Obesity

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October 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Several studies have found evidence that too much television is bad for the development of children, even…
September 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The percentage of age-eligible civilians exceeding the weight and fat standards for admission into United States Military…
September 24, 2012
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 (AP) - New York opened a new national front in the war on obesity Thursday, banning sales of…
September 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - This year, students’ lunch trays have a new look. Their plates are filled with fresh fruits, colorful…
August 10, 2012
Apparently when men are stressed, they seem to be attracted to chubbier women, making this prime time for big girls…
August 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about back…
July 23, 2012
A study last year tracked 2,433 participants, 41 percent of which were African American, for 18 years, only to find…
July 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Jordin Sparks revealed her radical 50 pound weight loss on the cover of Shape magazine on newsstands…
July 18, 2012
My current goal is to ensure that my obsession doesn’t turn into obesity as I find a happy medium between…
July 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The journal Pediatrics has reported that obesity in black women has an association with sexual and physical…
July 5, 2012
FRUGIVORE - It looks like Michael Pollan and your great grandma were right again: the less processed your food is…
July 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Lack of access to healthy meals during summer months is, ironically, causing two separate health issues among…
July 2, 2012
Lobbyists from major soda companies have been stopping New Yorkers on the street to sign "say no to #sodaban" petitions...
June 18, 2012
FRUGIVORE - Seems like these days Americans are spending more money at the grocery store. The problem is the increase…
June 15, 2012
A new study published in the journal, Child Development may have uncovered a link between childhood obesity and poor math…
June 13, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's Board of Health signaled strong support Tuesday for the mayor's plan to fight…
June 11, 2012
FRUGIVORE - Why did more than half of the parents of white girls have a college degree and have more…
June 6, 2012
MADAME NOIRE - A pair of British researchers have published a paper in the 'Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine,'…
May 30, 2012
OPINION - When Alice Randall’s New York Times opinion piece titled 'Black Women and Fat' appeared, the blogosphere erupted in…