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Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup

Eat All You Want And Lose Weight

Eat All You Want and Lose Weight. Would that be great, or what? Just pig
out on all the good stuff we want and drop the extra pounds at the
same time! WOW! Get a grip, girls, that isn’t going to happen. Of
course, you can eat all you want of what you want, if all you [...]

Gastric Bypass Surgery

To be eligible for gastric bypass surgery or
banding you are required to have a body mass index of at least 40.
If you have life threatening health risks such as diabetes or
respiratory diseases a BMI of 35 is acceptable. You will also have
to be considered motivated, [...]

Florida’s Obesity Epidemic

Tallahassee,FL – The Florida Department of Health’s (DOH) Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention has received funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a statewide planning grant to develop an obesity prevention program. The Bureau’s Cardiovascular Health Program and Diabetes Control Program will work closely with this grant to develop strategies and activities [...]