107.9 The River » obesity http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:12:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Can Secondhand Smoke Actually Make You Diabetic and Obese? http://theriver1079.com/secondhand-smoke-diabetes-obesity/ http://theriver1079.com/secondhand-smoke-diabetes-obesity/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:36:14 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=115561 In the first study of its kind, scientists have used blood markers to determine that non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke could have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity.

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]]> http://theriver1079.com/obesity-body-wallet-health-check/feed/ 0 Chris Jackson, Getty Images Leading Doctor Recommends Obese Children Be Taken From Their Parents http://theriver1079.com/leading-doctor-recommends-obese-children-be-taken-from-their-parents/ http://theriver1079.com/leading-doctor-recommends-obese-children-be-taken-from-their-parents/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:15:31 +0000 Grace Niemitalo http://theriver1079.com/?p=7946 A doctor has proposed putting severely obese children in temporary foster homes.

Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children's Hospital Boston, made this recommendation Wednesday in highly respected 'Journal of the American Medical Association.'

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