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Study: Fast-food ad ban may cut obesity in kids - MSNBC

WASHINGTON - Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday. But the team at the National Bureau of Economic Research questioned ...

Focus on Function - Seattle Times

Clockwise from top left: Ultra-long-distance runner Scott Jurek; personal chef Polly Peterson; Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Maria Chapman and champion volleyball player Courtney Thompson have one thing in common: They're all keeping fit with ...

TV or no TV? Kids chanelled to exercise - Health 24

Obese children watched much less TV when they had to exercise to see their shows; they also lost much more fat than kids who were allowed to watch TV freely, the study found. The study's 10 children had each watched an average of slightly more than ...

Concern over safety soaring in Hub area - Boston Globe

Nearly half of Suffolk County adults are concerned about violence in their neighborhoods, more than double the percentage statewide, according to a new survey. No other region in the state came close. Violence has invaded even the most basic elements ...

Fast food ads on TV only part of obesity problem, experts say - MLive.com

Press Photo/Katy Batdorff A patron enjoys lunch in McDonald's on West River Drive in Comstock Park surrounded by advertisements Thursday afternoon. Francene Lewis doesn't need a new study to tell her that banning fast-food television commercials ...

Fast-food Ad Ban Could Cut Child Obesity: US Study - Common Dreams

WASHINGTON - Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday. But the team at the National Bureau of Economic Research questioned ...

Romney pins Republican campaign hopes on business experience - International Herald Tribune

Altho Mormon, I did not jump on Romney’s side automatically. Our church reminds us….over the pulpit……of political neutrality on a regular basis. And, I was quite open to listening to Brownback and Huckabee’s positions as they were the ones ...