A Push to Ban Soda Purchases With Food Stamps - NYTimes.com:"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg sought federal permission on Wednesday to bar New York City’s 1.7 million recipients of food stamps from using them to buy soda or other sugared drinks.
"The request, made to the United States Department of Agriculture, which finances and sets the rules for the food-stamp program, is part of an aggressive anti-obesity push by the mayor that has also included advertisements, stricter rules on food sold in schools and an unsuccessful attempt to have the state impose a tax on the sugared drinks."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/nyregion/07stamps.html
About Morbid Obesity, Definition and Medical Impact:"A clear definition of morbid obesity is very important, because this definition is used to guide physicians in selection of therapy for people who are overweight. Basically, one is morbidly obese when he or she is so heavy that the fat tissue load creates (or predictably will create) other medical problems.
Roughly, individuals are usually morbidly obese if their weight is more that 100 pounds in excess of the Ideal Body Weight (IBW). However a more exact (and more widely accepted) way to define morbid obesity is to use the Body Mass Index (BMI)."
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California, What is Morbid Obesity? Alvarado Bariatric Surgeons:"Medically, the word "morbid" means causing disease or injury. Morbid Obesity is a serious disease process, in which the accumulation of fatty tissue on the body becomes excessive, and interferes with, or injures the other bodily organs, causing serious and life-threatening health problems, which are called co-morbidities.
Morbid Obesity is also called Clinically Severe Obesity, and is recognized by the consensus of medical opinion as a serious problem, a disease process. In most cases, the underlying cause is genetic -- you inherit the tendency to gain weight, and once the problem is established, there is very little that will power can do about it -- any more than a diabetic can control his blood sugar by will power."
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Association For Morbid Obesity Support:"Did you know that about 5 million people suffer or have suffered from morbid obesity? So far, 133551 are members of this site. Who are we? We're 20,000 tons of support. Though rapidly growing, we have a long way to go to reduce the frustration and isolation of morbid obesity. Please join us.
Pre-op or post-op, this site is for you. Take a look around. Find a surgeon, insurance company, or list of local peers. Please return the favor by posting your own information here for the benefit of others. By working together, we're ganging up on ignorance and insurance discrimination and having a lot of fun in the process! Click here to sign up."
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Obesity Education Initiative, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH):"The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Obesity Education Initiative (OEI) in January 1991. The overall purpose of the initiative is to help reduce the prevalence of overweight along with the prevalence of physical inactivity in order to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and overall morbidity and mortality from CHD."
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/oei/index.htm
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Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:"The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, in cooperation with the National Institute of Diabetes and digestive and Kidney Diseases, released the first Federal guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity. About 97 million adults in the United States are overweight or obese.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/cardio/obes/prof/guidelns/ob_home.htm
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National Cholesterol Education Program:"The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) launched the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) in November 1985. The goal of the NCEP is to contribute to reducing illness and death from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the United States by reducing the percent of Americans with high blood cholesterol."
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/othcomp/opec/ncep/ncedirectpatientcare.htm
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Understanding Adult Obesity, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health:"What is obesity?
How is obesity measured?
Body Mass Index
Body Fat Distribution: "Pears" vs. "Apples"
Causes of Obesity
Genetic factors
Environmental factors
Psychological factors
Other causes of obesity
Consequences of Obesity
Health Risks
Psychological and social effects
Who should lose weight?
How is obesity treated?
Additional Reading."
Office of Communications and Public Liaison, NIDDK, NIH
Building 31, room 9A04 Center Drive, MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560, USA.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/unders.htm#
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Gastrointestinal Surgery For Severe Obesity, Weight-control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health:"Severe obesity is a chronic condition that is difficult to treat through diet and exercise alone. Gastrointestinal surgery is the best option for people who are severely obese and cannot lose weight by traditional means or who suffer from serious obesity-related health problems. The surgery promotes weight loss by restricting food intake and, in some operations, interrupting the digestive process. As in other treatments for obesity, the best results are achieved with healthy eating behaviors and regular physical activity."
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