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Obesity Conscious Americans on the Attack Against High-Fructose Corn Syrup

Dave Westrich — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:00:04 +0000

More light is being shed on how bad it is for us to be sucking down high-fructose corn syrup as much as we do. You might be surprised how much in in our drinks, whether it be soft drinks or fruit drinks. It's in so many other foods that we consume, as well, such as cereals, yogurts, soups, ketchup and others. You may ask, "Why is high-fructose corn syrup so bad anyway?" Here's why...

Leading Doctor Recommends Obese Children Be Taken From Their Parents

brad.bruner — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:56:34 +0000

A doctor has proposed putting severely obese children in temporary foster homes. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital Boston, made this recommendation Wednesday in highly respected ‘Journal of the American Medical Association.’ In the opinion piece, Ludwig wrote about a 12-year old girl who weighed 400 pounds, and was placed in [...]

Diet Soda May Make You Pack on the Pounds

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:24:44 +0000

By analyzing the results of a 10-year longitudinal study of 474 people, researchers were able to determine that the participants who drank two or more diet sodas a day experienced a waist size increase 70 percent greater than those who stayed away from diet soda.

Dr. Martin P. Paulus, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, and an author of the study, offered this theory as to why something without calories can lead to weight gain: