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Obesity Prevention: How Our Nation Should NOT Do It

May 08th, 201203:56 PM ET

By Dale Fletcher

One out of every three children in America are overweight or obese. Two out of every three adults are overweight or obese. On Tuesday, May 8th, the Institute of Medicine released a report that recommends, in their opinion, comprehensive strategies for addressing the nation’s continuing obesity epidemic and calls on leaders of all sectors to...
Qnexa - Another Weight Loss Pill. Another Substitute for God

March 03rd, 201204:33 PM ET

By Dale Fletcher

About a week ago a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended that a new weight loss prescription drug be approved. The name of the drug is Qnexa. It has been over 12 years since such a weight loss pill came out on the market but it seems like we'll have another one not too far down the road. In the Review section of this weekend'...
Do Obese Pastors Shy Away From Teaching on Obesity?

February 02nd, 201201:25 PM ET

By Dale Fletcher

A physician's body mass index (BMI) may have an impact on how he or she cares for overweight and obese patients, according to a nationwide survey. Physicians with normal BMI were more likely to engage their patients in weight-loss conversations compared with those who were overweight or obese acording to a study out of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Obesity in the Church. It's Time for Pastors to Make a Resolution.

January 05th, 201202:05 PM ET

By Dale Fletcher

In my last post I wrote about studies that have shown that religious activity, specifically church attendance, has been shown to be related to higher levels of obesity. According to several studies, people who regularly attend church are more likely to be obese than those who do not regularly attend. I find this disturbing. It's not the simpl...
Obesity, Church Attendance and Religion. What's Going On?

December 19th, 201110:53 AM ET

By Dale Fletcher

Religious activity is generally associated with good physical and mental health. But it also is associated with higher rates of obesity. On the surface, this just does not make sense. A half dozen studies of mortality risks in the last ten years have found that frequent worship attenders were anywhere from 18% to 35% less likely than non-attende...
2011 Report: Our Obese Nation - Where Does Your State Rank?

July 08th, 201109:23 AM ET

By Dale Fletcher

The number of obese people rose in 16 of the 50 states last year. The trend in our country for people becoming more fat continues. Now there are 12 states where the obesity rate is above 30% and in 38 states the rate is above 25%. Since 1995, obesity rates have grown fastest in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Tennessee, and slowest in Washington, D....
Study: Obese Girls Twice as Likely to Become Addicted to Smoking

June 22nd, 201105:16 PM ET

By Dale Fletcher

Do you know an obese teenage girl? Do you know a young adult female who smokes? Maybe you're one. The Health Behavior News Service reports of research that indicates that obese adolescent girls are more than twice as likely to become addicted to smoking when they are young adults than those who are not obese. The study appears online in the J...
Be Mindful and Honor Your Body: Keeping Your Weight

June 29th, 201010:05 AM ET

By Jonathan Selzer

Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. Romans 6:13 To be a good steward of your body is to keep it healthy. Just about everyone is concerned with their w...
Healthy Holiday Eating Tips!

December 16th, 200909:54 AM ET

By Don Colbert, MD

The holidays can be a very stressful time for anyone trying to start, or stay on track with their diet. All of the holiday parties and gift baskets that show up in the work place can make one feel surrounded by temptation. According to a recent study by Tufts University in Boston, individuals that are already overweight put on an average of 5 addit...
Action Steps for the Childhood Obesity Problem

September 04th, 200903:07 PM ET

By Dale Fletcher

The childhood obesity issue is huge! If you are involved, especially at the local government level, the following should be a helpful resource. Recognizing that local government officials are eager to address the childhood obesity epidemic, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) produced Local Government Action to Prevent Childhood Obesity, a report tha...

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