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Obesity Measure Should Be Redefined To Accurately Assess Heart Attack Risk (Science Daily)
Waist-to-hip ratio, not body mass index (BMI), is the best obesity measure for assessing a person's risk of heart attack, concludes a global study published in this week's issue of The Lancet. If obesity is redefined using waist-to-hip ratio instead of BMI the proportion of people at risk of heart attack increases by threefold, calculate the authors.

Fla. Parents Acquitted in Baby Diet Death (AP via Yahoo! News)
Two parents were acquitted Monday of manslaughter in the death of their 6-month-old daughter, who was fed a strict raw foods diet.

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Studies find that obesity harms Americans' financial health, too (The Charlotte Observer)
It's familiar news by now that America's obesity epidemic is both dangerous and costly. Obesity significantly increases the risk of many diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, and is associated with at least 112,000 deaths a year. The economic impact is equally startling: Obese patients add an estimated billion a year to the nation's medical bill.

Vanilla, Diet Coke lose fizz (The Telegraph)
New York, Nov. 5 (Reuters): Coca-Cola Company on Friday said it would phase out its Vanilla Coke, Vanilla Diet Coke and Diet Coke With Lemon beverages in the United States by end of this year.

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Obesity measure should be redefined to accurately assess heart attack risk (EurekAlert!)
HAMILTON, ONTARIO--Waist-to-hip ratio, not body mass index (BMI), is the best obesity measure for assessing a person's risk of heart attack, concludes a global study published in this week's issue of The Lancet.

Coca-Cola Announces Plans to Launch Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke(R) and Black Cherry Vanilla Coke(R) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Coca-Cola North America today announced that it will introduce Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke and Black Cherry Vanilla Coke in January 2006.

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Defusing the Obesity Bomb (RedNova)
By Gayle Tomlinson Union officials are calling for the Government to do something about the region's obesity time bomb. Our children are the fattest in the country, with 18.3% aged under 11 classed as obese. The figures compare with a national average of 13.7%.

Diet OKs salary cuts for lawmakers, gov't workers (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ The Diet on Friday enacted a ruling bloc-proposed 1.7 percent wage cut for lawmakers and a government-proposed 0.1 percent wage reduction for central government employees.

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Parents Blame Kids' Inactivity for Obesity (AP via Yahoo! News)
Kids don't run outside and play like they used to, and parents say being a couch potato is a major culprit in the growing problem of childhood obesity.

Diet reduces Alzheimer's protein in mice: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Experiments in mice genetically engineered to develop a form of Alzheimer's disease show that a diet high in saturated fats and low in carbohydrates reduces levels of the protein amyloid-beta in the brain, which is thought to be one of the key factors in the diseases

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Black Colleges Turn to Obesity Fight (ABC News)
Black Colleges Step Into Battle of Bulge Because of Obesity Epidemic's Effect on Black Community

Vegetarian teens must watch diet (The Olympian)
Vegetarian and vegan diets are becoming more common among teenagers. Teens and their non-vegetarian parents often are confused about what foods to include in the diet. Being vegetarian does not mean eating a lot of vegetables instead of meat.

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Research provides hope for simple treatment of obesity and diabetes (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Following just a few simple rules regarding moderate exercise, healthy eating and lifestyle can ensure weight control and lower the risk of disease, say the world's leading researchers on obesity.

Expert testifies in baby starvation trial that raw food diet is deficient for infants (CourtTV via Yahoo! News)
MIAMI (Court TV) — A nutritionist told jurors Thursday in the trial of a vegan couple accused of starving their 6-month-old daughter to death that a raw food diet is deficient in nutrients vital to the growth of an infant.

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