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A local man attempted to reason with his physician today, explaining to the concerned doctor that his obesity was the result of his pledge to fight far-right extremism in all forms.
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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A new study has found that obese people are at risk for being diagnosed with more cancers than previously thought.
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 11:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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So-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water are contributing to obesity and making weight loss harder, a new study finds.
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: Daily Wire
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After a brisk winter jog today, local man Donald Vance decided that perhaps obesity isn't so bad after all.
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 9:40 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published new guidelines on Monday highlighting that childhood obesity can sometimes be addressed with medication and surgery.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 9:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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While speaking at a public symposium on behalf of The Association of Donut Lovers, Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams claimed obesity was just numbers manufactured by her bathroom scale.
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2022 @ 2:52 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Dr. Damon Swift has learned to “dream big.”
Published: Sunday, December 27th, 2020 @ 5:14 pm
By: ECU News Services
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This one is about a sure-fire plan to end world-wide child hunger.
Published: Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 @ 10:14 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Patients seeking surgical options at Vidant Medical Center (VMC) for severe obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving treatment at a nationally-accredited program that meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 1:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Smiling Faces Child Care Center stands like a beacon in rural Martin County, its clean, white siding contrasting with the deep green of the soybean fields around it.
Published: Saturday, January 30th, 2016 @ 3:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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Late last month, Chief of School Nutrition Services for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Dr. Lynn Harvey appeared before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce...
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2015 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When seventh-grade science teacher and East Carolina University alumnus Tim Hardison learned his fellow Martin County residents had the shortest life expectancy in the state, he wanted to know why. So he dug a little deeper and discovered his rural, economically challenged county also had...
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 12:50 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Have you been eating right? Getting enough exercise? How far away are you from your ideal weight?
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 10:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On this variation of the "Chicken or the Egg" Conundrum, it is a most appropriate question to ask.
Published: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 @ 8:10 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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It has been long hypothesized that what and when you eat affects your bottom line (pun intended). But new animal research suggests that limiting the amount of time in which food is consumed during the day may directly relate to obesity or healthy weight - at least in mice models, that is...
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 10:12 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governments at all levels have injected themselves into the debate over childhood obesity, with everything from rules about school lunches to higher taxes on candy and soft drinks, even a proposed tax on large, sugary sodas in New York City. Earlier this year, the North Carolina Institute of...
Published: Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 @ 10:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governments at all levels have injected themselves into the debate over childhood obesity, with everything from rules about school lunches to higher taxes on candy and soft drinks, even a proposed tax on large, sugary sodas in New York City.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 9:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you see obese children and don't wince at what it means for their physical and emotional health, you don't have a heart. But the Left believes you and I should feel much more than concern. The Left thinks you and I are responsible for these kids.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 @ 3:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Institute of Medicine's Task Force on Early Childhood Obesity Prevention, which has spent the last two years brainstorming new policy ideas to decrease obesity in children, soon may go beyond school cafeterias and private child care facilities and take its programs right...
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 @ 3:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stores that stock little if any healthy foods could be a contributor to obesity in urban and rural communities, but such stores could also be a catalyst for healthier eating.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 @ 11:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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While the group didn't do this video for a class assignment, they took it just as seriously, said Russell, who wrote the lyrics. Rhodes, who performed for five years in a Dave Matthews cover band, handled the bulk of the vocals but they all sang.
Published: Sunday, January 13th, 2013 @ 10:01 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Walk from Obesity is a fundraising walk that supports research, education, prevention and treatment of the life-threatening disease of obesity.
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2012 @ 8:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As childhood obesity rates continue to rise, the debate over the role of public schools in promoting healthy lifestyles has intensified. Public health advocates contend that schools can curb obesity by banning the sale of junk food and soda.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 2:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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America, as a whole, has fallen further and further into a self-destructive pattern. There are several things that can be seen everyday throughout the country, one major issue is that of being overweight.
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 @ 2:55 pm
By: Leslie Schneider
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