Obesity
Leveraging the Doctor As A Trusted Authority
01/09/08
Doctors have the stature and authority to create tremendous good through public policy. Why don't they use these assets?
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Jack LaLanne
01/05/08
Fitness guru, teacher, showman, true believer, Jack LaLanne taught millions of Americans that their bodies were indeed their temples and that anyone could be fitter.
We Are What We Eat: Where Is America's Leadership
10/18/07
The obesity epidemic has the power to crush America's future, but it's roots can be found in the lobbying efforts of agribusiness and the fast food, prepared food and junk food industries. Like the health care reform problem, we can't solve this unless we fix the way America's policies are developed.
What Obesity Really Costs
10/16/07
New data confirm what we already know: that the societal costs of the obesity epidemic are enormous. This is a problem that can only be solved by the nation's largest, most influential firms who do not profit from vectors that drive obesity.
Taking Obesity Seriously
09/15/07
America's obesity epidemic is setting America up to be an unproductive, uncompetitive country with enormous health care maintenance costs.
In McDonalds vs. Kids, Guess Who's Ahead
08/16/07
Until we rein in fast food and give them less free sway with our kids, we're contributing to a national disaster.
Those Crazy Californians: This Time Its Childhood Diabetes
07/13/07
California has taken a bold step in the fight against childhood diabetes. Even so, its hardly a match for the influence exerted by the fast food industry.
Why Its Unlikely We'll Curb Obesity and Diabetes
07/09/07
Like the health care reform problem, we can't fix the obesity problem because Congress ensures that big contributors, the agribusiness and fast food sectors, can have their way with our kids. Its wishful thinking to believe that we can simply train a generation of children to be disciplined in the face of overwhelming advertising.
