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Congressmen demand answers on lobbying conducted with stimulus, anti-obesity grants - TheDC

| Caroline May
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius testifies during a hearing before the Labor, HHs, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Health care secretary testifies that she knew of the lobbying, but that it was acceptable

Supersize, please: The fattest and skinniest US cities - TheDC

| Rosella Age
Hot Summer Forecast For The UK

Gallup survey: At least 15 percent of residents in 187 of the 190 metro areas surveyed are obese

Newt feels fat kid's pain in New Hampshire - TheDC

| Will Rahn
Republicans Debate

‘I concluded that God wanted me to be raccoon rather than a gazelle, so I sympathize with what you’re dealing with’

FoodPolitik: The Danish tax - TheDC Opinion

| Rick Berman
Lollipop Kids

Denmark’s latest export is not so delicious: the world’s first ‘fat tax’

Drew Carey on Obama's obesity initiative: 'You can't make people be healthy'[VIDEO] - TheDC Video

| Nicholas Ballasy

Lost 80 lbs, says ‘health decisions should be left up to individuals, not the federal government’

Salads are nice, but burgers are what really sell - AP

| admin
Unhealthy Eating

Survey: 47 percent of Americans say they’d like restaurants to offer healthy items, only 23 percent tend to order those foods

Dueling research: Smoking curbs obesity, but should still be reduced - TheDC

| Matthew Boyle
New York City Extends Smoking Ban To Public Parks, Beaches
Studies rekindle fight over effectiveness of public health initiatives

Half of U.S. population to be obese by 2030, say experts - Daily Mail

| Laura Donovan
OverweightBoy

If current trends continue, the obesity rate will soar within the next two decades

Academics: Food taxes, government rules the answers to global 'obesity epidemic' - TheDC

| Matthew Boyle

‘Governments are the most important actors in reversing the obesity epidemic’

Anti-obesity programs fail, so feds try again - TheDC

| Neil Munro
Michelle Obama's Campaign

Centers for Disease Control statistics show little progress in fight against obesity as first lady launches new campaign

So much for the obesity epidemic - TheDC

| Caroline May

Geena Davis and Democratic women push for end to media’s pressure on girls to be thin

FoodPolitik: Clown logic clouds obesity debate - TheDC Opinion

| Rick Berman
FoodPolitik

‘I hope you’ll laugh along with me at the idea that a clown character is making kids fat’

Leading scientist claims sugar is 'poison' - NYT

| interns

Expert on childhood obesity Robert Lustig’s ‘bitter truth’ about sugar is that it is toxic, and, like cigarettes and alcohol, should be considered a killer

Boston bans sugary drinks on public property - TheDC

| Amanda Carey

Mayor signs executive order banning sugary drinks, Recovery Act funds used for signs relating to ban

Congress moves to repeal anti-obesity slush fund - TheDC

| Amanda Carey

The Energy and Commerce Committee will vote Tuesday on repealing the Prevention and Public Health fund in the health care reform bill

Recovery Act money pays for NYC's anti-obesity campaigns - TheDC

| Amanda Carey

HHS funds anti-obesity campaigns through stimulus money that is meant to create jobs and jump-start consumer spending

Banana-slinging super hero Michelle Obama fights obesity [VIDEO] - TheDC

| Chad Brady (admin)

Taiwanese animators explain Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign

First lady, Restaurant Association embrace over anti-obesity campaign - TheDC

| Caroline May

‘She’s been very public about saying she wants to see the industry do more and I think we have a lot of the same goals’

FoodPolitik: Want dietary guidelines? Don't listen to the so-called 'experts' - TheDC Opinion

| Rick Berman

America’s most noxious food nags are already spinning a new government report to support their own propaganda efforts

Government advises Americans to eat less - NYT

| Laura Donovan

The USDA issued obvious dietary advice Monday: Eat less