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TV Ads Make Kids Fatter: Ban Those Junk Food Ads Targeted at Children

Well, we already knew this, but it’s interesting to see that a study concluded watching too much TV can make kids fat.
But, specifically, watching those food commercials aimed at them that makes them wider. And if there was a ban on fast food TV advertising, that could help reverse childhood obesity trends, according to a new study from researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
In fact, just getting rid of thoses enticing TV spots for fast food could reduce the number of overweight children by 18 percent, found the researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Now that’s an impressive stat. And it’s a very simple change to make.

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F*ree Holiday Program on Monday: Learn to “Beat the Holiday Sugar Pushers”

Isn’t it annoying how at holiday gatherings, people are pushing desserts at you all the time? You know those well-meaning hosts, who think that you just have to try to their cheesecake or green-glitter cookies?
Well, on Monday, Nov. 24 at 8 pm EST, I’m here to give you some help. I’ll tell you How to Beat the Holiday Sugar Pushers.
I’d love for you to join in the fun—yes, we’ll have fun!
The call will be hosted by author, spiritual life coach and speaker Adoley Odunton, whose company, Healthier Living, has helped thousands to lose weight naturally and keep it off for good.
I’ll share with Adoley share some insights about my personal journey toward a healthy lifestyle, but most of all, I’ll give you tips so you can safely, smartly, courteously confront those holiday sugar pushers.
I’m one of a number of speakers featured in this series, which is called, “Hidden in Plain Sight: Secrets to Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss.”

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High Fructose Corn Syrup: Get the Scoop From Experts, Not a Corn Trade Group

High fructose corn syrup: Is it bad for you or should you believe the many new ads from the Corn Refiners Association, which is spending a reported $20 million to $30 million to convince us of its safety?
Get the facts today on my Gab With The Gurus Radio Show, where I will have the following guests:
Curt Ellis, director and producer for the documentary King Corn.
Richard J. Johnson, M.D., author of The Sugar Fix: The High-Fructose Fallout That is Making You Fat and Sick
Nutritionist, author and personal trainer Pedro Bastos, a colleague of Loren Cordain, Ph.D., acclaimed for his Paleo Diet.
Biochemist and food and beverage formulator Russ Bianchi, who is also chief executive officer and managing director of Adept Solutions.

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Halloween: Handing Out “Treats” Is “Tricky”—6 Tips To a Healthier Holiday

Halloween is a spooky time and not because of goblins, ghosts or ghouls. Oct. 31 is downright frightening because it is a nationally accepted Sugar Overload Day.
Around Halloween, just about everyone “forgets” the truly scary facts: Kids have been growing more and more obese, even developing type 2 diabetes—conditions that researchers attribute to such unhealthy activities as over-consuming sweets and refined carbs and lack of exercise.
Despite the dangers to our children’s health, every Halloween, it’s accepted—even encouraged—to pass out gobs of sugar-filled candies that could harm the health of our neighbors’ kids.
But every time you give candies to youngsters who come knocking on your door to playfully trick-or-treat, you’re tricking them, not treating them.
Indeed, the average child easily wolfs down about 20 to 40 teaspoons of sugar and more than 500 calories on that one night alone. Then, for days or weeks afterwards, the typical kid is still pigging out on leftover candies.
Research at Harvard, Yale and other institutions have discovered that eating fewer sweets and skipping the soda and other sugary drinks could help children and adults alike lose weight and reduce their risks of getting type 2 diabetes.
This Halloween, I invite you to quit encouraging sugar gorging and instead to begin to take some steps to make Halloween more healthy. Here are 6 tips to create a healthier holiday.

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