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• It's official: everyone is fatter in the U.S.

  Published: August 8, 2007, 1:02 pm

  Tags: Cnn, Fast Food, Fattest States, Fittest States, Obesity, Overeating, Overweight Americans, Overweightamericans

  Filed under: Trends, Health & MedicalDo you live in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, or West Virginia? Congratulations, you're the fattest people in the country! That's the findings of the CDC and the BRFSS. Over the past 20 years, the waistlines of people in those states have increased 25% or

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• Overeating? Change Your Tablecloth

  Published: August 16, 2007, 6:30 am

  Tags: Colors, Overeating, Tablecloth

  still finding yourself overeating? Maybe it's what's on your table. Here's why: A weight loss researcher from the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions claims that color influences the process of eating much more in the overweight than the underweight. So if you're overweight, get a tablecloth that's dark green, dark blue or coffee-colored

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• Overeating or Bingeing: What's the Difference?

  Published: September 6, 2007, 11:45 am

  Tags: Bingeing, Eating Disorder, Overeating

  about the differences in overeating and bingeing. Just because you overeat, does not mean you have a problem bingeing. Splurging on three pieces of pizza (and laughing about it with your diet buddies) is not necessarily considered a binge and it really differs on a case by case basis. Here's the deal from The Center for Emotional Well-Being:

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• Monkey see, monkey eat

  Published: September 25, 2007, 7:29 am

  Tags: Cnn, Cornell University, Cravings, Eating, Food Brand Lab, Overeating, Snacking, Temptation

  Filed under: Science, Newspapers, On the BlogsApparently, when it comes to food, absence does not make the heart grow fonder. Out of sight, out of mind is actually closer to the truth (shall we see how many more cliches I can use before the first paragraph is done?). According to scientists, humans have a very hard time resisting the siren song of

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• Friends Don't Let Friends Eat Too Much...

  Published: September 28, 2007, 6:30 am

  Tags: Dining Large Groups, Eating Friends, Overeating

  ...well actually, they do. Have you ever noticed that when you're eating with a large group of people, you tend to eat more than you would if it were just you or you and your husband? Turns out you're not alone (or crazy), it's completely normal. Check out these statistics: On average, if you dine with one other person you will eat about 35

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• US study links overeating to genes

  Published: October 16, 2007, 10:25 am

  Tags: Health, Diets, Human Genes, Obesity, Overeating

  Researchers say people who just can't stop eating may be able to lay much of the blame on their genes. A study in the United States has found that as much as 50 per cent of the population carries a gene variation that may give them extra pleasure from eating.

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• How to Detox After Your Thanksgiving Feast

  Published: November 22, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Detox, Overeating, Thanksgiving

  If you ate more than you wanted to at your Thanksgiving meal, you are not alone. So to help the digestion process along, here are a few ideas. Drink ginger tea; it helps to improve digestion. Chewable papaya enzyme can help promote digestion as well. The next morning: Oatmeal is really high in insoluble fiber, which helps get things

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• Overeating, not fat cells, causes metabolic syndrome

  Published: April 17, 2008, 9:37 am

  Tags: General Interest, Health, Health News, Health And Wellness, Life, Medical News, Medicine, Nutrition, Popular, Fat, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolism, Obesity, Overeating

  study in mice indicates that overeating, rather than the obesity it causes, is the trigger for developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of heath risk factors that increases an individual's chances of developing insulin resistance, fatty liver, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. How and where the body stores excess, unused calories

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• Enjoy Yourself, But Not Too Much

  Published: June 1, 2008, 7:26 pm

  Tags: Drinking, Healthy Eating, Overeating

  I’ve learned many things throughout the last few years of my health and fitness campaign. Push yourself, but not too hard. Take rest days. Be creative with your training. Eat healthy, but allow yourself a break now and then. And finally, enjoy yourself, but not too much. That last tip is something that happens to

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• Morbid thoughts whet appetite

  Published: June 26, 2008, 7:59 am

  Tags: Health, Obesity, Overeating

  Can watching TV news or crime shows trigger overeating? According to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research, people who are thinking about their own deaths want to consume more.

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• Emotional Eating And Weight Loss- 5 Signs To Watch For

  Published: July 9, 2008, 5:44 am

  Tags: 5 Signs Of Overeating, Eating Habits, Emotional Eating, Junk Food Eating And Weight Problems, Weight Loss Needs

  There are many emotional eating habits that mold you for weight loss needs. Learn to Control Emotional Eating-eating out of anger, Many people overeat because of emotional eating. There are many reasons why people turn to junk food and most of the time it is because of certain feelings rather than hunger pangs. There are five emotional [...]

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• Emotional Overeating

  Published: July 27, 2008, 1:00 am

  Tags: All Posts, Deal With Stress, Eating Habits, Emotional Eating, Overeating, Stress

  Do you eat when you’re sad or when you’re really happy? How about when you’re bored? This is my favorite, eating when you’re depressed about being overweight. Most overweight people have one or more of these problems. What you need to do is think before you eat. If it’s not mealtime, or if

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• Get Over Your Childhood

  Published: July 29, 2008, 1:00 am

  Tags: All Posts, Eating Habits, Growing Up, Overeating

  So your mom ate a lot when you were a kid, and she expected you to do the same. Fill your plate and eat it all, she would say. After all, there are starving kids on the other side of the world who would be really happy to have your food. You’re all grown up now, it’s time to forget about what your mom said and start

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• Yoga-Your Path To Peace With Food

  Published: July 4, 2008, 10:22 pm

  Tags: Healthy Lifestyle, Diet, Healthy Diets, Diets, Dieting, Nutrition, Overeating, Eating Disorder, Healthy Diet, Body Image

  Several months ago, I attended a conference in Florida to work with a wonderful group of people in the medical and related health fields. We were all together because of our interest in different ways to treat the obesity epidemic. After the conference, a number of us decided to take a break and sit outside to enjoy the afternoon sun. We talked

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• Inbred Dwarves May Hold Key To Cancer

  Published: August 18, 2008, 5:15 pm

  Tags: Science, Aguirre, Cancer Cancer, Cancers, Dwarfs, Endocrinology, Finding A Way, Growth Factor 1, Guevara, Insulin Like Growth Factor, Laron Dwarfism, Loja, Longevity, Overeating, Poor Diet, Populace, Prevention Of Diabetes

  A groups of Ecuadorian little people, the Laron Dwarfs, have, through the magic of inbreeding become immune to both cancer and diabetes, giving scientists hope that this immunity can be transferred to the general populace: There are a little more than 300 people in the world with the condition Laron dwarfism, a third of whom live [...]

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