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    May 10, 2012 |Story| CLTV

  1. Chicago's youth fighting food deserts

    Chicago is a city known for its food, but alarmingly 64 out of the 98 communities are in food deserts. A community becomes a food desert when fresh produce isn’t available in a one mile radius, but processed foods are around the corner and thus easily obtainable. Typically food deserts are located in lower income minority neighborhoods throughout the United States and the consequences are significant. Americans without access to fresh produce are often malnourished. They are more likely to suffer from diabetes type II, obesity, cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke than other Americans.
    Chicago is a city known for its food, but alarmingly 64 out of the 98 communities are in food deserts. A community becomes a food desert when fresh produce isn’t available in a one mile radius, but processed foods are around the corner and thus...

    Tags: Diabetes, Science and Technology, Science, Teaching and Learning, Biology

    2. Jul 14, 2011 |Story| CLTV-LTV

  2. Centegra Weight Loss

    Here's the inspirational story of Marla Pfleger through Centegra Weight Loss. Marla thought she would never the age of 40 with serve obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and high blood pressure. She now lives a healthy and happy life that she actively enjoys with her family.
    Here's the inspirational story of Marla Pfleger through Centegra Weight Loss. Marla thought she would never the age of 40 with serve obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and high blood pressure. She now lives a healthy and happy life that she actively...

    Tags: Diabetes, Health, Weight Loss, High Blood Pressure, Physical Conditions

    3. May 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 'VEEP' comes to Baltimore's Camden Yards Sunday, and Selina meets Jim Palmer

    The Baltimore Sun
    Baltimore gets lots of face time in “VEEP,” the Maryland-made HBO political satire starringJulia Louis-Dreyfus. But so far, all of it has been as a stand-in for Washington, the setting of this fictional series about the vice president of...

    Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baseball, Jake Arrieta, ABC (tv network), Literature

    4. May 25, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  4. 1 in 3 is obese - even the homeless

    Obesity is a widespread epidemic, even among the homeless.
    CNN
    Obesity is a widespread epidemic, even among the homeless. While the popularized image of a homeless individual is one of skin and bones, a new study shows the reality is not so. One in three (32.3%) homeless individuals in the United States is obese,...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Overweight, Medical Research, Social Issues

    5. May 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Dr. Mark E. Molliver, Hopkins neuroscientist

    Dr. Mark E. Molliver, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor emeritus of neuroscience and neurology, died of complications after cardiac arrest May 10 at his hospital. The Canton resident was 75.
    Dr. Mark E. Molliver, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor emeritus of neuroscience and neurology, died of complications after cardiac arrest May 10 at his hospital. The Canton resident was 75. Colleagues said his discoveries had an impact on...

    Tags: Physiology, Food and Drug Administration, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical Research, Wetlands

    6. May 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. McDonald's: Big changes afoot; kids' marketing proposal fails

    McDonald’s Corp. is headed into new territory after Thursday’s annual shareholders meeting, with a new chief executive slated to take over and more attempts to modernize the chain and offer healthful options. Among the efforts discussed by...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Family, McDonald's, Economy, Business and Finance, Google+

    7. May 24, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  7. School officials engage in debriefing year at town hall

    MATHEWS — As the current school year nears its end, officials from Gloucester and Mathews converged to give an assessment at a town hall Friday. Ben Kiser, Gloucester County Public Schools superintendent, Anita Parker, chairman of the Gloucester...

    Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Public Schools

    8. May 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Fruit juice targeted in war on obesity

    Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda.
    Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda. But recent scientific studies and a new government-sponsored documentary that aired last week on HBO have...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Overweight, Folic Acid, Documentary (genre), Health and Safety at School

    9. May 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Consumers have alternatives to fruit juices

    Many public health officials are warning patients that fruit juice poses many of the same health risks as soft drinks when it comes to obesity and diabetes. What concrete actions can consumers take?
    Tribune Newspapers
    Many public health officials are warning patients that fruit juice poses many of the same health risks as soft drinks when it comes to obesity and diabetes. What concrete actions can consumers take? Global nutrition professor Barry Popkin and others...

    Tags: Diabetes, Blueberries, Education

    10. May 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. McDonald's turns back shareholder proposal on kids' marketing

    McDonald's Corp. sought to lay out growth plans at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday, while setting up an incoming CEO and defeating a shareholder proposal aimed at measuring the chain's impact on childhood obesity.
    Tribune reporter
    McDonald's Corp. sought to lay out growth plans at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday, while setting up an incoming CEO and defeating a shareholder proposal aimed at measuring the chain's impact on childhood obesity. Proposed by shareholder John...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, McDonald's

    11. May 23, 2012 |Story| HB Independent

  11. All About Food: Turning over a Greenleaf

    Costa Mesa's 17th Street is full of mini-malls and teeming with traffic. So, finding Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop in an old hacienda-like building surrounded by lush greenery is like discovering an oasis in the desert.
    Costa Mesa's 17th Street is full of mini-malls and teeming with traffic. So, finding Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop in an old hacienda-like building surrounded by lush greenery is like discovering an oasis in the desert. Jonathan Rollo has brought his...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Health, Healthy Diet, Dining and Drinking, Vegan Diet

    12. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Which American cities are fittest?

    Minneapolis-St. Paul is the nation's fittest metropolitan area, with Washington, Boston, San Francisco and Hartford right behind it, according to a comprehensive "Fitness Index" drawn up annually by the American College of Sports Medicine.
    Minneapolis-St. Paul is the nation's fittest metropolitan area, with Washington, Boston, San Francisco and Hartford right behind it, according to a comprehensive "Fitness Index" drawn up annually by the American College of Sports Medicine. At the...

    Tags: Cycling, Diabetes, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sports

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