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Federal Programs on Obesity For an excellent overview, see http://www.stopobesityalliance.org/research-and-policy/research-center/gw-research/ and F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in...
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APRIL 2009 April 24, 2009 After planting garden, Michelle Obama skips out to Five Guys for a burger. First lady says she sneaks off to fun restaurants – washingtonpost.com MARCH 2009 March 31, 2009...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform and Obesity – The Issues
The current health care reform debate has crucial implications for the prevention and treatment of obesity. This debate will be followed closely in the months, if not years, ahead. Here is my view of...
View ArticleDowney Fact Sheet 2 – Quick Facts
Printable PDF ADULT OBESITY The adult obesity rates have risen dramatically from 1960 to today; rates of overweight (BMI >30) have doubled, rates of obesity (BMI 30-39.9) have nearly tripled and...
View ArticleInventors, Investors, Regulators and Payors Struggle with New Technologies
A two day meeting on the regulatory and reimbursement factors affecting medical devices for the treatment of obesity is now wrapping up in Washington, D.C. The workshop is jointly sponsored by the FDA...
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