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<title>Don&apos;t buy into bottled water bans</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184234138</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 22:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  aggressive marketing campaign to encourage residents to drink tap water and to bring their own  ...  workers and visitors to choose sugary soft drinks while at municipal events because water wont  ...  hydrate properly and switch from glucose laden beverages to water. They also spent a lot  ...
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<title>Tongue&apos;s sixth &apos;taste&apos; discovered &apos; calcium</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184216308</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 20:25 GMT</pubDate>
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...  several chronic diseases in people, including osteoporosis, obesity and hypertension. &quot;Many animals have a specific  ...  between water and a calcium solution to drink. &quot;Most mice dislike calcium, but we found  ...  we found a very unusual strain that drinks it avidly,&quot; Tordoff said. &quot;The PWK strain  ...
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<title>France cancels &apos;fat tax&apos; amid credit cris</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184215706</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 20:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a &quot;fat tax&quot; on unhealthy food and drinks. Last Updated: 8:56PM BST 20 Aug 2008  ...  reducing the healthcare budget deficit and tackling obesity  &quot; a growing problem in France.  ...  found that there were 2.3 million more obese people than in 1987. Europe&apos;s fattest nation  ...
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<title>Parents Cry Foul Over Online Junk Food Marketing</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184207019</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 19:26 GMT</pubDate>
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...  TV shows, and the Web will foster unhealthy eating habits. M&amp;M says its Web site  ...  with ads for non-nutritious foods, fueling the obesity epidemic that, according to the Centers for  ...  billion spent in 2006 by food and beverage marketers to promote their products to kids  ...
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<title>Credit crisis forces French to abandon fat tax</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184203822</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 19:04 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a &quot;fat tax&quot; on unhealthy food and drinks. Last Updated: 7:30PM BST 20 Aug 2008  ...  reducing the healthcare budget deficit and tackling obesity  &quot; a growing problem in France.  ...  found that there were 2.3 million more obese people than in 1987. Europe&apos;s fattest nation  ...
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<title>--&gt; Despite Economic Slowdown, Nutritional Supplements Market Poised for Healthy Growth Through 2012</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184193987</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 17:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  discretionary spending belts are the strong preventive health care angle of supplements and the market&apos;s  ...  and supplements cashing in on food and beverage trends are the main thrusts in this  ...  Packaged Facts. &quot;But increased media attention on obesity and other diet-related health problems has prompted  ...
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<title>Sixth &apos;Taste&apos; Discovered - Calcium</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184191519</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 17:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  several chronic diseases in people, including osteoporosis, obesity and hypertension. &quot;Many animals have a specific  ...  between water and a calcium solution to drink. &quot;Most mice dislike calcium, but we found  ...  we found a very unusual strain that drinks it avidly,&quot; Tordoff said. &quot;The PWK strain  ...
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<title>Despite Economic Slowdown, Nutritional Supplements Market Poised for Healthy Growth Through 2012</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184191292</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 17:28 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
...  discretionary spending belts are the strong preventive health care angle of supplements and the market&apos;s  ...  and supplements cashing in on food and beverage trends are the main thrusts in this  ...  Packaged Facts. &quot;But increased media attention on obesity and other diet-related health problems has prompted  ...
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<title>Fruits and Vegetables, Making it Easier to Eat More</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184186775</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 16:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  promote health and combat the national childhood obesity epidemic by focusing on including more fruits  ...  of $1.6 billion by the food and beverage industry to market soda, sugary cereal, and other less nutritious foods  ...
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<title>Report: Alabama is third fattest state</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184185049</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 16:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Trust for America&amp;rsquo;s Health, adding that adult obesity rates rose in 37 states in the  ...  percent of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2015,&amp;rdquo; the report says. Colorado was  ...  campaigns. The report criticizes the food and drink choices available to kids in school, as  ...
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<title>Childhood earaches &apos;may cause adult obesity&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184174057</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 15:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  are becoming more common in children. Childhood obesity is likewise on the rise, with nearly  ...  10 to 11-year-olds (31.6 per cent) either obese or overweight as measured by body mass  ...  a set of 26 common foods and beverages ranging from low-fat to fatty foods. The  ...
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<title>California weighs in as 41st heaviest state</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184165576</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 14:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Trust for America&amp;rsquo;s Health, adding that adult obesity rates rose in 37 states in the  ...  percent of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2015,&amp;rdquo; the report says. Colorado was  ...  campaigns. The report criticizes the food and drink choices available to kids in school, as  ...
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<title>Report: Texas is 15th fattest state</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184162557</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 14:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Trust for America&apos;s Health, adding that adult obesity rates rose in 37 states in the  ...  percent of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2015,&quot; the report says. Colorado was  ...  campaigns. The report criticizes the food and drink choices available to kids in school, as  ...
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<title>Childhood ear infections may predispose to obesity later in life</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184158617</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 14:20 GMT</pubDate>
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... Childhood ear infections may contribute to obesity later in life, researchers say. PHILADELPHIA, Aug.  ...  a set of 26 common foods and beverages ranging from low-fat to fatty foods. The  ...  and were twice as likely to be obese. &quot;The more energy dense a food is,  ...
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<title>Report: Georgia is 11th fattest state</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=184156663</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 13:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Trust for America&amp;rsquo;s Health, adding that adult obesity rates rose in 37 states in the  ...  states that has specific guidelines for treating obese adults in their Medicaid programs. The report,  ...  campaigns. The report criticizes the food and drink choices available to kids in school, as  ...
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