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Marketing to Overweight Americans

September 22nd, 2011 | Kelly Andrews

Stereotypes about overweight Americans can make you miss a big opportunity for your brand.

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The Magic of Breast Milk

June 28th, 2011 | Kelly Andrews

What magical substance can both help prevent obesity in children and save children from dying of malnutrition?

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Would you like fries with that, or should I say chips?

June 7th, 2011 | Mark Rinehart

A design engineering student at the Royal College of Art in London has developed a prototype of an edible RFID system, called NutriSmart. That’s right, edible!

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Exercise v. Diet

May 10th, 2011 | Kelly Andrews

Which is more important in the fight against obesity, diet or exercise?

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Culture Shock

March 31st, 2011 | Kelly Andrews

Visiting a different country is a great opportunity to discover your own cultural baggage.

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Docs don’t want to talk about it

March 2nd, 2011 | Alyson Connor

Physicians don’t know how to help us lose weight. A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that doctors don’t seem to be telling patients that they are overweight or obese.

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A Magic Decoder Ring for Grown-Ups

February 20th, 2011 | Kelly Andrews

Making healthier choices just got a little easier. Change your behavior with this app.

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Fat Sick and Nearly Dead

February 11th, 2011 | Kelly Andrews

A morbidly obese man trades junk food for a 60-day juice fast and crosses America talking to people about their health in Fat Sick and Nearly Dead.

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Red Robin Is Not My Favorite

January 11th, 2011 | Kelly Andrews

A tool for healthier dining out choices comes from an unlikely source.

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‘Tis the season

December 13th, 2010 | Kelly Andrews

You might think nothing of drinking a few of glasses of wine at a holiday party, but you’d probably think twice before loading up your plate with Krispy Kremes.

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