Archive for October, 2007
Comical Perspectives On Obesity
Political cartoonists are experts at poking fun at the government, public policies and politicians. But when those same folks turn their pencils and drawing board toward topics like obesity, nothing but fun ensues as evidenced by the series of comics on MSNBC Health titled “Perspectives On Obesity“.
This Halloween sit back and enjoy the lighter side [...]
FitnessMantra Weekend: The WalkStation Adds A Treadmill To Your Workstation
Welcome to “FitnessMantra Weekend”, your once-a-week health news update. As always you can also stay updated with the latest in fitness news by subscribing separately to the Fitness Mantra del.icio.us feed.
Some stories are simply too bizarre and fall under the “you can’t make this up” category. This week’s story about the WalkStation is one such. [...]
The Obesity “Epidemic”: Fact Or Hype?
Read any report about the world’s weight problems and you’d think someone super-glued the words “obesity” and “epidemic” together – they always appear side-by-side! In fact, Google currently indexes more than a million pages that contain the phrase “obesity epidemic“.
Now, most people would agree that being overweight or obese is definitely a growing problem and [...]
FitnessMantra Weekend: Is Obesity Just A Consequence Of Modern Life?
Welcome to “FitnessMantra Weekend”, your once-a-week health news update. As always you can also stay updated with the latest in fitness news by subscribing separately to the Fitness Mantra del.icio.us feed.
If you are overweight, and ever felt that the situation was beyond your control then a new study seems to agree with your conclusion. A [...]
Hardee’s Country Breakfast Burrito: A True Food Horror
Hardee’s, the “fat-food” joint famous for its excessively high-calorie fare (with lovely names like “Monster Thickburger” and “Loaded Omelet Biscuit”) is back with a vengeance.
Since a picture speaks a thousand calories, I’ll leave you with this gem (image derived, tearfully, from Hardee’s Nutrition page):
This food horror sails triumphantly into the FitnessMantra Hall Of Shame. A [...]
