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Is Your Medicine Making You Fat?

by Diane Lofshult
... ® , which seems to help with weight loss. Source: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14112546/. (Medicine/Medical Profession, Weight ...
All medications—whether prescription or over-the counter—have some type of side effect, according to nutritionist Madelyn Fernstrom. Side effects run the gamut from pesky but minor skin irritations to fatal allergic reactions. But did you know that one of the most common side effects of medicines is weight gain? Drugs cause weight gain for a variety of reasons. For examp...
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Preventing Childhood Obesity

by Natalie Digate Muth, MPH, RD
How can we make our programs more effective?
... 2007. Private gym for teens aims to address obesity. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19806500/print/1/displaymode/1098/; retrieved Mar. ...
Three years ago the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a call to action in response to the rapidly escalating problem of childhood obesity in the United States. It challenged all stakeholders—the federal government, industry and media, state and local governments, healthcare professionals, community and nonprofit organizations, schools and families—to take significa...
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