Pollution Blamed for Obesity

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Blame The Workplace For American Obesity

huffingtonpost.com — “A mere 6.5 percent of U.S. adults get enough physical activity while they're working, according to a first-of-its-kind national estimate reported Thursday in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Another report, published Wednesday in the journal PLoS ONE, further suggests that America's obesity epidemic can be blamed on the steady rise of sedentary jobs.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Big on obesogens: Biologist believes industrial pollutants contributing to America's obesity epidemic

physorg.com — “(PhysOrg.com) -- With obesity emerging as a leading health threat to Americans, it's easy to blame a couch-potato culture addicted to calorie-rich foods. But UC Irvine biologist Bruce Blumberg doesn't believe lifestyle alone explains this growing obesity epidemic. He thinks industrial pollutants play ...View full resource at physorg.com

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"Obesogens" is what research biologist calls metabolism-altering chemicals. Avoid plastic. Eat local, #organic http://bit.ly/3aTt3

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Working Mothers Blamed For Obesity Crisis

fyiliving.com — “Working Mothers Blamed For Obesity CrisisView full resource at fyiliving.com

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Obesity crisis: If it takes a village to raise a kid why does everyone blame mom? http://t.co/CxuQTTH

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More Kids Taking Medication; Obesity Blamed

webmd.com — “Drug therapy is increasingly being used to treat children and teens with obesity-related health problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression, a new study shows.View full resource at webmd.com

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What is to blame for child obesity? - Los Angeles Times

latimes.com — “When Dr. Sadaf Farooqi and colleagues discovered a genetic abnormality that caused severe obesity in a handful of children, she had no cure. Yet the scientist transformed four families' livesView full resource at latimes.com

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More Americans developing gout; obesity blamed | Reuters

reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A growing number of Americans are being diagnosed with the painful form of arthritis known as gout -- thanks in large part, researchers say, to the national obesity epidemic.UsingView full resource at reuters.com

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Teen Obesity: Lack of Exercise May Not Be to Blame - TIME

time.com — “New data from a long-term survey suggests that U.S. teens are no less active today than they were in 1991. Yet they've gotten increasingly heavier over the same periodView full resource at time.com

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Teen Obesity: Lack of Exercise May Not Be to Blame - TIME

time.com — “New data from a long-term survey suggests that U.S. teens are no less active today than they were in 1991. Yet they've gotten increasingly heavier over the same periodView full resource at time.com

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Good Food and Fat: Are Chefs to Blame for Obesity? - TIME

time.com — “Like it or not, where there is good food, there is usually fatView full resource at time.com

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"@rlbates: Good Food and Fat: Are Chefs to Blame for Obesity? - TIME http://t.co/LEH7NSd"

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More Americans developing gout; obesity blamed | Reuters

reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A growing number of Americans are being diagnosed with the painful form of arthritis known as gout -- thanks in large part, researchers say, to the national obesity epidemic.UsingView full resource at reuters.com

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Obesity Boosts Impact Of Air Pollution On Health

medicalnewstoday.com — “The impact of air pollution may be worse for people who are obese, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The researchers bView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Obesity Boosts Impact Of Air Pollution On Health: The impact of air pollution may be worse for people who are ob.. http://bit.ly/16Jbwt

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Is light pollution to blame for insomnia?

insomnialand.com — “We know that our body’s circadian rhythm plays an important role in our sleep patterns (yet isn’t fully understood). So the theory that light pollution may be responsible for disrupting our sleep sounds plausible. We got thinking about this afterView full resource at insomnialand.com

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Is light pollution to blame for insomnia? http://bit.ly/aejsep

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More Americans developing gout; obesity blamed

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Unhealthy Lifestyle to Blame for Childhood Obesity, Not Genetics

ahealthblog.com — “Unhealthy Lifestyle to Blame for Childhood Obesity, Not GeneticsView full resource at ahealthblog.com

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@AHealthBlog: "Unhealthy Lifestyle to Blame for #ChildhoodObesity http://t.co/clUkWinP "we need to stop the blaming and start organizing

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