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Is Obesity A Disease?
NPR: Last year the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease. In a June 18, 2013, press release, AMA board member Dr. Patrice Harris explained: “Recognizing obesity as a disease will help change
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Surprising Psychology Can Make the Country Healthier
Scientific American: Public health communications are designed to tackle significant medical issues such as obesity, AIDS, and cancer. For example, what message can best combat the growing obesity epidemic? Are educational messages effective at increasing
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Psychological Consequences Of Calling Obesity A Disease
NPR: I’m Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I’d like to thank Celeste Headlee for sitting in for me while I was away. On the program today, we are focusing
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Should Obesity Be a ‘Disease’?
The New York Times: IN June 2013, millions of Americans contracted a disease. They developed it not because of some pathogen or illness, but thanks to the American Medical Association’s decision to label obesity a
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Me Versus the Scale
The New York Times: The scale and I have reached détente. That is: I leave it alone, and it affords me the same courtesy. I rarely step on it, and we’re both better off. I
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Americans’ Eating Habits Take a Healthier Turn, Study Finds
The Wall Street Journal: Years of warnings by health officials and grim news on the bathroom scale appear to finally be having an impact on the nation’s eating habits. While there is no sign the
