Posts Tagged ‘obesity’

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  The state has no place in the lunch bags of a nation

  Schools everywhere are stripping away the freedom of students, and parents, to make their own lunchtime decisions

  by From the editors - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

• Canada’s obesity rate is lower than US, study says

  More than one-third Americans are obese, compared to one-quarter in Canada

  by macleans.ca - Thursday, March 3, 2011

• This week: Newsmakers

  The fatheads who resent the war on fat, plus Quebec announces a new anti-corruption unit

  by macleans.ca - Thursday, February 24, 2011

• Menu calorie counts don’t inspire kids to eat healthier

  Requiring New York City restaurants to post counts lead to decreased calorie intake

  by macleans.ca - Tuesday, February 15, 2011

• This week: Good news, bad news

  Barack Obama and Stephen Harper agree to discuss border security, while Silvio Berlusconi’s political career hangs by a thread

  by macleans.ca - Thursday, February 3, 2011

• A magic calorie ride

  Overeating, studies show, is fuelled by the same brain mechanisms that drive addiction to drugs like heroin

  by Kate Lunau - Wednesday, January 12, 2011

• Manitoba hospital's obese patients require special gear

  Patient from northern villages weighing in at over 400 lbs

  by macleans.ca - Tuesday, December 28, 2010

• Poor women more likely to be obese, but not men

  Finding contradicts common perceptions

  by macleans.ca - Wednesday, December 15, 2010

• Over half of European adults are overweight or obese: report

  Rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20 years

  by macleans.ca - Tuesday, December 7, 2010

• Has the obesity riddle been solved?

  World’s largest diet study reveals most successful diet

  by macleans.ca - Thursday, November 25, 2010

• Born to be fat

  Does prenatal exposure to chemicals called ‘obesogens’ help explain the epidemic of obesity?

  by Julia Belluz - Tuesday, November 2, 2010

• Calories made visible

  Despite alarming rates of obesity in Canada, you won’t see calorie counts on menu boards any time soon. Unlike the U.S., there’s just no political will for it.

  by Ken MacQueen - Friday, June 4, 2010

• To the brainstormery, my friends!

  Fellow citizens, we, too, have the means to make bread obsolete. Let’s do it for Canada.

  by Scott Feschuk - Wednesday, May 12, 2010

• The Double Down: your move, America

  COLBY COSH: “You would get the impression that it was lovingly constructed from scorpions and poison”

  by Colby Cosh - Tuesday, April 20, 2010

• Tax breaks aimed at fighting flab

  Alberta may adopt a $500 tax incentive plan for fitness fees

  by Tom Henheffer - Thursday, March 18, 2010

• Confident, truly huge beauties

  Barbara Amiel: “We are probably in the middle of an aesthetic change”

  by Barbara Amiel - Thursday, March 18, 2010

• The Pepsi challenge: real sugar

  As the cost of corn syrup rises, sugar is coming back

  by Chris Sorensen - Thursday, February 11, 2010

• Fixes for some common problems

  Evolution too slow for you? Happier talking to the kids about sex than money? I can help.

  by Scott Feschuk - Thursday, October 29, 2009

• U.K. town pays cash for lost pounds

  The program pays one pound sterling for each pound lost

  by Julien Russell Brunet - Thursday, July 16, 2009

• Size isn't everything

  New research suggests even those who appear ‘thin on the outside’ can be ‘fat on the inside’

  by Kate Lunau - Thursday, May 14, 2009

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