Tag: overweight
The AMA Says Obesity is a Disease; Now We Need to Inform Them How...
My first reaction to hearing that the American Medical Association (AMA) had voted to classify obesity as a disease last month was a positive...
Exercise as Medicine
In a 2010 CNN interview, U.S. Air force retired Lt. Gen. Norman Seip said more than one in four U.S. military recruits were unfit...
Are We a Nation of Fat People?
Taming the obesity epidemic in this country needs an all-hands-on-deck strategy so that schools provide students 60 minutes of physical activity daily, fast-food restaurants...
Harsh Childhood Obesity Ads: Effective or Stigmatizing?
A new, in-your-face ad campaign in Georgia against childhood obesity is sparking controversy among health experts.
The ads feature overweight children along with blunt messages...
