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Calculate The Probability of Your Newborn Becoming Obese
By
Linda Mintle
When you hold that beautiful new baby in your arms, you are probably not thinking about childhood obesity. But maybe you should. Researchers at the Imperial College London have developed an on-line calculator that strongly predicts a baby’s probability of becoming obese during childhood. Here is how it works. You need this data: Child’s birth…
Tips to Break Emotional Eating
By
Linda Mintle
Last night, I did a live webinar on Food Addiction and emotional eating. So many of the call-in questions concerned what to do instead of reaching for food when emotionally upset. This is a great question because it has to do with breaking the habit of going to food for emotional reasons. In order to…
Is Food Addiction Real?
By
Linda Mintle
“Hi. I am John and I am a food addict.” Somewhere in a 12-step group called Food Addicts in Recovery, John is working his steps and kicking what he believes is an addiction to food. But is food addiction a real addiction? Tonight, I am presenting recent research on the topic of food addiction during…
News Anchor Confronts the Stigma of Obesity
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Linda Mintle
This week, a television viewer wrote anchorwoman, Jennifer Livingston at WKBT-TV in LaCrosse Wisconsin, an email informing her that she was overweight. He went on to say that she is not an example for young people, and needed to promote and present a healthier lifestyle when it comes to her appearance. It was her community…
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