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Overweight and Stressed? Watch Out!
Are you stressed out because you're always being pulled in a million different directions? If you're overweight and stressed, you could be more likely to gain weight.
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Should Mom of 555-Pound Boy be Charged with Neglect?
Most parents only want to do the right thing and give their children a happy life. But when a child becomes obese, are they no longer doing the right thing?
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Survey: America's Getting Fatter (But There's Good News!)
DailySpark readers, we have an emergency. It's time to Spread the Spark, stat! Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states, and 30% of kids in 30 states are overweight!
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Would a Soda Tax Help Fight the Fat?
Policy makers are always looking for ways to discourage the excess consumption of unhealthy foods. One idea that's getting some attention is food taxes.
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Can Water Fountains Help Fight Obesity?
A new study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that installing water fountains in schools can have a direct impact on childhood obesity rates. Surprised?
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Is Getting Healthy a Hopeless Cause for Adults?
When so many of us are working tirelessly to get healthy and fit, read how one of the country's leading fitness pioneers is looking to the next generation to change.
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Challenge Answers, Winners, & What It All Means
Read the answers to last weeks weight loss True/False Challenge, and find out what it means for you.
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Are You Willing to Take the Pledge to Be Healthy Today?
New health research is painting a very frightening scenario for our health if we do not change the path we are on, especially our children. Will you take this pledge today?
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Will a Tough Economy Expand Your Waistline?
More people that ever are struggling to make ends meet. But recent studies show that a shrinking wallet might actually have the opposite effect on your waistline.
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Slow Down to Slim Down!
A new study finds that people who eat quickly are three times more likely to be overweight. Did you know that how you eat could be just as important as how much you're eating?
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High School Football Players: Is Bigger Really Better?
The pressure on high school athletes to compete and perform has never been higher than it is now. But some are paying a price for trying to stay competitive. Is it worth it?
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My Aha! Moment...What Was Yours?
Some people refer to them as a light bulb moment--the moment when you must come up with a plan to get you off the path that has gotten you to this point in your life.
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Does the Scale Really Tell the Whole Story?
Do you believe that if you reached your so-called perfect number on the scale that you would finally be healthy? Find out why the scale doesn't always tell the whole story.
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What if Everything You Think You Know About Losing Weight is Wrong?
You probably believe that obesity is caused by eating more calories than you expend each day. That's what all the science says, right?
Maybe not...
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The F-Word. Is it still something nice people shouldn’t say?
I'm happy to report that hearing the F-word doesn't bother me nearly as much as it used to. But is this a good thing?
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