Obesity

Program Keeps Kids Fit, Active To Combat Obesity (WLWT-TV Cincinnati)

17 May 2008

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions, but a local program could serve as a model for keeping kids healthy and active.

YMCA, CareFirst battle childhood obesity (Washington Business Journal)

16 May 2008

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington have formed a partnership to help prevent childhood obesity in the Washington area, where one in four children are overweight or obese and more than half between the ages of 5 and 10 have at least one risk factor leading to cardiovascular disease.

Latest global warming factor: Obesity (MSNBC)

16 May 2008

GENEVA - Obesity contributes to global warming, too. Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says.