Thursday, March 1, 2012
[WATCH]: The Obesity Epidemic: Why Have We Failed?
Air date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:00:00 PM Timedisplayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local Category: Wednesday Afternoon Lectures Description: Lewis Kuller will discuss how obesity is an example of a common source epidemic due to changes or introduction of new behaviors, ie lifestyles, which result in introduction of new "agents," such as fast foods or calorically dense foods, into a receptive environment. The development of technology for mass production of low-cost, high-calorically dense foods has resulted in economic advantage, mass marketing, and social acceptability. Over time, this has caused increased risks of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, etc. Successful control of the obesity epidemic
[WATCH]: Fat Chance - USA
May 2005 In America's deep south, everything is deep fried. To fight a major obesity epidemic, Arkansas Governor Mike Hukabee has ordered a state wide crash diet. At the Arkansas state fair, the gastronomic delights on offer leave most healthy thinking people with stomach ache. 'You know, we are famous in the South for frying everything. We fry our grandmothers,' reports one stall holder, brandishing a corn covered, oil soaked, deep fried sausage. But Governor Mike Huckabee wants to trim the fat. 'I was digging my grave with a knife and fork' he states, showing off his new physique, itself recently trimmed by over 50 kilos. Now he has become the first politician in the west to enforce annual weigh-ins for every one of Arkansas's
[WATCH]: Let's Cook Together! Class Feb 2012.
We launched the 6KidsnFit Community Family Health Initiative with a jam-packed class at Girls Inc, with over 30 moms and daughters in attendance. You'll see how we involve the children with the cooking of healthy food, even in a VERY crowded kitchen. Our course expands upon the WE CAN! Energize The Community curricula, and we are proud award appointees of the National Institutes of Health who endorse 6KidsNfit health and wellness programs. Find out more at www.6kidsNFit.com Read Every Little Thing Birth and Beyond 360 magazine FREE online at www.birthandbeyondmagazine.com Read Weight Loss Solutions 360 magazine FREE online at
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