Sweden Girls waiting for Alli Diet Pill Arrival
Sweden is facing a surprising statistic: its girls are more likely to be overweight than are the boys. A study found that 4-year-old girls are six times more likely to be obese than they were 20 years ago, which is a much bigger jump than boys of the same age had. In 1982, 1 percent of all 4-year-olds were obese, compared to 2 percent of boys and 6 percent of girls in 2002. A similar discrepancy is found in 10-year-olds, but researchers don’t know why more girls are heavy
Researchers in America are looking at a new way to slow the rate of obesity by interviewing parents using a method popular for dealing with substance abuse. The technique, known as motivational interviewing, was used in a pilot program with 91 children of varying weights, all of whom had at least one obese parent. Some parents received a motivational interviewing session, while others received handouts or more intensive sessions with pediatricians or nutritionists. The difference in weight loss between the groups was not significant, but 94 percent of parents involved in the interviews said they helped them think about changing eating habits
One town in Massachusetts has recently completed a program to combat childhood obesity there. The Shape Up Somerville program was designed by researchers at Tufts University and involved a communitywide effort to make kids healthier. Initiatives included training school food service personnel, offering after-school cooking and physical activity classes, in-class nutrition and physical activity, and more. Students on average were prevented from gaining about a pound in an eight-month period, which doesn’t sound like much, but researchers say such small changes could have a big impact across the community
Alli, the new over-the-counter weight-loss pill from GlaxoSmith Kline that’s set to hit shelves next month, is not a miracle pill, nor is it being marketed like one. Ads and the website for the drug emphasize that people need to work to see results with the pill. The company wants people to know Alli is not intended to be another diet drug that’s heavy on promises but doesnt actually work
Finally, it seems a group of female students at Framingham State College thought better of their plan to wear tank tops and shorts to a women’s lacrosse game while sporting a player’s name spelled out on their bellies. The women are accused of stealing 1,000 copies of the school newspaper in which a picture of them appeared, apparently because they thought they looked fat. The adviser for the newspaper said the incident “is the most stupid reason the paper has been stolen.”
Researchers in America are looking at a new way to slow the rate of obesity by interviewing parents using a method popular for dealing with substance abuse. The technique, known as motivational interviewing, was used in a pilot program with 91 children of varying weights, all of whom had at least one obese parent. Some parents received a motivational interviewing session, while others received handouts or more intensive sessions with pediatricians or nutritionists. The difference in weight loss between the groups was not significant, but 94 percent of parents involved in the interviews said they helped them think about changing eating habits
One town in Massachusetts has recently completed a program to combat childhood obesity there. The Shape Up Somerville program was designed by researchers at Tufts University and involved a communitywide effort to make kids healthier. Initiatives included training school food service personnel, offering after-school cooking and physical activity classes, in-class nutrition and physical activity, and more. Students on average were prevented from gaining about a pound in an eight-month period, which doesn’t sound like much, but researchers say such small changes could have a big impact across the community
Alli, the new over-the-counter weight-loss pill from GlaxoSmith Kline that’s set to hit shelves next month, is not a miracle pill, nor is it being marketed like one. Ads and the website for the drug emphasize that people need to work to see results with the pill. The company wants people to know Alli is not intended to be another diet drug that’s heavy on promises but doesnt actually work
Finally, it seems a group of female students at Framingham State College thought better of their plan to wear tank tops and shorts to a women’s lacrosse game while sporting a player’s name spelled out on their bellies. The women are accused of stealing 1,000 copies of the school newspaper in which a picture of them appeared, apparently because they thought they looked fat. The adviser for the newspaper said the incident “is the most stupid reason the paper has been stolen.”
