Obesity: Breaking News
An Apology I apologize for the long time interval since my last entry. My excuse is a good one- I was visiting my daughter, her husband and their children, twins…
Read moreMore About Big Dogs and Little Dogs
Probably from all the excitement about the report yesterday in the journal Science explaining why little dogs are little and big dogs are big, I forgot to mention a couple…
Read moreWhy Are Scottie Dogs So Small and Great Danes So Big?
There is an interesting piece in the New York Times today ( Friday April 6, 2007, page A13) entitled “Difference Between Mutts and Jeffs? A Gene,” written by Donald G.…
Read more$500 Million Initiative to Fight Childhood Obesity: Will it Help?
I was pleased to read today in the New York Times (Wednesday, April 4, 2007 page A10) that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation plans to spend a great deal of…
Read moreTreating Obesity in Children: More on “The Plan”
In my last posting (31 March 2007), I put together a healthy eating plan for a hypothetical 9 year old boy. At first glance, you may think that the list…
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