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Food Deserts Part 2: Why is This a Problem?
Calories have taken the place of nutrition. As long as the caloric energy is being fed to the body, we weren’t going to die very quickly. Just slowly. Continue reading »
Commentary / Environment / Health / Housing
The Suburbs Are Making You Obese
By making towns more walkable, we will also do something else: bring back the sense of community that many suburbs miss. Continue reading »
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South Africa May Have Hit on a Workable Way to Combat Obesity
The HealthyFood Program has been a three-year long campaign put in place by the country’s largest healthcare insurer. Continue reading »
Dear Mississippi…Maybe We Should Think Twice about Your Soda Ban Ban?
Maybe we should think about a whole lot of things before placing my nephew’s need for a plastic dinosaur with his chicken nuggets on the list. Continue reading »
Standards of Beauty Have Helped Keep Black Women Out of Shape
When I was growing up, I wished to have big breasts, big hips and a big butt. Continue reading »
It’s Time to Stop Talking about People’s Weight.
A person’s weight tells you nothing about how healthy a person is or isn’t.
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