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  • Quitting Smoking Can Increase Weight More Than We Thought

    Quitting Smoking Can Increase Weight More Than We Thought

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    Joaquin Lennon Sabatini

    Obesity is a growing health problem in the United States with prevalence rates rising from 13 percent in the 1960s to 35 percent in 2012. The United States has the highest obesity rate in the OECD, but the world is keeping pace: The World Health Organization has declared obesity to be…

  • Rising Costs, Expanding Waistlines

    Rising Costs, Expanding Waistlines

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    Emily L. Modlin

    What dropping ten pounds could mean for your state and your pocketbook

  • Let’s Get Physical

    Let’s Get Physical

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    Benjamin Stone

    A new study finds that mandating more time in physical education classes is a critical tool in combating childhood obesity.

  • What’s Cooking? Effects of a School Breakfast Program on Student Achievement

    What’s Cooking? Effects of a School Breakfast Program on Student Achievement

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    Alex Usher

    Your parents said it was the most important meal of the day, but does providing breakfast in the classroom have measurable effects on academic achievement?