Obesity

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October 1, 2012

Study: Children from African-American and low-income families exposed to more background television

theGRIO REPORT - Several studies have found evidence that too much television is bad for the development of children, even…
September 26, 2012

Is African-American obesity affecting diversity in the US military?

theGRIO REPORT - The percentage of age-eligible civilians exceeding the weight and fat standards for admission into United States Military…
September 24, 2012

Hall of Famer Jerry Rice helps NFL fight obesity

NEW YORK (AP) - Jerry Rice still runs 'The Hill,' He wouldn't mind having, oh, a million or so youngsters…
September 13, 2012

New York bans big, sugary drinks in obesity fight

NEW YORK (AP) - New York opened a new national front in the war on obesity Thursday, banning sales of…
September 4, 2012

School lunches get a makeover

theGRIO REPORT - This year, students’ lunch trays have a new look. Their plates are filled with fresh fruits, colorful…
August 10, 2012

Study shows men prefer bigger women during times of stress

Apparently when men are stressed, they seem to be attracted to chubbier women, making this prime time for big girls…
August 7, 2012

Ask Dr. Ty: Nursing a bad back and lowering high blood pressure

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about back…
July 23, 2012

Is the black church causing obesity by encouraging overeating?

A study last year tracked 2,433 participants, 41 percent of which were African American, for 18 years, only to find…
July 22, 2012

Jordin Sparks flaunts her 50 pound weight loss on the cover of Shape

theGRIO REPORT - Jordin Sparks revealed her radical 50 pound weight loss on the cover of Shape magazine on newsstands…
July 18, 2012

Black women and weight: Relocating to the South helped one woman change her self-image and accept her body

My current goal is to ensure that my obsession doesn’t turn into obesity as I find a happy medium between…
July 6, 2012

Study: Obesity in black women linked to childhood abuse

theGRIO REPORT - The journal Pediatrics has reported that obesity in black women has an association with sexual and physical…
July 5, 2012

Could everything you know about dietary fat be wrong? Refined carbs linked with heart disease, not saturated fat

FRUGIVORE - It looks like Michael Pollan and your great grandma were right again: the less processed your food is…
July 3, 2012

Children going hungry during summer

theGRIO REPORT - Lack of access to healthy meals during summer months is, ironically, causing two separate health issues among…
July 2, 2012

Is the 'soda ban' biased against blacks?

Lobbyists from major soda companies have been stopping New Yorkers on the street to sign "say no to #sodaban" petitions...
June 18, 2012

Are we spending more on fattening foods?

FRUGIVORE - Seems like these days Americans are spending more money at the grocery store. The problem is the increase…
June 15, 2012

Childhood obesity and poor math performance may be linked

A new study published in the journal, Child Development may have uncovered a link between childhood obesity and poor math…
June 13, 2012

NYC Board of Health backs sugary drink ban

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's Board of Health signaled strong support Tuesday for the mayor's plan to fight…
June 11, 2012

Are researchers race-baiting black childhood obesity tests?

FRUGIVORE - Why did more than half of the parents of white girls have a college degree and have more…
June 6, 2012

Study: Black girls don't benefit from exercise as much as whites

MADAME NOIRE - A pair of British researchers have published a paper in the 'Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine,'…
May 30, 2012

Author responds to 'Black women and fat'

OPINION - When Alice Randall’s New York Times opinion piece titled 'Black Women and Fat' appeared, the blogosphere erupted in…