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7/21/2008

CDC Report Shows No Signs of Obesity Slowing

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7/20/2008

NYC Chain Restaurants Posting Calories on Menus

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7/19/2008

Gene Tags 'Fuel Obesity Epidemic'

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7/18/2008

Dessert Makers Bet on Sweet Taste of Success

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7/18/2008

Teenagers Abandon Exercise at Dramatic Rate

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7/18/2008

School Bans Packed Lunches to Fight Obesity

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Obesity Timebomb "Has Gone Off"

More than half the population of Australia is overweight, according to an obesity expert who recently spoke before a federal parliamentary health committee. Health officials point to obesity as the "underlying cause" of many health complaints treated by public hospitals, including heart conditions, diabetes and birth complications.

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