Do you have a TV in your bedroom?
A new study shows that teens who have televisions in their bedrooms are twice as likely to be overweight as those who don’t have a bedroom TV. Also teens who watch more TV are three times as likely to suffer…
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Should teens be on The Biggest Loser?
This season The Biggest Loser is tackling the subject of childhood obesity. A thirteen year old boy, a thirteen year old girl and a sixteen year girl will be competing, although they won’t be subjected to elimination, nor will their…
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Nike commercial–inspiring or degrading?
Nike’s new Olympic commercial shows a 200 lb. twelve-year-old boy struggling to jog down a deserted country road. The voice over narrates, “Greatness. It’s just something we made up. Somehow we’ve come to believe that greatness is a gift reserved…
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Should junk food be banned in school?
The U.S. government is inching closer to banning junk food in public schools, a legal maneuver that might cut down on childhood obesity. While the vast majority of adults in a new poll support the ban, we wanted to see what you…
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Do you stay active for 60 minutes a day?
What is NFL Play 60? It’s the National Football League’s campaign to encourage kids to be active for 60 minutes a day in order to help reduce the trend of childhood obesity. The NFL recently hooked up with Locksley and…
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Do people watch too much TV?
According to a new study at Harvard, more than a couple hours of daily TV watching can add up to substantial risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, not exactly pleasing to the average American who spends 6+ hours in front of a television…
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What do you think of Jennifer Hudson’s dramatic weight loss?
If you have been surfing the Web in the past month or two you may have noticed a dramatic weight loss from singer Jennifer Hudson. Dramatic as in 80 pounds. Hudson first revealed to Oprah in February that she had…
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