Putting Your Fruit Where the Cookie Was Putting Your Fruit Where the Cookie Was

I attended a community forum tonight - the second part of the one I mentioned early this month (where they had two cookies trays and only on...

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7:26 PM

Stand Up and Work Stand Up and Work

The European Congress on Obesity met earlier this month and another research study that reviews the relationship between sitting time (at wo...

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7:33 PM

Adjuster Continuing Education Adjuster Continuing Education

Insurance adjusters have many roles and obligations to serve the public and their company. Their main purpose is to investigate, eva...

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8:45 PM

Those Lazy Golfers Those Lazy Golfers

Physical activity is something I do more than something I study.  But sedentary behavior and its health outcomes intrigue me.  Many of the a...

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8:07 PM

Odds and Ends Odds and Ends

A few blurbs from the news and my readings this week, which sometimes converged. Bacon, Veggies and CPI: A financial analyst from CNBC note...

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7:49 PM

Sleep Apnea and Cancer Sleep Apnea and Cancer

When I heard news this week that a study found an association between sleep apnea and cancer, [ persons with sleep apnea, compared to those ...

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7:09 PM

Special Treats for 1$ Special Treats for 1$

Burger King or BK is promoting 4 new beverages and this weekend they are all available for one dollar.  I did not realize that they were goi...

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7:13 PM

Lives vs Dollars Lives vs Dollars

The pharmaceutical  industry is constantly a point of contention for me.  I continue to have ambivalence regarding its worth or maybe its mo...

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7:28 PM

Bicycle Diaries Bicycle Diaries

Two stories does not a diary make - but it was a catchy title. As I was walking around the block the other day (as to not sit for more than ...

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7:12 PM

Moderation:  A Vague Recommendation Moderation: A Vague Recommendation

Today I read a research article written in 2002.  The study involved the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) 1995.  It assessed the aware...

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7:05 PM

A Truly Inconvenient Test A Truly Inconvenient Test

When considering cancers we often ask which is the most common but that doesn't tell the whole story.  We would also want to know which ...

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7:04 PM

Odds and Ends Odds and Ends

Sleep Routines:  Funny that the first day of my 2 day abrupt schedule change (having to get up at 7:30 instead of 9:00), my news radio alar...

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6:32 PM

HCV HCV

Hepatitis C Virus -  Because the US government (CDC) is suggesting that all persons born between the years of 1945 and 1965 (that is  70 mi...

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8:18 PM

Coffee Drinkers Live Longer Coffee Drinkers Live Longer

UNLESS - they are coffee drinking smokers. This study caught my attention because I often hear people say they are going to stop drinking co...

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7:37 PM

"Mass Medication" "Mass Medication"

I listened to a story on the BBC World News as I drank my morning coffee (more on coffee tomorrow!).  It regarded the suggestion by some res...

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7:35 PM

Breaking Routines Breaking Routines

It can be empowering to do something different. For the past 2 days I was required to be in meetings during the time that I would normally b...

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6:41 PM

Burning Calories Burning Calories

The Weight of the Nation website has a great deal of information and many interactive components.  I explored a few of the pages today with ...

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7:03 PM

Don't Miss the Show! Don't Miss the Show!

The Message below was sent to me in an email from WeCan – Working to Enhance Childhood Activity and Nutrition -and I wanted to share it with...

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4:57 PM

Free iPhone Porn – Bang You Later Mobile Porn Free iPhone Porn – Bang You Later Mobile Porn

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6:03 AM

Odds and Ends Odds and Ends

Infections and Cancer >> Many of our new cancer cases are related to infections that in some instances can be avoided.  They are Hepa...

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7:29 PM

Tobacco Diversification Tobacco Diversification

Tobacco companies are choosing to diversify as fewer Americans are choosing to smoke. Reynolds American is exploring smokeless tobacco produ...

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6:10 PM

Swim Workout Swim Workout

I have been working for my professor all day (well - a dinner break) and I am not yet done with my tasks - so just briefly: I did make my tw...

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6:48 PM

Food Insecurity and More WOTN Food Insecurity and More WOTN

Today I attended a community meeting titled "Food for Thought."  It had a panel of experts which included the director of a food b...

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6:42 PM

Sports Drinks, Fruit Drinks and Accelerating Progress Sports Drinks, Fruit Drinks and Accelerating Progress

I have finished reading the IOM Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention overall summary and chapter six.  I am very excited about this e...

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7:25 PM

Obesity Numbers and Solutions: Recent News Obesity Numbers and Solutions: Recent News

I have read the journal article that was released yesterday during the Weight of the Nation Press Conference.In it, researchers  project the...

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6:33 PM

Access or Limits Access or Limits

As promised, here is an excerpt from my current (working) research interest statement where I am discussing my focus on policy and the envi...

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7:03 PM
 
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