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Aug 18th, 2008 |
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Tiffany King has made progress. When the 5-foot-tall 12-year-old arrived at Camp Pocono Trails in June, she weighed 354 pounds. By Sunday’s weigh-in at the weight loss camp, she had lost 37 pounds. She hopes to get down to 304 by the time camp ends next week. Whether she does or not, Tiffany is already [...]
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May 18th, 2008 |
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New Zealanders‘ intake of sugar is not associated with being overweight or obese, new research released by the Sugar Research Advisory Service has found.
The New Zealand research, headed by University of Otago’s Dr Winsome Parnell and recently published online by Public Health Nutrition, examined data collected in the most recent New Zealand nutrition surveys for [...]
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Mar 4th, 2008 |
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In a special pediatric program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, recent patients have included a 100-pound 3-year-old girl and a 417-pound 15-year-old boy. Some children had to be weighed on a loading dock scale.
In a Milwaukee hospital in May, 285-pound Charles Hayes stooped to kiss his 248-pound wife, Jodi, 33, [...]
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