obesity experts

Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 10/29/2009 - 19:44

ATLANTA (AP) -- Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.

West Virginians' lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said....


 

Fat Chance: Conflicts of Interest and Calorie Counting

Health Care Renewal  Thu, 03/06/2008 - 13:08

Stephanie Saul in the New York Times, and Karl Stark in the Philadelphia Inquirer have covered the curious story of the downfall of the president-elect of the Obesity Society.

Last month, Ms Saul set the stage,

New York City’s new rules for menu labels at chain restaurants have set off a food fight among the nation’s obesity experts.