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Obesity tied to half a million cancers worldwide
2014-11-26 21:55:45| Biotech - Topix.net
Taking acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, during pregnancy or giving it to young children does not raise the risk of childhood asthma, a new study finds. Taking acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, during pregnancy or giving it to young children does not raise the risk of childhood asthma, a new study finds.
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Is Whole Foods accomplishing their goal of combatting elitism, racism, and obesity in Detroit?
2014-11-20 19:12:50| Grocery - Topix.net
In April of 2012, when Walter Robb, the co-CEO of Whole Foods, spoke to the Milken Institute Global Conference, he made some rather ambitious statements on the company's goal with its new Detroit location. "We've tried to put the community first in this effort," Robb said .
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Sugar Is Evil and Other Silly Claims in the Obesity Wars
2014-10-24 10:09:10| Sugar Industry News
Don\'t go blaming willpower for the obesity epidemicthat\'d be a crime according to the documentary Fed Up, by the producer of An Inconvenient Truth Laurie David and hosted by Katie Couric.
South Carolina Receives CDC Grant to Combat Obesity, Diabetes
2014-10-07 07:20:39| Biotech - Topix.net
South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control received a $3.52 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat diseases and risk factors linked to obesity. The funding, awarded last week, will help in heart disease prevention and assist in healthy eating and active living, according to officials.
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Coke and Pepsi vow to cut calories to fight obesity
2014-09-24 12:08:21| Biotech - Topix.net
US soft-drinks giants Tuesday promised to work to reduce the country's beverage calorie consumption by 20 percent by 2025 in a campaign to counter obesity trends. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr. Pepper Snapple pledged to provide smaller-sized bottles, and more water and other low- or no-calorie beverages, to the market to help bring down per-person consumption of their high-sugar drinks.
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