesity Is a Disease? Then I Give Up. Pass the Pie
Last June, the American Medical Association formally recognized obesity as a disease. Ignoring the recommendation of a committee charged with studying the issue, the AMA concluded such a label could...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Eating Right, Laziness Can Be Your Friend
Social critics fret that Americans are growing fat and lazy. Well, newly published research suggests we may be able to combat our obesity problem by tapping into our inherent unwillingness to get up...
View ArticlePositive Self-Image Can Inspire, or Inhibit, Overeating
Having trouble resisting that box of donuts sitting on the break-room table? Swiss researchers have proposed a creative coping strategy that has nothing to do with willpower. Think ahead to an...
View ArticleThe Effectiveness of Taxing Sugary Sodas
Illinois recently became the latest state to consider a special tax on soft drinks. The logic behind such legislation is sound, as much research has linked our increased consumption of sugary beverages...
View ArticleYou Don’t Have a Right to Be Obese at Work
As Nick Ciaramitaro got his start in Michigan politics, the state passed the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which comprehensively protected against discrimination based on sex, race, disability,...
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Banning Chocolate Milk Was a Bad Choice
Does chocolate milk belong in schools? Health experts, policymakers, and concerned parents have been at this debate for years now. On one side, school districts, like those of Washington, D.C., and Los...
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The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Science Writer Who Wants to Understand How...
Jordan Gaines Lewis, 24, Neuroscience When Jordan Gaines Lewis was in middle school, her friends would divulge their deepest secrets to her over AOL Instant Messenger. “They expected me to counsel...
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How Junk Food Companies Manipulate Your Tongue
When a confectioner leaves a gooey chocolate masterpiece out to dry and harden, its flavor is left unchanged. But chomping down on the hardened sweet manifests in a different experience than chewing...
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To Produce an Obese Adult, Call Them ‘Fat’ While They’re Still a Kid
There’s nothing nice about labeling a preteen girl as fat. Perhaps it’s done out of meanness by a classmate. Or maybe the name-calling is done by a well-intentioned but woefully misdirected family...
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That Vacant House Down the Block Is Harming Your Health
Smoking cigarettes, excess consumption of salt, a sedentary lifestyle: All increase the risk of developing high blood pressure. Newly published research suggests we can add still another trigger to...
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The Elusive Link Between Poverty and Obesity
Is obesity a cause or an effect of financial hardship? Social scientists have long seen this as a chicken-and-egg question. But a study in the journal Economics and Human Biology suggests a third...
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Shelf Help: New Book Reviews in 100 Words or Less
Bad Feminist: Essays, Roxane Gay (Harper Perennial) This uneven essay collection takes on an admirably wide range of subjects relating to feminism, politics, and autobiography. To name a few: Robin...
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