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	<title>The Downey Obesity Report &#187; HEALTH &amp; STIGMA</title>
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	<description>No other human condition combines obesity&#039;s prevalence and prejudice; sickness and stigma; death and discrimination.</description>
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		<title>Competitive Food Sales in Schools Not Affect Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2012/02/competitive-food-sales-in-schools-not-affect-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most US middle and high schools sell soft drinks, candy and chips to their students. These practices have been widely criticized as contributing to childhood and adolescent obesity. However, a new study followed  approximately 19,450 children from fifth to eight grade. Researchers found the children’s weight gain was not associated with the introduction or the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Rates of Some Cancers Associated with Obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Increasing rates of some cancers may be associated with obesity. Cancers with increasing incidence trends in&#8230; [CA Cancer J Clin. 2012] &#8211; PubMed &#8211; NCBI]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful New Study Underscores Obesity-Pain Relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new survey of one million Americans found a high association between obesity and pain. Obesity and Pain Are Associated in t&#8230; [Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012] &#8211; PubMed &#8211; NCBIThey found the association was “robust” among both men and women. This survey involved an unusually high number of subjects and confirmed earlier studies.]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity holds back improvements in US health</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/obesity-holds-back-improvements-in-us-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improvements in nation’s health stalls; obesity blamed in part. The United Health Foundation has released its 22nd annual report on the Nation’s health, finding no improvement, attributed at least in part, because of the rise in obesity. The report indicates that, for every person who quits smoking, another becomes obese. America&#8217;s Health Rankings and United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New View on the Origins of Our Obesity Predicament</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/new-view-on-the-origins-of-our-obesity-predicament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childhood Obesity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Genetic Basis of Obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal influence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As readers know, there is a certain disconnect about when the obesity    epidemic began. Personally, I am quite persuaded that the historical record for the increase in human weight and height (the two parts of the BMI formula) goes back at least 350 years. (See, The Techno-physiological Revolution). On the other hand, something seemed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity&#8217;s Effect in Motor Vehicle Crashes</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/obesitys-effect-in-motor-vehicle-crashes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recently published literature review has found that obesity is associated with high mortality and more lower extremity injuries in motor vehicle crashes but is, unexpectedly, protective for head injuries. Does Obesity Increase the Risk of I&#8230; [Asia Pac J Public Health. 2011] &#8211; PubMed &#8211; NCBI]]></description>
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		<title>Child Food Marketing Guidelines Set Back&#8230;Again</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/child-food-marketing-guidelines-set-back-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/child-food-marketing-guidelines-set-back-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/?p=2682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Food and beverage industry has won another victory in Congress (did you forget pizza?) , forcing through a provision which would require the three federal agencies involved in writing the new guidelines for marketing to children to undertake a cost benefit analysis. Lawmakers want cost-benefit analysis on child food marketing restrictions &#8211; The Washington Post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Heart Assn. Sees Tidal Wave of Cardiovascular Disease coming from Obesity Epidemic</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/american-heart-assn-sees-tidal-wave-of-cardiovascular-disease-coming-from-obesity-epidemic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adolescents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Heart Association]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Heart Association has published an update on the burden of cardiovascular disease and stroke. They warn that the recent drop in death rates is likely to be reversed by the continuing increases in the rates of diabetes and obesity. Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones told MedPageToday  that rising death rates in cardiovascular death in young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CDC Reports Drop in New York City Childhood Obesity Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/cdc-reports-drop-in-new-york-city-childhood-obesity-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/cdc-reports-drop-in-new-york-city-childhood-obesity-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CDC reports an actual drop in the rates of childhood obesity in New York City  Obesity in K–8 Students — New York City, 2006–07 to 2010–11 School Years and Mayor Bloomberg offers an explanation. http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2011b/pr440-11.html]]></description>
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		<title>O Canada!</title>
		<link>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/oh-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.downeyobesityreport.com/2011/12/oh-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MorganDowney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Canadian judge has approved a class action by airline passengers who are obese against Air Canada for charging them to pay for a second seat. In 2008, the Canadian Transportation Authority  found charging obese passengers for a second seat was discriminatory. There is no similar law in the United States. Judge: Obesity suit against [...]]]></description>
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