Childhood Obesity In The USA Would Be Reversed If Fast Food TV Advertising Were Banned, Says Study Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.
The Government's Obesity Strategy, More Of The Same Rhetoric - British Medical Journal Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PST Nigel Hawkes chronicles a decade of the UK Government's attempts to tackle obesity, including its latest bid to turn the tide on obesity "which is so smothered in jargon" that it is hard to understand. He says: "The danger of wrapping an issue such as obesity up in the language of sociology and systems analysis is that it all begins to seem impossibly complicated.
Implementing A Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse Childhood Obesity Trends Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PST A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.
Improving Your Fitness And Environmental Impact With Support And Encouragement From Your Cell Phone Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:00:00 PST Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track. Researchers at the University of Washington and Intel have created two new cell phone applications, dubbed UbiFit and UbiGreen, to automatically track workouts and green transportation.
Peripheral Fat Breakdown Undermined By Bad Cholesterol Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:00:00 PST The so called bad cholesterol (LDL) inhibits the breakdown of fat in cells of peripheral deposits, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The discovery reveals a novel function of LDL as a regulator of fat turnover besides its well-established detrimental effects in promoting atherosclerosis. The study, which is a collaboration of two research groups at Karolinska Institutet, is published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE.
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Catherine Cornell, LMT Catherine brings a lifetime of rich experience in traditional massage, bodywork, and energy therapies to her table. Growing up, she was taught traditional eastern massage techniques by her French grandmother, an artist and Eastern Studies enthusiast who was exposed to such therapies in Japan before World War II. After hearing of the successful rehabilitation of injuries, near paralysis and other traumas using skilled touch and massage, Ms. Cornell began to understand the healing power of hands.
While working as a fitness trainer in Philadelphia, she studied with various modern dance companies where she began to use the "power of her hands" to rehabilitate dancers, throughout the city, from injury or other problems associated with joint and muscle overuse. After mentoring under a fellow dancer, Yoga master and physical therapist, she studied Chinese medicine before obtaining certifications in a number of massotherapy treatment modalities. Licensed in Ohio, she has been building a client base since 1991.